Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [110 news items]
IC distributor Zenitron posts record sales and profits in 2011
Mar 20, 14:48
Zenitron, which mainly distributes touch panel ICs and touch panels, and is also the sales agent for SanDisk, saw its consolidated revenues and net profits in 2011 hit new all-time...
E Ink plans to hand out cash dividend NT$3 for 2011
Mar 19, 13:08
EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to deal out a cash dividend of NT$3 (US$0.1) for 2011, according to the company. EIH generated net profits of NT$6.53 billion (US$220.89 million)...

Epistar to deal out 2011 dividend in excess of net EPS
Mar 19, 12:00
Epistar, a Taiwan-based maker of LED chips, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.1 for its 2011 operation, 96.43% in excess of the corresponding net earnings per share...
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out 2011 cash dividend of NT$5.45 per share
Feb 23, 11:08
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expected to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.45 for 2011 operation, accounting for 90.1% of the corresponding net earnings per share of NT$6.05,...
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out all net profit as cash dividend in 2014-2015, says chairman
Aug 29, 11:35
Chunghwa Telecom, viewing that its reserve of accumulated undistributed earnings is on the rise to attain its current paid-in capital of NT$77.574 billion in 2014-15 and then it will...
Crystal Applied lowers dividend payout ratio
Jul 20, 01:25
Weak demand in the sapphire substrate market has been causing the price of sapphire ingots and substrates to fall rapidly in third-quarter 2011. To deal with uncertainty in the market,...
Tekcore to deal out cash dividend of NT$1
Jun 29, 01:15
LED chipmaker Tekcore announced at its shareholders meeting on June 28 it will deal out a cash dividend of NT$1 (US$0.034). The conflict between Tekcore and Everlight, one of its...
Acer shareholders approve cash dividend and elect new board of directors
Jun 15, 16:28
Acer's shareholders have approved the 2011 cash dividend of NT$3.60 (US$0.12) per share, and the reduction of employee bonuses for 2010 by 40%. Shareholders also elected a new board...
Epistar announces 2010 dividend of NT$4.50
Jun 10, 16:30
LED chipmaker Epistar announced cash dividends of NT$4.50 on June 10 during a shareholders meeting.
Everlight to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$3.60
Jun 10, 14:23
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics announced on June 10 plans to distribute a cash dividend of NT$3.60 for 2010.
Richtek to deal out handsome dividends for 2010
Newswatch - Apr 29, 14:50
Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology plans to deal out cash dividends of NT$10 (US$0.35) for 2010 based on an EPS of NT$14.6 recorded in the year, according to a company filing with...
TWM to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$4.16
Apr 29, 11:48
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will distribute a cash dividend of NT$4.16 for 2010 operation, accounting for 90.04% of the corresponding net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$4.62, the telecom...
Acer to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$3.6
Stockwatch - Apr 28, 16:49
Acer's board of directors on April 27 decided to distribute a dividend of NT$3.6, all in cash, for 2010 operation.
Flytech to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$5.5
Stockwatch - Apr 27, 11:16
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) systems and devices, will distribute a dividend of NT$5.5 - NT$4.5 in cash and NT$1.0 in stock - for 2010,...
Lite-On IT to deal out 2010 dividend per share of NT$2.4
Stockwatch - Apr 27, 11:00
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT will distribute a dividend of NT$2.4 - NT$2.35 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock - for 2010 operation, the company has announced.
Ability, Altek announce 2010 dividends
Apr 26, 12:37
Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek will distribute dividends of NT$3 (in cash) and NT$2.1 (NT$2 in cash and NT$0.1 in stock), respectively, for 2010, according to...
Mitac International revenues drop in 2010
Apr 26, 01:25
Taiwan-based Mitac International has announced consolidated revenues of NT$55.92 billion (US$1.93 billion) for 2010, a drop of 11.76% on year. The company has also recognized total...
Coretronic to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$3.50
Apr 25, 10:31
Coretronic, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs) and own-brand DLP projectors, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$3.50, all in cash, for its 2010 operations, accounting...
Asustek announces 2010 dividend of NT$16.2
Stockwatch - Apr 21, 10:25
Asustek Computer's board of directors on April 20 decided to distribute a dividend per share of NT$16.2 (US$0.56) - NT$14 in cash and NT$2.2 in stock - for 2010 operation.
TPK to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$0.5
Stockwatch - Apr 19, 10:42
Touch panel maker TPK Holding has announced the distribution of dividend per share of NT$0.5 in stock for 2010 operation, accounting for only 2.1% of the corresponding net earnings...
Memory module firm Silicon Power to deal out dividend of NT$2.50 for 2010
Apr 12, 15:55
Memory module maker Silicon Power Computer & Communications will hand out total dividends of NT$2.50 (US$0.09) - NT$1.50 in cash and NT$1 in shares - for 2010, according to a...
ASE to deal out dividend of NT$1.80 for 2010
Stockwatch - Mar 31, 01:30
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) will deal out a dividend of NT$1.80 (US$0.06), including NT$1.15 in stocks and NT$0.65 in cash, for 2010, according to a decision made by...
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out 2010 dividend per share of NT$5.50
Stockwatch - Mar 30, 01:05
Chunghwa Telecom's board of directors on March 29 decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.5243 (US$0.19) for 2010, 12.28% more than the corresponding net EPS of NT$...
Chinesegamer to deal out 2010 cash dividend per share of NT$9.3
Mar 9, 12:19
Chinesegamer International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, has announced the distribution of a dividend per share of NT$9.30, all in cash, for its 2010 operation,...
Genesis will not give out dividends for 2009
Jul 1, 15:53
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced that it will not distribute dividends for 2009 due to a net loss of NT$187 million (US$5.82 million) or NT$1.51...
China labor salary hikes will not have long term affects on profits, says MSI chairman
Jun 11, 12:24
Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu has indicated that the recent rise in monthly salaries in China will not affect the company's profit in the long term as all companies...
Four network equipment makers to deal out 2009 dividends higher than 2008
May 4, 11:41
Taiwan-based makers of network/communication equipment, Accton Technology, Alpha Networks, CyberTAN Technologoperationy and Cameo Communications will distribute dividends per share...
Taiwan Mobile to dole out handsome 2009 dividend
Apr 30, 16:02
Telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will distribute a dividend per share of NT$5.03 in cash for its 2009 operation, its board of directors has decided.
Synnex Technology to deal out 2009 dividend of NT$3.42
Stockwatch - Apr 30, 14:17
Taiwan-based electronic product distributor Synnex Technology International has said it will deal out a dividend per share of NT$3.42 - NT$2.42 in cash and NT$1 in stock - for 2009,...
WPG to deal out dividend of NT$3.8 for 2009
Newswatch - Apr 29, 10:54
IC distributor WPG Holdings has decided to hand out total dividends of NT$3.8, including NT$2 in cash and NT$1.8 in shares for 2009. Industry watchers expect WPG to report an EPS...
Lite-On IT to deal out 2009 dividend of NT$1.51
Apr 28, 11:12
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT on April 27 announced the distribution of a dividend per share of NT$1.51 (US$0.05) - NT$1.46 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock -...
Quanta hits 10-year high in EPS in 2009
Apr 27, 15:58
Quanta Computer recorded consolidated revenues of NT$252.6 billion (US$7.89 billion), a gross margin of 4.09%, a net operating profit of NT$5.329 billion and net EPS of NT$1.41 for...
Altek to deal out 2009 dividend of NT$3 per share
Stockwatch - Apr 9, 12:39
Digital camera ODM Altek, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$3 (US$0.095), NT$2.8 in cash and NT$0.2 in stock, for its 2009 operations, according a decision made by its board...
Transtouch to deal out NT$0.77 dividend for 2009
Mar 30, 16:32
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Transtouch Technology, a joint venture (JV) between Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics and Japan-based Fujitsu, will distribute a cash dividend...
Bright LED posts profit of NT$240 million for 2009
Mar 26, 16:49
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Bright LED has posted net profit of NT$240 million (US$7.53 million) for 2009, down from net profit of NT$291 million in 2009. Revenues for the year...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 10h 55min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 11h 22min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 11h 24min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 11h 27min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 11h 37min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 12h 5min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:38
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:31
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:30
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:29
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:28
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:59
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:57
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:37
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:36
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:06
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:38
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:26
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:25
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |

| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |

- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















