HP to establish printer production line with Foxconn in Chongqing, China

Apr 19, 01:20

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it will cooperate with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to establish production lines in Chongqing, China for printer manufacturing...

Sharp-Foxconn deal will expand global LCD market, says Sharp top executive

Apr 12, 16:32

The cooperation between Sharp and Foxconn Electronics will help expand the market for LCD products, and Sharp will continue to commit itself to the LCD industry and the development...

FLA probe into Apple supplier a 'moment of reckoning' for electronics, says IHS

Apr 11, 11:26

For the footwear and apparel industry, the moment of reckoning came in the 1990s, when companies including Nike faced damaging revelations over their use of sweatshop manufacturing...

Foxconn March revenues increase

Apr 11, 01:35

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on April 10 reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$278.728 billion (US$9.43 billion) for March, increasing 17.83% on month and 29.70%...

Taiwan market: Channel operator Cyber 3C+ begins trial operations

Apr 10, 16:26

Cyber 3C+, a new chain store for the sale of IT products established by retail channel operator Cybermart of the Foxconn Group in Taiwan, has begun trial operation of its first shopping...

Foxconn making smartphones for Xiaomi

Apr 10, 11:07

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) has begun ODM production of second-generation smartphones for China-based vendor Xiaomi, according to China-based website iMobile. FIH has become...

Quanta, Foxconn Tech to benefit from June launch of new iMac, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 6, 14:07

PC ODM Quanta Computer and chassis supplier Foxconn Technology are expected to benefit from the launch of Apple's latest iMac desktops, which are set to launch in June with Intel's...

Foxconn chairman agrees to raise employee salaries in Taiwan, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 5, 15:57

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, on April 4 said the company will significantly raise salaries for its employees in Taiwan in July, according to...

Second-tier LCD monitor OEMs facing increasing challenges in 2012, say sources

Apr 3, 01:00

Second-tier LCD monitor OEMs will face increasing challenges in terms of shipments in 2012, as the top-2 OEMs - TPV Technology and Foxconn Electronics - combined are expected to take...

Foxconn to ramp up shipments of new iPads to 12-15 million units in 2Q12, say sources

Mar 29, 14:06

Shipments from the new iPad supply chain are expected to expand significantly in the second quarter of 2012, with iPad assembler Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to...

Taiwan IC design firms hope to benefit from Foxconn and Sharp cooperation

Mar 29, 01:25

Taiwan-based LCD IC driver suppliers are expected to benefit from the cooperation of Foxconn and Sharp. In addition, the cooperation is likely to increase TV ODM and OEM orders to...

Foxconn to subscribe to CMI new shares

Mar 28, 16:12

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Inudstry) and its associated companies will subscribe to new shares to be released by Chimei Innolux (CMI) in 2012-2014 based on the portion...

Foxconn posts 2011 net EPS of NT$7.65

Mar 28, 10:17

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has released its 2011 financial report, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$7.65.

Foxconn-Sharp partnership likely targeting Apple orders

Mar 28, 01:15

Sharp has announced a strategic alliance with Foxconn (Hon Hai). Through third-party allotment, four Foxconn subsidiaries will obtain an about 9.88% stake and become the largest shareholder...

Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011

Mar 20, 01:30

The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...

Foxconn February revenues down 13%

Mar 12, 10:28

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) had non-consolidated February revenues of NT$236.551 billion (US$7.98 billion) decreasing by 13.88% on month but increasing by 54.73%...

AUO lands panel orders for Apple 7.85-inch iPads, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 5, 11:57

AU Optronics (AUO) has landed LCD panel orders for Apple's planned 7.85-inch iPads, which are expected to be launched in the third quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language...

Catcher to see revenue contribution from notebooks surpass 50% in 2012

Feb 23, 01:00

Chassis maker Catcher Technology expects revenue contributions from its notebook business reach over 50%, surpassing its smartphone business, which was the major revenue contributor...

Supply chain players facing more pressure from Foxconn increasing salary of factory workers

Feb 21, 01:35

As Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently revealed it will raise its minimal salary 16-25%, supply chain players pointed out that Foxconn's salary rise is making...

Foxconn, Wistron to undertake ODM production of Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet

Feb 20, 11:06

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has obtained ODM orders for 10-inch Kindle Fire from Amazon and will begin shipments in the second quarter of 2012, while Wistron...

Foxconn hikes wages in China

Feb 20, 10:56

Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has upward adjusted basic wage rates by 16-25% for production line workers at all of its factories in China...

Growing China TV industry may threaten Taiwan OEM orders, say sources

Feb 15, 14:00

China-based branded TV vendors and TV OEMs have gradually emerged as major players in the global TV market, buoyed largely by their competitive pricing strategies - a trend which...

Apple asks Fair Labor Association to conduct inspections on Foxconn

Feb 14, 11:01

Apple has announced that the Fair Labor Association (FLA) will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple's final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu,...

Foxconn January revenues down sequentially

Feb 13, 11:04

Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) saw its January non-consolidated revenues reach NT$274.633 billion (US$9.28 billion), decreasing 13.34%...

Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP

Feb 9, 01:10

Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...

Component players see different worker return rates after Lunar New Year

Feb 7, 13:58

Foxconn Electronics's (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) plants in Shenzhen, Chongqing and Zhengzhou, China have all reportedly seen over 90% of their employees return to work after the...

Foxconn enjoys recruitment crowds

Feb 2, 01:20

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), despite being named a fear factory by the US media, still attracted large amounts of people in China looking for work, and the company's...

Wistron LCD TV shipments to slide 40% in 1Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 31, 12:38

Wistron is expected to see its LCD TV shipments slide by 40% sequentially to 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2012 as rival Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...

CMI CEO to hold debt settlement talks with creditor banks

Jan 20, 15:32

Chimei Innolux (CMI) CEO Hsing-chien Tuan will lead a negotiation team to hold debt settlement talks with its creditor banks on January 20, hoping the banks will allow it to postpone...

Foxconn to cut workforce at Slovakia factory, says newspaper

Jan 18, 13:18

Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will reduce the number of employees at its LCD TV assembly factory in Slovakia by 600 to 1,800, industry sources in Taiwan...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODM notebook shipments to slide 9.4% on quarter in 1Q12

Jan 12, 13:55

Notebook shipments by Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to slip 9.4% on quarter and 3.2% on year to below 40 million units in the first quarter of 2012 due to seasonal factors in the...

Foxconn reports record high December revenues

Jan 11, 01:30

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported unconsolidated December revenues of NT$316.944 billion (US$11 billion), a 3.17% increase on month and 29.53% increase on...