Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [178 news items]
Kinko Optical's June, 2Q10 revenues hit records
Jul 8, 12:27
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of glass optical lenses and camera lenses, on July 7 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$453 million (US$14.1 million) for June, the...
Ability Enterprise's 2Q10 revenues hit record
Jul 7, 12:31
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM maker Ability Enterprise on July 6 reported unaudited revenues of NT$4.501 billion (US$140 million) for June, resulting in a new record quarterly level...
Chip-resistor maker Ralec revenues hit record high in June
Jul 6, 15:09
Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronics saw its consolidated revenues hit a record high of NT$230.24 million (NT$7.15 million) in July, increasing 16.8% sequentially and 60.7% on yea...
Unity Opto June revenues hit record for fourth straight month
Jul 6, 14:09
LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology posted revenues of NT$737 million (US$23 million) in June 2100, hitting a monthly record for the fourth consecutive month. June sales increased...
SAS sees June revenues hit record
Jul 6, 12:09
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) hit record revenues of NT$1.63 billion (US$50.9 million) in June, up 8.01% on month and 96.31% on year. The strong performance is the result of...
Largan's June revenues hit record
Jul 6, 12:08
Taiwan-based optical lens kit maker Largan Precision on July 5 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$956 million (US$29.9 million) for June, a new monthly record mainly due...
GaAs foundry AWSC sees June revenues hit record
Jul 5, 16:12
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) saw June 2010 revenues score the company's monthly high. The GaAs foundry also revealed plans to scale up its 6-inch wafer production...
All Ring seeing strong orders from LED sector; revenues to hit new high in June
Jul 2, 14:53
Equipment maker All Ring Tech has estimated that revenues for June 2010 hit a record for the second consecutive month, amid strong orders particularly from LED customers.
VPEC reportedly lands orders from Skyworks; to see July revenues hit record
Jul 1, 16:07
Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) will likely see July 2010 revenues score the company's monthly high, and revenues for the third quarter of 2010 grow over 15% sequentially,...
Taiwan sees May 2010 industrial production index hit high for third time
Jun 23, 16:35
Taiwan recorded an industrial production (manufacturing, quarry & mining, construction, electricity/gas/water supply industries) index of 124.42 for May 2010, a monthly record...
Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights
Jun 22, 12:05
With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high...
PVI color EPD products hit the market at the end of 2010
Jun 10, 17:04
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) is currently sampling its color e-paper to clients and expects products to hit the market by the end of 2010, according...

Epistar, Unity Opto hit record revenues in May
Jun 8, 16:17
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar and LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology generated record revenues of NT$1.75 billion (US$54 million) and NT$701.67 million, respectively,...
Taiwan GaAs foundries see monthly revenues hit records in May
Jun 4, 15:16
Win Semiconductors has announced consolidated revenues for May 2010 grew 5.9% sequentially to NT$645 million (US$20 million), the company's historical monthly high. Advanced Wireless...
Consumer navigation shipments to hit 267 million by 2015, says ABI Research
May 20, 17:03
The global market for consumer navigation devices, services and systems will triple between 2010 and 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% over the next five...
Pegatron not hit by euro depreciation, says CFO
May 19, 16:43
Pegatron Technology has not suffered exchange losses due to depreciation of the euro because its quotes are based on the US dollar, according to company CFO, Charles Lin. Pegatron...
Power transistor market to hit sales high in 2010, says IC Insights
Apr 22, 16:44
After falling 16% in 2009, power transistor sales are expected to climb 31% in 2010 and reach a new record high of US$10.96 billion, according to IC Insights. The projected 31% growth...
Synnex sales hit new high in March
Apr 9, 16:25
Taiwan-based IT and communications product distributor Synnex Technology International has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$24.22 billion (US$758 million) for March, rising...
Ceramic wireless component maker ACX sees revenues hit historic high in March
Apr 7, 15:12
LTCC (low-temperature co-fired ceramic) maker Advanced Ceramic X (ACX), saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$130 million (US$4.104 million) in March 2010. For the first quarter,...
A-Data revenues hit three-year high in March 2010
Apr 7, 14:19
A-Data Technology saw revenues reach an almost three-year high at NT$4.83 billion (US$153 million) in March 2010. Shipments of its DRAM modules for the month also scored a company...
Synnex Technology posts strong revenues and profit for 2009
Feb 5, 10:04
Synnex Technology International, a distributor of IT and consumer electronics products, has reported 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$220.7 billion (US$6.74 billion) and net profit...
Taiwan sees slight on-month rise in export order value in December 2009
Jan 21, 12:11
Taiwan received export orders worth US$31.725 billion in December 2009, increasing 1.49% on month and 52.63% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Quanta cloud-based client devices will initially hit emerging markets
Dec 16, 16:57
Quanta Computer is developing cloud-based client devices which will initially targeting markets such as China and other developing countries, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Flood of Android-powered smartphones to hit market in 1Q10
Nov 24, 14:05
A flood of Android-powered smartphones from international and domestic brand vendors are expected to hit the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2010, making the local market a...
Optical lens maker Largan posts strong sales for September
Oct 6, 10:25
Taiwan-based optical lens kit maker Largan Precision on October 5 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$879 million (US$27.1 million) for September, hitting a record for...
Taiwan July export orders hit nine-month high
Aug 25, 11:44
Taiwan's July 2009 export orders totaled US$28.614 billion, decreasing 8.77% on year, but representing the highest since November 2008, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
WPG to hit record high in 2Q09, says company chairman
May 5, 10:39
Taiwan leading IC distributor WPG Holdings expects second-quarter revenues to reach NT$41-44 billion (US$1.24-1.33 billion), up 11-19% sequentially to hit a company quarterly record...
IGS March sales hit record due to shipments of arcade game machines
Apr 6, 14:15
International Games System (IGS), a Taiwan-based developer of arcade game hardware/software and operator of online games, has reported revenues of NT$296.6 million (US$8.8 million)...
October sales for LCD driver IC supplier Novatek hit low for year
Nov 7, 16:19
Novatek Microelectronics has reported October sales at NT$2.15 billion (US$65.62 million), down 7.94% on month, the lowest monthly total this year for the company due to weak demand...
HTC revenues hit new high in October on launch of new models
Nov 7, 15:41
High Tech Computer (HTC) saw its revenues grow 22.4% on year to hit a record high of NT$16.04 billion (US$489 million) in October buoyed by the launch of new models, including T-Mobile...
Taiwan optical lens maker Largan has record consolidated revenue in October
Nov 6, 11:56
Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits, on November 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$808.5 million for October 2008, its highest monthly figure ever on...
Multi-mode WiMAX/LTE chips to hit markets in 2009
Nov 5, 12:21
2009 will see the introduction of a new class of wireless communications chip that features dual-mode support for both WiMAX and LTE, according to ABI Research. The thrust of demand...
TFT LCD equipment spending to hit record in 2008, then drop 21% in 2009, DisplaySearch says
Oct 30, 11:16
DisplaySearch expects 2008 spending on TFT LCD manufacturing equipment to reach historic highs. However, rapidly dropping panel prices, low fab utilization and continued concerns...
ARM-based MID products to hit the market in 2009: Q&A with Warren East, CEO of ARM
Sep 30, 15:39
ARM Holdings recently held its annual board meeting for 2008 in Taipei, highlighting the importance of the Taiwan market to its long-term business deployment. Digitimes took the opportunity...

Thin-film capacity to hit 29 GWp by 2015, says NanoMarkets
Sep 17, 10:45
Manufacturing capacity for thin-film and organic photovoltaics is expected to grow from approximately 2 GWp (Gigawatts at peak sunlight) this year to 29 GWp by 2015 according to a...
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- 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
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line 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
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- 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.

















