IC distributors Supreme, Alltek see revenues expand by double-digit rates in July

Aug 9, 12:26

IC distributors Supreme Electronics and Alltek Technology both saw their revenues grow by a double-digit rate to NT$2.87 billion (US$95.79 million) and NT$1.38 billion, respectively,...

WPG 2Q12 results in line with guidance

Aug 3, 15:53

WPG Holdings, Asia's largest IC distributor, has reported second-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$90.98 billion (US$3.04 billion), with gross margin arriving at 5.26%. Both figures...

IC distributors Promate, Weikeng post mixed earnings results for 1H12

Aug 2, 01:30

IC distributors Promate Electronic and Weikeng Industrial have posted mixed results for the first half of 2012, with the former seeing its pre-tax profits increase 33.5% to NT$271...

IC component distributor Wahlee sees profits decline in 2Q12

Jul 23, 16:10

IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial saw its net profits drop 8.6% sequentially to NT$221 million (US$7.37 million) in the second quarter of 2012 although revenues...

Coasia to land AMOLED panel orders from China handset firms

Jun 26, 01:20

Coasia Microelectronics, which mainly distributes IC components for Samsung Electronics such as CMOS image sensors, multi-chip package (MCP) memory and OLED displays, will grab new...

IC distributor WPG remains guarded optimistic for 3Q12 outlook

Jun 25, 13:56

WPG Holdings, Asia's largest IC distributor, remains guarded optimistic about the business outlook for the second half of 2012, seeing growth potential in the notebook replacement...

IC distributor Zenitron sees sales growth through 3Q12

May 4, 14:42

Zenitron expects to post a 10-15% sequential revenue increase in the second quarter of 2012. With demand coming from China's consumer electronics and smartphone sectors set to boom,...

WPG to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.60

Newswatch - Apr 25, 15:01

IC distributor WPG Holdings has decided to distribute a cash dividend of NT$2.60 (US$0.09) per share for its 2011 operations. Based on the April 24 closing price of NT$38.20, the...

IC distributor Weikeng seeing customers replenish inventory

Apr 5, 16:36

Weikeng Industrial, which distributes semiconductors and other electronic components for brands such as AMD, Cypress Semiconductor and Spansion, and also flash memory products for...

IC distributor Weikeng releases its holdings in Taiwan Aries

Mar 22, 14:23

IC distributor Weikeng Industrial has completely released its holdings of a 16.67% stake in channel operator Taiwan Aries, which will generate an investment income of NT$46 million...

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...

IC distributors see sales bottom in 1Q12

Feb 13, 15:20

Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics all expect sales to hit the lowest quarterly level for 2012 in the first quarter, and register sequential...

Alltek looks to wireless and LED products for 2012 revenue growth

Feb 7, 12:18

IC distributor Alltek Technology expects products used for wireless and LED applications to drive its revenue growth in 2012. Overall, the company is more optimistic about its sales...

WPG 4Q11 sales meet guidance; sees drop in 1Q12

Feb 4, 14:25

WPG Holdings has announced consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 met its guidance for a 6-10% sequential drop. Looking into the first quarter of 2012, the IC distributor...

WPG says 4Q11 outlook unchanged

Nov 23, 15:37

IC distributor WPG Holdings has reiterated that its previous guidance for a 6-10% sequential decrease in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 remains unchanged, and it expects...

IC distributor WPG looks to sequential revenue decline in 4Q11

Oct 31, 13:50

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its revenues to slip 5.6% sequentially to NT$79-83 billion (US$2.44-2.79 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011 with a gross margin of 5.2-5.4%...

IC distributor Zenitron profits up in 3Q11

Oct 28, 14:07

IC distributor Zenitron saw its net profits increase 14% sequentially to NT$170 million (US$5.65 million) in the third quarter of 2011 despite a 6% decrease in revenues to NT$8.64...

IC distributor Weikeng posts strong earnings in January-September period

Oct 21, 14:20

IC distributor Weikeng Industrial has reported pre-tax profits of NT$647 million (US$21.12 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$24.66 billion for the first three quarters of 201...

WPG 3Q11 sales up 6%

Oct 12, 16:14

IC distributor WPG Holdings saw its consolidated revenues increase 6% sequentially to NT$87.9 billion (US$2.9 billion) in the third quarter of 2011, slightly above its revised NT$86.5-87.5...

WPG to acquire Aeco Technology

Oct 5, 12:04

Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced that it will acquire a 100% stake in fellow distributor Aeco Technology through share swaps.

Singapore-based Serial System sets TDR price

Oct 4, 16:02

Singapore-based IC distributor Serial System has set the unit price of its planned TDR (Taiwan depositary receipt) issue at NT$12.25 (US$0.4) per unit. Serial plans to release 28...

WPG subsidiary to make acquisition

Sep 29, 16:58

IC distributor Silicon Application Corporation (SAC) has reached a deal with Wintek Technology Investment (China), a Hong Kong-based electronic parts and components distributor, to...

Singapore-based IC distributor Serial System to issue TDRs in Taiwan

Sep 14, 12:16

Singapore-based IC distributor Serial System plans to issue 28 million TDRs (Taiwan depositary receipts) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on October 5 with each TDR representing...

Niching expects flat or slight growth in 3Q11 revenues

Sep 1, 11:59

IC material distributor Niching Industrial expects revenues to stay flat or grow slightly in the third quarter of 2011, reflecting weak demand from the memory IC substrate sector,...

IC distributor Zenitron reports strong gains in 2Q11 earnings

Newswatch - Aug 24, 13:53

IC distributor Zenitron has reported net profits of NT$150 million (US$5.17 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 9% sequentially and 46% on year. Second-quarter EPS stood at...

Supreme Electronics benefits from CMI touch panel shipments for iPad 2

Aug 17, 11:51

Supreme Electronics, a Taiwan-based sales agent of driver ICs produced by Samsung Electronics, expects its shipments of driver ICs to Chimei Innolux (CMI) to continue growing in the...

IC material distributor Niching posts revenue decline in July

Aug 12, 16:56

IC material distributor Niching Industrial saw its revenues decline 20% sequentially and 22% on year to NT$87 million (US$3 million) in July, lower than company expectations. For...

WT Micro to acquire fellow IC distributor Techmosa

Aug 4, 01:00

WT Microelectronics has announced plans to acquire fellow IC distributor Techmosa International through a share swap. Each share of Techmosa will be swapped for 0.547 WT Micro shares,...

Avnet buys another Taiwan-based semiconductor distributor

Aug 2, 12:39

Avnet has announced the acquisition of Prospect Technology, a Taiwan-based electronic components distributor. The announcement was made following its recent purchase of JC Tally Trading,...

IC distributor WT Microelectronics has strong earnings for 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 2, 12:24

IC distributor WT Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$419 million (US$14.53 million) or an EPS of NT$1.68 for the second quarter of 2011. For the first half of 2011, net...

Avnet acquires JC Tally for bigger presence in Asia

Aug 1, 16:52

Avnet on August 1 announced that it has acquired JC Tally Trading, an interconnect, passive and electromechanical components distributor in Asia. Financial terms were not disclosed...

IC distributor WPG earnings hit record high in 2Q11

Aug 1, 12:11

IC distributor WPG Holdings saw its net profits grow 13.7% sequentially to an record high of NT$1.498 billion (US$51.85 million) in the second quarter of 2011. The earnings translated...

Arrow reportedly mulling acquisition of WT Microelectronics

Jun 28, 13:48

Arrow Electronics, the global largest IC distributor, reportedly has offered a proposal to acquire Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics at NT$63 (US$2.17) per share aiming...