Incoming Avnet CEO stresses continuity and new ideas

May 24, 10:40

Rick Hamada, who will become CEO of Avnet come July this year, stresses continuity while trying to inject new energies and ideas into one of the world's biggest distributors of electronic...

IC distributors post on-year revenue gains in April

May 10, 14:34

Most Taiwan-based IC distributors saw their revenues grow by a double digit rate on year in April 2011, but the monthly figures also stood lower on an on-month basis due to seasonal...

IC distributor WPG looks to sequential revenue gains in 2Q11

Newswatch - May 2, 12:27

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its consolidated revenues to top NT$80-84 billion (US$2.79-2.93 billion) in the second quarter of 2011 compared to NT$79.8 billion recorded in...

IC distributor Zenitron counts on NAND flash and touch controller sales in 2011

Apr 27, 13:46

IC distributor Zenitron is positive about the business outlook for the entire year of 2011 and expects strong demand for NAND flash and touch controller ICs from the tablet PC and...

IC distributor Techmosa sees profits up 45% in 2010

Newswatch - Mar 23, 12:06

Taiwan-based memory IC distributor Techmosa International has posted net profits of NT$248 million (US$8.39 million) for 2010, an increase of 45% from a year earlier. The earnings...

IC distributor WPG Holdings sees revenues up 39% on year in February

Newswatch - Mar 9, 14:23

IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced consolidated revenues of NT$20.9 billion (US$710.76 million) for February 2011, increasing 39% from a year earlier. Combined revenues for...

Passive component distributor Podak to see revenues drop 20% sequentially in February

Feb 24, 13:57

Passive component distributor Podak is expected to see its revenues decline over 20% sequentially in February 2011 due to weak demand from the notebook sector and reduced working...

IC distributor Zenitron to focus on infotainment and green energy

Feb 23, 01:40

Apples iPhone and iPad has blurred the borders between PC, handsets and consumer electronics, and created new business opportunities, said Zenitron chairman Gary Chou. More smartphones...

IC distributor Promate saw 2010 pre-tax profit slip 2.75%

Feb 15, 01:10

IC distributor Promate Electronics saw its 2010 unaudited pre-tax profit slip 2.75% from 2009 to NT$495 million (US$16.87 million), and posted EPS of NT$2.25, the same as 2009.

IC distributor Zenitron posts growth in January sales

Feb 11, 11:12

Taiwan-based Zenitron has reported NT$3.24 billion (US$112 million) in consolidated revenues for January 2011, growing 8% sequentially and setting the second-highest record for monthly...

Semiconductor material distributor Topco revenues up over 45% on year in January

Feb 10, 11:42

Semiconductor material and equipment distributor Topco Scientific has posted revenues of NT$1.17 billion (US$40.55 million) for January, up 5% sequentially and 45.53% on year. Gross...

Maxtek to distribute MStar products in 2Q11

Feb 10, 01:30

Maxtek Technology will begin to ship MStar Semiconductor's chipsets for set-top boxes (STBs) to networking customers in the second quarter of 2011, and shipments will expand substantially...

IC distributor WPG expects revenues to top NT$7.4-7.8 billion in 1Q11

Jan 31, 14:42

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its revenues to top NT$7.4-7.8 billion (US$254.8-268.5 million) in the first quarter of 2011, with a gross margin of 5.3-5.5% and an operating...

WT Microelectronics to acquire Korea-based IC distributor NSU Semiconductor

Jan 31, 13:51

Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics has announced that it will acquire Korea-based NSU Semiconductor for US$20 million with the deal slated to be completed on February...

WT Micro expects 1-7% sequential growth in 1Q11 revenues

Jan 26, 01:20

Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics indicated that semiconductor supply in 2011 will be healthy, and its first-quarter revenues are projected to rise 1-7% sequentially...

Foundry capacity tight in 1Q11, say IC distributors

Jan 18, 11:51

Total chip inventory throughout the supply chain has slid to a safety stock level, after one quarter of inventory corrections at companies, according to sources at IC distributors,...

WT Micro aims for US$3 billion in annual revenues within 3 years, says company chairman

Jan 18, 01:30

With strong growth in the notebook, tablet PC and smartphone markets, a booming Asian economy and new applications, IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects annual revenues to reach...

HannStar to draw investment from Supreme, Winbond

Jan 17, 11:06

IC distributor Supreme Electronics, which recently began distributing small- to medium-size LCD panels from HannStar Display, has announced plans to purchase 12 million HannStar shares...

Niching looks to 20-30% revenue growth in 2011

Jan 11, 16:08

IC material distributor Niching Industrial saw revenues climb to a record of NT$1.49 billion (US$51 million) in 2010. The company credited the result to strong demand for products...

IC distributor WPG 4Q10 revenues miss forecast

Jan 11, 11:34

IC distributor WPG Holdings' fourth-quarter revenues of NT$70.1 billion (US$2.4 billion) missed the company's forecast of NT$71-74 billion. The company pointed to a new focus on profit...

IC distributor WT Microelectronics 2010 revenues higher than target

Jan 10, 14:58

IC distributor WT Microelectronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$63.67 billion (US$2.17 billion) for 2010, up 34.1% on year and slightly higher than the company's target...

IC distributor WPG to see revenues grow 20-30% sequentially in 1Q11

Jan 3, 14:15

IC distributor WPG Holdings is likely to report sequential revenues growth of 6-10% to NT$71-74 billion (US$2.43-2.53 billion) for fourth-quarter 2010 and revenues are likely to expand...

IC distributor Supreme expects new products to buoy 2011 sales

Dec 31, 12:29

IC distributor Supreme Electronics expects 2011 sales to be driven by substantial growth in sales of new products such as LED light bars, driver ICs, and NAND parts used in tablet...

Samsung to consolidate its IC distributors in Taiwan, sources say

Dec 30, 13:53

Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to consolidate its IC distributors in Taiwan following WPG Holdings' acquisition of Yosun Industrial, which remains one of Samsung's distributors,...

IC distributors eyeing touch controller orders from table PC segment

Dec 28, 14:07

Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, Zenitron and Techmosa International have all strengthened their deployments in touch controller ICs and other related...

IC distributor Promate conservative about 2011

Dec 28, 02:00

IC distributor Promate Electronics expects orders from the European and the US industrial PC (IPC) and LED lighting sectors to be the main profit growth driver in 2011. However, due...

Zenitron dismisses rumor it is targeted by WPG for acquisition

Stockwatch - Dec 24, 01:10

IC distributor WPG Holdings is mulling plans to buy fellow Taiwan-based firm Zenitron at NT$25.60 (US$0.86) per share, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...

Weikeng lands distribution rights for SanDisk flash devices

Stockwatch - Dec 16, 15:21

Weikeng Industrial has signed a distribution agreement with SanDisk, according to the Taiwan-based IC distributor. Weikeng said that through its offices and subsidiaries, the company...

Zenitron points to touch panel IC and USB 3.0 as main growth drivers in 2011

Dec 15, 14:43

IC distributor Zenitron expects touch panel IC and USB 3.0 products to be the main revenue growth drivers in 2011.

IC distributor WPG sees revenues up over 40% on year in November

Dec 10, 10:56

IC distributor WPG Holdings has posted consolidated revenues of NT$25 billion (US$829.74 million) for November 2010, up 34% sequentially and 41% on year. The consolidated revenues...

IC distributor Zenitron posts strong revenue gains in November

Dec 9, 11:35

IC distributor Zenitron saw its consolidated revenues hit a record high of NT$3.36 billion (US$111.35 million) in November, up 18% sequentially and 47% on year.

IC distributor Techmosa looks to revenues of nearly NT$10 billion in 2010

Dec 8, 12:35

Taiwan-based memory IC distributor Techmosa International is expected to generate revenues of NT$9.5-9.7 billion (US$315.4-322.05 million) in 2010 with an EPS of NT$4.5-4.6, according...

WPG seeing orders rebound, expects 4Q10 sales to meet guidance

Dec 3, 01:15

WPG has seen customers work down their inventory much faster than anticipated, according to the IC distributor, adding that sales along with those from recently-acquired Yosun Industrial...

WPG completes merger with Yosun

Nov 16, 01:45

IC distributor WPG has officially merged with Yosun Industrial on November 15 and has begun operations on a paid-in capital of NT$14.53 billion (US$480 million). After the merger,...

WPG Holdings reports 18.7% sequential decline in October sales

Nov 10, 14:22

IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported an 18.7% sequential decline in October 2010 consolidated revenues at NT$18.72 billion (US$621.1 million), which also represented a 6.47% drop...