Top industrial electronics chipmakers suffer declining revenues in 2012, says IHS

May 10, 10:14

The eight leading suppliers of industrial electronics semiconductors suffered revenue declines in 2012, reflecting weak conditions for the beleaguered market, according to IHS iSup...

Infineon, Globalfoundries team on 40nm embedded flash process

Apr 29, 21:58

Infineon Technologies and Globalfoundries have announced a joint technology development and production agreement for 40nm embedded flash (eFlash) process technology.

IC distributor Wahlee sees panel demand pick up

Mar 29, 11:39

IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial expects demand coming from the FPD industry to pick up in 2013, according to company chairman Ray Chang.

Brand vendors cautious about Microsoft when it comes to hardware design

Mar 25, 22:46

Notebook brand vendors have turned cautious about revealing their new products' industrial designs for next-generation Windows as they are concerned that Microsoft may use their designs...

Commentary: Taiwan cloud industrial parks to face reality check

Mar 20, 15:23

In the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan's government began announcing projects regarding government cloud services. In January 2013, the governments of Taipei and New Taipei City both...

Equipment maker Gudeng gearing up for contract business

Feb 19, 15:07

Gudeng Precision Industrial, which has developed handling equipment for the manufacture of 18-inch wafers, has unveiled plans to step into the contract-manufacturing market for automation...

Thinking Electronic reports EPS of NT$3.41 for 2012

Feb 1, 15:01

Thinking Electronic Industrial, which makes circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, has reported net profits of NT$432 million (US$14.6 million) for 2012, up 7.3%. The...

Capacitor supplier Taiwan Chinsan 4Q12 sales up 2%

Jan 14, 15:51

Consolidated revenues at capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial registered a 2.4% sequential increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, beating market estimates.

Equipment maker Gudeng posts 24.6% sales growth in 2012

Jan 11, 13:55

IC front-end tool supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial has reported revenues of NT$930 million (US$32.1 million) for 2012, up 24.55% on year.

InnoDisk plans Taiwan OTC listing by end of 2013

Jan 3, 14:08

Taiwan-based InnoDisk, which develops and manufactures flash storage devices for industrial applications and embedded systems, plans to list on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market...

Taiwan passive component makers enter supply chain of China brands

Nov 30, 15:26

Taiwan-based passive component makers including Chilisin Electronics, Polytronics Technology, Thinking Electronic Industrial and TXC reportedly have secured orders from China-based...

Chin-Poon seeing slower-than-expected auto PCB orders

Nov 27, 14:53

PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial has seen orders for auto PCBs pick up at a slow pace keeping its production utilization rate low at its Thailand-based subsidiary Draco PCB Public,...

Growth outlook for industrial electronics semiconductors dims in 2012, says IHS

Nov 16, 11:17

The growth of the industrial electronics semiconductor market is set to fall short of previous expectations in 2012, as the business is buffeted by weakening global economic conditions,...

Memory module firms move forward with diversification, says Kingmax Digital

Nov 16, 10:29

Competition has become more intense in the memory module business, encouraging companies to diversify their product offerings, according to Joe Liu, chairman for Kingmax Digital....

IC distributor ANStek eyes business from industrial automation

Nov 14, 12:22

Taiwan-based IC distributor Answer Technology (ANStek) has been eyeing IC orders from the automated production segment as demand for automation equipment from Taiwan-based firms'...

ASML reportedly purchasing more components from Taiwan

Nov 14, 11:13

Lithography tool vendor ASML has increased its component orders to Taiwan makers, and also added new suppliers, according to industry sources.

Thinking Electronic cautious about 4Q12

Oct 2, 16:26

Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has expressed caution about its business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2012, and indicated profits may come under downward...

Intel to promote Haswell platform at IDF San Francisco

Sep 6, 01:15

Intel is set to host its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco from September 11-13 and the company expects more than 4,000 IT industry-related visitors to participate at the...

Capacitor maker Chinsan posts profit growth in 1H12

Sep 4, 15:40

Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial saw its gross margin improve to 25.83% in the first half of 2012 from 21.57% of a year earlier, while its net profits also grow...

Memory module makers shifting focus to industrial memory module products

Aug 28, 13:51

Taiwan-based memory module makers including Phison Electronics, Transcend Information and Apacer will focus more on niche market applications to ramp up profitability in the second...

Taiwan IC packaging materials market to see 5% shipment rise in 3Q12

Aug 24, 10:39

Taiwan's semiconductor packaging materials industry is expected to generate NT$23.78 billion (US$794 million) in production value in the third quarter of 2012, with shipments up 5%...

Taiwan market: Nikon launches new autumn-season camera models

Aug 23, 01:35

Japan-based digital still camera (DSC) vendor Nikon on August 22, hosted a launch conference in Taiwan for its new autumn-season DSC models and is set to release four new models including...

Apacer, Memoright to showcase military-grade SSDs at AUVSI 2012

Aug 3, 14:43

Apacer Technology and Memoright will participate at the 2012 AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) show which will be held in Las Vegas from August 7-9, showcasing...

NOR flash makers find new growth areas to compensate for slowing sales in cellphones, says IHS

Jul 16, 10:49

NOR flash memory sales growth may be tapering off in mobile handsets and smartphones, but lucrative embedded applications in the tablet, automotive and industrial markets are picking...

Protective component makers 2Q12 sales up

Jul 6, 01:35

Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, both enjoyed double-digit sales growth sequentially in the...

Chinsan to ramp up solid capacitor shipments in 2H12

Jun 19, 14:05

Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial expects shipments of its solid electrolytic capacitors to the motherboard, graphics card, server and industrial PC sectors to serve as a growth...

Advantech maintains goal of challenging US$1 billion revenues for 2012

Jun 14, 14:02

Although the IT market had been seriously affected by global economic turmoil, as the situation began turning positive in May, industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech will maintain its...

Taiwan PCB production value slips 4.8% in 1Q12

Jun 1, 15:13

Taiwan's PCB production value reached NT$123.6 billion (US$4.14 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, down 4.8% sequentially but up 7.5% on year, according to the Industrial Economics...

NSC adjusts industry structure for phase 4 development of Central Taiwan Science Park

Jun 1, 11:41

Taiwan' National Science Council (NSC) on May 31 announced adjustments in industry structure using the phase 4 site of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to be developed by the...

Rumblings of tight Intel Pineview supply in IPC supply chain

May 29, 01:35

Intel's Atom D525 (Pineview) processor, which has been adopted in industrial PC (IPC) products such as point of sales (POS), digital signage, gambling machines and industrial automation...

Computex 2012: Memory module makers to use less space at trade fair; to showcase more industrial products

May 17, 16:21

Most DRAM module makers will use less space for product exhibition at the upcoming Computex Taipei 2012 trade fair and will also highlight more memory products for industrial controls...

FPCB production value to rise 6% in 2012, says IEK

May 11, 12:03

Production value of the global flexible FPCB industry will grow 5.91% to US$6.81 billion in 2012 driven by demand for compact and slim-profile consumer devices, according to the Industrial...