Last update: Monday 9 April 2012 [30 news items]
Asia Optical, Kinko see March revenues up
Apr 9, 15:28
Asia Optical, which makes optical lens kits and digital cameras, and Kinko Optical, which makes optical lenses, had consolidated revenues for March growing by 15.1% and 27.9% respectively...
DSLR camera lenses become major shipment force for Kinko Optical
Mar 15, 01:35
With camera brand vendors including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony aggressively pushing into the DSLR camera and mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) industries, upstream...
Kinko Optical 4Q11 revenues hit record
Jan 9, 10:57
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens pieces, generated consolidated revenues of NT$1.833 billion (US$60.5 million) in fourth-quarter 2011, a new quarterly record, according...
Kinko breaks ground for factory
Newswatch - Dec 20, 14:42
Kinko Optical, which makes optical lenses, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in central Taiwan, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily...
Kinko November revenues down sequentially
Dec 7, 10:22
Kinko Optical, which makes optical lens pieces, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$603 million (US$20 million) for November, decreasing 7.36% on month but increasing 15.04%...
Kinko October revenues hit record
Nov 7, 10:49
Optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical has reported consolidated revenues of NT$651 million (US$21.5 million) for October, hitting a company record and growing 13.40% sequentially and...
Genius Electronic, Kinko see August revenues increase
Sep 7, 12:01
Lens module maker Genius Electronic Optical and lens kit maker Kinko Optical have reported unaudited consolidated revenues rose to NT$880 million (US$30.3 million) and NT$610 million...
Kinko May revenues highest so far in 2011
Jun 8, 11:00
Kinko Optical, a maker of optical lens kits, has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$485 million (US$16.8 million) for May, the highest monthly level so far in 2011, growing...
Largan, Kinko see mixed growth in April revenues
May 6, 01:05
Largan Precision and Kinko Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses or lens kits, on May 5 reported consolidated revenues for April, with the former seeing on-month and...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see mixed results for March
Apr 8, 12:37
Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw March revenues drop 9.85% on year to NT$5.113 billion (US$173 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues for the month...
Kinko aims to ship 184 million glass optical lens pieces in 2011
Mar 8, 11:07
Kinko Optical expects to ship 184 million glass optical lens pieces for digital cameras, phone cameras, projectors, and other products in 2011, increasing by 16.5% from 2010, according...
Taiwan upstream supply chain to benefit from increasing Canon DSLR orders
Jan 11, 02:10
Taiwan-based glass lens maker Kinko Optical, benefiting from increasing Canon DSLR camera orders, is expected to see its glass lens shipments in 2011 increasing 16.45% on year to...
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Kinko suffer sequential decreases in December revenues
Jan 10, 13:08
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEMs Ability Enterprise and Altek as well as optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical saw their revenues for December 2010 decrease on month by 36.83%,...
Ability revenues down in November, Kinko hits record
Dec 7, 15:15
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw November revenues decrease slightly both on month and on year, while optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical hit record consolidated...
Largan, Newmax see October 2010 revenues hit records
Nov 8, 13:56
Taiwan-based optical lens kit maker Largan Precision and camera module maker Newmax Technology had October consolidated revenues hitting records for the fifth and third time, respectively,...
Kinko September revenues hit record
Stockwatch - Oct 7, 10:30
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of glass optical lens kits, on October 6 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$518.8 million (US$16.3 million) for September, hitting...
Three optical lens kit makers see August revenues hit records
Stockwatch - Sep 8, 12:03
Taiwan-based optical lens kit/module makers Kinko Optical, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology have all reported record consolidated revenues for August.
Kinko expects monthly shipments to Canon to rise to 2.4 million lens pieces in 3Q11
Aug 31, 12:14
Taiwan-based Kinko Optical became a supplier of glass lens kits for use in Canon digital cameras, including DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) models, in January 2010, and expects...
Largan, Asia Optical see growth in July revenues
Aug 6, 10:14
Largan Precision and Asia Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens kits and lenses, saw their consolidated revenues for July 2010 hit monthly records,according to the compa...
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...
Kinko to start production of lenses used in optical touch cameras
May 21, 12:13
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of precision molded glass aspherical lenses, has cooperated with Quanta Computer to develop lenses for use in cameras for optical touch panels...
Largan and Kinko enjoy robust sales in April
May 6, 11:47
Optical lens kit makers Largan Precision and Kinko Optical have reported unaudited consolidated revenues for April, with the former seeing on-month increase to NT$881 million (US$27.90...
Asia Optical, Genius Electronic see losses, Kinko profits in 1Q10 operation
May 3, 10:54
Asia Optical and Genius Electronic Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens kits or lenses, suffered net losses of NT$246.4 million (US$7.71 million) and NT$113.7 million...
Asia Optical sees March revenues up
Apr 7, 11:21
Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, on April 6 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.81 billion (US$56.7 million) for March, increasing 57.4%...
Optical lens maker Kinko suffers loss in 2009
Stockwatch - Mar 15, 10:44
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of glass and plastic optical lens, has released its 2009 financial report, posting net loss of NT$296 million (US$9 million).
Optical lens makers post mixed results for January
Feb 11, 11:31
Taiwan-based optical lens kit makers Kinko Optical, Genius Electronic Optical and Ability Opto-Electronics Technology have posted mixed results for January.
Taiwan-based Asia Optical and TI cooperate to develop digital camera with DLP pico projector
Jan 8, 15:31
Asia Optical has cooperated with US-based Texas Instruments (TI) to develop digital cameras equipped with built-in pico projectors based on TI's DLP technology. Products will be launched...
Top 3 Taiwan makers of optical lenses suffer revenue drops in November
Dec 8, 10:01
Asia Optical, Largan Precision and Kink Optical, the three largest Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses or lens kits, have reported self-estimated consolidated revenues for November...
Taiwan-based optical lens makers see August consolidated revenues highest in 2008
Sep 8, 11:18
Asia Optical, Largan Precision and Kinko Optical, three leading Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses and/or lens kits, on September 5 reported that their consolidated revenues for...
Taiwan digital camera players see mixed May
Jun 10, 12:20
Altek, Ability Enterprise and Asia Optical, three of the top four Taiwan ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, as well as Largan Precision and Kinko Optical, two leading Taiwan-based...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
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China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
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New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 12min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 29min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 37min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 1h 41min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:34
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 11:47 (GMT+8)
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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