Last update: Monday 21 January 2013 [39 news items]
Kinko Optical to set up plastic lens production capacity, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 21, 16:30
Taiwan-based Kinko Optical will extend production from glass lens pieces to plastic ones by investing NT$1.0 billion (US$34.4 million) to establish plastic lens production lines,...
Optical lens makers report decreases in December revenues
Stockwatch - Jan 8, 10:48
Taiwan-based optical lens makers Asia Optical, Genius Electronic Optical and Kinko Optical have reported significant decreases in their consolidated revenues for December.
Genius Electronic, Kinko post mixed sequential growth in November revenue
Dec 10, 11:16
Genius Electronic Optical and Kinko Optical, two Taiwan-based optical lens makers, saw November consolidated revenues of NT$1.352 billion (US$46.3 million) rising 10.97% on month,...
Kinko Optical October revenues down
Nov 6, 21:27
Optical glass lens maker Kinko Optical saw its consolidated revenues of NT$606 million (US$20.7 million) for October decreasing 19.06% on month and 6.96% on year. January-October...
Kinko August revenues up on month, year
Stockwatch - Sep 7, 14:13
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based optical lens maker, saw its consolidated revenues of NT$683 million (US$22.8 million) for August rise 4.05% on month and 12.05% on year. Revenues for...
Kinko achieves revenue record in July thanks to strong DSLR camera lens orders
Aug 7, 01:35
Taiwan-based optical lens maker Kinko Optical has announced consolidated revenues of NT$656 million (US$21.91 million) for July, a new monthly historical record, mainly benefiting...
Kinko begins to ship MILC lenses to Canon
Jul 31, 12:35
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens pieces, began shipments of glass lenses for use in MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras) to Canon in July, according...
Kinko June revenues down sequentially
Stockwatch - Jul 6, 15:57
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of molded glass optical lenses, on July 6 reported consolidated revenues of NT$585 million (US$19.5 million) for June, slipping 2.14% on month...
Largan, Kinko see slight sequential growth in May revenues
Jun 6, 11:15
Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of lens modules of phone cameras, had consolidated revenues of NT$1.18 billion (US$39.8 million) for May slightly rising by 0.06% on month,...
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.
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 8min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 14min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 16min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
Before Going to Press | 23min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Before Going to Press | 40min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Before Going to Press | 40min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
Before Going to Press | 41min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 42min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 1h 39min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 1h 47min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















