Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [296 news items]
Lite-On IT to start shipping SSDs in 3Q11
Jun 3, 11:30
Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker who has stepped into the SSD segment, will begin OEM shipments of 32-64GB SSDs based on Marvell-developed HyperDuo technology...
Delta Electronics begins use of 3 zero-carbon classrooms in Taiwan
Jun 3, 10:53
Delta Electronics on June 2 inaugurated three zero-carbon classrooms, an energy-saving educational facility, inside three elementary schools located in northern, central and southern...
Penetration of LED TV is expected to increase in 2Q11
May 19, 12:34
The demand for LED TV was not as transparent as expected in the first quarter. The industry anticipates an increase in penetration rate in the second quarter. Despite the optimistic...
Lite-On reports on-month growth in April revenues
May 10, 01:30
Taiwan-based optical drive maker Lite-On IT saw its revenues in April grew 10% on month to NT$5.27 billion (US$184.04 million) with combined consolidated revenues from the first four...
Quanta Storage to focus on maintaining gross margin
May 5, 01:15
Taiwan-based optical drive maker Quanta Storage, facing declines in both shipments and revenues in early 2011, has turned conservative about its performance in the future and is also...
Lite-On Technology 1Q11 financial performance down sequentially
May 2, 15:03
Taiwan EMS provider Lite-On Technology saw its financial figures for the first quarter of 2011 all decrease on quarter, according to the company at an April 29 investors conference...
Lite-On IT expects 10% growth in slim optical drive shipments in 2011
Apr 28, 01:50
Lite-On IT expects its slim-type optical drive shipments to have 10% growth in 2011 with its new business model of slowly expanding its share, according to the company.
Lite-On IT to deal out 2010 dividend per share of NT$2.4
Stockwatch - Apr 27, 11:00
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT will distribute a dividend of NT$2.4 - NT$2.35 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock - for 2010 operation, the company has announced.
Lite-On IT reportedly lands SSD orders from Intel
Apr 27, 01:15
Lite-On IT has reportedly landed OEM orders for SSDs from Intel. The SSDs will be built using Marvell's controller chips with SATA III interface. Lite-On IT declined to comment.
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see March revenues down on year
Stockwatch - Apr 12, 10:36
Optical disc drive (ODD) makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage saw March consolidated revenues drop on year to NT$4.81 billion (US$163 million) and NT$1.198 billion, respectively,...
Lite-On Tech and Delta see revenues up over 30% on month in March
Apr 8, 13:56
Power supply device makers Lite-On Technology saw its consolidated revenues increase 35% sequentially to NT$10.67 billion (US$368.18 million) in March, as fellow company Delta Electronics...
Lite-On Tech posts net profit of NT$2.19 billion for 4Q10
Mar 29, 01:35
Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 of NT$30.6 billion (US$1.04 billion), up 7.1% on year. Net profits for the quarter totaled NT$2.19...
Lite-On IT to close Hungary subsidiary
Stockwatch - Mar 24, 16:57
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT's board of directors on March 24 decided to close APM Hungary, its wholly-owned subsidiary maker of automotive playback modules...
Delta February revenues down 20% sequentially but up 20% on year
Mar 10, 09:54
Power supply device maker Delta Electronics has announced revenues of NT$11.1 billion (US$382.2 million) for February, down 20% sequentially but up 20% from a year earlier. Lite-On...
Lite-On IT sees decreased February revenues
Mar 9, 10:59
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT had consolidated revenues of NT$4.14 billion (US$140 million) in February decreasing 17.13% on month and 7.38% on year, with the January-February...
Lite-On Technology aims to reach monthly shipments of 18-20 million phone camera modules in 1H12
Feb 22, 01:05
Lite-On Technology, a Taiwan-based EMS provider, expects fast growing shipments of phone cameras to reach a monthly volume of 18-20 million units in the first half of 2012, with a...
Nanjing mayor visits Lite-On Group, says to raise procurement from Taiwan
Feb 21, 16:31
With China's 12th Five-Year Plan placing strong emphasis on green energy, biotechnology and new light sources, the city of Nanjing will likely further increase procurement from Taiwan,...
Lite-On Tech looks to 20-30% sequential growth for all product lines in March
Feb 21, 15:19
Lite-On Technology expects revenues of all of its product lines to grow 20-30% sequentially in March due to strong demand, according to company CEO Teng Kuang-chung.
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see mixed growth in January revenues
Stockwatch - Feb 11, 01:05
Optical drive maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.0 billion (US$169 million) for January, increasing 4.33% on month and 3.75% on year, while fellow maker Quanta...
Lite-On Semi posts flat growth in January consolidated revenues
Feb 9, 13:53
Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$720 million (US$25 million) for January 2011, almost flat from NT$717 million in December. The figure showed a 15% decline...
Unity Opto January revenues increase sequentially, Lite-On and Bright LED decrease
Feb 9, 02:10
LED packager Unity Opto Technology saw January revenues increase sequentially by 4.1%, while fellow packagers Lite-On Technology and Bright LED Electronics saw their January revenues...
Lite-On Tech expects 10-15% revenue share from LED lighting business
Jan 21, 01:25
Due to surging demand from China LED lighting players, Lite-On Technology expects LED lighting business to account for 10-15% of total revenues of white LEDs in 2011, up from less...
Lite-On Tech expects 30% revenue growth for 2011
Jan 17, 15:01
Lite-On Technology expects 2011 revenues to increase 30% over the NT$123.46 billion (US$4.26 billion) for 2010. The company is aiming to push the revenues of each business group to...
Fierce optical drive price competition to pose pressure on makers in 1Q11
Jan 11, 02:20
Taiwan-based optical drive makers are expected to continue to face pressure in the first quarter of 2011 despite market watchers giving an optimistic forecast that optical drive and...
Lite-On IT sees decreased December revenues, but record annual revenues
Stockwatch - Jan 7, 16:35
Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.78 billion (US$155 million) for December 2010, dropping 2.5% on month and 7.5% on year. However, the 2010 consolidated revenues...
Lite-On Tech reports 4% on year growth for December revenues
Jan 7, 02:10
Lite-On Technology has reported December 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$10.02 billion (US$342.56 million), up 4% on year. The sales growth was attributable to Lite-On's ongoing...
Everlight posts December revenues of NT$1.3 billion
Jan 7, 01:55
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics has posted revenues of NT$1.3 billion (US$44.48 million) for December 2010, down slightly by 0.9% sequentially.
Lite-On Semi consolidated revenues up 20% in 2010
Jan 6, 17:03
Lite-On Semiconductor, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) and discrete IC specialist, continued to see a sales drop sequentially in December. However, sales for the whole of 2010 still showed...
CES 2011: Lite-On IT joint venture PLDS to showcase Blu-ray Disc drives, SSDs
Jan 5, 01:30
Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), a joint venture of Lite-On IT and Philips will exhibit three Liteon Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives, Plextor BD drives and SSDs at the upcoming...
HyDrive seeing weak demand in notebook industry
Jan 4, 01:45
HyDrive, an optical drive model that features a built-in solid state drive (SSD) and was launched by Hitachi LG Data Storage (HLDS) as well as Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST),...
Lite-On IT ramping up slim-type ODD capacity
Dec 24, 02:10
Lite-On IT will continue to ramp up its capacity for slim-type ODDs to account for 60% of its total ODD shipments in 2011, while reducing the ratio of half-height (H/H) ODDs to 40%...
Lite-On IT sees decreased November revenues
Stockwatch - Dec 10, 09:51
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.92 billion (US$161 million) for November, dropping by 0.8% on month and by 9.9% on...
Lite-On Semi reports revenue drop for November
Dec 7, 01:35
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$760 million (US$25 million) for November 2010, down 3.1% on month and 13.7% on year. The company attributed the sales...
Xbox 360 to help boost Lite-On IT sales in 4Q10
Dec 2, 01:50
Despite the notebook market is expected to only see limited shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2010, Lite-On IT expects its fourth-quarter revenues to maintain at NT$14.1 billion...
Lite-On Tech announces first Optoelectronic Semiconductor Carbon Footprint Declaration
Nov 23, 01:30
Lite-On Technology on November 22, 2010 announced that it has completed the world's first Optoelectronic Semiconductor Product Carbon Footprint Declaration and Environmental Product...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
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- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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