Last update: Friday 21 September 2012 [22 news items]
Mag.Layers expected to post slight growth in 3Q12 sales
Sep 21, 15:49
Inductor and power choke manufacturer Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics is expected to post a slight sequential growth in sales in the third quarter of 2012, thanks to seasonality in...
Mag.Layers to expand capacity for thin-type power chokes
Jul 27, 13:55
Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has developed a portfolio of thin-type power chokes for smartphones, and the company has landed orders for the devices from a client in the US, according...
Polytronics April revenues hit record high
May 8, 01:35
Polytronics Technology, which makes circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, saw its consolidated revenues grow 7.6% on month and 1.7% on year to an all time high...
Chilisin March revenues hit record
Apr 6, 16:24
Taiwan-based inductor maker Chilisin Electronics generated record consolidated revenues of NT$304 million (US$10.3 million) in March, and its subsidiary maker in Suzhou, eastern China,...
Inductor makers seeing orders pour in
Apr 6, 01:05
Inductor manufacturers Chilisin Electronics, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and King Core Electronics are expected to report positive revenue results for the second quarter of 2012...
New capacity to buoy Mag.Layers 2012 sales
Dec 30, 15:44
With new equipment being installed and capacity to expand, inductor manufacturer Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics is expected to post an over 20% sales growth in 2012, according to...
Ralec, Mag.Layers seeing strong orders
Nov 29, 10:35
Chip-resistor manufacturer Ralec Electronics and inductor producer Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics have seen orders fill their present capacities and are expected to post better results...
Taiwan makers expanding capacity for wire-wound inductors
Jun 15, 11:38
A number of Taiwan-based passive component makers plan to expand their capacities for wire-wound inductors due to strong demand from the tablet PC, smartphone and USB 3.0 application...
Mag.Layers 2Q11 revenues likely to grow 20%
May 5, 12:02
Inductor supplier Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics is expected to post 20% revenue growth sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, as its entry into the supply chain for Apple will...
Mag.Layers sees net profits down in 1Q11
Apr 27, 13:42
Passive component maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has reported net profits of NT$78 million (US$2.7 million) for the first quarter of 2011, decreasing 5.9% from the previous...
Mag.Layers to expand power choke capacity in 2011
Mar 18, 12:11
Passive component maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has announced plans to expand capacity for both assembly- and molded-type power chokes in 2011, as it acknowledges that demand...
Passive component makers Chilisin and Mag.Layers to see revenues rebound in January
Feb 1, 13:42
Inductor makers Chilisin Electronics and Mag.Layers Scientific-Industrial both are expected to see a rebound in revenues in January 2011 due to strong demand for passive components,...
Mag.Layers and Ralec posts November sales increase
Dec 8, 01:05
Taiwan-based passive component makers Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and Ralec Electronics saw their November 2010 revenues increase sequentially thanks to more working days after...
Taiwan power choke suppliers seeing brisk demand for mobile devices
Nov 25, 11:05
Taiwan-based passive component makers Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and Chilisin Electronics have all grown their production capacity for molded-type power chokes, which...
Mag.Layers launches 3G antenna switch modules
Nov 19, 09:45
Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has started small volume shipments of 3G antenna switch modules, and expects the new product segment to become the company's major growth driver in...
Sep 21, 14:37
Taiwan-based inductor makers have indicated that sales of inductors to the network equipment, handset, games console as well as notebook segments are faring well at present which...
Passive component makers post strong revenue gains in July
Aug 6, 12:03
Most passive component makers, including Yageo, Chilisin Electronics and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, all post strong revenue gains in July 2010, with the number one player Yageo...
Mag.Layers expects new capacity to bolster 2H10 sales performance
Jun 15, 12:18
Inductor maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics expects new capacity to come online in August, which will start contributing to its revenue performance in the second half of 2010.
Passive component makers to post strong revenues in May
Jun 2, 16:41
Despite a modest slowdown in orders from notebook clients, most Taiwan-based passive component makers are expected to see their revenues continue moving upwards in May, according...
Most passive-component makers report sales growth for March 2010
Apr 8, 16:16
Chip inductor suppliers Chilisin Electronics, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and King Core Electronics, and multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) makers Holy Stone and Walsin...
Order visibility for inductor products extended to end of 2Q10
Feb 12, 15:04
Most Taiwan-based inductor makers have seen the visibility of their orders extended to the end of the second quarter of 2010, with demand for SMD, power and wire wound chip inductors...
Passive component maker Mag.Layers 3Q09 pre-tax profits up 82% on year
Newswatch - Oct 26, 15:18
Taiwan-based Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, which focuses on niche high-frequency telecommunication components for both the handset and notebook segments, has posted pre-tax profits...
- 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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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- 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
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- 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
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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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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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
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- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
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- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
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