CMC Magnetics, Ritek expected to land OEM orders for optical discs from Mitsubishi Chemical, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 16, 10:21

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, are expected to receive OEM orders for DVD and CD-R discs from Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical which...

Lextar plans to enter LED lighting distribution

Nov 21, 15:44

Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar has been developing the LED lighting market and receiving OEM orders from international firms such as Philips, Osram and Mitsubishi. Lextar has been said...

Price drops for polysilicon likely to push solar industry closer to grid parity

Aug 24, 13:56

The major solar markets such as Germany, Italy and Spain have been decreasing solar incentives in recent years causing demand to dwindle. The low demand has caused prices of solar...

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...

Taiwan BD makers facing strong competition from India-based MBI

May 24, 01:55

Despite global Blu-ray disc (BD) sales are rising in 2011, since Taiwan-based BD makers including CMC Magnetics and Ritek, will only have limited capacity growth in 2011, while competitor...

China market: Laser drill demand rising

May 16, 16:00

A number of China-based PCB manufacturers are becoming increasingly active in the field of handset-use HDI boards, and therefore have demanded more production equipment to expand...

Mitsubishi to expand laser drill capacity by 50% in 2H11, says executive

May 10, 13:38

Japan-based Mitsubishi Electric plans to expand capacity for PCB laser drilling systems by 50% in the second half of 2011, according to Noriaki Himi, senior manager of the company's...

Wafer firms receive loans for capacity expansions

Apr 28, 12:33

Eversol recently received a syndicated loan from 21 financial institutions totaling NT$5 billion for its new wafer facility and equipment in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Mitsubishi says no orders canceled, but delays remain possible

Apr 22, 10:23

Mitsubishi Electric has contacted Digitimes to refute a recent article claiming it will not be taking any new orders for PCB laser drilling systems due to disrupted production at...

PCB makers facing longer lead times for laser drills

Apr 18, 16:01

The already-tight supply of laser drills, which are used to make equipment used in the production of high-end PCBs such as any-layer HDI boards, may worsen in the near future due...

Major BT resin producers recovering from Japan earthquake, say IC substrate makers

Apr 7, 01:55

Major producers of bismaleimide-triazine (BT) resin, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and Hitachi Chemical, are recovering faster than expected from the suspension of operations caused...

MHI to begin discussions on PV module business tie-up with Taiwan-based Auria Solar

Mar 31, 11:17

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Auria Solar, a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer in Taiwan, have agreed to enter into detailed discussions on a framework of col...

BT resin supply expected to return to normal in May

Mar 31, 01:00

Recovery work at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical's (MGC) Fukushima facility is progressing more quickly than expected, sources at Taiwan-based chip packaging and testing houses have claimed...

Distributed high-margin chips to buoy Koryo profitability in 3Q10

Sep 24, 01:00

IC distributor Koryo Electronics has seen shipments of its distributed HDMI components and MCUs, which yield higher gross margins, grow substantially in the third quarter of 2010,...

Taiwan government touts WiMAX investment from 3 Japan-based firms

Jul 26, 11:09

Taiwan's minister without portfolio Yiin Chii-ming, former Minister of Economic Affairs, on July 25 led a delegation of government officials to visit 11 enterprises in Japan for business...

Leadframe maker SDI to attract investment from material supplier

Mar 3, 14:51

Shuen Der Industry (SDI) has announced it plans to draw investment via private placement from Mitsubishi Shindoh, which produces copper strips for leadframes. The leadframe maker...

Ledtech enters Japan LED light bar market with Mitsubishi partnership

Aug 7, 13:30

LED packaging house Ledtech Electronics has signed an agreement with Japan-based Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha (MKK) for the manufacture of LED light bars, according to the company.

CMC Magnetics lands OEM order for Blu-ray Disc discs from Mitsubishi Kagaku Media

Newswatch - Feb 25, 11:07

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has obtained an OEM order for blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs from Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM), a subsidiary...

Taiwan IC substrate supply chain seeing more outsourcing and material orders from Japan

Jan 12, 12:17

Due to the appreciating Japanese yen, Japan's first-tier IC substrate makers have increased their outsourcing, benefiting Taiwan companies, according to market watchers.

Mitsubishi Chemical to produce high-power laser diodes used in Blu-ray pick-up heads

Aug 14, 14:27

Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical, in view of global short supply of Blu-ray Disc (BD) pick-up heads (PUHs), is planning to step into production of high-power (200-300mW) laser diodes...

Vizio not worried by patent lawsuit

Jun 6, 02:05

Vizio, in response to a lawsuit filed by competitors, including Mitsubishi Electric and Samsung Electronics, who accuse it of violating video compression technology patents, has remarked...