Last update: Tuesday 12 March 2013 [23 news items]
Nichidenbo sees improvements in order visibility
Mar 12, 14:43
Nichidenbo, which distributes aluminum MLCCs for Japan-based Nippon Chemi-Con in Taiwan, has seen the ratio of long-term orders improve recently and will see its revenues rebound...
Passive component supplier Nichidenbo looks to strong sales in 1Q13
Jan 24, 12:34
Passive component supplier Nichidenbo, which distributes capacitor and resistor parts for vendors including Nippon Chemi-Con, is expected to see its revenues grow by a double-digit...
Nichidenbo 2011 profits up despite revenue drop
Mar 22, 16:00
Nichidenbo, which distributes capacitor and resistor parts for vendors including Nippon Chemi-Con, saw its profits in 2011 grow slightly despite lower revenues.
Passive component distributors post sales growth in February
Mar 12, 16:30
Taiwan-based distributors of passive components, including Honey Hope Honesty (3H), Nichidenbo and Podak, have all reported revenue growth sequentially for February 2012.
Taiwan, Japan capacitor makers express mixed views on the market
Feb 15, 01:20
Taiwan-based aluminum electrolytic capacitor makers have expressed optimism toward order visibility and expect growth in second-quarter 2012. However, Japan-based firms continue to...
Nichidenbo pessimistic about demand for solid-state capacitors
Nov 22, 16:27
Taiwan-based Nichidenbo is cautious about the market for solid-state capacitors due to sluggish end-market demand, according to the passive component distributor.
Peak season effects to be weak in 3Q11, says capacitor vendor Nichidenbo
Jun 14, 13:31
Nichidenbo, the Taiwan sales agent for Japan-based aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Nippon Chemi-Con, has stated that sales of capacitor products in Taiwan are unlikely to enjoy...
Supply of Japan-made PV inverter-use aluminum capacitors to not ease until 3Q11
Apr 21, 16:57
Nichidenbo (NDB), which mainly distributes Japan-made aluminum electrolytic capacitors, has revealed that the supply of Japan-made aluminum capacitors for PV inverter applications...
Passive component distributor NDB enters PV inverter supply chain
Jan 20, 01:55
Nichidenbo (NDB), which mainly distributes Japan-made aluminum electrolytic capacitors, has entered the supply chain of major China-based PV inverter suppliers, according to company...
Capacitor distributor NDB asked to postpone shipments
Sep 14, 02:15
Nichidenbo (NDB), the Greater China distributor for Nippon Chemi-con's capacitors, has received requests from its clients to postpone third-quarter shipments to the fourth quarter...
Passive component distributors Nichidenbo and 3H post sequential revenue gains in June
Jul 9, 12:25
Passive component distributors Nichidenbo and Honey Hope Honesty (3H) both saw their revenues grow 2% sequentially to NT$308 million (US$9.59 million) and NT$372 million, respectively,...
Tight supplies of aluminum and solid capacitors to last till year-end, says Nichidenbo chairman
Jun 21, 15:34
The current tight supply of aluminum capacitors is expected to last until the end of 2010 due to limited capacity ramps from vendors, according to Jen-hu Huang, chairman of Nichidenbo,...

Passive component demand to remain strong in 3Q10
Jun 1, 14:28
Demand for passive components will continue to grow in the third quarter as compared to the prior quarter, pushing up revenue growth at passive component distributors and vendors,...
Strong component sales boost Nichidenbo March revenues
Apr 12, 16:10
Nichidenbo, a passive component distributor of Nippon Chemi-con in Taiwan, has posted revenues of NT$313 million (US$9.92 million) for March, increasing 41.7% from the previous mon...
Aluminum capacitor supply to improve in 2Q10
Mar 17, 11:46
Tight supply of aluminum capacitors is expected to ease in the second quarter thanks to improving supply of aluminum foils, according to industry sources.
Japan-based aluminum capacitor makers raise quotes
Jan 6, 16:09
Japan-based aluminum capacitor makers have increased quotes since the fourth quarter of 2009, which are expected to be reflected in the Taiwan market in January 2010 at the earliest,...
Taiwan-based aluminum capacitor makers likely to report stable sales and profits for 4Q09
Dec 7, 16:35
Taiwan-based aluminum capacitor makers are likely to report stable sales for the fourth quarter due to better-than-expected demand in the traditionally low season, according to industry...
Aluminum capacitor prices will remain stable, says Nichidenbo
Nov 6, 16:34
Nichidenbo, a distributor of Nippon Chemi-con in Taiwan, has said ASPs of aluminum capacitors will remain stable and are not likely to increase temporarily due to appreciation of...
Lelon scores new high in September revenues thanks to China holidays
Oct 8, 15:54
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has announced record revenues of NT$324 million (US$10.1 million) for September 2009, due to clients shifting forward orders...
Nichidenbo seeing online games boost passive component orders
Jul 6, 15:13
Taiwan-based Nichidenbo, which chiefly distributes passive components from Japan, has reported revenues of NT$155 million (US$4.71 million) for June, up 17.4% due to increased demand...
Japan-made capacitors in tight supply
Apr 7, 11:46
Supply of high-capacitance MLCCs and high-voltage aluminum-electrolytic capacitors, as well as other passive components, produced by Japan-based Nippon Chemi-Con and fellow makers...
No increase for Japan-sourced aluminum capacitor prices during 1Q09, says Nichidenbo
Feb 10, 17:04
Nichidenbo, a distributor of Nippon Chemi-con in Taiwan, has indicated that the price of aluminum capacitors will not be increased during the first quarter of 2009 unless material...
NDB to raise aluminum capacitor prices from July
Jun 19, 12:25
Nichidenbo (NDB), a distributor of Nippon Chemi-con in Taiwan, indicated that it plans to raise the price of aluminum capacitors by 3-10% from July in order to reflect rising material...
- 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
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