Young Fast to raise capital for equipment purchase

Sep 24, 10:40

The board of directors of touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has approved the issue of new stocks to raise NT$85 million (US$2.69 million) for equipment procurement and...

GTOC to start production at China subsidiary at the beginning of 2011

Sep 17, 01:10

Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, is scheduled to start operating its reinforced glass production...

China government concerned about overheating in LED investments

Sep 16, 15:03

Current orders for MOCVD equipment, which is used in LED chip production, from China have reached 1,400-1,600 sets, according to sources from the LED sector, and officials from China's...

TPT subscribes to additional shares in Yeu Hwan

Sep 14, 02:10

Optoelectronics PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) is increasing its stake in peer company Yeu Hwan Technology through a subscription of additional shares. TPT has raised its stake...

Touch panel makers to begin shipping medium-size capacitive touch panels in small volume in Sep-Oct 2010

Sep 14, 01:10

Taiwan-based touch panel makers Cando, Young Fast Optoelectronics, Wintek and Sintek Photonics will begin shipping in small volume medium-size capacitive touch panels used in tablet...

Arima Optoelectronics to set up epitaxial wafer plant in Wujiang

Sep 10, 12:10

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Arima Optoelectronics has signed an agreement with the government of Wujiang of China's Jiangsu Province to build an epitaxial wafer...

Young Fast reports 28% on-month growth in August revenues

Sep 9, 11:52

Touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has announced revenues of NT$1.66 billion (US$51.92 million) for August, up 28% on month and 39% on year with combined revenues from January-August...

GTOC reports 14% sequential drop for August revenues

Sep 7, 11:31

Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, saw its August revenues decrease 14% sequentially but increase 367% on...

Arima Optoelectronics to set up new LED epitaxy subsidiary in China

Aug 31, 11:43

LED chipmaker Arima Optoelectronics will invest US$30 million maximum to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary for LED epitaxy manufacturing in Wujiang of China's Jiangsu Province, with...

TCL 8.5G LCD plant to start mass production in 4Q11

Aug 27, 16:43

China Star OptoELectronics Technology (CSOT), a subsidiary of China-based TCL, is scheduled to start equipment installation at the 8.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in May 2011...

LG Display maintains plans for advanced panel production in China

Aug 27, 16:30

Despite recent rumors saying that Korea-based TFT-LCD panel makers have given up plans to set up advanced production plants in China, LG Display (LGD) will maintain its plans to build...

PCB maker TPT expects demand to pick up in September

Newswatch - Aug 25, 15:11

PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which focuses on optoelectronics boards, expects demand from customers to start picking up in mid-September. Orders have recently slowed down,...

PCB maker APCB sees modest revenue growth in 3Q10

Aug 18, 16:11

Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB), which mainly supplies PCBs for notebook peripheral, LCD TV and LED light applications, expects consolidated revenues for the third quarter of...

Capacitive touch panels to take 40-50% share in handset market in 2011, says Young Fast

Aug 16, 12:51

Resistive touch technology will maintain an over 50% market share in the handset market in 2011 with capacitive touch technology closing in at 40-50%, as touch panel makers continue...

Young Fast posts net profit of NT$974 million for 2Q10

Aug 13, 17:07

Touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has posted net profits of NT$974 million (US$30.48 million) for the second quarter of 2010 with an EPS of NT$7.32 and NT$11.48 for the...

Major touch panel makers dominate orders from top-5 handset vendors

Jul 23, 15:17

Major touch panel makers including Wintek, TPK Touch Solutions, Young Fast Optoelectronics, J Touch and Japan-based Nissha are dominating orders from the top-five handset vendors,...

TPT and Tripod look to strong orders for optoelectronics PCBs in 3Q10

Jul 15, 14:18

PCB makers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology have both revealed that orders for optoelectronics boards from the LCD TV sector will remain strong in the third quarter,...

G-Tech sees strong growth in June revenues

Jul 8, 16:25

Optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group, has announced revenues of NT$222 million (US$6.9...

G-Tech and TPK Touch to establish reinforced glass substrate JV in China

Jun 24, 17:08

Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, announced on June 23 it will establish a joint venture...

Gio expands LED capacity to satisfy CMI demand

Jun 24, 15:49

Gio Optoelectronics, a LED making subsidiary of Chimei Innolux (CMI), will expand its SMT production lines from four currently to 24 and raise packaging capacity from 40 million units...

Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights

Jun 22, 12:05

With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high...

I-Chiun to set up fourth plant in China; Arima Opto to reduce capital

Jun 18, 14:50

The board of directors of LED leadframe maker I-Chiun Precision Industry has decided to invest US$2.5 million to set up a production plant in Jiangmen of Guangdong Province, China,...

Taiwan to hold two international optoelectronics shows

Jun 8, 15:55

The Display Taiwan 2010 show focusing on the latest display technologies and the Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2010 featuring LED lighting will take place concurrently in Taipei from...

AUO, CMI to reelect boards of directors in June

Jun 2, 14:53

AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display are both scheduled to hold board of directors meetings on June 18, while the board of directors of Chimei Innolux (CMI) will hold a meeting...

G-Tech to establish 6G production line

May 27, 15:58

Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, plans to establish a 6G production line and expects...

Makers of optoelectronics PCBs raise prices by 5-10% in May

May 12, 11:34

Some optoelectronics board vendors such as Tripod Technology have raised their quotes by 5-10% in May due to increased material costs and tight capacity, according to industry sour...

Arima Optoelectronics reports losses for 1Q10

May 4, 11:35

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Arima Optoelectronics suffered a negative gross margin of 36.6%, net operating loss of NT$148 million (US$4.6 million) and net loss...

Chimei Innolux CEO reportedly to meet TPV president in mid-April

Apr 14, 10:18

Chimei Innolux Corporation (CMI) chairman Hsing C Tuan reportedly will visit TPV Technology president Jason Hsuan in mid-April though the two firms have already turned from partners...

Young Fast March revenues up over 50% sequentially

Apr 9, 15:25

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has posted revenues of NT$1.58 billion (US$50.09 million) for March, up 51.3% sequentially and 80.52% on year.

AUO to surpass Chimei Innolux in LTPS capacity, says Digitimes Research

Apr 6, 14:58

Low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) capacity of AU Optronics (AUO) will surpass that of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) after the acquisition of AFPD, a subsidiary of Toshiba Mobile...

Arima Optoelectronics to downsize capital by 25%

Mar 31, 15:58

Arima Optoelectronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, on March 30 announced the reduction in its paid-in capital by NT$920.31 million (US$28.8 million) or...

China likely to approve investment proposals from global top-4 LCD panel makers, say sources

Mar 25, 15:24

China is expected to approve investment proposals submitted by the global top-four LCD panel makers - Samsung Electronics, LG Display (LGD), AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux...

CMO starts 8.5G production

Mar 12, 16:12

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has started production at its 8.5G plant and will see actual products in April, and the plant will have a monthly capacity of 24,000 substrates by the...

Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT to report strong January

Feb 10, 16:31

With demand from panel and DRAM module customers picking up, Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) stands a good chance of reporting double-digit sales growth sequentially for January, according...

AUO reportedly headhunting talent from CMO

Jan 21, 15:01

AU Optronics (AUO) reportedly has set up an office in southern Taiwan to headhunt talent from Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) ahead of the rival LCD panel maker's merger with Innolux...