Last update: Tuesday 21 May 2013 [281 news items]
Aluminum capacitor Teapo swings to profit in 2Q10
Aug 26, 10:16
Aluminum capacitor maker Teapo Electronic posted net profits of NT$95 million (US$2.97 million) in the second quarter, offsetting a loss of NT$36 million recorded in the first quarter...
Passive component maker WTC looks to higher capex spending in 2011
Aug 25, 14:20
Passive component maker Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) expects its capex spending in 2011 to be higher than the NT$2 billion (US$62.47 million) projected for 2010, according...
Inductor maker Chilisin expects sequential revenue growth in 3Q10
Aug 20, 13:58
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics is expected to see its revenues grow over 10% sequentially in third-quarter 2010 due to increased output of wire wound SMD, power and multilayer...
Inductor makers could feel price pressure in 4Q10
Aug 18, 14:52
Taiwan-based inductor makers are cautious about the third quarter, which is traditionally the peak season, as orders from notebook clients have slowed since July, according to industry...
Passive component manufacturing equipment makers extend delivery lead times
Aug 13, 12:28
Some Taiwan-based passive component manufacturing equipment makers have been forced to postpone delivery lead times to 2-3 months due to a shortage of parts and components, according...
Passive component maker Feei Cherng looks to increased sales in 3Q10
Newswatch - Aug 12, 14:45
Solid capacitor vendor Feei Cherng expects its sales to continue growing in the third quarter although the company saw revenues decline 14.7% sequentially to NT$202.68 million (US$6.37...
Ferric core maker Acme posts strong EPS in 1H10
Aug 12, 12:16
Ferric core and sapphire ingot maker Acme Electronics has posted net profits of NT$120 million (US$3.77 million) or NT$1.04 per share, on revenues of NT$973 million in the first half...
Passive component makers Thinking and Acme post record high revenues in July
Aug 9, 16:51
Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial and ferric core maker Acme Electronics both saw their revenues hit a historical high in July amid strong demand for their...
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...
Holy Stone posts profit decline in 2Q10 despite rise in revenues
Aug 4, 14:49
Passive component maker Holy Stone Enterprise saw its pre-tax profits decline 17.4% sequentially to NT$249 million (US$7.84 million) in second-quarter 2010 although revenues were...
Inductor maker Mag.Layers posts NT$4.20 EPS in 1H10
Jul 29, 15:47
Inductor maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has posted net profits of NT$173 million (US$5.4 million) for the second quarter, generating an EPS of NT$4.20 for the first six months...
Jul 28, 11:31
Passive component maker Yageo expects its revenues to increase 10% sequentially in the third quarter buoyed by strong demand from the network equipment, power supply and handset segments,...
Inductor makers Chilisin and Mag.Layers look to all-time high 3Q10 revenues
Jul 23, 13:42
Inductor makers Chilisin Electronics and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics both expect to see their revenues hit all-time high levels in the third quarter due to strong demand, according...
Equipment maker All Ring Tech to see revenues hit all-time high in 2010
Jul 22, 16:20
All Ring Tech is expected to see revenues reach an all-time high in 2010, according to industry sources. The equipment maker has started fulfilling orders placed by IC backend and...
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,...
Passive component maker WTC 2Q10 revenues higher than expected
Jul 8, 13:57
Passive component maker Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.08 billion (US$157.86 million) for the second quarter, up 21.5% from the previous...
Capacitor maker Lelon hits record high in three consecutive months
Jul 8, 13:56
Aluminum capacitor maker Lelon Electronics saw its revenues hit a record high for the third straight month, at NT$400.73 million (US$12.45 million) in June, representing an increase...
Taiwan passive component makers reach 2Q10 sales target despite revenue declines in June
Jul 7, 16:43
Passive component makers Yageo and Holy Stone posted declines in June revenues but both companies still reached their second-quarter sales targets. With orders still in excess of...
All Ring seeing strong orders from LED sector; revenues to hit new high in June
Jul 2, 14:53
Equipment maker All Ring Tech has estimated that revenues for June 2010 hit a record for the second consecutive month, amid strong orders particularly from LED customers.
Ferrite core maker Acme to expand capacity at Kunshan plant
Newswatch - Jun 30, 16:18
Ferric core maker Acme Electronics plans to ramp up the capacity of its plant in Kunshan, China as current strong sales of passive components have pushed demand for ferric cores,...
Passive component distributors Podak expects flat revenues in 3Q10
Jun 30, 15:32
Passive component distributor Podak has revealed that it has seen its order visibility extending to September, but expects its revenues to stay flat in the third quarter due to particularly...
Passive component maker WTC to ramp up high-end MLCCs
Jun 28, 15:01
Passive component maker Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) plans to resume operations at plant 2 in Kaohsiung focusing on the production of high-end MLCC (multi-layer ceramic-chip...
Passive component shortages to continue in 3Q10
Jun 25, 13:48
Supplies of a wide range of passive components, including tantalum and aluminum capacitors, inductors, MLCCs, and chip resistors, will continue to be short of demand in the third...
Inductor maker Chilisin to acquire 54% share in Belkin
Jun 18, 14:31
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has announced that it plans to take up a 54% stake in China-based power choke maker Belkin International. In additional news, Pierre Chen, incumbent...
Passive component maker Feei Cherng to swing to profits in 2Q10
Jun 11, 16:47
Passive component maker Feei Cherng is expected to swing to profits in the second quarter of 2010 due to increasing shipments of MLCCs and solid capacitors as well as an improvement...
Most passive component makers report revenue growth for May
Jun 8, 14:13
Yageo, the largest MLCC (multi-layer ceramic capacitor) maker in Taiwan, has announced consolidated revenues for May 2010 reached an all-time high of NT$2.404 billion (US$74.04 million)...
Inductor maker Chilisin revenues hit record high for three consecutive months
Jun 4, 13:52
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics saw its consolidated revenues hit an all-time high for the third straight month, at NT$256 million (US$7.96 million) in May 2010. May's figures...
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...
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,...
Mag.Layers enjoys strong May shipments due to low inventory levels in the supply chain
May 26, 15:00
Passive component maker Mag.Layers Scientific Technics should post a new monthly revenue record in May 2010, and second-quarter revenues are expected to increase 25% sequentially,...
Solid capacitor maker Matsuki Polymer expected to see profits on higher prices
May 25, 13:38
Matsuki Polymer Technology, a solid-capacitor making subsidiary of passive component maker Feei Cherng, is expected to see a return to profitability in the second quarter of 2010...
Inductor maker King Core posts pre-tax EPS of NT$0.62 for Jan-Apr period
May 20, 11:14
Inductor maker King Core Electronics has reported an EPS of NT$0.62 before taxes for the first four months of 2010. Thanks to clear order visibility, the company also expects its...
Mag.Layers shipping RF components to Samsung
May 14, 16:41
Inductor maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics will begin to ship its RF components to Samsung Electronics this quarter, and expects the ratio of passive component shipments to clients...
All Ring shipping passive component manufacturing equipment to Japan
May 13, 15:58
Taiwan-based All Ring Tech has begun shipping passive component manufacturing equipment in small volumes to a Japan-based vendor, according to company chairman Larry Lu.
Passive component makers post strong revenue gains in April
May 7, 17:03
Passive component makers Ralec Electronics and Polytronics Technology (PTTC) both saw their consolidated revenues hit record high levels in April 2010, while Yageo's April revenues...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 9h 5min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 9h 7min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 9h 12min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 9h 34min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 9h 35min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 10h 32min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 10h 42min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 10h 48min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 9h 28min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 9h 46min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 50min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 11h 16min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 13min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 12h 21min ago
Diodes announces self-protected MOSFET
Diodes has introduced its new self-protected metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). Packaged in the 2.3x2.8mm footprint 'flat' SOT23F package, the device takes...
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- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
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- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.