Last update: Wednesday 6 March 2013 [67 news items]
PTTC to delay capacity expansion for thermal conductive boards
Nov 22, 13:43
Taiwan-based passive device maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) will defer the planned expansion of its monthly production capacity for thermal conductive boards (TCBs) used in LED...
Taiwan passive component makers gear up to cultivate car electronics market
Nov 18, 11:14
Chip resistor suppliers Yageo and Walsin Technology, and protective component makers Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology have all geared up to enhance their...
Polytronics sales expected to grow over 30% in 2011
Nov 18, 01:50
Market watchers expect Polytronics Technology to enjoy over 30% growth in revenues in 2011. However, the company's gross margin for the year will dip slightly to about 40%, due to...
Polytronics expects 4Q10 sales to drop 15%
Nov 16, 14:25
Circuit protection device maker Polytronics Technology expects its sales to decrease by about 15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, citing traditional slow demand in the...
PPTC component maker Polytronics pushing sales to LED lighting and lithium battery segments
Sep 29, 13:59
Polytronics Technology (PTTC), a supplier of polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) components, has been pushing the sale of its products to the handset lithium battery...
Polytronics cuts into supply chain for smartphones with PPTC resistors
Sep 24, 01:55
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has revealed that its SMD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors have been adopted by smartphone vendors, for...
Protective component maker PTTC posts strong EPS in 1H10
Aug 30, 10:46
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has posted net profits of NT$171 million (US$5.34 million) in the first half of 2010, translating into an EPS of NT$2.35,...
Protective component maker PTTC reports strong on-year revenue gains for July
Aug 11, 15:10
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$135.81 million (US$4.28 million) for July 2010, up 2.3% sequentially and 47% on year...
Polytronics draws 2-year thermal conductive board expansion plan
Jun 17, 15:41
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has drawn up a two-year capacity expansion plan to ramp up its production of thermal conductive boards for LED backlight applications...
PTTC to raise NT$60 million for capacity ramp
May 19, 15:15
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology Corporation (PTTC) will raise NT$60 million (US$1.88 million) through a capital expansion project to raise its production capacity...
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...
Polytronics expanding thermal conductive board capacity
Apr 14, 14:05
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) is ramping up its capacity for thermal conductive boards (or insulated metal substrates) to 80,000 square feet a month by...
Polytronics Technology March 2010 revenues highest in six months
Apr 8, 14:09
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has posted revenues of NT$112 million (US$3.54 million) for March 2010, the company's highest level in six months, according to the...
Protective component maker Polytronics reports profits for 2009
Mar 16, 15:41
Polytronics Technology has announced net income of NT$199 million (US$6.24 million) on revenues of NT$949 million for 2009, representing an on-year growth of 5.8% in sales and 23.2%...
Polytronics posts growth in February 2010 thanks to shipments of heat sink substrates
Mar 10, 14:58
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology saw sales generated from heat sink substrates exceed the NT$10 million mark (US$313 million) in February 2010, compared to NT$5 million...
Most passive component makers see strong sales growth in January 2010
Feb 8, 15:44
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers, including Cyntec, Polytronics Technology and Chilisin Electronics, posted sequential revenue growth in January 2010 buoyed by demand from...
Polytronics to ship PPTC resistors to client in Korea in 2Q10
Jan 15, 11:52
Taiwan-based passive component maker Polytronics Technology will begin to ship SLD/ALD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors for use in handset lithium batteries...

Polytronics to expand thermal pad capacity in 2010
Dec 9, 17:01
Polytronics Technology plans to expand its capacity for thermal pads in 2010 and expects the segment to become its major growth driver next year, with a revenue share reaching 20%,...
Taiwan-based passive device makers Polytronics, Thinking Electronic see prospects for new products
Nov 18, 14:26
Passive device maker Polytronics Technology has received verification from clients on its new LED heat dissipation plate product line and expects to see demand from Taiwan- and South...

Protective component makers optimistic about future outlook despite revenue decline in October 2009
Nov 10, 14:52
Taiwan-based protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology both saw revenues decline by more than 10% in October 2009. However, they are optimistic about...
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers to see 4Q09 revenue drops narrow pushed by iPhone sales
Oct 23, 15:26
Yageo, Cyntec, Polytronics Technology, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, Thinking Electronic and TXC are expected to see narrower revenue declines or flat revenues in the fourth quarter...
Polytronics 3Q09 pre-tax profits almost double
Oct 14, 16:30
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has announced revenues for the third quarter grew 30.9% sequentially to NT$309 million (US$9.55 million), with pre-tax profits jumping...

Passive device makers seeing tight capacity due to strong seasonal demand
Newswatch - Sep 22, 15:24
Some of Taiwan's passive component makers have seen their production capacities fall short of order volumes due to seasonal demand from the notebook, handset and home appliance sectors,...
Sep 17, 16:30
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology started trading on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) today (September 17).
Polytronics sees increasing PPTC resistor shipments to handset segment
Sep 2, 16:57
Polytronics Technology's polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) products used in handsets and handset batteries have entered the supply chain of Japan-based makers and...
Taiwan passive component makers to benefit from strong iPhone sales
Newswatch - Aug 21, 13:49
Shipments from Taiwan passive component makers are expected to peak in October thanks to strong sales of iPhone, according to industry sources. Yageo, TXC, Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics,...
Protective component suppliers Thinking, Polytronics to see more than 10% revenue growth in July
Jul 30, 10:28
Taiwan protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology are expected to enjoy more than 10% sequential revenue growth in July thanks to strong seasonal demand...
Protection component maker Polytronics expects increased shipments in 3Q09
Jul 3, 17:04
Protection component maker Polytronics Technology has begun shipments of a new line of SLD circuit protection devices used in lithium batteries to a handset vendor. Monthly shipments...
Passive component makers Cyntec and Polytronics to enjoy growth of new products in 2H09
Jun 26, 11:44
Cyntec and Polytronics Technology both expect shipments of new products to grow significantly in the second half of the year. Cyntec expects its small-size RF power chokes and 0201...

Passive component makers report sequential revenue drops for May
Jun 10, 15:14
Taiwan's passive component makers Yageo, Cyntec and Polytronics Technology have posted slight sequential revenue drops for May and expect revenues to continue to decline in June,...
Taiwan maker Polytronics sees growing thermistor opportunities
May 12, 17:09
Taiwan-based maker Polytronics Technology, in addition to growing shipments of surface mount device (SMD) polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) thermistors used in netbooks,...
Holy Stone, Polytronics see slower revenue growth in April
May 8, 16:12
Passive component makers Holy Stone and Polytronics Technology saw April revenues increase 11.5% and 18.6% to NT$984 million (US$29.87 million) and NT$74.59 million, respectively,...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 3h 47min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 4h 1min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 4h 13min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 4h 59min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 5h 25min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 5h 37min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 5h 41min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 5h 42min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 5h 45min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 6h 27min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 7h 27min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 4h 13min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 4h 21min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 4h 42min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 52min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 3min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 5h 4min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 5h 5min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 5h 37min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 6h 40min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 6h 40min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 7h 36min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| GTSM (OTC) | 120.38 | +0.64 | +0.53% |

| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |

- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
















