High copper price damaging profitability of notebook component makers

Feb 15, 01:15

Taiwan-based makers of notebook components such as connector, cable, power supply and cooling modules are seeing their profitability drop as the recent global copper price is hovering...

Chicony expected 20% on-year growth in 2011 revenues

Jan 17, 16:52

Notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics is expected to achieve an on-year growth of 20% for its consolidated revenues in 2011, up from NT$60.5 billion (US$2.08 billion) in 2010,...

Phihong achieves strong results for December

Jan 17, 16:47

Taiwan-based power supply and cable maker Phihong Technology announced revenues of NT$1.42 billion (US$48.93 million) for December 2010, up 5.6% on month, with revenues for the year...

Buynow to adopt LED lighting devices from Chicony Power

Dec 28, 01:55

Taiwan-based power supply maker Chicony Power Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicony Electronics, started shipping LED lighting device in November to Clevo's China retail...

Adoption by Intel makes digital controllers mainstream technology, says Petrov Group

Oct 29, 10:37

The next generation of Intel's power architecture, VR12, to be introduced in the third quarter of 2011 represents a watershed industry event, according to Boris Petrov, managing director...

Delta considers creating a brand for electric car solutions for B2B market

Oct 21, 01:25

Taiwan-based power supply maker Delta Electronics is considering creating a brand in the business to business market for its electric car solutions, according to company chairman...

Power supply maker FSP posts record sales in 3Q10

Oct 7, 15:01

Power supply maker FSP Technology has reported record revenues of NT$1.553 billion (US$50.525 million) for September 2010, pushing its third-quarter revenues to NT$4.482 billion to...

Limited impact from rise in NT dollar, say Delta and Lite-On Tech

Oct 5, 01:25

Power supply maker Delta Electronics indicated that profits from currency exchange rates in the first half of 2010 came to NT$275 million (US$8.86 million), and since the company...

Foxconn LCD inverter joint venture to acquire shares from a power supply maker

Sep 14, 15:00

Ampower Holding, a joint venture between Chi Mei Optoelectronics and Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry), will join a private fund raiser started by Taiwan-based power supply maker...

Delta revenues up slightly in August

Sep 10, 10:54

Delta Electronics has posted revenues of NT$16.27 billion (US$509.15 million) for August, up a mere 1% from the previous month. For the first eight months of 2010, revenues reached...

Passive component maker Yageo sees strong demand from networking, handset and power supply sectors in 3Q10

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,...

Taiwan-based power supply unit makers post strong 2Q10 sales

Jul 20, 14:47

Power supply unit (PSU) maker Delta Electronics registered NT$42.68 billion (US$1.32 billion) in revenues in the second quarter of 2010, up 27.5% sequentially. Fellow PSU companies...

LED TV vendors to increase outsourcing of power supplies in 2011, says Delta CEO

Jul 2, 14:43

Delta Electronics has begun producing power supply units (PSUs) for LED-backlit LCD TV vendors based in Japan, South Korea, Europe and Taiwan, according to company CEO Yancey Hai.

Chicony to benefit from Xbox 360 Natal Project

Jun 10, 15:04

Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics is expected to benefit from Microsoft Xbox 360's Natal Project by supplying power supplies and webcam modules, and already started shipping in June,...

Taiwan-based power supply makers raise prices by 10%, says paper

Newswatch - May 5, 11:59

With continuous shortage of upstream materials and strong demand from system makers, Taiwan-based power supply companies have already hiked prices or are planning to do so, according...

Notebook power supply and cooling module makers plan to increase price

Apr 1, 11:56

Makers of notebook power supplies and cooling modules are preparing to increase their quotes as the rising labor costs in China as well as increasing copper prices are impacting their...

Supply of protective components tightens

Jan 27, 10:54

Taiwan-based protective component makers have seen better-than-expected order volumes in January, with the shortage gap reaching tens of millions of units, according to market sources...

Lite-On Tech December revenues highest for 2009

Jan 8, 16:33

Lite-On Technology saw its consolidated revenues up 2% sequentially and 32% on year to NT$9.66 billion (US$303.1 million) in December 2009, the company's highest monthly figure for...

Taiwan-based capacitor makers enjoy growth in November 2009

Dec 11, 14:31

Taiwan-based aluminum capacitor makers Lelon Electronics, Kaimei Electronic, Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial and Teapo Electronic saw November 2009 revenues increase 6%, 30%,...

Delta reports sequential increase in September revenues

Oct 12, 15:31

Delta Electronics has announced consolidated September revenues of NT$12.57 billion (US$389.57 million), representing a 13% increase compared to NT$11.15 billion for August, but a...

Lelon seeing stable orders of wind power capacitors

Oct 2, 15:55

Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics is seeing stable orders for wind power products. Lelon said it expects to expand shipments to an existing customer and products...

Lite-On opens East China regional headquarters

Sep 28, 16:12

Lite-On Technology officially opened today its East China Regional Headquarters in Wujin, Changzhou, which will serve as the company's first green energy base, according to the com...

Lite-On Technology to kick off production at new China base on September 27

Sep 11, 16:44

Lite-On Technology's new operation center in Jiangsu, China will start production on September 27 with an aim to consolidate the company's production facilities for power supply,...

Lite-On Tech reports net profit of NT$1.63 billion for 2Q09

Aug 31, 17:08

Lite-On Tech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$22.7 billion (US$689.65 million) for the second quarter, up 17% sequentially. Net profits increased 336% sequentially to NT$1.63...

Power supply vendors Delta and Lite-On Tech see July revenues up

Aug 11, 11:25

Delta Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$10.58 billion (US$321.8 million) for July 2009, representing a 4% increase compared to NT$10.13 billion for June but a...

Power supply to see growth in lighting applications despite 30% decline in industrial market in 2009, says IMS Research

Jul 22, 15:33

The world merchant power supply market is projected to decline by over 15% in 2009, with the industrial power supply sector falling in excess of 30%, according to IMS Research.

Delta sees June revenues up 8% sequentially

Jul 10, 17:15

Taiwan-based power supply vendor Delta Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$10.13 billion (NT$307 million) for June 2009, representing an 8% increase as compared...

Protective component maker Thinking cuts into Japan supply chain

Jun 3, 10:58

Thinking Electronic has received power supply orders from Japan-based TV makers with shipments beginning in April. The orders are expected to help boost revenues performance, said...

Lite-On Tech April revenues up 2% sequentially

May 11, 15:19

Lite-On Technology has reported April consolidated revenue of NT$7.52 billion (US$220.68 million), up 2% sequentially due to improved demand and new product launches. But the revenues...

Delta revenues down 1% sequentially in April

May 11, 15:11

Delta Electronics has announced that its consolidated revenues for April 2009 totaled NT$9.73 billion (US$296.41 million), representing a 1% decrease compared to NT$9.8 billion for...

Delta reports profits of NT$1.71 billion for 1Q09

Apr 28, 17:20

Delta Electronics has announced consolidated first-quarter sales of NT$25.59 billion (US$759 million), down 20% sequentially and down 24% on year. The company had operating profit...

Lite-On Tech reports 4Q08 profits

Apr 9, 12:09

Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$25.3 billion (US$749.41 million) and net profits of NT$325 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result of product...

AcBel to enter LED streetlamp market

Apr 2, 15:20

Power supply maker AcBel Polytech, a subsidiary of the Kinpo-Compal Group, has announced plans to cut into the LED streetlamp market. However, the company will focus only on the supply...

Power supply maker FSP enters LED streetlamp market

Newswatch - Mar 10, 14:55

Taiwan-based power supply maker FSP Technology has entered the LED streetlamp market, with current shipments reaching 1,000-2,000 units per month, according to market sources.

Chicony negotiating for PlayStation 3 power supply orders

Dec 18, 01:00

Chicony Electronics is aggressively trying to land power supply orders for the PlayStation 3 from Sony and expects to hear good news about the deal in 2009, according to the compan...