Taiwan chip resistor firms post mixed December results

Jan 9, 15:25

Ralec Electronic has posted lower sales for December from November, affected by falling product ASPs and fewer orders from clients due to inventory accounting procedures.

Yageo announces 03015 chip resistor

Jan 6, 12:39

Yageo has announced that the company recently developed a prototype chip resistor measuring just 0.30x0.15mm, which is 44% smaller than 01005-size products available on the market.

Chip resistor suppliers report revenue drops for May

Jun 10, 14:52

Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics saw their consolidated revenues decrease 4.3% and 5.9%, respectively, on month in May 2011. The drops were due to several orders placed in adv...

Thinking Electronic expanding resistor capacity

May 31, 14:44

Taiwan-based passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has seen its production capacity fully occupied and is expanding its production capacity for varistors, thermistors...

Resistor makers to see decreased 1Q11 gross margins

Mar 30, 12:19

Taiwan-based chip resistor makers including Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are expected to see gross margins erode by rising raw material costs in the first quarter 2011, according...

Taiwan passive component material suppliers seeing uptick in orders

Mar 24, 01:10

Aluminum foil maker Liton Technology and Leatec Fine Ceramic, a supplier of chip resistor substrates, are both seeing increases in orders amid uncertainty over the supply line from...

Thinking wins thermo-sensitive resistor orders from US tablet PC vendors

Mar 23, 01:15

Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has received thermo-sensitive resistor orders for US-based tablet PC vendors, according to the company.

Laser Tek sees strong demand for resistor laser trimming machines

Mar 21, 15:53

Passive component manufacturing equipment maker Laser Tek has revealed that orders for its embedded resistor laser trimmers for second-quarter 2011 are stronger than those received...

Viking Tech to expand thin-film resistor capacity 20-30% in 2011

Mar 1, 16:45

Taiwan-based Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, plans to expand capacity for thin-film resistors by 20-30% in 2011 to meet demand from...

Protective component makers announce positive 2010 results

Feb 15, 01:30

Taiwan-based protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology have announced unaudited financial results for 2010. Hampered by exchange rate volatility in...

Prices for large-size chip resistors to rise 5-10% in 1Q11

Jan 7, 02:05

Chip resistor makers are mulling plans to raise quotes for large-size products, including 0603-and-above sizes, by 5-10% later in the first quarter of 2011 to reflect tight supply,...

Chip resistor supplier Ta-I likely to post sequential fall in 3Q10 gross margin

Oct 1, 01:50

Market watchers expect gross margins at Ta-I Technology to fall by up to 5% sequentially to 35-36% in the third quarter of 2010, due to changes in exchange rates and rising raw material...

Chip resistor orders declining, say sources

Sep 16, 13:41

Taiwan-based chip resistor makers saw the pace of incoming orders start drifting down in the second half of August 2010, and prospects are likely to remain flat in September, according...

Chip resistor maker Ta-I sees gross margin strengthen in 2Q10

Aug 24, 13:55

Ta-I Technology, a supplier of chip resistors and protective components, saw gross margins reach 37.5% in the second quarter, according to data released by the company. The figure...

Ta-I to post better-than-expected 2Q10 results

Aug 17, 14:41

Taiwan-based chip resistor supplier Ta-I Technology performed better-than-expected in the second quarter of 2010, according to market watchers. The company's gross margin for the...

Chip-resistor substrate supply to remain tight through year-end 2010

Aug 10, 15:23

Supply of chip-resistor substrates, especially for large-size resistor parts and high-power ones, will likely remain tight through the end of 2010, according to sources at Taiwan-based...

Chip resistor maker Ralec net EPS more than double on year in 1H10

Jul 21, 14:02

Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronic has posted pre-tax profits of NT$279 million (US$8.68 million), or a pre-tax EPS of NT$4.14, on consolidated revenues of NT$1.116 billion for...

Chip resistor maker Ralec running at full capacity

Jul 20, 15:03

Ralec Electronics has seen its plants run at full capacity, producing 15-16 million chip resistors a month, according to industry sources. The high utilization is buoyed by strong...

Chip resistor maker Ralec to ramp up capacity in July

Jun 15, 13:55

Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronics will ramp up its output of chip resistors to 15 billion units a month in July 2010 compared to 14 billion units currently, the company revealed...

Ta-I to ramp up chip-resistor output

Jun 10, 13:30

Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology plans to ramp up its production of chip resistors to 30 billion units a month in July 2010 compared to 25 billion units at present. Additionally,...

Chip resistor maker Ta-I registers 400% profit growth in 1Q10

Apr 28, 12:05

Taiwan-based chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$840 million (US$27 million) for the first quarter of 2010, a 47.4% increase on year. After-tax...

Power transistor market to hit sales high in 2010, says IC Insights

Apr 22, 16:44

After falling 16% in 2009, power transistor sales are expected to climb 31% in 2010 and reach a new record high of US$10.96 billion, according to IC Insights. The projected 31% growth...

Rising costs to push up chip resistor prices in 2Q10

Apr 21, 11:48

Due to rising production costs, Taiwan-based chip resistor (chip-R) makers Ta-I Technology, Yageo and Ralec Electronic will raise prices in the second quarter. Prices for larger 0603...

Chip resistor maker Ralec looks to strong sales in April

Apr 16, 15:28

Chip resistor vendor Ralec Electronics expects its revenues to stay high in April 2010 as orders received for the month have reached its maximum supply capacity, according to the...

Passive component maker Yageo to ramp up MLCC and chip resistor capacities in 2010

Newswatch - Apr 14, 13:59

Passive component maker Yageo plans to invest NT$3 billion in 2010, mainly to ramp up its MLCC (multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor) capacity by 40% and chip resistor capacity by 35%,...

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%...

Chip resistor maker Ta-I enters ceramic heat sink substrate market

Mar 10, 15:30

Taiwan-based Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology has stepped into the ceramic heat sink substrate segment and is sampling related products, which are mainly used in LED applications,...

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...

Taiwan makers expanding chip resistor capacity

Mar 4, 11:32

Taiwan-based chip resistor makers Yageo, Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are planning to expand their capacities to fulfill market demand, according to industry sources. Chip...

Chip resistors to see margin decline in 1Q10 due to increased material prices

Newswatch - Jan 26, 16:50

Taiwan-based chip resistor makers' first-quarter 2010 revenues will stay flat sequentially on high demand from the notebook and LCD TV segments, but their first-quarter margin will...

VPEC to benefit from growth of TriQuint

Jan 15, 15:10

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to enjoy growth in 2010 as its major customer TriQuint Semiconductor has increase its guidance for its fourth-quarter 2009 results,...

Chip resistor maker Ralec considering expanding capacity

Newswatch - Jan 12, 12:21

Ralec Electronic may increase its capex for 2010 and expand capacity for 0402 and 0201 chip resistors, according to market sources. In response, the company said it has seen demand...