Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [5911 news items]
IC distributor WPG 1Q13 revenues meet sales guidance
Newswatch - Apr 11, 11:52
IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$86.57 billion (US$2.89 billion) for the first quarter of 2013, meeting its sales guidance of NT$82-87 billion...
Foxconn sees on-year drop in March revenues
Apr 10, 21:56
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$260.33 billion (US$8.38 billion) for March, up 10.77% on month, but down 27.28% on year,...
Hermes Microvision sees revenues hit record high in 1Q13
Apr 10, 21:43
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, saw its revenues grow 30% on year to NT$1.21 billion (US$40.27...
Taiwan solar cell makers report rising March revenues
Apr 10, 20:38
Taiwan-based solar cell makers saw March revenues rise compared to February. Motech reported March revenues of NT$1.606 billion (US$53 million), representing an on-month increase...
Synnex Technology sees increased March revenues
Apr 10, 15:29
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.23 billion (US$911 million) for March,...
Apr 10, 15:19
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) topped NT$132 billion (US$4.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, beating its own guidance range of NT$127-129...
Faraday 1Q13 revenues fall but meet guidance
Apr 10, 13:55
Taiwan-based IC design service provider Faraday Technology has announced revenues for the first quarter of 2013 slipped 12.1% sequentially to NT$1.83 billion (US$61 million).
Lite-On Technology March revenues rise over 20% sequentially
Apr 10, 10:42
Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology has reported NT$16.432 billion (US$550 million) in consolidated revenues, increasing 24.17% sequentially but decreasing 16.06% on year.
Qisda March revenues up on month
Apr 10, 10:35
Taiwan-based LCD monitor ODM Qisda has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.897 billion (US$331 million) for March, growing 28.85% sequentially but dipping 1.58% on year. Consolidated...
Digital camera makers see 1Q13 revenues down on year
Apr 9, 21:50
Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek and Asia Optical on April 9 each reported considerably large on-year decreases in their first-quarter consolidated revenu...
Senao 1Q13 revenues hit record
Apr 9, 21:34
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.105 billion (US$373 million) for the first quarter of...
Catcher announces strong on-month growth in March revenues
Apr 9, 15:24
Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.88 billion (US$129.22 million) for March, up 88.9% on month and 28.5% on year, while revenues...
Optical film maker Wah Hong sees March revenues increase 43% on month
Apr 9, 14:46
Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$943 million (US$31.3 million), up by 43.47% on month and 2% on year. Wah Hong accumulated NT$2.587...
Wistron reports rising March revenues
Apr 9, 14:30
Notebook ODM firm Wistron saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$60.88 billion (US$2.02 billion), showing a sequential increase of 37.07% and an on-year increase of 11.18%. The...
Machvision revenues hit record high in March
Apr 9, 14:27
PCB and IC substrate inspection equipment maker Machvision saw its revenues rally 32.1% on month and 55.6% on year to a record high of NT$61.16 million (US$2.04 million) in March...
Adata March revenues hit 31-month high
Apr 9, 13:52
Consolidated revenues at Adata Technology hit a 31-month high in March 2013, buoyed by a pick-up in demand for DRAM modules and NAND flash devices, according to the company.
Gigabyte sees growth in March revenues
Apr 9, 13:50
Gigabyte Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.43 billion (US$147.54 million) for March, up 30.3% on month and 8.96% on year, while revenues reached NT$12.4 billion...
Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth
Apr 9, 13:43
Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...
Elan 1Q13 revenues fall short of guidance
Newswatch - Apr 9, 12:21
Touch controller IC vendor Eland Microelectronics has announced consolidated net sales of NT$649.8 million (US$21.24 million) for March, increasing 22.9% sequentially and 20.1% on...
Nanya expected to swing to profit
Apr 9, 12:02
Nanya Technology is expected to follow in the footstep of Inotera Memories, and manage to return to profitability, according to market sources.
I-Chiun sees March revenues increase 29% sequentially
Apr 9, 10:58
Taiwan-based LED lead frame maker I-Chiun Precision Industry has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$557 million (US$18.5 million), showing an on-month increase of 29.69% and...
Young Fast, J Touch, HansTouch see increased March revenues
Apr 8, 22:47
Taiwan-based thin-film touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch as well as touch panel maker HannsTouch Solution saw March consolidated revenues rise significantly...
Four LED makers see large sequential growth in March revenues
Apr 8, 22:41
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy and LED chip packagers Unity Opto Technology and Lextar Electronics had consolidated revenues for March...
Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low
Apr 8, 15:49
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil saw its March revenues slip 12.3% on month and 33.7% on year to a 9-month low at NT$321 million (US$10.72 million). For the first quarter of 2013,...
Simplo sees decreased March revenues
Stockwatch - Apr 8, 14:59
Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.578 billion (US$120 million) for March, down 3.51% on month and 19.19% on year. Consolidated...
AUO March consolidated revenues hit 30-month high
Apr 8, 14:47
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its revenues for March 2013 hit the highest in 30 months. Consolidated revenues for the month reached NT$37.917...
Largan revenues increase in March
Apr 8, 11:59
Taiwan-based lens module maker Largan Precision has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.623 billion (US$54.3 million) for March, up 31.9% sequentially and 23.76% on year.
TPK, Wintek March revenues up sequentially
Apr 8, 10:23
Touch panel maker TPK Holding saw March consolidated revenues of NT$15.775 billion (US$528 million), up 13.62% on month and 19.24% on year, while Wintek has reported revenues of NT$6.290...
Touch solution supplier EETI March revenues hit 23-month high
Newswatch - Apr 3, 15:21
IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported revenues of NT$130.37 million (US$4.36 million) for March, up 53.9% on month and 148.4% on year. The figures were the company's...
Neo Solar Power sees March revenues increase 11% on-month
Apr 3, 13:28
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$932 million (US$31 million), representing an on-month growth of 11.04% compared...
IC material distributor Topco reports EPS NT$5.40 for 2012
Apr 2, 16:14
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, has reported net profits of NT$804 million (US$28.86 million) for 2012, decreasing 15.5% from the previous...
Small-size panel driver IC suppliers see sales rebound in March
Apr 2, 15:28
ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in small-size LCD driver ICs, will have their March revenues exceed the levels reached in the previous...
Arbor Technology expects growing revenues from medical applications
Mar 29, 13:56
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) firm Arbor Technology has reported that revenues from medical applications accounted for 38% of total revenues in 2012. According to company CEO,...
Acer to issue domestic unsecured corporate bonds
Mar 29, 13:54
The board of directors of Taiwan-based Acer has approved the issuance of domestic unsecured corporate bonds with a limit of NT$6 billion (US$200 million) and a period of three years...

Ledlink 2013 capex to reach NT$200 million
Mar 28, 21:57
LED optical lens maker Ledlink is optimistic about the second quarter, as order visibility is clear to April-May. Telung Tang, CEO of the firm, noted that 2013 capex will reach NT$200...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
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- 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
- 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

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.


















