Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [5911 news items]
Everlight, Epistar see increased January revenues
Feb 19, 11:16
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics had January consolidated revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$56.0 million) growing on month and year. According to the firm, demand...
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen, E-Life January revenues up sequentially
Feb 19, 11:03
Taiwan-based consumer electronics retail chain Tsann Kuen Enterprise saw January consolidated revenues increase 10.51% sequentially to NT$2.7 billion (US$91.5 million), while competitor...
Silicon wafer revenues fall in 2012, says SEMI
Feb 18, 16:15
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 12% in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry...
Compal, Inventec, Wistron January revenues up on year
Feb 18, 10:31
Taiwan-based ODMs Compal Electronics, Inventec and Wistron had consolidated revenues for January growing on year by 30.34%, 5.94% and 2.85% respectively, according to the companies...
Delta Electronics sees increased January revenues
Feb 18, 10:22
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$14.401 billion (US$488 million) for January, increasing 7.72% on month and 25.24% on year.
Nanya, Inotera post mixed sequential growth in January revenues
Feb 18, 10:16
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.551 billion (US$86.5 million) for January 2013, increasing 13.4% on month but decreasing 3.4% on...
UMC sees January revenues increase
Feb 18, 10:10
Taiwan-based wafer foundry service provider United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw its consolidated revenues of NT$9.452 billion (US$320 million) for January grow 21.23% on...
AUO January revenues rise 31.7% on year
Feb 8, 16:07
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced preliminary consolidated January 2013 revenues of NT$28.595 billion, down by 10.8% from the previous month but up by 31.7% from the same period last...
MediaTek revenues up over 10% in January
Newswatch - Feb 8, 15:19
MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$8.45 billion (US$285.18 million) for January 2013, increasing 11.5% sequentially and 63.9% on year.
Sinbon January revenues down slightly sequentially
Feb 8, 15:13
Taiwan-based cable assembly and connector maker Sinbon Electronics saw its consolidated revenues of NT$817 million (US$27.9 million) for January slip 0.82% on month but rise 15.10%...
Foxconn January revenues down over 8% on year
Feb 8, 15:08
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on February 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$313.53 billion (US$10.71 billion) for January 2013, dropping 8.19% on year.
Foxlink sees January revenues increase
Feb 8, 11:31
Connector and cable assembly maker Foxlink (Cheng Uei Precision Industry) on February 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.939 billion (US$408 million) for January, growing 3.71%...
Lite-On IT January revenues up sequentially
Feb 8, 10:26
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT had consolidated revenues of NT$3.61 billion (US$123 million) for January 2013 increasing 6.7% on month but decreasing 4.2% on year, according...
Holy Stone reports increased January revenues
Feb 7, 13:57
MLCC maker and active/passive component supplier Holy Stone Enterprise has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.25 billion (US$42.8 million) for January, increasing 8.5% on month...
HTC January revenues hit nearly 3-year low
Newswatch - Feb 7, 12:32
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.54 billion (US$525.5 million) for January 2013, representing a decline of 28% on month and 6% on year...
SMIC ends 2012 with record revenues
Feb 7, 11:54
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw its revenues climb to a record US$485.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Revenues for the entire year also hit an all-time...
Synnex Technology sees increased January revenues
Feb 7, 11:49
IT and consumer electronics distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.3 billion (US$933 million) for January, increasing 1.5% sequentially...
VCM shortages to ease in 2Q13; Largan January revenues down nearly 29%
Feb 6, 16:13
The tight supply of VCMs (voice coil motors), a key component of smartphone cameras, is expected to start easing in the second quarter of 2013, as demand for lens modules has declined...
Automotive diode maker Actron posts record high revenues in January
Feb 6, 15:32
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology has reported revenues of NT$281 million (US$9.5 million) for January 2013, increasing 18.8% on month and 13.4% on year. The figures were the...
Most passive component suppliers see revenues up in January
Feb 6, 14:02
Most passive component makers saw their revenues grow by a double-digit rate in January 2013 due mainly to a low base in the previous month, according to data released by the compa...
Silicon Motion expects 15%-25% sequential decline in 1Q13 revenues
Feb 6, 13:51
Silicon Motion expects its revenues to decline 15-25% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 from US$70.6 million recored in the previous quarter. First-quarter gross margin will...
Senao January revenues hit record
Feb 6, 09:42
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on February 5 reported revenues of NT$4.172 billion (US$142.5 million) for January, its highest monthly...
Lite-On Technology sees January revenues of over NT$10 billion
Feb 6, 09:41
Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology on February 5 reported global sales revenues of NT$10.39 billion (US$355 million) for January, increasing by 28% on year.
Pixart 1Q13 revenues to be affected by decreased joystick sensor orders
Feb 5, 22:25
Pixart Imaging expects its sales to dip 15%-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, mainly due to declined shipments of joystick sensors for Nintendo's Wii gaming machines,...
Unity Opto, Lextar post mixed sequential growth in January revenues
Feb 5, 20:12
Taiwan-based LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw its revenues of NT$514 million (US$17.6 million) for January 2013 decrease on month by 8.76% but increase 74.91% on...
IC distributor WT Micro expects 1Q13 sales to grow slightly
Feb 5, 16:16
Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects its consolidated revenues to grow slightly by 1.3%-4% sequentially to NT$20.2-21.3 billion (US$682.89-717.65 million) in the...
Sinbon expects to achieve a double-digit percentage growth in 2013
Feb 5, 13:50
Taiwan-based IT product solution provider Sinbon Electronics is set to achieve an on-year double-digit percentage revenue growth for 2013 and is aiming to double its 2012 revenues...
Asia Tech Image sees increased January revenues
Feb 5, 10:30
Taiwan-based contact image sensor module maker Asia Tech Image on February 4 reported revenues of NT$249 million (US$8.4 million) for January, increasing by 15.24% on month and by...
HTC foresees revenues of NT$50-60 billion, gross margin of 21-23% for 1Q13 operation
Feb 4, 21:58
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has forecast consolidated revenue of NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.0 billion), gross margin of 21-23% and net operating margin of 0.5-1.0% for its...
MediaTek expects revenues to drop 10-18% in 1Q13
Feb 4, 21:57
IC design house MediaTek expects to report a 10-18% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013, due to a slowdown in orders for smartphones, as well...
CPT reports US$155 million in January 2013 revenues, up 40.5% on year
Feb 4, 21:49
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported NT$4.6 billion (US$155 million) in January 2013 revenues, up 12.5% on month and 40.5% on year, due to strong shipments for small- to medium-size...
ASRock to ship more than 8 million motherboards in 2013
Feb 4, 16:08
Motherboard brand vendor ASRock is set to achieve shipments of more than eight million units in 2013, up from 7.7 million units in 2012, and will maintain its gross margin as well...
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys
Feb 4, 15:42
Online gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY12.248 billion (US$1.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.98% on quarter...
IC distributor WPG expects 5-10% decrease in 1Q13 revenues
Feb 4, 14:55
IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its consolidated revenues to reach NT$82-87 billion (US$2.76-2.93 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, down 5-10% from the previous quarter....
Giga Solar to report strong January revenues, says chairman
Feb 4, 10:26
Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based solar conductive paste firm Giga Solar, has stated January revenues are likely to reach over NT$350 million (US$11 million) due to strong orders...

- 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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- 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

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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.


















