Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [5942 news items]
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...

IC design house Parade expects lower revenues in 1Q13
Newswatch - Feb 1, 11:54
Mixed-signal IC design house Parade Technologies expects its consolidated revenues to reach US$20-23 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to US$31.7 million posted in the...
Lenovo 4Q12 performance hits records
Jan 31, 20:09
Lenovo generated its historically highest revenues at US$9.36 billion, net profit of US$205 million and global PC market share of 15.9% in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2012...
Jan 29, 16:15
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech has reported a total net loss of NT$5.072 billion (US$171 million) for 2012. The firm's net loss in the second quarter of 2012 was significant...
FCCL firm ThinFlex expects tablet demand to drive company growth in 2013
Jan 29, 15:14
Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) maker ThinFlex expects brisk demand from the tablet sector to drive its revenue growth in 2013, although revenues for the first quarter of the...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 27min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 29min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 34min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 56min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 57min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 1h 54min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 2h 4min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 2h 10min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 50min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 1h 8min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 2h 12min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 2h 38min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 3h 35min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 3h 43min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- Releases
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.


















