Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [77 news items]
Simplo, Dynapack approve 2012 dividends
Stockwatch - Jun 18, 11:13
Taiwan-based lithium battery pack makers Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology approved the distribution of a cash dividend per share of NT$6.5 for 2012 each at...
Component makers seeking high gross margin business opportunities
May 8, 15:03
Notebook component makers such as Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have started landing orders for mobile products such as tablets and smartphones due to weakening...
Simplo expects 30% sequential growth in 3Q13 revenues
May 7, 19:45
Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology expects its consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2013 to increase on quarter by 30% because the company will begin large-volume...
Battery pack makers post mixed sequential growth in April revenues
May 7, 12:00
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$3.775 billion (US$127 million) for April increasing on month by 5.51%, while fellow makers...
Simplo developing batteries for electric buses
Apr 12, 15:23
Simplo Technology has extended product development to batteries for use in electric vehicles and is developing models for use in electric buses, according to the company.
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...
Commentary: Labor shortages, rising wages in China push notebook component firms toward automation
Apr 1, 11:10
China continues to increase minimum wages but labor shortages along the coast continue sending the notebook supply chain moving inward to central China. The lack of labor is notebook...
Simplo, Dynapack to supply battery packs for iPhone, say sources
Mar 27, 11:41
Apple, in a bid to hike yield rates and production efficiency through competition, has selected Taiwan-based Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology to join the iPhone...
Simplo, Coxon profitability increases due to adjusted product mixes and automation
Mar 25, 10:19
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology and component maker Coxon Precise Industrial have increased profitability through adjusting product lines and hiking automation...
Simplo reports 2012 EPS of NT$10.71
Mar 22, 15:15
Battery pack maker Simplo Technology reported fourth-quarter 2012 financial performance with revenues reaching NT$16.62 billion (US$556 million). The firm reported gross profits of...
Notebook battery makers see decreased February revenues
Stockwatch - Mar 6, 11:24
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack international Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported decreased consolidated revenues for February.
Battery pack makers see December revenues decline
Stockwatch - Jan 7, 14:05
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported their December 2012 revenues slipped on month.
Simplo, Dynapack under pressure from falling gross margins
Dec 27, 20:57
Battery pack makers Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have seen growing shipments but decreasing revenues and gross margins due to declining product prices caused...
Simplo November revenues hit record
Stockwatch - Dec 7, 10:38
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology on December 6 reported revenues of NT$5.760 billion (US$197 million) for November, hitting a monthly record for the seventh...
Simplo enjoys growth in 3Q12 revenues, but suffers drop in gross margin
Oct 29, 22:42
Simplo Technology announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.03 billion (US$547.85 million) for the third quarter, up 11.51% sequentially, with gross margin reached 9.24%, net profit...
Simplo September revenues hit record for fifth time straight
Stockwatch - Oct 8, 11:29
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology have reported revenues of NT$5.663 billion (US$191.6 million) for September, hitting a record for the fifth consecutive...
Simplo August revenues hit record for fourth time straight
Stockwatch - Sep 7, 11:36
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based battery pack maker mainly used in notebooks, on September 6 reported revenues of NT$5.264 billion (US$176 million) for August 2012, hitting a monthly...
Simplo expects growth in 3Q12 revenues, drop in gross margin
Aug 27, 11:16
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in notebooks, expects its revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to increase on quarter by 11.3-12.7% but corresponding...
Simplo July revenues hit record for third time straight
Stockwatch - Aug 7, 15:54
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in notebooks, had revenues of NT$5.103 billion (US$170 million) for July hitting a record for the third consecutive...
Notebook battery makers expected to see growing performance in 3Q12
Jul 12, 01:30
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack Technology and Celxpert Energy are all expected to see strong shipment performance at the end of the third quarter benefiting from...
Simplo, Dynapack 2Q12 revenues hit records
Jul 6, 01:15
Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology, two Taiwan-based makers of notebook battery packs, generated revenues of NT$14.375 billion (US$496 million) and NT$7.727 billion...
Notebook battery makers to enjoy 30-50% shipment growth in 2H12
Jun 28, 01:25
Notebook battery makers are expected to see shipment growths of 30-50% in the second half of 2012 as the notebook industry is entering the third quarter, the traditional peak season,...
Notebook chassis and battery makers report growth in May revenues
Jun 6, 01:05
Notebook chassis maker Catcher Technology, and battery makers Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have announced revenues for May all achieved growth both on on-year...
Simplo, Catcher see increased April revenues
May 7, 10:35
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology and aluminum-alloy casing maker Catcher Technology have reported revenues and consolidated revenues respectively for April,...
Simplo to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$7
May 2, 12:00
Simplo Technology, which makes battery packs mainly for notebooks, has said it will distribute a dividend per share of NT$7 - NT$6 in cash and NT$1 in stock - for 2011 operation.
Notebook battery makers achieve revenue growth in March
Apr 6, 16:03
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have announced their March revenues with each achieving growth of more than 10% both...
Simplo 2011 net profit exceeds of capital
Mar 12, 10:19
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in tablet and notebook PCs, released its 2011 financial report at a March 9 investors conference, with net profit...
Simplo, Dynapack January revenues down sequentially
Stockwatch - Feb 6, 11:01
Battery pack makers Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology had January revenues of NT$3.604 billion (US$120 million) decreasing on month by 10.10% and NT$2.070 billion...
Apple to increase battery capacity of upcoming high-end version of new iPad, say sources
Dec 29, 10:53
The battery capacity for the high-end version of Apple's new iPad - due to be unveiled in January 2012 - will be increased to 14,000mAH compared to 6,500mAH used currently, according...
Simplo, Dynapack, Catcher see mixed result for November
Dec 6, 01:25
Taiwan-based notebook upstream suppliers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Catcher Technology announced their revenues for November with mixed results.
Simplo, Dynapack see mixed October results
Nov 8, 11:05
Notebook battery pack makers Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology saw mixed results for October, with the former's revenues rising 0.05% but the latter's dropping...
Simplo forecast 2011 net profit 1.3 times capital
Oct 24, 11:04
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs used in notebooks, released its financial report for the third quarter of 2011 and financial forecast for the fourth quarter...
Simplo battery problem already resolved, says chairman
Oct 13, 01:35
Chairman of Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology Raymond Sung, at a press conference on October 12, confirmed that the company had some issues with its batteries, but the...
Apple shifts orders from Simplo to Dynapack due to defective battery packs used in iPad 2
Oct 12, 16:10
Because Li-polymer battery packs used in iPad 2 have been found to be defective, Apple in late September shifted some orders from Simplo Technology which produced the defective products...
Simplo September revenues down sequentially
Oct 5, 16:56
Battery pack maker Simplo Technology has reported revenues of NT$4.503 billion (US$151.4 million) for September, slipping 5.93% on month after posting record monthly levels for six...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 4h 21min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 4h 23min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 4h 28min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 4h 50min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 4h 51min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 5h 48min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 5h 58min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 6h 4min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 4h 44min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 5h 2min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 6h 6min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 6h 32min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 7h 29min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 7h 37min 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
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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
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- 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 and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.