Last update: Friday 14 September 2012 [25 news items]
Laser Tek to post profit growth on rising sales of high-margin products
Sep 14, 16:18
Laser Tek, a supplier of passive component materials and production equipment, is expected to report revenue growth of 15-20% sequentially for the third quarter of 2012. Rising sales...
Notebook ODMs picking up the pace in inland China production
Dec 20, 01:15
Notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have both recently picked up their pace in production in inland China with Compal's plants in Chengdu set to produce 10...
Laser Tek expects November, December revenues to fall
Nov 10, 16:14
Laser Tek, a supplier of SMD (surface-mount-device) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, expects to report on-month drops in revenues for November and December. Passive...
Ichia Technologies to expand FPCB SMT capacity in China
Oct 19, 01:10
Ichia Technologies, a Taiwan-based maker of flexible PCBs and keypads used in handsets, on October 18 started construction of a factory building to house SMT lines at its plant in...
SMT equipment to buoy revenues for Laser Tek
Jul 18, 12:13
Taiwan-based Laser Tek is expected to enjoy revenue growth of about 40% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by strong shipments of surface-mount-technology (SMT) inspection...
Jul 8, 01:30
Laser Tek, a supplier of surface-mount-device (SMD) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, has reported NT$325 million (US$11.3 million) in consolidated revenues for June...
Laser Tek lands SMT equipment orders from Foxconn and Quanta
Apr 27, 13:45
Passive component equipment supplier Laser Tek has reportedly landed orders for SMT equipment from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Quanta Computer which will...
MediaTek to make come back with new handset chipset solutions
Mar 9, 01:50
IC design house MediaTek has stopped lowering prices after the Lunar New Year holidays and recently introduced the MT6252 ultra low cost chipset solution. The company plans to leverage...
Laser Tek reportedly to buy SMT equipment provider
Jan 4, 11:15
Market sources have speculated that Taiwan's Laser Tek will soon announce plans to acquire a small- to medium-sized company specializing in surface-mount-technology (SMT) equipment,...
TSMT August revenues up slightly
Sep 17, 01:45
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) solutions provider, has posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.7 billion (US$116.61 million) for August...
SMT solutions provider TSMT lists on TSE
Newswatch - Aug 24, 16:14
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) solutions provider, started trading on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on August...
Flytech starts constructing new factory, to set up temporary SMT line
Aug 10, 14:46
Taiwan-based POS (point of sale) device maker Flytech Technology on August 9 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in northern Taiwan. In addition, the company will set...
CMI reportedly considers limiting its component outsourcing to only 30%
Jul 22, 17:16
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is considering a new strategy for its component supply chain and will have 70% of its component supplies produced in-house with the other 30% outsourced, according...
Gio expands LED capacity to satisfy CMI demand
Jun 24, 15:49
Gio Optoelectronics, a LED making subsidiary of Chimei Innolux (CMI), will expand its SMT production lines from four currently to 24 and raise packaging capacity from 40 million units...
TSMT enters Haier supply chain
May 17, 16:21
LCD SMT solutions provider Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) has entered the supply chain of China-based TV vendor Haier, and the maker will continue to seek orders from other...
TSMT November revenues stay flat sequentially
Stockwatch - Dec 9, 10:30
LCD SMT solutions provider Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) has announced November consolidated revenues of NT$3.1 billion (US$96.2 million), up 0.58% sequentially from NT$3.08...
AUO says limited impact from strike at China SMT supplier
Oct 28, 11:16
AU Optronics (AUO) has said it expects to see limited impact from ongoing strike action at the factory of Fuchi Electronics (Suzhou FDK) in Suzhou, eastern China which supplies SMT...
TSMT reports net profit of NT$399 million for 2Q09
Aug 14, 15:57
LCD SMT solutions provider Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) has announced net profit of NT$399 million (US$12.13 million) for the second quarter of 2009, a 278.74% increase...
TSMT cautious about 3Q09 due to slower demand from LCD customers
Newswatch - Jul 17, 10:21
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD SMT production solutions provider, has commented that orders from panel customers are likely to reduce despite seasonality, as glass-substrate...
LCD panel supply chain benefiting from strong demand in China
Jun 8, 16:21
LCD SMT production solutions provider Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$2.6 billion (US$79.19 million) for May, while optoelectronics...
TSMT utilization to climb on orders from AUO and CMO
Mar 31, 17:07
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD SMT production solutions provider, has seen increased orders from its major panel customers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics...
Laser Tek to ship semiconductor packaging materials in 2Q09
Mar 30, 15:30
Laser Tek, a supplier of surface-mount-device (SMD) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, is looking to tap the market for semiconductor packaging materials, according...
SMT solutions provider TSMT announces the consolidation of its subsidiaries
Stockwatch - Dec 31, 17:05
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD SMT production solutions provider, has posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing that TSMT Nanjing and TSMT...
SMT solution provider TSMT to see 10% sales decline in 4Q08 due to gloomy LCD industry
Nov 12, 15:52
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), a LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) production solutions provider, estimates its fourth-quarter sales to decline 10% because of panel makers'...
Osram launches new Ostar Projection SMT LED
Jun 12, 10:25
Osram Opto Semiconductors recently announced its new Ostar Projection SMT LED designed for integration into ultra-miniature pico projection applications. The new LED module has a...

- 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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- 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
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- 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
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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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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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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.


















