Wistron, Compal focus on touchscreen technologies

May 8, 01:30

Notebook ODMs Wistron and Compal Electronics are optimistic Windows 8 will bring a new trend for touchscreen control, and the companies have been working aggressively in the touchscreen...

SAS subsidiary to merge with Crystalwise Technology

Apr 26, 01:10

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on April 25 announced that its subsidiary Sino Sapphire which makes sapphire wafers and patterned sapphire substrates (PSS), will merge with Crystalwise...

STATS ChipPAC Taiwan expects 1Q12 sales to rise 15-20%

Mar 30, 01:10

Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, expects its revenues to increase 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012...

Lelon, Liton post strong profit growth in 2011

Mar 30, 01:00

Aluminum electrolyte capacitor maker Lelon Electronics and its aluminum foil subsidiary Liton Technology have both reported strong profit growth in 2011, thanks to orders shifted...

China LED lighting subsidy program sees 110 firms compete for 20 slots

Mar 26, 11:06

China announced an LED lighting subsidiary program at the end of February. The list of firms that are eligible has yet to be announced but industry sources noted that there are about...

IC design house On-Bright expects sales growth in March

Mar 13, 14:28

On-Bright Electronics, an IC design subsidiary of Lite-On Semiconductor specializing in power management ICs, expects its consolidated revenues to register another sequential growth...

Getac chairman expects 10-15 million ultrabook shipments in 2012, 50-60 million for 2013

Mar 1, 01:15

As ultrabooks fall to mainstream prices as well as the launch of Windows 8, Getac Technology chairman James Hwang expects total ultrabook shipments will reach 10-15 million units...

TSMC to pour more capital into LED subsidiary

Stockwatch - Feb 22, 01:00

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has unveiled plans to invest NT$2.034 billion (US$68.84 million) to buy new shares issued by its LED lighting subsidiary TSMC Solid...

APCB expects Thai flood losses of US$16 million

Jan 20, 01:10

Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) has estimated that its production subsidiary in Ayutthaya, northwest Thailand, will post losses of THB493 million (US$15.6 million) related to...

VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry

Jan 12, 01:05

Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...

IPC maker Ibase establishes subsidiary for game machines

Jan 5, 11:44

IPC maker Ibase Technology has established a subsidiary to handle the development of gaming machines. The new subsidiary, established in December 2011 with a capital of about NT$190...

Kenmec sees loss in 2011

Jan 3, 16:44

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering is likely to post its first annual loss since it was founded 35 years ago, due to recognized losses from solar-cell making subsidiary Tainergy Tech.

Delta subsidiary gets US government funding for R&D on electric vehicle chargers

Jan 3, 16:31

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded funding of nearly US$2 million to Delta Products, its US-based subsidiary, for a research...

Tainergy expects to turn profitable in 2012

Jan 3, 16:26

Tainergy Tech, the solar cell manufacturing subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, expects its operation to return to profitability in 2012. The market will rebound after hitting...

AUO to inject additional US$100 million in AFPD

Newswatch - Dec 23, 11:35

AU Optronics (AUO) will inject an additional investment of US$100 million in AFPD, a 100% wholly-owned display subsidiary of AUO in Singapore, according to a company filing with the...

Sanyo to sell subsidiary factory in central Taiwan to ASE

Dec 20, 01:00

Sanyo Electronic (Taichung), a subsidiary of Japan-based Sanyo Electric, plans to sell its IC packaging/testing factory located in central Taiwan to the Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor...

Pegatron reports explosion at China subsidiary

Dec 19, 12:00

A gas explosion occurred at a new metal casing factory of Ri-Teng Computer Accessory (Shanghai), eastern China on December 17, but will not substantially impact the operation of the...

Altek to set up lens firm in China

Nov 29, 10:20

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has decided to invest US$15 million to establish a subsidiary maker of aspherical plastic lenses and glass lenses in Kunshan, eastern China,...

Walton to buy stake in Elpida subsidiary

Nov 28, 10:34

Elpida Memory has announced that Taiwan-based Walton Advanced Engineering, which provides packaging and testing services mainly for DRAM products, has agreed to make a JPY3.75 billion...

Workers protest at Sunrex subsidiary in southern China

Nov 25, 15:32

Notebook keyboard maker Sunrex Technology's subsidiary in Shenzhen, southern China, recently suffered a protest by workers complaining of long overtime demands, according to industry...

Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus

Oct 25, 01:15

Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...

WPG subsidiary to make acquisition

Sep 29, 16:58

IC distributor Silicon Application Corporation (SAC) has reached a deal with Wintek Technology Investment (China), a Hong Kong-based electronic parts and components distributor, to...

Sunplus subsidiary approved to list on TSE, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 29, 16:11

Generalplus Technology, a subsidiary of Sunplus technology specializing in the design of consumer-electronics-related semiconductors, has gained approval to list on the Taiwan Stock...

Rexchip to report loss for 3Q11, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 19, 12:18

Rexchip Electronics is likely to fall into the red along with fellow Taiwan-based DRAM manufacturers in the third quarter of 2011, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily...

MEMC completes acquisition of US subsidiary of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures

Sep 7, 14:15

MEMC Electronic Materials, a US-based polysilicon supplier and its solar energy subsidiary, SunEdison, announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held Fotowatio...

HannStar Board privatizes Hong Kong-listed subsidiary HBI

Aug 9, 01:10

Taiwan-based PCB maker HannStar Board on August 8 announced it has had its subsidiary HannStar Board (BVI) Holdings [HSB (BVI)] acquire 329.2 million shares, equivalent to a 25.01%...

Rexchip July revenues decline over 20% on-month

Aug 5, 01:05

Rexchip Electronics, the production subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, has reported an over 20% decline in July 2011 revenues from the previous month.

ASE core ATM business likely to post 2% sales growth in 3Q11

Aug 4, 01:35

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is expected to see sales of its ATM (assembly test and material) division increase about 2% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, according...

Unitech inks cooperation with China Telecom subsidiary

Aug 3, 13:32

Unitech Electronics, a maker of automatic data capture devices, has signed an MOU with China Telecom's subsidiary in Fujian Province, southeastern China, for cooperation to develop...

Foxlink to maintain strong revenue performance in 3Q11

Aug 2, 01:40

Taiwan-based PC component maker Foxlink is expected to maintain strong revenue growth in the third quarter with the rate being at least 20%. With cash from Foxlink selling its subsidiary...

Taiwan distributor files lawsuit against Nintendo

Jul 26, 01:45

Nintendo's Taiwan distributor Hakuyu has filed lawsuit against Nintendo in Taipei accusing Nintendo of ending its distribution right unilaterally, while Nintendo also removed the...