Inspection tool supplier HMI to build new plant in Southern Taiwan

Jun 5, 11:14

Semiconductor inspection equipment maker Hermes Microvision (HMI) plans to break ground for a new plant located at the Southern Taiwan Science Park later in 2013, with initial investment...

Japan chip firms 1Q13 sales suffer double-digit declines

May 15, 12:33

IC Insights has ranked its worldwide top 20 semiconductor (ICs, and optoelectronics, sensors and discrete devices) sales leaders for the first quarter of 2013. Of the top-20 vendors,...

PV inverter supplier base fragments in 2012, says IHS

May 3, 10:42

The supplier base for PV inverters further fragmented in 2012, with the total market share of the 10 largest suppliers falling by more than four percentage points, according to IHS...

Chipbond to buy COF substrate supplier

May 2, 22:28

Chipbond Technology has said it will acquire Simpal Electronics, a Taiwan-based COF substrate supplier, through a share swap.

Equipment supplier Csun expects strong 2Q13

Apr 30, 12:13

A rebound in orders lifted Csun Manufacturing's book-to-bill ratio to 1.52 at the end of the first quarter, indicating that the company's shipments and revenues will grow robustly...

Yingli Solar tops solar module supplier rankings in 2012, says IHS

Apr 11, 20:48

Yingli Solar from China became the largest global supplier of solar modules in 2012 based on annual merchant shipments, while previous leader and besieged fellow China-based producer...

Touch solution supplier EETI March revenues hit 23-month high

Newswatch - Apr 3, 15:21

IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported revenues of NT$130.37 million (US$4.36 million) for March, up 53.9% on month and 148.4% on year. The figures were the company's...

TXC breaks into supply chain for Samsung tablets

Mar 21, 21:21

TXC has entered the supply chain for Samsung Electronics' new tablet series with its quartz crystals, according to market sources. The Taiwan-based firm is already a supplier of quartz...

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah to post double-digit revenue growth in 2Q13

Mar 20, 14:19

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah Electromaterials is expected to post a double-digit growth in revenues in the second quarter of 2013, powered by increasing orders for flip chip...

Innolux becomes largest handset panel supplier for Nokia, say Taiwan makers

Mar 8, 14:14

Innolux has obtained 30-35% of orders for panels used in Nokia handsets, becoming Nokia's largest handset panel supplier, according to Taiwan-based supply chain sources.

Taiwan-based panel makers hope to become top suppliers of vehicle displays

Feb 19, 18:41

Taiwan-based panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux Corporation and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) are continuing to tackle the vehicle display industry, on anticipation of growth...

Laser Tek order visibility extends to June

Feb 19, 15:54

Laser Tek, a supplier of passive component materials and production equipment, has seen order visibility for its laser equipment extend to June indicating strong sales in the first...

Himax enjoys boom in sales of small- to medium-size driver ICs

Feb 7, 22:17

LCD driver IC supplier Himax Technologies saw sales of products used in small- to medium-size panels for applications, excluding feature phones, climb to NT$5.55 billion (US$187.5...

Novatek posts profit growth of 20% in 2012

Jan 31, 22:21

LCD driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics has announced that net profits for 2012 rose 20.1% to NT$4.44 billion (US$150 million). EPS for the year came to NT$7.32.

Passive component supplier Nichidenbo looks to strong sales in 1Q13

Jan 24, 12:34

Passive component supplier Nichidenbo, which distributes capacitor and resistor parts for vendors including Nippon Chemi-Con, is expected to see its revenues grow by a double-digit...

Equipment supplier Mirle eyeing 30% growth in orders from China

Jan 16, 22:18

Mirle Automation is set to see orders for its automation equipment from China surge another 30% in 2013 as it recorded in a year earlier. The company currently also has a backlog...

Capacitor supplier Taiwan Chinsan 4Q12 sales up 2%

Jan 14, 15:51

Consolidated revenues at capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial registered a 2.4% sequential increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, beating market estimates.

Equipment maker Gudeng posts 24.6% sales growth in 2012

Jan 11, 13:55

IC front-end tool supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial has reported revenues of NT$930 million (US$32.1 million) for 2012, up 24.55% on year.

Fiber glass material supplier Fulltech posts flat 2012 revenues

Jan 10, 10:55

Fulltech Fiber Glass, which makes fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, has reported almost flat growth in 2012 revenues.

Win Semi, VPEC December sales rise

Jan 7, 22:03

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a supplier of GaAs epi-wafers, have both reported sequential growth in sales for December 2012.

Capacitor supplier Taiwan Chinsan 4Q12 sales to drop 5%

Dec 28, 11:44

Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial is expected to report an about 5% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, according to market...

Inspection tool supplier HIM reportedly secures orders from Intel

Dec 27, 21:39

E-beam inspection equipment supplier Hermes Microvision (HIM) has secured orders from Intel, according to industry sources. With the addition of new orders placed by a world leading...

Digitimes Research: Iljin Display expected to become number one touch screen supplier in Korea by the end of 2012

Dec 27, 15:58

Korea-based touch panel maker Iljin Display is expected to reach the number one spot in Korea in terms of revenues generated from touch panel shipments in 2012, according to Digitimes...

IC-equipment supplier Scientech plans listing on TSE

Newswatch - Dec 25, 12:11

Scientech, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor equipment, has revealed plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after Lunar New Year in February 2013....

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah looks to strong sales in 4Q12

Dec 18, 15:48

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah Electromaterials is expected to continue to post strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to brisk demand coming from the handset and...

Inspection tool supplier HMI to expand capacity

Dec 13, 22:18

Acknowledging huge demand for electron beam inspection equipment, Hermes Microvision (HMI) has unveiled plans to build a new production factory in Southern Taiwan.

IC tool supplier Gudeng November revenues hit 20-month high

Dec 11, 15:41

IC front-end tool supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial saw its revenues hit a 20-month high of NT$95.91 million (US$3.3 million) in November. The monthly figures also represented...

Large-area touchscreens to account for more than 50% of TPK revenues in 2013

Nov 30, 10:44

TPK expects large-area products to account for more than half of its overall revenues in 2013, according to the touch panel supplier. TPK also revealed plans to increase its stake...

Apple may seek 3rd supplier for iPad mini panels

Nov 29, 20:57

Apple may seek a third supplier for its iPad mini panels due to poor shipments from Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) as a result of low production yields, according to industry sour...

Consumer IC supplier Weltrend 4Q12 sales to decrease 5-10%

Nov 27, 15:16

Fourth-quarter revenues at Weltrend Semiconductor are expected to register a 5-10% sequential decrease, as shipments of its core products, including display ICs, motor ICs and MCUs...

LG Display still supplies most panels for iPad mini, say sources

Nov 23, 15:40

LG Display (LGD) is still the largest supplier of panels used in Apple's recently-launched iPad mini, as AU Optronics (AUO) continues to suffer from poor yields in the production...

Handset ODMs, component suppliers to post revenues gains in 4Q12

Nov 20, 13:59

Taiwan-based handset ODMs and component suppliers, including Arima Communications, Compal Communications, Merry Electronics and Ichia Technologies, all expect to see their revenues...

Holy Stone to see 4Q12 sales drop slightly

Nov 16, 14:00

Holy Stone Enterprise, a Taiwan-based supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), is expected to see its consolidated revenues drop in a smaller range than a 5-10% sequential...

Xilinx to use TSMC as sole 20nm process supplier, says report

Newswatch - Nov 15, 10:21

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will be the only supplier of the 20nm process to Xilinx' just-announced 8-series FPGAs, and second-generation 3D ICs and SoCs, the...