Unimicron 3Q10 gross margin slips on higher costs, strong NT dollar

Oct 28, 10:25

PCB supplier Unimicron Technology has announced third-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$17.45 billion (US$568 million), up 5% sequentially. But gross margin for the quarter slid...

Phison seeing orders rebound, says chairman

Oct 28, 01:45

Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has seen orders start picking up in October, as falling prices for NAND flash chips appeared to stimulate demand, according to company...

IC material supplier Wahlee expects sales to green energy industries to rise

Oct 22, 01:55

Taiwan's Wahlee Industrial, which mainly distributes production materials for semiconductors, expects sales of its green energy division to account for 15-20% of total revenues in...

Unitech sees rising HDI board production utilization in 4Q10

Oct 22, 01:40

PCB supplier Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects its HDI board capacity utilization to rise from 85-88% in the third quarter of 2010 to 95% in the fourth, buoyed by strong demand...

E Ink invests in IC driver supplier UltraChip, says report

Newswatch - Oct 19, 16:11

Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has decided to invest in LCD driver IC supplier UltraChip as part of its...

Ichia improves 3Q10 gross margin to 12%

Oct 19, 14:21

Handset keypad and flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Ichia Technologies saw its gross margin reach 12% in the third quarter of 2010 bringing the margin for the first three quarters of the...

Chimei Materials to list on TSE at end of 2011

Oct 15, 01:55

Chimei Materials Technology (CMMT), a polarizer supplier of the Chi Mei Group, is expected to list on the mainboard of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) at the end of 2011.

PCB material supplier Fulltech running on lean inventory

Oct 15, 01:40

Fulltech Fiber Glass, which makes fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, has said it plans to raise its inventory level to one month of sales, from the...

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah expects flat growth for 4Q10

Oct 14, 14:02

Chang Wah Electromaterials, which distributes packaging materials and equipment for the semiconductor and LCD industries, expects flat revenue growth sequentially in the fourth quarter...

Chip resistor supplier Ta-I likely to post sequential fall in 3Q10 gross margin

Oct 1, 01:50

Market watchers expect gross margins at Ta-I Technology to fall by up to 5% sequentially to 35-36% in the third quarter of 2010, due to changes in exchange rates and rising raw material...

Sintek Photronics sends samples of projected capacitive touch panels for new Apple iMac

Oct 1, 01:15

Sintek Photronics has reportedly sent samples of projected capacitive touch panels to Apple to be incorporated in the latest iMac all-in-one (AIO) PC, according to industry sources...

Unitech expects revenues to grow through November

Sep 30, 01:40

PCB supplier Unitech Printed Circuit Board has indicated that demand for smartphone-use PCBs has been strong since the third quarter of 2010. Revenues for September are likely to...

Distributed high-margin chips to buoy Koryo profitability in 3Q10

Sep 24, 01:00

IC distributor Koryo Electronics has seen shipments of its distributed HDMI components and MCUs, which yield higher gross margins, grow substantially in the third quarter of 2010,...

Taiflex set to expand PV module backsheet capacity by 50%

Sep 17, 01:00

In view of rising demand from solar customers in China, Taiflex Scientific has revealed plans to expand its monthly production capacity for PV module backsheets to 1.5 million square...

Wistron to become second-largest notebook supplier of Sony in 2011

Sep 16, 01:10

Wistron will surpass Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) in 2011 and become the second-largest notebook supplier of Sony with 15-20% of the vendor's total orders, equivalent...

Taimide sees strong orders for polyimide films

Sep 15, 01:25

The rise of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs and e-book readers will be the driving force behind Taiwan's flexible PCB (FPCB) industry in the next three to five years,...

Solder material maker Shenmao plans 10% price rise

Aug 31, 15:20

Shenmao Technology plans to raise the prices of its solder bumping paste products by 10% to reflect the rising prices for solder, according to the company.

Chip resistor maker Ta-I sees gross margin strengthen in 2Q10

Aug 24, 13:55

Ta-I Technology, a supplier of chip resistors and protective components, saw gross margins reach 37.5% in the second quarter, according to data released by the company. The figure...

Taiwan market: Content supplier Hiachieve announces tablet PC

Aug 19, 14:48

Taiwan-based digital content supplier Hiachieve Digital Technology has announced a tablet PC, the eWonderPad, featuring content for elementary and Junior high school students from...

Kingston to supply embedded NAND devices for HTC

Aug 18, 12:03

Memory module maker Kingston Technology has recently cut into the supply chain of High Tech Computer (HTC) with its in-house developed eMMC NAND flash memory device, which uses Toshiba's...

Chroma Ate says sales to green industries grow

Aug 17, 16:58

Chroma Ate, which specializes in automatic testing equipment, has revealed sales to green technology sectors including electrical vehicles, LED and solar accounted for 20% of its...

Chip-resistor substrate supply to remain tight through year-end 2010

Aug 10, 15:23

Supply of chip-resistor substrates, especially for large-size resistor parts and high-power ones, will likely remain tight through the end of 2010, according to sources at Taiwan-based...

Fujitsu to rely more heavily on Taiwan partners in the future

Jul 29, 15:55

As Fujitsu plans to push US$400-600 notebooks in North America and Asia Pacific markets, and increased its outsourcing proportion to Taiwan makers from only 30% in 2009 to close to...

CMI clarifies cause of accident and its relationship with Foxconn

Jul 23, 16:48

Regarding accusations that an overly strict management style from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) caused an intern to fall to his death at a dormitory on July 20...

Wistron, Compal still top-2 notebook suppliers for Dell in 2011; Foxconn advances to third

Jul 22, 14:29

Dell has recently completed its notebook order distribution for 2011 with Wistron and Compal Electronics the top-two suppliers, receiving 10-11 million and 7-8 million units. Meanwhile,...

Foxconn becomes the second-largest notebook supplier of HP in 2011

Jul 19, 12:01

With first-tier notebook brand Hewlett-Packard (HP) getting close to finalizing its notebook outsourcing plans for 2011, sources from notebook players pointed out that the volume...

Semiconductor material supplier Wahlee sees pre-tax profits up 119% in 1H10

Jul 16, 14:52

Wahlee Industrial, a materials supplier for semiconductor production, saw its pre-tax profits grow 119% on year to NT$810 million (US$25.22 million) in the first half of 2010. The...

HTC still may ship 24 million smartphones in 2010, says component suppliers

Jul 7, 12:17

HTC may ship 60-70% more smartphones in the second half of 2010 compared with that of the first half to post full-year shipments approaching 24 million units, according to sources...

Fulltech expects prices for fiber glass products to stay high in 2H10

Jul 1, 12:22

PCB material supplier Fulltech Fiber Glass expects the prices of fiber glass fabrics and yarns will remain at high levels in the second half of 2010 despite several market watchers...

Jentech ships thermal heat spreaders for Xbox 360

Jun 18, 15:31

Taiwan-based Jentech Precision Industrial, a supplier of thermal heat spreaders for game consoles, has recently started shipping to Microsoft for its new Xbox 360 console and expects...

Backend supplier UTAC says sales of copper wirebonding process growing

May 18, 11:48

United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen sales generated from copper wire bonding account for 20% of its total revenues, according to company CEO Lee Joon Chung. Apart from...

Notebook cooling module makers search for new business opportunities

May 14, 16:46

Taiwan-based notebook cooling modules makers are expanding their business as the notebook cooling modules market is becoming mature.

GPM expects sales contribution from solar equipment to rise to 20% in 2010

May 11, 16:26

Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) expects equipment for producing crystalline silicon solar cells to account for 20% of its 2010 revenues, up from 5% in 2009.