Last update: Wednesday 17 April 2013 [22 news items]
IC distributor Topco looks to post 5-10% sequential sales gains in 2Q13
Apr 17, 15:56
IC equipment and materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to see its revenues grow 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013 after sales gained 1.2% on quarter and...
IC material distributor Topco reports EPS NT$5.40 for 2012
Apr 2, 16:14
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, has reported net profits of NT$804 million (US$28.86 million) for 2012, decreasing 15.5% from the previous...
Equipment distributors Topco, Scientech to see brisk 1Q13 sales
Feb 19, 15:37
Sales at Taiwan-based IC equipment and materials distributors Topco Scientific and Scientech both registered double-digit on-year revenue growth in January 2013. Both are expected...
IC material distributor Topco 1Q13 sales to decrease 10%
Jan 4, 15:55
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, is expected to report an about 10% sequential decline in revenues for the first quarter of 2013 due to seasonal...
Topco, Wah Lee look to strong sales in 4Q12
Nov 29, 14:00
Semiconductor materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial will see their sales remain relatively strong in the fourth quarter of 2012, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Topco 3Q12 profits up almost 40%
Nov 2, 14:58
Net profits at Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, registered a 38.4% sequential increase in the third quarter of 2012, while revenues slipped...
Topco conservative about 4Q12 performance
Oct 24, 12:31
Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific expects its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 to stay flat or decline within a range of 5% from the level recorded in the...
Topco, Wahlee 4Q12 sales to slip under 5%
Oct 12, 14:51
Semiconductor materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wahlee Industrial are expected to see their fourth-quarter sales decrease under 5% on quarter due to seasonality, according...
Topco sees net profit sink nearly 20% in 1H12
Aug 23, 01:20
Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific has reported net profit of NT$182 million (US$6.07 million) or NT$1.22 per share for the second quarter of 2012. For the first...
IC materials distributor Topco to post single-digit revenue growth in 3Q12
Aug 14, 14:44
Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to register a single-digit revenue growth in the third quarter of 2012 as a slowdown in the solar and engineering...
IC materials distributors Topco, Wah Lee post strong revenue gains in 2Q12
Jul 12, 01:55
IC materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial saw their revenues soar 23% and 10%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2012, and the two companies are positive...
TSMC capex budget hike to benefit equipment and materials suppliers, say sources
Apr 12, 14:44
The decision by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to raise its capex budget for 2012 will benefit suppliers and distributors of semiconductor equipment in Taiwan,...
Topco, MIC expected to see growth in sales due to greener semiconductor processes
Mar 30, 12:21
Various industries have been focusing on making processes greener. Industry leading firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been implementing measures...
Topco sees February revenues up on month, down on year
Mar 9, 01:15
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, reported February revenues of NT$1.03 billion (US$35 million), up 7.49% on month but down 7.63% on year...
Topco expects flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Feb 6, 15:23
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, has said it is cautious about the business outlook for the first quarter of 2012, citing the uncertain macroeconomic...
Nov 10, 13:49
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, as well as equipment and materials used in the production of LCD panels, LEDs and solar products, is cautious...
Silicon wafer prices to stay flat in 3Q11, says Topco chairman
Aug 9, 15:01
Suppliers of semiconductor-grade silicon wafers, who had originally planned to further raise their quotes by 10-20% in the third quarter as they did in the second, will be unable...
Semiconductor material distributor Topco revenues up over 45% on year in January
Feb 10, 11:42
Semiconductor material and equipment distributor Topco Scientific has posted revenues of NT$1.17 billion (US$40.55 million) for January, up 5% sequentially and 45.53% on year. Gross...
Topco to spin off manufacturing business
Mar 25, 11:11
Taiwan-based semiconductor material distributor Topco Technologies has announced a plan to spin off its electronics manufacturing business group into a 100%-owned subsidiary.
Semiconductor material distributor Topco predicts 30% revenue growth in 2010
Mar 23, 15:44
Topco Scientific, a major distributor for blank wafer maker Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH), has forecast revenues for 2010 will grow 30% on year. The semiconductor material distributor...
Topco sets up solar system in northern Taiwan
Apr 22, 11:16
Topco Scientific, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor components and equipment, on April 21 announced the completion of a 242.94KWp solar power-generating system in northern...
SEMI establishes committee for solar product standardization
May 26, 16:14
SEMI recently announced the formation of a specialized committee composed of leading players from the solar industry in Taiwan aimed at establishing a standardization program for...
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Bits + chips | 1min ago
China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
IT + CE | 20min ago
Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
Displays | 21min ago
After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
Displays | 27min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
IT + CE | 30min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Displays | 1h 3min ago
Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
IT + CE | 1h 28min ago
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan April unemployment down, says DGBAS
- AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- 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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- 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
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- 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.