Last update: Monday 18 March 2013 [17 news items]
NAND flash inventory sufficient for now, say distributors
Mar 18, 22:26
NAND flash inventory is currently sufficient enough to meet customer demand, according to sources at IC distributors including Zenitron and Weikeng industrial.
IC distributors post decline in December sales
Jan 10, 14:00
WPG Holdings saw its consolidated revenues slip 5.7% sequentially to NT$29.59 billion (US$1.02 billion) in December as fellow IC distributors Weikeng Industrial, Supreme Electronics...
IC distributors post strong sales in November
Dec 11, 14:14
Most IC distributors have recorded a sequential sales growth in November, with Zenitron seeing its consolidated monthly figures rally 21.9% to the highest so far in 2012 at NT$2.99...
IC distributors Zenitron, Weikeng to see revenues rebound in November
Nov 20, 22:19
IC distributors Zenitron and Weikeng industrial both are expected to see their revenues rebound in November, buoyed by strong demand for tablets and smartphones in the end market,...
IC distributors to see sales peak in 3Q12
Sep 18, 11:50
Buoyed by rising demand for smartphones and a pick-up in orders from their China channels, most of Taiwan-based IC distributors have reported revenue growth sequentially for August...
IC distributors Promate, Weikeng post mixed earnings results for 1H12
Aug 2, 01:30
IC distributors Promate Electronic and Weikeng Industrial have posted mixed results for the first half of 2012, with the former seeing its pre-tax profits increase 33.5% to NT$271...
IC distributors see mixed growth in June revenues
Jul 11, 01:05
IC distributors WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics and Zenitron saw consolidated revenues for June decrease 5.2-10.0% on month, while fellow company Weikeng Industrial saw sequential...
Weikeng conservative about 2Q12 business
Apr 25, 01:05
Weikeng Industrial, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, holds a conservative outlook about the second quarter of 2012 mainly because shipments...
IC distributor Weikeng seeing customers replenish inventory
Apr 5, 16:36
Weikeng Industrial, which distributes semiconductors and other electronic components for brands such as AMD, Cypress Semiconductor and Spansion, and also flash memory products for...
IC distributor Weikeng releases its holdings in Taiwan Aries
Mar 22, 14:23
IC distributor Weikeng Industrial has completely released its holdings of a 16.67% stake in channel operator Taiwan Aries, which will generate an investment income of NT$46 million...
IC distributor Weikeng posts strong earnings in January-September period
Oct 21, 14:20
IC distributor Weikeng Industrial has reported pre-tax profits of NT$647 million (US$21.12 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$24.66 billion for the first three quarters of 201...
Taiwan-based IC distributors bullish on 2011 growth
Jan 26, 15:06
With demand for semiconductor products remaining steady and more new applications emerging, IC distributors such as WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, Zenitron and Techmosa International...
IC distributors eyeing touch controller orders from table PC segment
Dec 28, 14:07
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, Zenitron and Techmosa International have all strengthened their deployments in touch controller ICs and other related...
Weikeng lands distribution rights for SanDisk flash devices
Stockwatch - Dec 16, 15:21
Weikeng Industrial has signed a distribution agreement with SanDisk, according to the Taiwan-based IC distributor. Weikeng said that through its offices and subsidiaries, the company...
IC distributor Weikeng expects revenues to grow 5-10% in 3Q10
Oct 1, 11:21
Weikeng Industrial, which distributes semiconductors and other electronic components for brands such as Spansion, AMD, Hitachi GST, Lattice Semiconductor and Cypress, expects its...
IC distributors WPG, Zenitron and Weikeng see April revenues stand high
May 11, 14:14
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron and Weikeng Industrial all posted significant revenue gains in April 2010 as strong seasonal demand for consumer electronic products,...
IC distributors Weikeng and Asec see strong revenue growth in November
Dec 10, 16:52
IC distributors Weikeng Industrial and Asec International have both reported strong sales for November. Weikeng saw consolidated revenues grow 34.5% on year to NT$2.24 billion (US$69.35...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 21min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 7h 35min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 7h 47min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 8h 33min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 8h 59min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 9h 11min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 9h 15min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 9h 16min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 9h 19min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 10h 1min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 11h 1min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 7h 47min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 7h 55min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 16min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 26min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 37min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 8h 38min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 8h 39min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 9h 11min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 10h 14min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 10h 14min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 11h 10min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- 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
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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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- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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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.
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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.