Yageo, Chilisin post revenue drops in January

Feb 7, 15:22

Yageo, a manufacturer of MLCCs and chip resistors, has announced consolidated revenues for January 2012 slid 11% sequentially to NT$1.59 billion (US$53.8 million). The company attributed...

Yageo boosts capacity for 01005 size chip resistors

Jan 16, 10:29

Taiwan-based Yageo has moved to build new capacity for 01005 size chip resistors to satisfy brisk demand for smartphones and tablets, joining rivals Cyntec and Kamaya Electric that...

Taiwan chip resistor firms post mixed December results

Jan 9, 15:25

Ralec Electronic has posted lower sales for December from November, affected by falling product ASPs and fewer orders from clients due to inventory accounting procedures.

Yageo announces 03015 chip resistor

Jan 6, 12:39

Yageo has announced that the company recently developed a prototype chip resistor measuring just 0.30x0.15mm, which is 44% smaller than 01005-size products available on the market.

Yageo puts employees on unpaid leave

Jan 4, 12:35

Yageo, Taiwan's largest passive component company, reportedly has enacted furloughs for staff at some of its factories to cope with low capacity utilization due to sluggish demand...

Most passive component makers report November sales growth

Dec 8, 11:08

Most Taiwan-based passive component manufacturers including Chilisin Electronics, Holy Stone Enterprise, Lelon Electronics, Polytronics Technology and Thinking Electronic Industrial...

More Taiwan chip-resistor firms grab orders from Rohm

Dec 1, 12:12

Following reports that Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology grabbed contract orders for chip resistors from Rohm Semiconductor, fellow Taiwan-based firms Cyntec and Yageo reportedly...

Passive component makers post revenue drops in October

Nov 11, 13:59

MLCC (multi-layer ceramic capacitor) specialists Yageo and Walsin Technology, and chip-resistor suppliers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic have all posted sequential sales decreases...

Yageo, Holy Stone remain cautious about 4Q11

Nov 1, 16:50

Passive component manufacturers Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise have continued to express conservative views towards their businesses in the fourth quarter of 2011, citing low seasonal...

Passive component makers Yageo, Holy Stone cautious about 4Q11

Oct 14, 13:56

Passive component makers Yageo and Holy Stone have expressed a cautious business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2011, citing sluggish end-market demand and seasonality.

Yageo August revenues down 6%

Stockwatch - Sep 9, 15:46

Passive component supplier Yageo has announced that consolidated revenues for August 2011 decreased 6% sequentially to NT$2 billion (US$69 million). Accumulated sales from January...

Yageo reports 25% sequential drop in 2Q11 profits

Newswatch - Aug 24, 13:51

Passive component maker Yageo has reported net profits of NT$487 million (US$16.8 million) for the second quarter of 2011, down 25% from NT$649 million recorded in the first quarter...

Taiwan government rejects venture capital firm application to acquire Yageo

Jun 23, 16:08

Taiwan's Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has turned down the application filed by venture capital firm Orion Taiwan to acquire passive component...

More Taiwan-based passive component makers to produce chip resistors in 01005 size

May 30, 15:56

More Taiwan-based passive makers are venturing into the production of chip resistors in the smaller 01005 size (0.4 x 0.2 x 0.1mm) due to increasing demand from the smartphone sectors,...

Orion Taiwan takes control of Yageo shares

May 24, 15:34

Venture capital firm Orion Taiwan has reported that it has purchased over 1.061 billion outstanding common shares of Yageo after it announced on April 6 plans to acquire the passive...

Yageo revenues up slightly in April

May 10, 12:39

Passive component maker Yageo has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.466 billion (US$86.09 million) for April, increasing 2.6% on month. January-April revenues totaled NT$8.964...

Yageo sees large sequential drop in 1Q11 gross margin

Apr 26, 15:00

Passive component maker Yageo saw its gross margin slip 4.3pp sequentially to 22.3% in the second quarter due to the appreciation of the NT dollar, rising raw material costs and an...

Yageo to delist from TSE after being acquired, chairman says

Apr 13, 16:48

Yageo will delist from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after venture capital firm Orion Taiwan completes its tender offer to acquire the passive component maker, according to Yageo...

Venture capital firm to acquire Yageo

Apr 7, 01:20

Passive component maker Yageo has announced that it has received a public tender offer from venture capital firm Orion Taiwan to acquire 100% of its outstanding common shares at NT$16.1...

Resistor makers to see decreased 1Q11 gross margins

Mar 30, 12:19

Taiwan-based chip resistor makers including Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are expected to see gross margins erode by rising raw material costs in the first quarter 2011, according...

Yageo and Walsin post sequential decline in February revenues

Mar 9, 12:10

Passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology (WTC) have both reported a decline in revenues for February due to reduced work days and impact of Intel's chipset problem.

Chip-resistor substrate makers likely to raise prices on limited supply

Feb 25, 01:35

Chip-resistor substrates are expected to see constrained supply later in 2011 due to rising demand combined with a lack of capacity ramps by producers, according to industry sources...

Yageo expects 1Q11 sales up 1-5% on-quarter

Feb 17, 01:15

Passive component maker Yageo expects consolidated revenues to grow 1-5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2011, driven by brisk demand for smartphones, tablets, and LED-backlit...

MLCC makers initiate price negotiations

Feb 16, 16:33

Due to the rise in raw material costs, MLCC makers reportedly are looking to hike quotes and have initiated price negotiations with clients after the Lunar New Year holidays, according...

Most passive component makers post revenue gains in January

Feb 14, 15:54

Most passive component makers posted revenue gains in January thanks to increasing demand and advanced deliveries to clients before the Chinese New Year holidays, according to industry...

New notebook platform and new chipsets to push demand for passive components in 2011

Jan 21, 15:31

Passive component makers including Yageo and Walsin Technology are positive about the business outlook for 2011 as the launch of Intel's Sandy Bridge platform and G41 chipsets will...

Yageo, Chilisin 4Q10 sales drop on order slowdown

Jan 7, 12:09

Passive component producers Yageo and Chilisin Electronics saw their consolidated revenues decline sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, due to a slowdown in orders. However,...

Yageo and Chilisin record strong sales in November

Dec 7, 12:35

Yageo has announced worldwide net sales of NT$2.19 billion (US$72.59 million) for November, up 21.7% on year and 0.8% on month. The year-to-date sales accelerated to NT$25.37 billion,...

Taiwan passive component makers gear up to cultivate car electronics market

Nov 18, 11:14

Chip resistor suppliers Yageo and Walsin Technology, and protective component makers Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology have all geared up to enhance their...

Passive component makers Yageo and Thinking see revenues decline in October

Nov 8, 10:54

Passive component makers Yageo and Thinking Electronic Industrial both saw their revenues decline sequentially in October amid seasonality and reduced working days in China during...

Passive component makers Yageo and WTC unveil expansion projects for 2011

Nov 1, 11:58

Taiwan-based passive component makers, Yageo and Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC), have both unveiled expansion projects for 2011 with capacity ramp-up plans focusing on MLCC and...

Yageo expects 4Q10 revenues to drop 8-12% on quarter

Oct 21, 12:21

Passive component maker Yageo expects its revenues to decline by 8-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter due to the low season, according to company chairman Pierre Chen. However,...

Passive component makers post mixed results for September

Oct 13, 11:57

Taiwan-based passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) have both posted a sequential decline in revenues for September, while fellow company Holy Stone...

Yageo and Chilisin reports monthly sales records in August

Sep 7, 11:34

Yageo has announced worldwide August net sales of NT$2.528 billion, up 43.2% on year and 0.2% on month. and a monthly revenue record for the company. For the first eight months of...

Passive component makers post strong revenue gains in July

Aug 6, 12:03

Most passive component makers, including Yageo, Chilisin Electronics and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, all post strong revenue gains in July 2010, with the number one player Yageo...