Last update: Friday 1 March 2013 [31 news items]
Young Optics posts 2012 net EPS of NT$3.80
Mar 1, 15:38
Young Optics, a Taiwan-based optical module and component maker, recorded net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.80 for 2012 operation, according to the company.
Young Optics December revenues down slightly
Jan 11, 10:55
Taiwan-based optical component maker Young Optics saw consolidated revenues of NT$609 million (US$20.9 million) for December dipping 0.77% on month but rising 13.46% on year, and...
Young Optics reports 3Q12 net profits up by 41.7% on-quarter
Oct 30, 10:32
Taiwan-based Young Optics has reported consolidated net profits of NT$112 million for the third quarter, representing an on-quarter increase of 41.7%.
Young Optics sees increased revenues, decreased net profits in 2Q12
Aug 23, 11:39
Young Optics, a Taiwan-based maker of optical engine and lens modules used in projectors and consumer electronics, saw sequential growth of 23.0% in consolidated revenues for the...
Young Optics reports July revenues down 8.44% on-month
Aug 10, 15:23
Young Optics reported July consolidated revenues of NT$543 million (US$18.13 million), down 8.44% on month and 8.46% on year. Accumulated consolidated revenues for the first seven...
Young Optics announces June revenues up by 4.95% on-month
Jul 5, 01:50
The introduction of Samsung's Galaxy Beam projector smartphone has caused speculation that Taiwan-based Young Optics us one of the suppliers. Nevertheless, Young Optics refuted the...
Young Optics reports 1Q12 gross margins of 28%
Apr 27, 16:43
Young Optics, a Taiwan-based projector maker, saw first-quarter revenues reach NT$1.429 billion (US$48.8 million), down 14.05% on year. According to the firm, first-quarter 2012 gross...
Young Optics enjoys rising March revenues
Apr 11, 14:46
Projector maker Young Optics has announced March consolidated revenues of NT$514 million (US$17 million), representing an on-month increase of 10.85% but an on-year decrease of 14.52%...
Projector maker Young Optics posts EPS of NT$5 for 2011
Feb 17, 01:00
Pico projector maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$571 million (US$19.29 million) or an EPS of NT$5.01 on revenues of NT$7.03 billion for 2011.
Young Optics sees decreased October revenues
Nov 10, 11:27
Young Optics, which makes projection optics, imaging lenses and lens modules, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$516 million (US$17.1 million) for October, slipping 10.95% sequentially...
Young Optics posts 1H11 net EPS of NT$3.19
Aug 15, 10:28
Young Optics, a maker of optical components and modules, has reported net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.19 for the first half of 2011.
Young Optics sees increased May revenues
Jun 10, 10:15
Taiwan-based projection lens maker Young Optics has reported May revenues of NT$607 million (US$21 million), increasing 16.66% on month and dipping 8.78% on year.
Young Optics sees decreased April revenues
May 10, 15:51
Projection lens maker Young Optics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$520 million (US$18.15 million) for April 2011, dipping 13.46% on month and 8.03% on year mainly due to...
Young Optics posts net profit of over NT$100 million in 1Q11
Apr 22, 16:10
Optical module and component maker Young Optics has posted net profit of NT$107 million (US$3.69 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$1.66 billion in the first quarter of 2011...
Young Optics posts 17% sequential drop for February revenues
Mar 9, 11:36
Optical module and component maker Young Optics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$481 million (US$16.39 million) for February, decreasing 17.33% sequentially but increasing 32.39%...
Young Optics to focus on improving pico projector brightness in 2011
Feb 23, 01:15
With its pico projector modules reaching the height of the camera module for iPhone, optical module and component maker Young Optics will turn its focus on improving brightness as...
Young Optics sees revenues up, gross margin down in 2010
Feb 21, 14:46
Optical module and component maker Young Optics had 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$7.482 billion (US$235 million), increasing by 33.54% from 2009. But gross margin decreased by...
Young Optics January revenues up 10% sequentially
Feb 11, 01:15
Optical components maker Young Optics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$581 million (US$20.07 million) for January 2011, up 10.4% sequentially and 46.87% on year.
Young Optics posts net profits of NT$116 million for 3Q10
Oct 22, 14:41
Optical components maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$116 million (US$3.77 million) for the third quarter of 2010, down NT$44 million from the second quarter. EPS was...
Young Optics announces net profit for 1H10
Aug 9, 10:15
Taiwan-based optical components maker Young Optics has posted net profit of NT$302 million (US$9.51 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of NT$2.84.
Global pico projector shipments reach 437,000 units in 1H10
Jul 28, 17:09
Global shipments of pico projectors in the first half of 2010 totaled 437,791 units, of which 46% were LCoS-based handset models offered by China-based white-box vendors, and 10%...
Young Optics expects handset pico projector market to take off at end of 2010
May 5, 16:30
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics believes shipments of pico projectors for handsets will begin to increase significantly around the end of 2010 and most handset vendors...
Light engine maker Young Optics to raise funds
Apr 26, 16:30
Young Optics has announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise an estimated NT$1.5 billion by issuing 7.5 million new shares. The new funds will be used for new production...
Young Optics sees large market potential for built-in pico projectors
Mar 2, 17:04
Young Optics, a Taiwan-based maker of DLP optical engine and projector lenses, has revealed that three handset vendors, two digital camera vendors and a number of other multimedia...
Young Optics sees lower sales and profit in 2009
Feb 26, 15:48
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, a subsidiary of backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.6 billion (US$174.61 million) for...
Pico projectors for handsets to see staggering growth in 2012, says Young Optics president
Nov 2, 16:57
Claude Hsu, president of Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, has predicted that shipments of pico projectors for handsets will grow to 10-25 million units in 2012, compared...
Young Optics trims pico projector revenue goal for 2009
Aug 17, 15:56
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, a subsidiary of backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic, has lowered pico projectors' estimated share of revenues to 5% from 19% for 2009,...
Young Optics and Himax step into pico projector modules for handsets
Apr 30, 09:53
Taiwan-based Young Optics, a subsidiary of backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic, and Himax Technologies, a subsidiary of LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), have extended...

Light engine maker Young Optics January revenues up
Feb 17, 10:07
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics Incorporated (YOI) has reported its January consolidated revenues of NT$437.21 million (US$12.78 million), up 5.17% from NT$415.71 in...
Young Optics benefits from RPTV light engine orders
Aug 18, 17:06
Though the LCD TV market has eroded the market for rear projection televisions (RPTV), Coretronic subsidiary Young Optics Incorporated (YOI) still saw its shipments of light engines...
Young Optics licenses Jabil's field lens technology
Jul 22, 10:22
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics has announced that it has signed an agreement with Jabil Circuit for the licensing of the field lens architecture used in optical modules...
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