Last update: Monday 18 March 2013 [65 news items]
IC distributor Zenitron expects record high 3Q10 revenues
Jun 18, 16:42
IC distributor Zenitron has decided to deal out cash dividends of NT$1.20 (US$0.037) for 2009. The company also expects its revenues to hit a new high in the third quarter of 2010...
IC distributors to see slight setback in May revenues
Newswatch - May 28, 13:45
Taiwan-based IC distributors are expected to see revenues decline slightly in May 2010 as compared to the previous month as demand for IC parts from PC ODMs has been weakened by the...
Zenitron receives NT$1.8 billion syndicated loan for expansion
Newswatch - May 12, 16:07
IC distributor Zenitron has signed a five-year NT$1.8 billion (US$56.92 million) syndicated loan with a banking consortium to fund operations and product portfolio expansion.
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,...
Taiwan IC component distributors to see sequential revenue growth in 2Q10
Apr 27, 11:10
Taiwan-based IC distributors, including Aeco Technology, Koryo Electronics, WT Microelectronics and Zenitron, are all expected to see second-quarter revenues outperform levels in...
WPG to see better-than-expected 1Q10 revenues
Mar 11, 16:34
WPG Holding's first-quarter 2010 revenues will perform better than the company's earlier forecast of NT$51-54 billion (US$1.6-1.7 billion), as demand from the handset, TV, PC/notebook,...
IC distributor Zenitron expects touch controllers, USB 3.0 ICs to drive growth
Dec 15, 17:06
Taiwan-based IC distributor Zenitron expects touch controller ICs developed by Cypress Semiconductor and USB 3.0 solution ICs developed by Fresco Logic and Fujitsu to drive its revenue...
Zenitron sees USB 3.0, touch and green solutions as growth drivers in 2010
Oct 22, 16:38
Taiwan-based IC distributor Zenitron expects sales of touch panel solutions, energy-saving solutions and USB 3.0 devices to be its revenue growth drivers in 2010, according to CEO...

IC distributor Zenitron expects memory cards to sustain growth for 4Q09
Oct 21, 14:58
Taiwan-based Zenitron, a major distributor for SanDisk NAND flash products, expects revenues from memory cards used in handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) to drive growth for...

IC distributors post high sales in September
Oct 12, 16:58
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, Yosun Industrial and Zenitron all have posted high revenues for September due to seasonality.
Zenitron and Yosun to see revenues high in September
Sep 14, 15:08
Taiwan-based IC distributors Zenitron and Yosun Industrial are both expected to see record revenues in September 2009 thanks to increasing demand and recovering ASPs of memory products,...
Zenitron to see revenues up 20% sequentially in 3Q09
Aug 28, 17:07
IC distributor Zenitron is expected to see its revenues expand at least 20% sequentially in the third quarter due to strong demand for touch panels, according to industry sources...
Taiwan IC distributor WPG hits sales record in July
Aug 11, 12:15
Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings generated record monthly consolidated revenues of NT$18.88 billion (US$576 million) in July, up 38% on year. WPG's accumulated revenues from...
Most IC distributors see strong profit gains in 1H09
Jul 23, 14:53
Most Taiwan-based IC distributors have reported strong profit gains for the first half of 2009, with Professional Computer Technology (PCT) and Zenitron snapping up an EPS of NT$1.02...
SanDisk distributor Zenitron to have strong growth momentum in 2H09
Newswatch - Jul 20, 14:02
Taiwan IC distributor Zenitron will have a strong shipment growth in second-half 2009 as its major customer SanDisk is expected to benefit from increasing demand in the smartphone...

IC distributors WPG and Zenitron see strong revenue growth in June
Jul 9, 14:25
IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$16.77 billion (US$508 million) for June, up 18% on month and up 53% on year, while Zenitron also saw June...
Mitac places orders as PND demand increases in North America
Jun 22, 16:34
Mitac International recently placed a large order of PND processors due to the improving PND market demand in the US, helping to digest inventory at its IC distributor Zenitron, according...

Zenitron obtains right to distribute Frecso Logic USB 3.0 products
Jun 4, 17:05
Taiwan IC distributor Zenitron and US-based USB 3.0 controller maker Fresco Logic have signed a strategic agreement under which Zenitron will be responsible for Fresco's product distribution...

IC distributors gearing up for touchscreen market, paper says
Newswatch - May 18, 17:08
Taiwan-based IC distributors are gearing up for the touchscreen solutions, demand for which is being stimulated by the upcoming launch of Windows 7, as well as an array of touchscreen...
IC distributor WPG expected to outperform domestic peers in April
May 6, 14:55
WPG Holdings is expected to manage a 10-15% sequential revenue growth in April with strong sales of products from Intel, MediaTek, Texas Instruments (TI) and Analog Devices (ADI),...
IC distributor Zenitron to report outstanding performance in 2Q09
Newswatch - Apr 28, 15:12
Taiwan-based IC distributor Zenitron is expected to maintain growth momentum in the second quarter because the company's major customer SanDisk has reported better-than-expected first-quarter...
Taiwan IC distributors see revenue growth for March
Apr 9, 15:08
IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced an on-month revenue growth of 20% for March, while WT Microelectronics recorded 13% growth and Zenitron 32%. Although Yosun Industrial has...
China stimulus program drives February sales for Taiwan IC distributors
Mar 10, 14:47
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron and WT Microelectronics all saw their February sales driven by China's stimulus program for the purchases of consumer electronics...
IC distributors eye niche markets
Dec 22, 10:33
In order to avoid too much sales decline in 2009, IC distributors have made more deployments outside the consumer electronics, communications and computer market, such as industrial...
Mitac's acquisition of Magellan may impact Taiwan distributor
Dec 18, 16:47
Mitac International's acquisition of Magellan Navigation may impact Zenitron, the distributor in Taiwan for the US-based company, according to market sources.
IC distributor sales down in October with weak holiday season demand expected
Nov 11, 16:03
IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron, Yosun Industrial and WT Microelectronics all saw 5-10% sequential sales declines in October. Market watchers estimate the IC distributors'...
Nov 7, 16:31
Fujitsu's distributor Zenitron indicated that Japan-based Nichicon is going to acquire Fujitsu's capacitor business, while market watchers commented that the acquisition of Nichicon...
IC distributor Zenitron secures LCD panel distribution rights
Jul 8, 12:12
Eyeing the business potential from the small- and medium-size LCD panel market, IC distributor Zenitron has secured distribution rights from panel makers HannStar Display and Giantplus...
SanDisk adds distributors in Taiwan
Newswatch - Jun 27, 14:59
SanDisk has expanded its distributor network in Taiwan from two to four from June, with the new distributors each specializing in specific market segments, according to industry pl...
Taiwan Market: Ledtech receives LED light bar orders from Taiwan convenience stores
Jun 26, 14:50
Taiwan LED packaging company Ledtech Electronics has received LED light bar orders for 200 Taiwan convenience stores, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 7h 1min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 13min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 7h 28min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 7h 30min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 7h 32min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 8h 14min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 8h 25min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 8h 31min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 8h 33min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 8h 35min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 8h 38min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 8h 58min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 11min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 9h 15min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- 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
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- 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
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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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

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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.


















