Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand

Feb 10, 11:56

Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial expects orders coming from the ultrabook sector to become strong later in 2012, which will drive company revenues.

Delta sees falling January revenues

Feb 10, 10:45

Taiwan-based power supply firm Delta Electronics reported January revenues of NT$12.061 billion (US$407 million), down 10% on month and 13% on year.

More passive component makers report falling revenues for January

Feb 9, 15:58

Following announcements made by Yago, Chilisin Electronics and Lelon Electronics of sequential revenue decreases in January 2012, TXC and Polytronics Technology have joined the group reporting drops in January sales from the previous month.

Lelon posts flat January revenues

Feb 9, 01:25

Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics reported January revenues of NT$303 million (US$10.26 million), down less than 1% compared to December 2011 and 1.43% compared to January 2011. Lelon indicated that customers issued orders during the Lunar New Year holidays to the end of January...

Kinsus nets NT$6.28 per share in 2011

Feb 8, 15:29

IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology has announced NT$2.8 billion (US$94.9 million) in net profits and an EPS of NT$6.28 for 2011. The firm's board of directors decided to give out a dividend per share of NT$3, all in cash, for the year's operations.

WT Microelectronics expects operations to bottom out in 1Q12

Feb 8, 01:00

WT Microelectronics expects its business operation to reach bottom in the first quarter of 2012 and then rebound, with corresponding consolidated revenues projected at NT$16.8-17.6 billion (US$566-593 million) and gross margin at 5.7-5.9%, according to company chairman Cheng Wen-tsung at an investors...

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 the on-month decrease to fewer working days caused by the Lunar New Year holiday.

Taiwan market: Delta installs 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu

Feb 7, 14:25

Delta Electronics has announced the completion of 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu County, Taiwan.

Alltek looks to wireless and LED products for 2012 revenue growth

Feb 7, 12:18

IC distributor Alltek Technology expects products used for wireless and LED applications to drive its revenue growth in 2012. Overall, the company is more optimistic about its sales performance in the second half of the year than that in the first half.

Test Research January sales up 109%

Feb 7, 11:50

Test Research (TRI), which specializes in testing equipment for PCBs, saw its consolidated sales soar 109% sequentially to NT$374 million (US$12.6 million) in January 2012. The company attributed the significant growth to shipments with short lead time requirements.

BLU makers see mixed sequential growth in January revenues

Feb 7, 01:30

Bright Led Electronics and Wellypower Optronics, two Taiwan-based makers of LED backlight units (BLUs), saw their January consolidated revenues of NT$186 million (US$6.3 million) slip on month by 38.16% and those of NT$660 million by 10.56%, while fellow maker Unity Opto Technology saw sequential growth...

WPG 4Q11 sales meet guidance; sees drop in 1Q12

Feb 4, 14:25

WPG Holdings has announced consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 met its guidance for a 6-10% sequential drop. Looking into the first quarter of 2012, the IC distributor estimated sales would decrease another 4-8% on quarter due to low seasonal demand and fewer working days as a result...

Upstream suppliers of passive components cautious about expansion

Feb 3, 15:33

Under uncertain demand, Taiwan-based suppliers of passive component materials are tending towards a cautious approach regarding capacity expansion in 2012, according to industry sources. The firms expect the market outlook to be more certain so that they can be more encouraged to build new capacity.

WT Micro completes takeover of Techmosa

Feb 3, 01:30

IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects its acquisition of fellow firm Techmosa International, which became effective starting February 1, to drive company revenue growth in 2012.

Handset keypad maker Ichia reports revenue declines for January

Newswatch - Feb 2, 15:34

Handset keypad and flexible PCB maker Ichia Technologies has posted consolidated revenues of NT$751.45 million (US$25.3 million) for January, down 44% on month and 3.8% on year, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Polytronics posts higher 2011 earnings

Feb 2, 13:56

Polytronics Technology, which manufactures circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, has reported pre-tax earnings for 2011 grew 9.1% to NT$460 million (US$15.6 million) in 2011. The earnings translated into a pre-tax EPS of NT$5.63.

Pan Jit enjoys brisk orders for small-signal diodes

Feb 1, 16:37

Taiwan-based rectifier diode maker Pan Jit International has seen orders for small-signal diodes rise with visibility extending until March, thanks to brisk demand for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks , according to the company.

Apex Circuit to step into production of LCD, automotive PCBs

Feb 1, 01:25

Apex Circuit International, a PCB maker headquartered in Thailand and listed in Taiwan, will extend its production of PCBs from use in set-top boxes (STBs), TVs, printers and hard disk drives (HDDs) and other consumer electronics to LCD panels and cars, according to company CEO Bill Chou.

Chilisin positive about demand for handheld devices

Jan 31, 01:25

Inductor supplier Chilisin Electronics expects brisk demand for products used in smartphones, tablets and other consumer handheld devices to sustain its revenue growth in 2012. Meanwhile, its move to expand capacity for 0201 thin-film multilayer inductors will also drive company sales for the year.

Epistar expects prices for 60W-equivalent omni-directional LEDs to fall to US$12.99 in 2012

Jan 31, 01:15

Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar aims to increase shipments of LED lighting products in 2012, with focus on omni-directional LED light bulbs to replace 60W incandescent bulbs for which retail prices are expected to keep falling to US$12.99, according to company chairman Lee Biing-jye.

Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy

Jan 20, 11:07

Eastman Kodak has announced the company and its US subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for business reorganization under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.

APCB expects Thai flood losses of US$16 million

Jan 20, 01:10

Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) has estimated that its production subsidiary in Ayutthaya, northwest Thailand, will post losses of THB493 million (US$15.6 million) related to the severe flooding locally.

Chang Wah seeing orders for driver IC-use packaging materials surge

Jan 19, 17:00

Chang Wah Electromaterials, which distributes packaging materials and equipment for the semiconductor and LCD industries, expects orders for COF (chip-on-film) packaging materials to increase 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012 bucking seasonal patterns, according to company chairman Chia-neng...

Kinsus sees 2011 revenues up 15% on-year

Jan 19, 01:10

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology reported 2011 total revenues of NT$16.871 billion (US$563 million), up 15.05% on year. Kinsus' fourth-quarter 2011 revenues were NT$4.444 billion, down 3% on quarter. The firm indicated that first-quarter 2012 revenues are likely to fall...

Tyntek expects 10-15% growth in 2012 revenues

Jan 17, 15:16

Tyntek, a Taiwan-based maker of LED chips, reported 2011 revenues of NT$3.03 billion (US$97.7 million), a decrease of 16.3% from 2010 but expects 2012 revenues to increase by 10-15% on year. Tyntek's joint venture in Fuzhou, southeastern China, started construction of a factory with planned capacity...

WT Micro 2012 revenues to top NT$100 million, says report

Newswatch - Jan 17, 13:56

IC distributor WT Microelectronics is expected to see its consolidated sales top NT$100 million (US$3.33 million) in 2012, up 40% on year, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited market watchers as saying in a recent report. Rising demand from China's smartphone market will help buoy its...

Passive component distributors look to new products, applications for growth

Jan 17, 11:36

Podak expects sales of its newly-distributed MOSFET parts to drive company growth in 2012, while capacitor distributor Nichidenbo (NDB) sees new applications such as cloud servers and mobile phone base stations as growth engines for the company.

PCB maker TPT sees flat growth in 1Q12 sales

Jan 17, 01:45

Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, expects its first-quarter revenues to register flat growth sequentially beating seasonal patterns.

Prices for 40W-, 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs expected to fall to US$10, US$12-15

Jan 17, 01:35

Global demand for indoor LED lighting is expected to take off in 2012, with retail prices for LED light bulbs to replace 40W incandescent bulbs expected to drop from an average of US$22 at the end of 2011 to US$10 in the Asia market in the first half of 2012 and those for models to replace 60W incandescent...

Apex Circuit seeing 4-, 6-layer PCB orders rise

Jan 16, 16:41

Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has disclosed that orders for 6-layer PCBs for set-top box (STB) applications ramped up recently. The product segment is expected to be a revenue growth driver for the company in 2012.

Ichia to expand flexible PCB capacity in 2012

Jan 16, 15:43

Ichia Technologies has unveiled plans to expand production capacity for flexible PCBs (FPCB) - used in smartphones, tablets and other consumer technology products - by 50% in 2012.

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 had already pushed to expand capacity for the product segment, according to industry sources.

PCB material prices stable in 1Q12

Jan 13, 15:28

PCB material prices, including those for fiber glass fabrics and CCLs (copper-clad laminates) have stabilized recently, due to a low level of inventory at suppliers as well as a rebound in demand from PCB makers, according to industry sources.

GBM to start production at new China plant in July-August

Jan 13, 12:23

Notebook PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will start volume production at its new plant in Chongqing, China in July-August 2012, with plans to ramp up the monthly capacity of the plant to 600,000 square feet of PCBs by the end of the year, according to company president Peter Chu.

Lumax indicates clear order visibility

Jan 12, 16:37

Semiconductor process control service supplier Lumax International has indicated orders from China have been healthy with visibility extended to the third quarter of 2012. The firm expects sales to register growth in 2012.

Lelon aims to increase global market share in 2012

Jan 12, 16:04

Aiming to increase its global market share, Taiwan-based aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has expanded its product mix to include those targeted at automotive electronics and telecom equipment applications and compete with larger Japan-based peers in the areas.

SemiLEDs reports loss for fiscal 1Q12

Jan 12, 11:38

SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended November 30, 2011. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was US$6.7 million, a 48% decrease compared to US$13.0 million in the first quarter...

Konka pulls out of Epistar joint venture

Jan 12, 11:05

TV maker Konka has decided to terminate its partnership with Epistar in a joint venture running an epitaxy plant in Changzhou, China. But Epistar indicated that the exist of the China-based partner will not affect the operations of the plant.

Low demand will likely continue in 1Q12, says Lite-On Semiconductor executive

Jan 12, 01:20

Eric Kuo, general manager of Taiwan-based Lite-On Semiconductor has expressed a conservative view for first-quarter 2012. Kuo noted that inventory levels in the semiconductor market have been high since fourth-quarter 2011, hence the market is likely to clear out inventories in the first quarter. This...

GaAs IC market stagnant in 2011, says Information Network

Jan 11, 10:15

The market for GaAs ICs grew 1% in 2011 following a 36% in 2010, as a result of weak demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents the smallest growth since a 1.7% gain in 2009.

Tripod, GBM, Apex post mixed on-month growth in December revenues

Jan 11, 01:25

Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), two Taiwan-based PCB makers, saw December consolidated revenues decrease by 3.9% and increase by 27.4% on month respectively, while Taiwan-listed PCB maker Apex Circuit International suffered a 12% sequential drop, according to the companies.

Lelon, Taiwan Chinsan, Inpaq see sequential drops in December revenues

Jan 11, 01:15

Lelon Electronics and Taiwan Chinsan Electric Industrial, two Taiwan-based makers of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, and Inpaq Technology, a maker of circuit protection devices and GPS antennas, saw revenues for December 2011 decrease on month by 3.18-9.8%, according to the companies.

Career Technology, Flexium, Zhen Ding see mixed sequential growth in December revenues

Jan 11, 01:00

Flexible PCB makers Career Technology and Flexium Interconnect had December consolidated revenues of NT$1.035 billion (US$34.2 million), increasing 4.8% on month, and NT$927 million, up 13%, while fellow maker Zhen Ding Technology Holding suffered a sequential drop of 3.5%, according to the companie...

High-capacitance MLCC suppliers post mixed December results

Jan 10, 16:47

Taiwan-based specialty MLCC maker Holy Stone Enterprise has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.367 billion (US$45.1 million) for December 2011, increasing 10.07% on month and 5.03% on year. Consolidated revenues for 2011 totaled NT$15.61 billion, growing 4.91% from 2010, according to the company...