Last update: Thursday 17 May 2012 [154 news items]
Bridgestone, Delta to quit e-paper market
May 17, 14:09
Bridgestone announced on May 15 plans to stop producing all e-paper products in October 2012. Delta Electronics, Bridgestone's partner in e-paper products, indicated that Bridgestone...

Delta April revenues reach over NT$14 billion
May 11, 15:56
Taiwan-based power supply firm Delta Electronics has reported consolidated April revenues of NT$14.707 (US$500 million), a 3% increase on year compared to NT$14.257 billion in April...

Industrial automation market shows signs of revival, says Delta
May 4, 10:23
The industrial automation market has been in a slump since second-half 2011 due to limited capital from China-based banks. However, the market has been showing signs of revival in...

Delta Electronics expects business growth in 2Q12
May 2, 11:07
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics expects significant growth in its business operation in the second quarter of 2012 mainly from shipments of power supplies used in servers, notebooks,...
Taiwan electricity price hike necessary, says Delta chairman
Apr 25, 16:17
Delta Electronics chairman Bruce CH Cheng has expressed his support for the upcoming electricity price hikes in Taiwan. Cheng said the hikes are necessary and they will push Delta...
Delta, Coolermaster aggressively entering cooling module supply chain to notebook ODMs
Apr 17, 01:25
Delta Electronics and Coolermaster are reportedly getting aggressive about entering the supply chain of the notebook industry for cooling module products and the two players' entrance...
Delta offers data center infrastructure solution for own-brand sale
Apr 12, 11:43
Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of power supply devices, has announced the launch of InfraSuite, its internally developed energy-saving infrastructure solutions for data centers...
Delta sees March revenues grow 19% on month
Apr 11, 01:15
Power supply firm Delta Electronics has reported March revenues of NT$15.22 billion (US$515 million), a 19% increase on month, but a 1% decrease on year. According to Delta, first-quarter...

Delta Electronics to deal out cash dividend of NT$3.50 for 2011
Mar 21, 13:43
Delta Electronics will distribute a cash dividend of NT$3.50 for 2011, accounting for 76.42% of the corresponding net EPS of NT$4.58. The company expects its business operation to...
Taiwan LED firms to benefit from China subsidies
Mar 1, 11:30
China's policy will not only benefit domestic LED firms, but also Taiwan-based peers, such as Delta, Bright LED and Lite-On, industry sources have noted.

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.
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.
Everlight to enter Japan lighting market in 2012, says chairman
Jan 20, 11:50
The market conditions for LED may still be in the clouds in first-half 2012, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight. While attending Lighting...
Delta Electronics December revenues down
Jan 11, 10:11
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$13.444 billion (US$443.7 million) for December 2011, falling 10.13% on month and 7.49% on year.
Taiwan market: Government allocates NT$2 billion for LED street lamps
Jan 9, 15:13
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) plans to have a budget up to NT$2 billion (US$66 million) to switch 326,000 units of street lamps into LED lightings. Many LED firms hope...

Lite-On to increase monthly shipments of LED light sources
Jan 5, 01:40
Lite-On Technology indicated its global market share of server power supplies has surpassed 20%. Lite-On expects the market share to grow to 35%. The firm also indicated the LED light...

ITRI improves LED light bulb weight
Jan 4, 01:25
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently declared a technological breakthrough for LED light bulbs. This improvement will decrease the weight of LED light...
Delta subsidiary gets US government funding for R&D on electric vehicle chargers
Jan 3, 16:31
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded funding of nearly US$2 million to Delta Products, its US-based subsidiary, for a research...
Delta to set up power supply plant for industrial automation equipment, electric cars
Dec 26, 09:42
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics plans to set up a new plant as well as an R&D center for the development of power supply devices for industrial automation equipment and electric...

China government to announce LED subsidies
Dec 21, 01:10
The LED lighting product subsidy program for the 12th Five Year Plan has been set up by China's National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance and will be announced...
Epistar Guangzhou plant breaks ground
Dec 20, 01:20
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar and lighting firm Delta have been setting up a joint venture with China-based TV maker Skyworth in the Guangdong province in China. The joint venture...
Delta Electronics sees decreased November revenues
Dec 9, 01:25
Delta Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$14.959 billion (US$495 million) for November, slipping 1.51% on month and 7.1% on year.
Delta to introduce 40-inch e-paper devices in 2012
Nov 3, 11:57
Bruce CH Cheng, chairman of Taiwan-based power supply firm Delta Electronics, has revealed a plan to launch e-paper devices above 40-inch in the second half of 2012. The main applications...

Delta Electronics January-September net profit down over 30%
Oct 28, 01:10
Delta Electronics has announced January-September net profits of NT$8.53 billion (US$294 million) slipped 31% on year.
Delta 4Q11 performance may be below expectations, says company chairman
Oct 17, 15:03
Due to instability and strong fluctuations of the global economy, Delta chairman Bruce CH Cheng has indicated the likelihood that fourth-quarter performance will not meet expectations...
Delta Electronics September revenues drop
Oct 11, 10:43
Delta Electronics has announced its September consolidated revenues drop 4.14% sequentially and 11.41% on year to NT$14.715 billion (US$495 million).
Japan LED lighting market demonstrates healthy growth
Oct 7, 10:25
The March 2011 earthquake in Japan that caused a nuclear crisis has been driving the country to enthusiastically conserve energy, causing demand of LED lighting to grow. Sales of...
Lite-On, Delta named on 2011 DJSI World Index
Sep 14, 15:18
Lite-On Technology and Delta Electronics both have been selected as constituent stocks of the 2011 Dow Jones sustainability World Index (DJSI World) as well as DJSI Asia/Pacific Index...
Lite-On Technology, Delta Electronics see August revenues up slightly
Sep 9, 01:05
Lite-On Technology and Delta Electronics have reported August consolidated revenues of NT$10.63 billion (US$366.6 million), up 3% on month, and NT$15.35 billion up 6%, respectively...
Taiwan firms to move in LED equipment at China plants by year-end
Aug 22, 17:01
Demand has been uncertain in the LED end market causing many firms to delay or decrease the size of capacity expansion scheduled for 2011. But Taiwan-based LED firms such as Epistar,...

Delta Electronics to cut 10% of workforce in China
Aug 19, 11:39
Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of power supplies, will cut 10% of the 60,000 workers at its production lines in China by the end of 2011, according to company CEO Yancey...
Delta optimistic about the future of LED lighting
Aug 5, 14:41
The LED lighting market has been performing relatively well compared to the LED TV backlight market. According to Delta, the sweet spot for LED lighting prices will be reached around...
Taiwan PC supply chain players facing bankruptcy crisis in China
Aug 4, 01:10
Taiwan-based PC supply chain players are facing a crisis of being bankrupted in China as the China government started executing new social insurance policies in July which will significantly...
Delta Electronics setting up first pan-specification electrical car charging station for ARTC
Jul 22, 11:11
Power supply equipment maker Delta Electronics is constructing an electrical car power charging station supporting all charging specifications around the world, including SAE in the...
China Telecom to make CNY250 million procurement from Delta Electronics
Jul 20, 11:12
China Telecom, the only CDMA2000 mobile telecom carrier in China, on July 19 signed with Taiwan-based Delta Electronics for procurement of power supplies used in telecom networks...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 7h 27min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 7h 32min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 7h 37min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 7h 42min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 7h 47min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 7h 52min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 7h 57min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 8h 2min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 8h 7min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:54
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:44
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:42
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:41
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:48
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:29
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:27
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.



















