OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12

May 7, 15:43

Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...

TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources

May 4, 14:34

TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...

Wintek sees increased March revenues

Apr 3, 01:45

Wintek, a Taiwan-based touch panel maker, on April 2 reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.492 billion (US$355 million) for March, increasing by 11.37% on month and by 25.54% on...

Foxconn to ramp up shipments of new iPads to 12-15 million units in 2Q12, say sources

Mar 29, 14:06

Shipments from the new iPad supply chain are expected to expand significantly in the second quarter of 2012, with iPad assembler Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to...

Wintek looks to improved profitability in 2Q12

Mar 21, 12:27

Wintek expects its profitability to improve in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels, which will contribute 10-15% to total revenues...

Market expects Wintek to return to profitability in 2Q12

Mar 14, 01:10

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek reported 2011 net losses of NT$1.871 billion (US$63 million). EPS was negative NT$1.16. The market expects revenue growth of 5-10% in the first...

TPK, Wintek to see gross margins improve in 2Q12

Mar 9, 01:05

Touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their gross margins improve starting the second quarter of 2012 along with rising shipments of the newly released iPad,...

Wintek reports revenue gains for February

Newswatch - Mar 3, 11:51

Wintek has announced that its consolidated revenues totaled NT$9.42 billion (US$319.74 million) for February, representing an increase of 6.01% sequentially and 58.72% on year.

Shipments of one glass touch solutions to gain momentum in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Feb 29, 14:07

Shipments of projected capacitive sensor-on-cover (SOC) touch screens, also referred to as "one glass solution" or "touch on lens," will gain momentum in 2012...

TPK, Wintek expected to see revenues rebound in February, March

Feb 21, 01:05

Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek, mainly due to the coming launch of a new version of the Apple iPad, are expected to have revenues increasing in February and...

TPK, Wintek January revenues significantly down on month

Feb 7, 01:00

TPK Holding and Wintek, two Taiwan-based makers of touch panels, had consolidated revenues of NT$14.226 billion (US$481 million) and those of NT$8.891 billion dropping on month by...

Wintek reports sequential revenue declines for January

Newswatch - Feb 3, 12:08

Touch panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.89 billion (US$300.85 million) for January 2012, down 15.8% on month but up 27.1% on year, according to the comp...

TMD in-cell touch panel yields reach 60%

Jan 18, 01:20

Panel makers have been trying to improve technologies to win over peers. Industry sources noted that Japan-based Toshiba Mobile Display's (TMD) in-cell technology yields have increased...

Wintek December revenues hit record

Jan 3, 01:30

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek on January 2 reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.55 billion (US$349 million) for December 2011, a new monthly record with growth of 8.1%...

Wintek to ramp up one-glass touch panel shipments in 2012

Dec 21, 15:04

Wintek is expected to see the ratio of its shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch-panel solutions increase to over 20% of its total touch panel shipments in 2012 compared to...

Wintek posts strong revenue gains in November

Newswatch - Dec 2, 11:10

Touch panel maker Wintek has posted consolidated revenues of NT$9.826 billion (US$325.95 million) for November, up 74.22% sequentially and 10.97% on year.

TPK, Wintek not to be affected by in-cell/on-cell touch solutions, say sources

Nov 23, 16:34

Sales of projected capacitive touch panels from Taiwan-based TPK Holding and Wintek are unlikely to be affected by the introduction of in-cell/on-cell touch solutions in the short...

Wintek revenues decline in October

Nov 3, 01:35

Touch panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.64 billion (US$187.46 million) for October, down 23.3% sequentially and 31.6% on year. Combined revenues for the...

Wintek looks to improved profits in 4Q11

Nov 2, 15:09

Touch panel maker Wintek is expected to see its profits and gross margin continue to improve in the fourth quarter of 2011, buoyed by increasing shipments of one glass solutions (OGS),...

Pressure mounting on touch panel gross margins in 4Q11

Nov 1, 14:54

Pressure on gross margins for Taiwan-based touch panel makers will continue to mount up in the fourth quarter of 2011 despite revenues and profits gained in the third quarter, according...

Shipments of touch panels for Kindle Fire increasing, say sources

Oct 19, 13:51

Shipments of touch panels for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets are likely to reach a monthly average of 1.5 million units in October and November due to strong pre-sales orders, according...

Expected popularity of Kindle Fire may benefit suppliers

Oct 18, 10:48

The expected hot sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire, due to be released on November 15, may spur shipments of the tablet's touch modules and panel suppliers all through the end of 2011,...

Touch panel makers post mixed results for September

Oct 11, 12:06

Taiwan-based touch panel makers have posted mixed results for September as Apple shifted its touch panel orders among suppliers due to a product flaw found at Wintek's panels, according...

Wintek reports sliding September revenues

Oct 5, 11:24

Panel maker Wintek has reported September 2011 consolidated revenues of NT$7.36 billion (US$240 million), down 18.38% on-month and 4.51% on-year. The maker attributed its declining...

E-book reader component suppliers expect sales surge

Oct 3, 17:03

Component suppliers have reported strong orders for October from vendors of e-book readers and tablet devices, both of whom are trying to differentiate themselves from Apple products...

Taiwan touch panel makers ramp up cover glass production

Sep 16, 14:13

Major touch panel players of TPK Holding, G-Tech, and Wintek are scaling up their production capacity for cover glass as touchscreen handheld devices enjoy rising popularity in the...

TPK sees mild revenue decline in August

Sep 6, 15:25

Touch panel maker TPK Holding has reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.09 billion (US$381.27 million) for August 2011, with a less-than-expected decline of 6% on month as reductions...

Wintek signs US$200 million syndicated loan

Aug 26, 14:55

Taiwan's touch panel maker Wintek signed a syndicated loan agreement of US$200 million with a consortium of 18 banks, including state-owned Taiwan Bank, on August 25, 2011, to strengthen...

Amazon adds TPK to tablet PC supply chain

Aug 24, 13:58

Amazon, considering that the supply of 7-inch touch panels by Wintek and JTouch may not be sufficient for use in its tablet PCs, has decided to add TPK Holding as a third supplier,...

Wintek profits affected by low utilization rate in 1H11

Aug 19, 16:29

Wintek has reported consolidated net revenues NT$42.51 billion (US$1.46 billion) for the first half of 2011, with gross profit of NT$2.34 billion and a profit margin of 6%.

Apple orders boost touch panel shipments, but margins are low

Aug 18, 16:07

Strong sales of Apple's iPhone 4 and iPad 2 have boosted orders for Taiwan's touch panel makers in third-quarter 2011, but the low quotes for these orders may hurt their profitability,...

Over expansion may hurt profits of touch sensor makers

Aug 16, 16:41

Touch sensor suppliers in Taiwan could see lower profitability in third-quarter 2011 as a result of over expansion if there is oversupply, according to the industry sources.