111 news items tagged Ability
Ability looks to hike competitiveness
Wednesday 30 December 2020Imaging product maker Ability Enterprise, to drive growth and enhance competitiveness, will focus on four business areas: images and videos applications; front-end applications; automotive...
Pegatron hit by low labor return rates
Tuesday 11 February 2020With China locking down Shanghai to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Pegatron's plant in the city only saw a limited number of workers return to their posts on February 10,...
Ability Enterprise shifting focus to commercial, high-end consumer cameras
Tuesday 31 December 2019Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise, to cope with decreasing demand arising from widespread use of smartphone cameras, has been shifting focus to commercial and high-end consumer...
Healthcare AI solution value hinges on problem addressing ability, says AstraZeneca executive
Wednesday 21 August 2019Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) is emerging as a new smart healthcare application, but what counts most for software developers to successfully tap into the medical AI domain...
Ability acquires AndroVideo
Monday 26 November 2018Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has announced investment of NT$140 million (US$4.5 million) to acquire a 100% stake in AndroVideo, an AI (artificial intelligence) camera de...
Ability cooperates with HumanEyes to develop VR camera
Thursday 1 November 2018Digital camera and imaging device maker Ability Enterprise has cooperated with HumanEyes Technologies, an Israel-based company engaged in craestion, dispaly and processing of 3D and...
Largan seeking huge damages from Ability in patent row
Tuesday 16 January 2018Taiwan top optical lens maker Largan Precision is seeking a supplementary civil compensation of NT$14 billion (US$473.82 million) from local rival Ability Opto-Electronics Technology...
Ability aims to ramp up imaging solution business
Friday 29 December 2017Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise, in view of decreasing global demand for digital cameras, is shifting its focus on integrated imaging solutions, leveraging its optical, electrical...
AOET ordered to pay Largan damages for trade secret theft
Monday 11 December 2017Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court has ordered optical lens module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET) pay NT$1.522 billion (US$50.5 million) in damages to fellow maker...
Ability Opto-Electronics sees earnings improve significantly in 2016
Thursday 23 February 2017Camera module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology has reported net profits of NT$95.02 million (US$3.045 million) for 2016, which translated into an EPS of NT$1.02 for the year...
Clientron to introduce its Industry Thin Client IT800 with dual display & flexible networking ability
Tuesday 6 September 2016Clientron Corp. - a leading global provider of Thin Client, POS (point of sales), and embedded systems - today introduced the Industry Thin Client IT800 that features a robust and...
Facebook, Google server outsourcing strategy change expected to impact profitability for ODMs
Friday 11 December 2015Facebook is planning to add Wiwynn, a server subsidiary of Wistron, as a new datacenter server supplier, joining its primary supplier Quanta Computer in order to lower its risks and...
ASRock reorganizing China operation
Tuesday 21 July 2015ASRock has recently started a business reorganization and is significantly adjusting its operation team in China, looking to raise the proportion of China employees to enhance its...
Altek to launch Cubic smartphone attachable lens-style camera in China
Tuesday 28 January 2014Digital camera ODM Altek launched the Altek Cubic, an attachable lens-style camera for smartphones or tablets, in the Taiwan market in late December 2013 and is poised to launch the...
Ability, Altek net NT$0.82, NT$0.08 per share for January-September
Thursday 14 November 2013Digital camera ODMs Ability Enterprise and Altek have released their third-quarter 2013 financial reports, posting net EPS of NT$0.82 and NT$0.08 respectively for January-September...
Largan asks for provisional seizure against Ability Opto-Electronics
Wednesday 25 September 2013Taiwan-based handset-use lens module maker Largan Precision on September 24 requested a local court in central Taiwan place a provisional seizure on working capital, movable properties...
Ability reports profit, Altek suffers loss in 1H13
Monday 12 August 2013Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise recorded net EPS of NT$0.46 for first-half 2013, while fellow maker Altek suffered net loss per share of NT$0.08.
Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth in 2Q13 ASP, gross margin
Monday 13 May 2013Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2013 to be flat from the preceding quarter but ASP and gross margin to increase significantly,...
Ability Opto-Electronics nets NT$0.13 per share for 1Q13
Friday 19 April 2013Taiwan-based optical lens module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology on April 18 reported revenues of NT$215.8 million (US$7.23 million), net profit of NT$10.4 million and net...
Ability Enterprise expects 2013 digital camera shipments to drop by 15-20%
Monday 11 March 2013Ability Enterprise's digital camera shipments in 2012 decreased by 25% from 2011 and expects 2013 shipments to drop 15-20% from 2012 due to increasing competition from mobile terminal...
Camera makers Ability, Altek see decreased December revenues
Thursday 10 January 2013Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise has reported revenues of NT$1.681 billion (US$57.7 million) for December, decreasing 56.99% on month and 19.95% on year. Fellow...
Ability Opto-Electronics to expand production capacity
Wednesday 2 January 2013Taiwan-based lens module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology will invest at least 20% of paid-in capital to expand its production capacity, with 30% of the investment to come...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see decreased November revenues
Tuesday 11 December 2012Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues of NT$3.908 billion (US$134 million) and NT$1.635 billion respectively for November, down on month and on...
Ability Enterprise, Altek post mixed sequential growth in October revenues
Monday 12 November 2012Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, had October revenues of NT$4.404 billion (US$150 million) rising 6.75% on month and October consolidated revenues...
Ability Enterprise expected to see decreased shipments, increased profit in 2012
Friday 26 October 2012Taiwan-based digital camera ODM, Ability Enterprise, is expected to ship 18.5 million digital cameras in 2012, slipping 19.6% from 2011, but gross margin and net operating profit...