Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth in 2Q13 ASP, gross margin

May 13, 10:46

Taiwan-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

Apr 19, 14:17

Taiwan-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%

Mar 11, 10:56

Ability 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

Jan 10, 11:04

Taiwan-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

Stockwatch - Jan 2, 13:39

Taiwan-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

Dec 11, 14:20

Taiwan-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

Nov 12, 15:20

Ability 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

Oct 26, 11:29

Taiwan-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...

Ability Enterprise, Altek September revenues up sequentially

Oct 9, 10:46

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw sequential growths of 11.63% and 7.71%, respectively, in revenues for September, according to the companies.

Ability Enterprise expects 5% sequential growth in 3Q12 ASP

Aug 28, 11:19

Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, expects ASP (average selling price) for the third quarter of 2012 to rise by about 5% on quarter, the company has...

Ability and Altek to see DSC shipments drop in 3Q12

Aug 14, 01:45

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers Ability Enterprise and Altek are both expected to see a shipment drop in the third quarter of 2012, affected by demand being replaced...

Taiwan OEMs may benefit from MILC orders in 2014

Jul 24, 01:35

As Canon has announced a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) series - EOS M - to symbolize its entrance to the global MILC market, sources from Taiwan-based digital...

Ability Enterprise, Altek post mixed sequential growth in June revenues

Stockwatch - Jul 11, 14:13

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based camera ODMs, had revenues of NT$3.265 billion (US$109 million) for June dropping 20.23% on month and those of NT$2.366 billion growing...

Ability Enterprise expects 20% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues

Jun 22, 15:15

Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 20% on quarter due to steadily growing shipments of mid- to high-end models,...

Samsung reducing DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers

May 22, 01:20

Korea-based Samsung Electronics has recently withdrawn its orders for spring season digital still camera (DSC) models, which were originally placed to Taiwan-based DSC maker Altek...

Ability Enterprise, Altek April revenues down sequentially

May 9, 15:44

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues for April slip 2.24% and 18.43% on month respectively, according to the companies.

Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth of 10% in 2Q12 revenues

Apr 30, 15:35

Taiwan-based camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 10% on quarter, the company said at an April 27 investors co...

Ability Enterprise, Altek March revenues up sequentially

Apr 11, 14:24

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues for March grow on month by 10.97% and 36.98% respectively, according to the companies.

Ability to ship 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom digital cameras in 2H12

Mar 26, 14:38

Ability Enterprise plans to start shipments of 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom CMOS digital cameras in second-half 2012, company chairman Roger Tseng has told an investor conference.

Ability Enterprise, Altek see large sequential growth in February revenues

Mar 12, 10:15

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, saw revenues for February increase on month by 117.19% and 86.47% respectively, according to the companies.

Ability, Altek see decreased December revenues

Jan 10, 11:12

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported unaudited revenues of NT$2.1 billion (US$69.3 million) and NT$1.358 billion respectively for December...

Notebooks expected to fully adopt HD quality webcams in 2H12

Dec 8, 01:45

Notebook players are expected to fully adopt high definition (HD) quality webcams into their notebook models in the second half of 2012 as Microsoft launches its Windows 8 and should...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 profits rise

Oct 31, 10:53

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported profits for third-quarter 2011. Ability's net profit rose 134.7% sequentially to NT$415 million (US$14.3 million),...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 revenues up

Oct 11, 10:57

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has reported revenues of NT$12.880 billion (US$440 million) for the third quarter, up 20.74% sequentially. Fellow maker Altek...

Notebook players pessimistic about ability of Ice Cream Sandwich to defeat iOS

Sep 22, 01:30

Notebook players, seeing that first-tier brand vendors such as RIM, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all backing away from the tablet PC bandwagon, are turning pessimistic about...

Ability obtains majority stake in lens maker

Sep 5, 10:50

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has revealed it has invested NT$367 million (US$12.7 million) to acquire a 52.24% stake in E-Pin Optical Industry, a Taiwan-based maker of...

Ability, Altek see 1H11 gross margins fall

Aug 29, 11:15

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw gross margins for first-half 2011 slip on year by 3.11 percentage points and 1.74 percentage points respectively mainly because...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in 2H11

Aug 4, 10:49

Taiwan-based ODM maker Ability Enterprise, based on receiving of orders, expects to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in the second half of 2011, resulting in a total shipment...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship 6 million digital cameras in 2Q11

Jun 22, 10:25

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship six million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2011, increasing 11.1% on quarter, according to the company.

Digital camera chassis maker AVY expects flat performance in 2011

Jun 16, 01:30

Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision, facing downstream clients demanding price cuts, and a supply shortage of LCD panels and lenses, expects its revenues and profits...

Software designer Wistron ITS cooperates with Hitachi over landmark software

May 26, 01:40

Taiwan-based Wistron ITS, a software design subsidiary of Wistron, has recently cooperated with Japan-based Hitachi and plans to import the landmark information software GeoPDF, which...