Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments

May 3, 01:10

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...

Ability Enterprise expects 5-10% sequential growth in 2Q11 digital camera shipments

May 2, 15:14

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% from 5.5 million units shipped in the preceding quarter to 5.78-6.05...

Ability, Altek announce 2010 dividends

Apr 26, 12:37

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek will distribute dividends of NT$3 (in cash) and NT$2.1 (NT$2 in cash and NT$0.1 in stock), respectively, for 2010, according to...

Taiwan hard drive component makers may face difficulty negotiating quotes

Apr 21, 01:30

As the hard drive market will be fully occupied by three major players following Western Digital's acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Seagate completes...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see mixed results for March

Apr 8, 12:37

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw March revenues drop 9.85% on year to NT$5.113 billion (US$173 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues for the month...

Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact

Mar 17, 01:55

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...

Ability Enterprise sees slight growth in February revenues

Mar 8, 02:25

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has announced revenues of NT$2.78 billion (US$94.74 million), up slightly 1.96% on month, while combined revenues from the first...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see January revenues down sequentially

Feb 11, 10:54

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw January revenues drop 11.53% sequentially to NT$2.729 billion (US$92.5 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues declined...

Ability Enterprise, Altek, Kinko suffer sequential decreases in December revenues

Jan 10, 13:08

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEMs Ability Enterprise and Altek as well as optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical saw their revenues for December 2010 decrease on month by 36.83%,...

Ability Enterprise lowers 4Q10 shipment goal

Dec 14, 01:50

Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, has downwardly adjusted its target shipment volume for the fourth quarter of 2010 from an originally projected on-quarter...

Ability revenues down in November, Kinko hits record

Dec 7, 15:15

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw November revenues decrease slightly both on month and on year, while optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical hit record consolidated...

Ability Enterprise, Altek suffer sequential drops in October revenues

Nov 9, 02:10

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital cameras, had revenues of NT$4.940 billion (US$159 million) and consolidated revenues of NT$3.852 billion,respectively,...

Ability Enterprise sees 3Q10 revenues hit record

Oct 25, 15:09

Ability Enterprise generated consolidated revenues of NT$13.865 billion (US$435 million) for the third quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly figure on record, according to the company...

Ability and Altek see sequential revenue growth in 3Q10

Oct 7, 01:55

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have both seen sequential growth in their third-quarter 2010 revenues, benefiting mainly by seasonality. As for the fourth quarter,...

Kodak withdraws charge against Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise

Oct 5, 01:20

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM maker Ability Enterprise on October 4 announced US-based Eastman Kodak has withdrawn from the US Court for the Western District of New York a charge...

Ability Enterprise acquires land in Taipei for building headquarters, R&D center

Sep 27, 12:13

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has acquired a plot of land of 4,072 square meters (43,828 square feet) located in a newly developed district of the Taipei area...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see increased August revenues

Sep 7, 11:11

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital cameras, on September 6 reported unaudited revenues for August, both rising on month and year.

Ability, Asia Optical to see growing DV camcorder shipments in 2011

Aug 12, 10:50

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability and Asia Optical both began production of inexpensive digital video (DV) camcorders earlier in 2010 and expect shipments to increase in...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship over 23 million digital cameras in 2010

Aug 10, 11:49

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship 13 million digital cameras in the second half of 2010, leading to more than 23 million units in total shipments for 2010, according...

Ability Enterprise expects to become global largest digital camera maker in 2010

Jul 22, 15:09

Ability Enterprise expects to ship 23 million digital cameras to become the world's largest maker in 2010, according to the company.

Ability Enterprise's 2Q10 revenues hit record

Jul 7, 12:31

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM maker Ability Enterprise on July 6 reported unaudited revenues of NT$4.501 billion (US$140 million) for June, resulting in a new record quarterly level...

Kodak sues Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise

Jul 1, 10:35

US-based Eastman Kodak on June 22 filed with the US Court for the Western District of New York a legal action against Ability Enterprise over royalty fees regarding digital cameras,...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see on-month revenue decreases in May

Jun 8, 11:43

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, reported respective May revenues of NT$4.510 billion (US$140 million) a drop of 6.03% on month and...

Ability Enterprise sees April revenues down on month, aims to ship almost 6 million digital cameras in 2Q10

May 10, 10:21

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEM maker Ability Enterprise saw its April revenues of NT$4.799 billion (US$152 million) drop 15.38% on month and expects its shipment volume to rise...

Ability Enterprise to set up production base in eastern China

May 7, 10:31

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise will invest US$150 million to establish a production base in Jiangxi Province, eastern China, to make digital cameras and video...

Ability Enterprise to expand capacity in China

Apr 28, 11:32

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise on April 27 announced the investment of US$9.5 million to expand the monthly capacity at its subsidiary in southern China to 2.5...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see strong hikes in March revenues

Apr 7, 11:59

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM of digital cameras, on April 6 reported strong growth in their March consolidated revenues, with the former's sales hitting...

Ability Enterprise may not reach digital camera shipment target for 1Q10

Mar 19, 17:14

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise in early March set a goal of shipping five million units in the first quarter of 2010 but now thinks that it is quite difficult...

Ability Enterprise aims to ship 21 million digital cameras in 2010

Mar 8, 10:46

Ability Enterprise expects to ship 21 million digital cameras in 2010, increasing by 40% from 15 million units posted in 2009, according to the company' Optical Business president...

Optical lens makers post mixed results for January

Feb 11, 11:31

Taiwan-based optical lens kit makers Kinko Optical, Genius Electronic Optical and Ability Opto-Electronics Technology have posted mixed results for January.

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise sees sharp drop in December revenues

Jan 7, 16:21

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise on January 6 reported unaudited revenues of NT$2.455 billion (US$76.0 million) for December 2009, dropping 52.17% from the company...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship 20 million digital cameras in 2010

Dec 29, 10:21

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship five million digital cameras in first-quarter 2010 and 20 million units in 2010, according to the company.

Ability revenues up but Altek down in November

Dec 8, 10:33

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise hit record revenues of NT$5.133 billion (US$159 million) in November, while fellow competitor Altek saw consolidated revenues...

Taiwan digital camera maker Ability Enterprise to float convertible bonds, set up joint venture in China

Stockwatch - Dec 2, 14:39

Ability Enterprise, one of the three largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, will issue 5-year, zero-interest domestic convertible bonds worth up to NT$1.5 billion...

Digital camera makers Ability and Altek post high revenues for October

Nov 9, 10:17

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two of the top-three Taiwan-based digital camera makers, have released unaudited revenues for October, with the former hitting a record for the second...