Rising sapphire ingot demand to boost Acme 3Q12 sales

Sep 21, 01:30

Acme Electronics is expected to report flat or slight sequential growth in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by rising sales generated by sapphire ingot-making...

Sapphire ingot prices poised to move upward, says USI

Jun 15, 12:26

Prices for sapphire ingots have stopped falling recently in light of the rising sapphire substrate prices, according to sapphire ingot supplier USI Optronics.

Sapphire ingot maker USI Optronics seeing orders pick up

Apr 24, 16:49

USI Optronics is seeing order visibility for sapphire ingots extend to two months on a pick-up in LED lighting demand, according to its parent company Acme Electronics.

Sapphire ingot prices stabilize

Mar 22, 14:33

Prices of sapphire ingots have stabilized recently but overall demand has not yet recovered to a level that will warrant makers to hike quotes.

Acme cautious on sapphire ingot outlook

Feb 17, 15:05

Despite a pick-up in orders, Acme Electronics remains wary on the outlook for sapphire ingots citing low pricing that has not recovered.

Acme introduces 120KG sapphire ingot growing furnace

Dec 30, 11:40

Taiwan-based sapphire ingot growing firm Acme has announced a 120KG crystal ingot growing furnace that can produce sapphire substrates for large-size LEDs.

Sapphire crystal firms see weak July sales

Aug 10, 15:39

Weak demand for LED backlight modules has been affecting upstream sapphire crystal growing and substrate firms. According to industry sources, the price of 2-inch sapphire substrates...

Acme 3Q11 revenues to be affected by sapphire ingot subsidiary

Jul 19, 15:49

The third-quarter revenue outlook for passive component maker Acme Electronics is flat as its performance is likely to be affected by a slump at its sapphire ingot subsidiary USI...

Sapphire ingot prices to fall to US$14-15/mm in 3Q11

Jun 24, 11:33

Prices for sapphire ingots, a material for making LED chips, have declined more than 20% to less than US$20/mm in the second quarter of 2011, according to industry sources. Prices...

Price of sapphire ingots continues to fall

May 31, 15:35

Inventory backlogs at downstream firms have been causing the price of sapphire ingots to fall continuously. Sapphire ingots are an upstream material for the LED industry and due to...

Ferric core maker Acme reports explosion at plant

Apr 14, 01:25

Taiwan-based Acme Electronics, which produces mainly ferrite cores, has reported an explosion at its plant in Miaoli County, northern Taiwan. Seven employees were injured.

Sapphire ingot prices to remain unchanged in 2Q11

Mar 10, 13:41

Prices of sapphire ingots for the second quarter of 2011 are expected to stay at the same levels as those in the first quarter as current sapphire ingot supplies are still falling...

Sapphire ingot demand strong, no signs of price retreat yet

Jan 18, 12:04

Though the first quarter is typically considered the annual low season, sapphire ingot makers are currently seeing strong demand due to sapphire substrate clients moving up procurement...

USI Optronics to reach 13-15% global market share for sapphire ingots in 2011

Jan 3, 11:03

USI Optronics, a Taiwan-based maker of monocrystalline sapphire ingots, has received orders to book up its production capacity in then first quarter of 2011 and expects its global...

Prices for sapphire ingots to rise 40% in 4Q10

Nov 4, 11:21

Prices for sapphire ingots, a material for making LED chips, are set to rise 40% in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources. Due to tight supply, prices have gone up since...

Inductor makers ramping up capacities

Sep 28, 15:26

Taiwan-based inductor makers, including Meg.Layers Scientific-Technics, Chilisin Electronics and Acme Electronics, are all aggressively expanding their production capacities to meet...

Sapphire ingot supply to remain tight in 4Q10, says Acme executive

Aug 16, 15:18

The supply of sapphire ingots will remain tight in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Wu Hsien-tsung, president of sapphire ingot and ferric core maker Acme Electronics.

Ferric core maker Acme posts strong EPS in 1H10

Aug 12, 12:16

Ferric core and sapphire ingot maker Acme Electronics has posted net profits of NT$120 million (US$3.77 million) or NT$1.04 per share, on revenues of NT$973 million in the first half...

Passive component makers Thinking and Acme post record high revenues in July

Aug 9, 16:51

Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial and ferric core maker Acme Electronics both saw their revenues hit a historical high in July amid strong demand for their...

Acme to ramp up sapphire ingot capacity by 25% in 3Q10

Jul 21, 15:38

Ferric core maker Acme Electronics expects its production of sapphire ingots to reach 150,000 units a month in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 25% from the previous quarter,...

Ferrite core maker Acme to expand capacity at Kunshan plant

Newswatch - Jun 30, 16:18

Ferric core maker Acme Electronics plans to ramp up the capacity of its plant in Kunshan, China as current strong sales of passive components have pushed demand for ferric cores,...

Acme to spin off sapphire ingot business

Jun 29, 14:59

Ferric core maker Acme Electronics has announced plans to spin off its sapphire ingot business unit to form a new subsidiary. The spin-off is tentatively set to take effect on October...

Sapphire ingot supply remains tight, say sources

May 11, 11:47

Current tight supply of sapphire ingots may not ease in the short run, as suppliers' capacity expansions are unable to keep up with demand, according to industry sources.

Acme to ramp up sapphire ingot capacity in 2Q10

Mar 29, 15:38

Taiwan-based inductor maker Acme Electronics plans to ramp up its capacity of sapphire ingots to 120,000mm in the second quarter of 2010 from the current 90,000mm to meet increasing...