Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [9 news items]
Actron, Lite-On Semi posted mixed results for 1Q13
May 14, 20:11
Diode suppliers Actron Technology and Lite-On Semiconductor have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2013, but the two companies are set to post sequential revenue gains...
Automotive diode maker Actron posts EPS of over NT$4 in 2012
Mar 27, 22:24
Taiwan-based automotive diode component maker Actron Technology saw its net profits decrease 17.8% on year to NT$331 million (US$11.1 million) in 2012. The earnings translated into...
Actron sees decreased February revenues
Mar 4, 21:37
Taiwan-based automotive diode component maker Actron Technology on March 4 reported consolidated revenues of NT$224 million (US$7.54 million) for February, slipping by 20.24% on month...
Diode maker Actron to increase wafer self-sufficiency
Feb 8, 14:36
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology expects to increase the ratio of in-house produced diffusion wafers to 50-60% in 2013, up from the current 35%, according to the company.
Automotive diode maker Actron posts record high revenues in January
Feb 6, 15:32
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology has reported revenues of NT$281 million (US$9.5 million) for January 2013, increasing 18.8% on month and 13.4% on year. The figures were the...
Diode maker Actron 3Q12 profits slip
Nov 2, 14:13
Net profits at automotive diode maker Actron Technology slipped 16.9% sequentially to NT$65 million (US$2.22 million) in the third quarter, due to a lower gross margin and foreign...
Diode maker Actron conservative about business prospects for 2013
Oct 18, 15:50
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology is conservative about the business prospects for 2013 on concerns of weak economic conditions in Europe and high automobile inventory as well...
Automotive diode maker Actron eyeing voltage regulator shipments in 2011
Dec 27, 14:04
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology expects sales of its voltage regulators to grow by 1-2 fold in 2011 thanks to a rapid development of the automobile industry in China, according...
SAS, Lite-On and Actron to jointly set up UMG silicon plant in Russia
Apr 23, 15:38
Taiwan-based silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will team up with Lite-On Technology and Actron Technology to set up a plant to produce upgraded metallurgical-grade...

TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 3h 39min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 4h 34min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 4h 43min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 4h 44min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 4h 46min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 4h 59min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 5h 1min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 5h 3min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 5h 5min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 4h 57min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 5h 1min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 5h 2min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 3min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 5h 3min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 5h 6min ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 5h 6min ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 5h 8min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 18min ago
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.
















