Altek looks to ship 20 million digital cameras in 2011

Apr 29, 10:25

Altek, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, expects its 2011 shipment volume for the product to exceed 20 million units, according to company president Alex Hsia at an online...

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...

Supply of handset image sensors hit by Japan earthquake, says IHS iSuppli

Apr 15, 10:36

The recent earthquake in Japan is impacting the production of CMOS image sensors at two facilities in the country, affecting the supply of these parts to the mobile phone market,...

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...

Altek pushes sales of 3.5G Android smartphones to CHT and China Unicom

Mar 10, 01:30

Digital camera maker Altek has managed to push the sale of its 3.5G Android-enabled smartphone, the A14 Leo, into telecom operators in Taiwan and China, including Chunghwa Telecom...

Japan-based branded DSC vendors to outsource over 75% of their DSCs to Taiwan makers

Feb 17, 01:55

Japan-based brand-name DSC vendors are expected to outsource over 75% of the production of their DSCs to contract makers in Taiwan, including Canon Marketing (Taiwan) and Altek, in...

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...

Digital camera maker Altek sees 2010 shipments, revenues hit records, gross margins drop

Jan 28, 12:09

Altek, a Taiwan-based digital camera ODM, saw historically highest annual shipments and consolidated revenues in 2010 but the corresponding gross margin of 9.38% decreased 6.79pp...

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%,...

China market: Altek teams up with China Unicom to sell 3.5G smartphones

Dec 23, 01:35

DSC maker Altek has announced a cooperation agreement with China Unicom to sell its 3.5G smartphone, the Altek Leo, in the China market. Leo will be customized for China Unicom and...

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,...

Altek expects 4Q10 revenues up 5-10% sequentially

Oct 29, 01:25

Digital camera ODM Altek generated consolidated revenues of NT$9.021 billion (US$289 million) for the third quarter of 2010 and expects an on-quarter increase of 5-10% for the fourth...

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,...

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.

Altek sees July revenues down on month, up on year

Aug 9, 10:18

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.232 billion (US$69.2 million) for July 2010, dropping 11.03% on month but rising by 34.92% on year.

Altek receives digital camera orders from Nikon and Samsung

Aug 5, 10:52

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has recently reduced its quotes and successfully acquired orders from two new clients, Nikon and Samsung Electronics, for shipments in 2011,...

Altek posts 1H10 EPS of NT$1.80

Jul 30, 10:37

Taiwan digital camera ODM Altek, reported a net EPS of NT$1.80 for the first half of 2010 at an investors conference on July 29.

Taiwan digital camera makers optimistic about 2H10

Jul 13, 12:05

While demand for notebook PCs in the European market has been affected by the recent financial uncertainties in the region, Japan-based vendors performed well in the first half of...

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...

Altek to buy back 10 million shares

Stockwatch - Jul 5, 10:41

Altek plans to buy back 10 million shares, equivalent to a 2.67% stake, from the open market at NT$40-60 (US$1.24-1.86) per share during July 5-September 2, 2010, with the repurchased...

Altek to see 30% growth in 2Q10 digital camera shipments, says president

Jun 17, 10:23

Digital camera maker Altek expects its second-quarter shipments to increase by 30% sequentially, according to company president Alex Hsia.

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...

Altek to debut 14-megapixel cameraphone Altek Leo at CommunicAsia 2010

Jun 1, 01:10

Altek will unveil Altek Leo, its own-brand 14-megapixel cameraphone, which it claims is so far the highest resolution globally, at the CommunicAsia 2010 exhibition in Singapore from...

Altek sees April revenues down on month

Stockwatch - May 6, 10:31

Digital camera maker Altek has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.541 billion (US$80.8 million) for April, slipping by 10.45% on month but hiking by 145.27% on year...

Altek obtains orders for own-brand cameraphones

May 4, 14:41

Digital camera contract manufacturer Altek, which launched an own-brand cameraphone in 2009, has received handset orders for India and other overseas markets, according to the comp...

Altek expects shipments up, gross margin down in 2Q10

Apr 30, 15:10

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek expects its second-quarter shipments will increase 30% sequentially but gross margin will drop below 10%, according to the company.

Altek to deal out 2009 dividend of NT$3 per share

Stockwatch - Apr 9, 12:39

Digital camera ODM Altek, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$3 (US$0.095), NT$2.8 in cash and NT$0.2 in stock, for its 2009 operations, according a decision made by its board...

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...

Digital camera maker Altek sees 1Q10 order volume up 50% on year

Mar 9, 11:22

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek expects order volume for the first quarter to hike 50% on year, according to the company. But mainly because of the labor shortage in China,...

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek hits profit high in 2009

Feb 8, 10:03

Altek generated an historically highest annual net profit of NT$2.205 billion (US$67.2 million) in 2009, according to the company's 2009 financial report released at a February 5...

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek sees December 2009 revenues down over 44% on month

Jan 11, 10:26

Altek saw consolidated revenues of NT$2.114 billion (US$65.5 million) for December 2009, dropping 44.17% on month but rising 30.62% on year.

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 market: Handset vendors to launch more 12-megapixel cameraphones to boost year-end sales

Dec 1, 12:10

Samsung Electronics and Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek both plan to introduce 12-megapixel cameraphones in the Taiwan market to boost year-end sales, according to market...