Last update: Monday 14 January 2013 [101 news items]
Capacitor supplier Taiwan Chinsan 4Q12 sales up 2%
Jan 14, 15:51
Consolidated revenues at capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial registered a 2.4% sequential increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, beating market estimates.
Capacitor supplier Taiwan Chinsan 4Q12 sales to drop 5%
Dec 28, 11:44
Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial is expected to report an about 5% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, according to market...
Capacitor maker Lelon net profits down 68% in January-September period
Oct 30, 15:53
Aluminum electrolyte capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has reported net profits of NT$42.21 million (US$1.44 million) or an EPS of NT$0.28 for the third quarter of 2012. Gross margin...
Taiwan solid capacitor suppliers facing increasing pressure
Oct 15, 16:54
Taiwan-based solid electrolytic capacitor makers, including Chinsan Electronic Industrial, Lelon Electronics, Apaq Technology and Feei Cherng Enterprise, will face increasing pressure...
Capacitor makers Lelon, Feei Cherng report revenue growth for August
Sep 10, 16:42
Aluminum electrolyte capacitor makers Lelon Electronics and Feei Cherng Enterprise have both posted a sequential growth in August revenues, buoyed by increased demand from downstream...
Capacitor maker Chinsan posts profit growth in 1H12
Sep 4, 15:40
Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial saw its gross margin improve to 25.83% in the first half of 2012 from 21.57% of a year earlier, while its net profits also grow...
Holy Stone tantalum capacitors to start generating profits in 4Q12, say sources
Aug 16, 15:02
The tantalum capacitor production lines of Holy Stone Enterprise will come online in the third quarter and start generating income for the company in the fourth, according to industry...
Passive component maker Feei Cherng sees revenues up over 40% in July
Aug 10, 14:07
Having suffered a nearly 40% on-month decline in revenues in June, solid capacitor vendor Feei Cherng saw its monthly figures soar 43.6% sequentially to NT$205 million (US$6.85 mil...
Chinsan to ramp up solid capacitor shipments in 2H12
Jun 19, 14:05
Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial expects shipments of its solid electrolytic capacitors to the motherboard, graphics card, server and industrial PC sectors to serve as a growth...
Solid capacitor maker Matsuki Polymer to ramp up capacity in 2012
Jun 12, 14:33
SMD solid capacitor maker Matsuki Polymer Technology, a subsidiary of Feei Cherng Enterprise, plans to ramp up production capacity by 50% to 60 million units a month in 2012, since...
Capacitor maker Chinsan positive about 2Q12 outlook
Apr 3, 14:56
Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial expects to report positive revenue results for the second quarter of 2012, citing brisk orders for its solid electrolytic capacitors and specialty...
Lelon, Liton post strong profit growth in 2011
Mar 30, 01:00
Aluminum electrolyte capacitor maker Lelon Electronics and its aluminum foil subsidiary Liton Technology have both reported strong profit growth in 2011, thanks to orders shifted...
Passive components see demand for notebooks pick up
Mar 23, 11:38
Demand for passive components such as chip resistors, MLCCs and solid capacitors is picking up as notebook companies gear up for product launches in the second quarter, according...
Nichidenbo 2011 profits up despite revenue drop
Mar 22, 16:00
Nichidenbo, which distributes capacitor and resistor parts for vendors including Nippon Chemi-Con, saw its profits in 2011 grow slightly despite lower revenues.
Taiwan, Japan capacitor makers express mixed views on the market
Feb 15, 01:20
Taiwan-based aluminum electrolytic capacitor makers have expressed optimism toward order visibility and expect growth in second-quarter 2012. However, Japan-based firms continue to...
MLCC firms remain cautious about 2012
Feb 14, 12:30
Major Taiwan-based multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) suppliers remain cautious about the business outlook for 2012 despite a recent pull-in of short lead time orders, according...
Passive component distributors look to new products, applications for growth
Jan 17, 11:36
Podak expects sales of its newly-distributed MOSFET parts to drive company growth in 2012, while capacitor distributor Nichidenbo (NDB) sees new applications such as cloud servers...
Lelon aims to increase global market share in 2012
Jan 12, 16:04
Aiming to increase its global market share, Taiwan-based aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has expanded its product mix to include those targeted at automotive...
MLCC material supplier PDC cautious about 4Q11
Nov 25, 11:55
Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which mainly supplies powder materials to multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) makers, has said weak end-market demand will negatively affect...
Nichidenbo pessimistic about demand for solid-state capacitors
Nov 22, 16:27
Taiwan-based Nichidenbo is cautious about the market for solid-state capacitors due to sluggish end-market demand, according to the passive component distributor.
Passive component makers post revenue drops in October
Nov 11, 13:59
MLCC (multi-layer ceramic capacitor) specialists Yageo and Walsin Technology, and chip-resistor suppliers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic have all posted sequential sales decreases...
Capacitor maker Teapo suffers losses in January-September period
Oct 25, 16:00
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Teapo Electronic has reported net losses of NT$307 million (US$10.6 million) for the first nine months of 2011, equivalent to a net loss per...
Lelon, Liton enjoy record June sales
Jul 8, 14:08
Aluminum electrolyte capacitor maker Lelon Electronics and its aluminum foil subsidiary Liton Technology both saw their revenues hit record highs in June 2011, unaffected by mid-year...
Lelon looks to increase capacitor shipments to international players
Jun 27, 14:19
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has revealed that its products have been verified by more international players with shipments to those new clients to increase...
Peak season effects to be weak in 3Q11, says capacitor vendor Nichidenbo
Jun 14, 13:31
Nichidenbo, the Taiwan sales agent for Japan-based aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Nippon Chemi-Con, has stated that sales of capacitor products in Taiwan are unlikely to enjoy...
Demand for aluminum capacitors remains strong 2 months after Japan earthquake
Jun 1, 13:59
Demand for aluminum capacitors has remained strong recently although not as high as the levels recorded in April after the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Some Taiwan makers will continue...
Aluminum capacitor and foil makers report strong sales for April
May 10, 15:26
Most Taiwan-based aluminum capacitor and foil makers have posted strong sales for April due to more windfall orders after the March 11 Japan earthquake, according to industry sourc...
Solid capacitor makers to further expand capacity for 2011
Apr 22, 15:06
With the supply of solid capacitors from Nippon Chemi-con having been reduced after the March 11 earthquake, Taiwan-based solid capacitor makers, including Taiwan Chinsan Electronic...
Aluminum capacitor prices expected to increase 10% in 2Q11
Mar 29, 11:24
Several Taiwan-based makers of aluminum electrolytic capacitors including Lelon Electronics, Teapo Electronic and Luminous Town Electronic, viewing that Japan-based fellow makers...
Holy Stone tantalum capacitor plant in Japan to resume operations on March 22
Mar 21, 12:16
Passive component maker Holy Stone has announced that the tantalum capacitor plant of its Japan-based subsidiary Holy Stone Ploytech Company (HPC) located in the Fukushima prefecture...
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...
High-voltage aluminum capacitor prices to rise on material shortages
Feb 24, 12:29
Due to a shortage of aluminum foils, Taiwan-based aluminum capacitor makers plan to hike their quotes with prices of high-voltage aluminum capacitors likely to be raised by 10%, according...
Chinsan to ramp up monthly solid capacitor capacity to 35 million units before 3Q11
Jan 25, 14:59
Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial will ramp up its capacity for solid capacitors to 35 million units a month prior to the arrival of the peak season in the third...
Solid capacitor demand on the rise
Jan 25, 13:50
With motherboard makers looking to clear inventory and some clients are concerned about labor shortages after the Lunar New Year holidays, procurement for solid capacitors is on the...
Holy Stone ramping up tantalum capacitor production
Jan 24, 16:14
Passive component maker Holy Stone has revealed that its production of tantalum capacitors will reach 50 million units a month in 2011 compared to 30 million units at the end of 2010...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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

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