Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [31 news items]
Battery pack makers post mixed sequential growth in April revenues
May 7, 12:00
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$3.775 billion (US$127 million) for April increasing on month by 5.51%, while fellow makers...
Simplo sees decreased March revenues
Stockwatch - Apr 8, 14:59
Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.578 billion (US$120 million) for March, down 3.51% on month and 19.19% on year. Consolidated...
Notebook battery makers see decreased February revenues
Stockwatch - Mar 6, 11:24
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack international Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported decreased consolidated revenues for February.
Battery pack makers see December revenues decline
Stockwatch - Jan 7, 14:05
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported their December 2012 revenues slipped on month.
Simplo November revenues hit record
Stockwatch - Dec 7, 10:38
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology on December 6 reported revenues of NT$5.760 billion (US$197 million) for November, hitting a monthly record for the seventh...
Simplo September revenues hit record for fifth time straight
Stockwatch - Oct 8, 11:29
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology have reported revenues of NT$5.663 billion (US$191.6 million) for September, hitting a record for the fifth consecutive...
Simplo July revenues hit record for third time straight
Stockwatch - Aug 7, 15:54
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in notebooks, had revenues of NT$5.103 billion (US$170 million) for July hitting a record for the third consecutive...
Notebook battery makers expected to see growing performance in 3Q12
Jul 12, 01:30
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack Technology and Celxpert Energy are all expected to see strong shipment performance at the end of the third quarter benefiting from...

Notebook battery makers to enjoy 30-50% shipment growth in 2H12
Jun 28, 01:25
Notebook battery makers are expected to see shipment growths of 30-50% in the second half of 2012 as the notebook industry is entering the third quarter, the traditional peak season,...
Celxpert May revenues up sequentially
Stockwatch - Jun 5, 15:18
Celxpert Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs, had revenues of NT$514 million (US$17.3 million) for May increasing 17.23% on month but decreasing 3.61% on year. Revenues...
Notebook battery makers achieve revenue growth in March
Apr 6, 16:03
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have announced their March revenues with each achieving growth of more than 10% both...
Dynapack sees strong performance in 3Q11 revenues
Oct 27, 01:15
Notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology has reported strong revenue performance for the third quarter with net profits growing 64.02% sequentially.
Coretronic reportedly forms alliance with Celxpert Energy eyeing lithium battery potential
Jul 13, 15:36
Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronic reportedly has formed an alliance with battery maker Celxpert Energy with Coretronic having taken a seat on Celxpert's board and will...
Battery pack makers see mixed growth in February revenues
Mar 7, 11:23
Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, three Taiwan-based makers of battery packs, saw their February revenues drop by 8.20%, rise by 1.05% and...
Taiwan-based battery makers report January results
Feb 10, 12:12
Simplo Technology posted NT$3.053 billion (US$105.8 million) in January revenues, up 15.4% on year, and Dynapack International Technology saw revenues increase 44.15% from a year...
Taiwan notebook battery makers see drop in December revenues
Jan 11, 01:45
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have all reported on-month drop in December 2010 revenues mainly due...
Dynapack and Celxpert cancel merger plans
Dec 16, 15:08
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, on December 15, announced the cancellation of their merger plans and will void their stock...
Taiwan battery makers see mixed November
Dec 7, 02:20
Taiwan-based battery module makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have posted mixed results for their November 2010 revenues.
Asustek new purchasing strategy to benefit Simplo
Nov 26, 15:54
Asustek Computer is said to have recently adjusted its component purchase strategy following reports about notebook makers accepting improper benefits from upstream component makers...
Dynapack-Celxpert merger postponed
Nov 2, 16:03
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy were originally planning to complete their merger on December 31, but as the two firms are...
Simplo sees September 2010 revenues hit record
Oct 6, 01:35
Notebook battery maker Simplo Technology has reported revenues of NT$3.509 billion (US$110 million) for September, a new monthly record.
Taiwan notebook battery makers Dynapack, Celxpert to merge
Sep 29, 12:12
The respective boards of Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy on September 28 approved the merger of the two companies through a stock swap of 1:1.7, with Dynapack...
Dynapack to merge with Celxpert
Aug 6, 14:42
Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, Taiwan's second and third-largest notebook battery makers respectively, will merge through a stock swap of one Dynapack share...
Celxpert to ship 18 million notebook batteries in 2010
May 14, 16:29
Celxpert Energy projects notebook battery shipments for 2010 to reach 18 million units, up 58% from 11.4 million units in 2009. Demand from customers in China and other Asian countries...
Celxpert, Simplo April revenues up sequentially, Dynapack down
May 7, 12:43
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Celxpert Energy and Simplo Technology saw their April 2010 revenues increase 1.54% and 7.77% on month, respectively.
Oversupply of battery cells expected to return to normal after 2Q10
Feb 12, 15:14
Oversupply of battery cells is expected to return to normal after the second quarter of 2010 helping Taiwan-based battery makers achieve better gross margins, according to sources...
Notebook battery module makers report strong revenues for May
Jun 12, 12:41
Taiwan-based notebook battery module makers Simplo Technology, DynaPack International Technology and Celxpert Energy all saw their revenues expand in May 2009.
Dynapack and Celxpert announce revenues declines for November
Dec 10, 17:20
Taiwan-based notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.5 billion (US$44.87 million), drops of 9.86% on month and 9.26% on...
Battery maker Celxpert sees 3Q08 profits soar
Oct 22, 01:25
Notebook battery maker Celxpert Energy saw its profits surge in the third quarter, thanks to seasonal demand and the growing popularity of netbooks, according to the company.
Notebook battery makers set for positive growth in 2H of year
Jul 14, 11:13
Most Taiwan-based notebook battery makers are positive about their business outlook for the second half of 2008, powered by the launch of new models as well as more netbooks by leading...
Celxpert expects revenues to grow 20% sequentially in 3Q08
Jul 7, 15:13
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Celxpert Energy expects revenues to grow 20% sequentially in the third quarter of this year thanks in part to new orders for battery packs...
- 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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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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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- 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

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
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

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 and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















