Last update: Monday 6 May 2013 [18 news items]
Tong Hsing sees weaker LED ceramic substrate shipments in 2Q13
May 6, 10:36
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has said that shipments of its LED ceramic substrates in the second quarter of 2013 will be affected by revisions to product roadmaps at clients who...
Ceramic substrate maker Leatec to report flat 4Q12 sales
Dec 4, 14:56
Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramic, which mainly manufactures chip resistor substrates, is expected to report flat revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2012 despite increasing sales...
Tong Hsing looks to strong sales of LED substrates and image sensors in 2013
Nov 27, 14:11
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and test services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the manufacture of LEDs, expects its sales to remain...
Viking Tech to post flat growth in 3Q12 sales
Sep 27, 01:15
Revenues at passive component maker Viking Tech are expected to stay flat on quarter. However, the firm will likely report profit growth during the period as its high-margin inductor...
Substrate maker Leatec inaugurates new plant
Sep 26, 15:42
Alumina substrate maker Leatec Fine Ceramics has kicked off commercial production of its new plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, which will focus on the production of ceramic materials...
Viking Tech expects heat dissipation substrate revenues in 2H12 to show growth
Jun 21, 01:10
Thin film resistor supplier Viking Tech has been seeing demand for aluminum nitride substrates increase. According to Stone Wei, president of Viking Tech, this is likely to help grow...

Leatec to build new ceramic substrate plant in Kunshan
May 14, 14:15
Passive component maker Leatec Fine Ceramic plans to set up a new plant in Kunshan, China for the production of high-end ceramic substrates of LED lighting, back-light and in-car...
Tong Hsing expects revenue growth through 4Q12
Apr 24, 00:33
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and packaging services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the production of LED devices, has guided that its...
Viking Tech sees March revenues increase above 16% on-month
Apr 12, 01:15
Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, reported March revenues of NT$97 million (US$3.3 million), a record high since June 2011. The firm...
Leatec expects strong sales from automotive, LED applications
Nov 30, 10:41
Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramic, which mainly manufactures chip resistor substrates, expects sales to the automotive and LED segments to climb substantially starting the third quarter...
Tong Hsing cuts revenue guidance for 4Q11
Oct 26, 16:59
Taiwan's Tong Hsing Electronic Industries now expects to post flat sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011, as some orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) have been...
Tong Hsing expects revenues to peak in 4Q11
Sep 2, 11:37
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and packaging services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the production of LED devices, expects revenues...
Tong Hsing 2Q11 profits meet guidance; expects flat growth in 3Q
Aug 11, 14:32
Ceramic substrate supplier Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has posted net profits of NT$214 million (US$7.37 million) for the second quarter of 2011, which met with the company's...
Passive component material suppliers say capacity remains tight
Jul 22, 12:23
Taiwan-based suppliers of passive component materials are still running at full capacity despite that their downstream clients foresee a weaker-than-expected third quarter, industry...
Market for high-brightness LED lighting is optimistic, says Tong Hsing chairman
Jun 3, 01:10
Jay Yang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronics, is optimistic about the LED lighting market. Yang stated high-brightness LED lighting became mainstream in 2011...
Ta-I to ramp up LED heat sink substrate capacity
May 30, 12:13
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology plans to ramp up its monthly production capacity of LED heat sink substrates to 200,000 units by the end of June 2011, according to company chairman...
Tong Hsing, Viking Tech to expand LED heat sink substrate capacities
Mar 11, 11:50
Taiwan-based LED heat sink substrate makers Tong Hsing Electronic Industries and Viking Tech both plan to ramp up their capacities to accommodate rising demand coming from the LED...
Tong Hsing to enjoy profit growth on higher LED ceramic substrate sales, says paper
Stockwatch - Feb 25, 16:38
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries is expected to enjoy profit growth of 57% in 2011, thanks to rising sales of its high-margin ceramic substrate product line, according to a Chinese-language...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 8h 15min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 8h 29min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 8h 41min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 9h 27min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 9h 53min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 10h 5min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 10h 9min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 10h 10min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 10h 13min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 10h 55min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 11h 55min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 8h 41min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 8h 49min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 9h 10min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 9h 20min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 9h 31min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 9h 32min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 9h 33min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 10h 5min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 11h 8min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 11h 8min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 12h 4min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |

- 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

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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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- 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.
- 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.

















