Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [61 news items]
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
May 20, 21:55
Seeing the notebook industry suffering from weak demand, Taiwan-based keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has turned to its non-notebook businesses such as external keyboards and camera...
Chicony expects growth in shipments of tablet keyboards, sports DV in 2013
Mar 18, 13:44
Chicony Electronics started shipments of tablet keyboards and sports DV (digital video recorders) at the end of the third quarter of 2012 and expects significant growth in shipments...
Chicony, Inventec pass UL testing for India market
Mar 15, 11:23
Taiwan-based makers Chicony Electronics and Inventec have passed tests conducted by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) for their IT products to be available for sale in the India market,...
Chicony February revenues down on month, up on year
Mar 11, 10:20
Taiwan-based keyboard and web camera module maker Chicony Electronics had consolidated revenues of NT$4.722 billion (US$159 million) for February decreasing 19.61% on month but increasing...
Chicony expected to hit record revenues in 4Q12
Dec 28, 15:35
Keyboard and PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics is expected to generate record consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 due to growing orders for LED-backlit keyboards...
Chicony 3Q12 revenues hit record
Stockwatch - Oct 5, 11:19
PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics saw its consolidated revenues of NT$6.545 billion (US$221 million) for September hit monthly record and those of NT$17.821 billion for the...
Chicony, KYE post mixed sequential growth in July revenues
Aug 8, 12:02
Chicony Electronics, a maker of PC keyboards and peripherals, saw its consolidated revenues of NT$5.732 billion (US$191 million) for July rise on month by 12.54%, while fellow maker...
MTS maker Ko Ja to set up factory in Chongqing
May 16, 01:20
Ko Ja (Cayman), a Taiwan-based maker of membrane touch switches (MTS) mainly used in notebook keyboards, will establish a factory in Chongqing, western China, with production to kick...
Chicony posts 1Q12 net EPS of NT$1.19
Stockwatch - Apr 19, 13:49
Chicony Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of PC keyboards and other peripherals, has reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$13.883 billion (US$467 million), gross...
Chicony, KYE post mixed growth in February revenues
Stockwatch - Mar 7, 11:43
PC peripherals makers Chicony Electronics and KYE Systems have reported consolidated revenues for February, the former seeing an on-month increase of 14.98% and the latter a decrease...
Chicony optimistic about future demand for webcams
Jun 29, 16:40
Taiwan-based PC notebook keyboard and webcam maker Chicony Electronics is optimistic about its performance in the future as the company's webcam business is expected to strongly benefit...
Chicony starts development of production base in western China
Jun 29, 01:10
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics on June 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its production base in Chongqing City, western China, with production in the first phase...
Chicony takes seat on Genesis board
Jun 10, 12:03
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics held shareholders' meeting on June 9 and completed reelection for board of directors. PC peripheral maker Chicony takes a seat on the...
Chicony to start factory construction in western China
Jun 8, 17:05
Taiwan-based PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics will kick off construction of a factory in Chongqing City, western China, in late June, with the factory to supply keyboards and...
Foxconn, Chicony may be affected by Cisco discontinuing Flip
Apr 14, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Chicony Electronics, which are the OEM partners for the Flip video camera, may see their orders affected if Cisco decides to discontinue...
Chicony expects a 15% sequential growth in 2Q11 revenues
Apr 11, 16:04
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.18 billion (US$178.96 million) for March 2011, up 50.3% on month, and as the company...
Chicony Power to set up subsidiary in China
Mar 25, 14:55
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has indicated that its power supplies subsidiary Chicony Power Technology (renamed from Hipro Electronics) will establish...
Chicony to invest in LED chipmaker Genesis
Feb 16, 01:15
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics will acquire 13.3 million new shares issued by Genesis Photonics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, for private...
High copper price damaging profitability of notebook component makers
Feb 15, 01:15
Taiwan-based makers of notebook components such as connector, cable, power supply and cooling modules are seeing their profitability drop as the recent global copper price is hovering...
Jan 19, 01:40
The government of Chongqing City, western China, has successfully created a large notebook production in the city with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Foxconn, Quanta Computer and Inventec...
Chicony expected 20% on-year growth in 2011 revenues
Jan 17, 16:52
Notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics is expected to achieve an on-year growth of 20% for its consolidated revenues in 2011, up from NT$60.5 billion (US$2.08 billion) in 2010,...
Chicony to build third production base in China
Jan 14, 01:50
Chicony Electronics plans to build its third China production base in Chongqing with small volume production slated for the second half of 2011.
Buynow to adopt LED lighting devices from Chicony Power
Dec 28, 01:55
Taiwan-based power supply maker Chicony Power Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicony Electronics, started shipping LED lighting device in November to Clevo's China retail...
Chicony expects to see flat performance in 4Q10 revenues
Dec 7, 14:33
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 to remain flat sequentially compared to the third quarter's...
Chicony, Darfon, Sunrex suffer decreased October revenues
Nov 10, 01:35
Chicony Electronics, Darfon Electronics and Sunrex Technology, three Taiwan-based notebook keyboard makers, saw October 2010 consolidated revenues drop 4.3%, 3.7% and 8.1% respectively,...
Chicony to see better-than-expected 4Q10 results
Oct 26, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook component maker Chicony Electronics expects its fourth-quarter consolidated revenues to grow 5-10% sequentially, better than market watchers' expectations, as...
Clevo to expand the number of Chicony department stores in China
Oct 25, 16:30
In addition to its Buynow IT mall, Clevo has also recently been focusing aggressively on its partially-invested Chicony department stores and expects the number of stores to expand...
Darfon sees on-month revenues growth in September
Oct 7, 02:10
Benefiting by notebook vendors starting to increase their orders in September 2010, notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics saw its consolidated revenues for the month grow 11.2%...
Notebook keyboard makers to see growth in September revenues
Sep 21, 01:55
Demand from notebook makers is starting to recover, helping notebook keyboard makers see climbing sales in September. Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues in the...
Chicony to invest in Unity Opto convertible bonds
Aug 30, 10:31
Chicony Electronics has announced that Chicony Power Technology (renamed from Hipro Electronics), its wholly owned subsidiary, will invest NT$400 million (US$12.5 million) to acquire...
Chicony, Sunrex see August notebook keyboard shipments short of expectations
Aug 17, 13:53
Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology have seen their shipments of notebook keyboards so far in August fall short of their original expectations mainly because of...
Chicony and Darfon see drops in July revenues
Aug 10, 15:57
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronic both saw drops in their July 2010 revenues.
Chicony foresees 20-30% sequential growth in 3Q10 revenues
Jul 19, 10:38
Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues for third-quarter 2010 to rise by 20-30% sequentially on seasonal uptick in demand for PCs and consumer electronics,...
Chicony and Darfon report growth in June revenues
Jul 9, 16:17
Notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronic saw their June consolidated revenues increase 5.6% and 5.2%, respectively, on month to NT$5.31 billion (US$165.42...
Chicony to benefit from Xbox 360 Natal Project
Jun 10, 15:04
Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics is expected to benefit from Microsoft Xbox 360's Natal Project by supplying power supplies and webcam modules, and already started shipping in June,...
- 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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- 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
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- 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
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- 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

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