Last update: Wednesday 6 March 2013 [62 news items]
Most passive component makers see revenues drop over 20% sequentially in February
Mar 6, 22:05
Most passive component makers have seen their revenues drop over 20% sequentially in February, but sales performance of respective firms are expected to return to normal in March,...
Chilisin signs patent license agreement with Vishay
Feb 19, 10:59
Chilisin Electronics has announced that the company and Vishay Intertechnology have entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive licensing agreement.
Most passive component suppliers see revenues up in January
Feb 6, 14:02
Most passive component makers saw their revenues grow by a double-digit rate in January 2013 due mainly to a low base in the previous month, according to data released by the compa...
Passive component makers to post decreased sales in December
Dec 6, 15:22
Most passive component suppliers are expected to post negative revenue growth in December due to inventory checks at clients, after reporting mixed results for the previous month,...
Taiwan passive component makers enter supply chain of China brands
Nov 30, 15:26
Taiwan-based passive component makers including Chilisin Electronics, Polytronics Technology, Thinking Electronic Industrial and TXC reportedly have secured orders from China-based...
Chilisin reports record high revenues for September, 3Q12
Oct 4, 15:49
Passive component maker Chilisin Electronics saw its consolidated revenues rise 6.2% on month and 9% on year to a record high of NT$327 million (US$11.12 million) in September, according...
Chilisin looks to land more inductor orders from China
Sep 20, 15:45
Passive component maker Chilisin Electronics expects to land more windfall orders for its 0201 size multi-layered inductors from China-based smartphone makers due in part to the boycott...
Yageo, Chilisin post sales growth in August
Newswatch - Sep 7, 01:10
Yageo, a manufacturer of MLCCs and chip resistors, has announced consolidated revenues for August 2012 grew 1.6% sequentially and 7.5% from a year ago to NT$2.15 billion (US$72.2...
Aug 7, 15:29
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.12 billion (US$70.9 million) for July 2012, up 4.9% sequentially but down 0.6% on year. Consolidated sales...
Chilisin posts 12% sales growth in 2Q12
Jul 6, 15:33
Chilisin Electronics, which makes inductors and power chokes, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$935 million (US$31.3 million) for the second quarter of 2012, increasing 12%...
Chilisin expected to see May revenues hit record for second time
Jun 5, 11:33
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues for May hit a record for the second consecutive month, mainly due to booming orders from China-based...
Chilisin April sales up, Yageo down
May 7, 15:47
Yageo has announced consolidated revenues slid 5.1% sequentially in April 2012 while its subsidiary Chilisin Electronics reported sales growth of 5.8% on month.
Chilisin March revenues hit record
Apr 6, 16:24
Taiwan-based inductor maker Chilisin Electronics generated record consolidated revenues of NT$304 million (US$10.3 million) in March, and its subsidiary maker in Suzhou, eastern China,...
Inductor makers seeing orders pour in
Apr 6, 01:05
Inductor manufacturers Chilisin Electronics, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and King Core Electronics are expected to report positive revenue results for the second quarter of 2012...
Inductor maker Chilisin sales to rise on China orders
Mar 6, 01:30
Strong orders coming from China's smartphone sector will boost sales at inductor maker Chilisin Electronics in March 2012, according to industry watchers. Chilisin is likely to post...
Taiwan passive component makers positive about 2Q12 as orders pick up
Mar 5, 16:52
Sources at Taiwan-based passive component suppliers have said that customers are stepping up their pace of orders, and expect monthly sales to register sequential growth starting...

Lelon posts flat January revenues
Feb 9, 01:25
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics reported January revenues of NT$303 million (US$10.26 million), down less than 1% compared to December 2011 and 1.43% compared...
Yageo, Chilisin post revenue drops in January
Feb 7, 15:22
Yageo, a manufacturer of MLCCs and chip resistors, has announced consolidated revenues for January 2012 slid 11% sequentially to NT$1.59 billion (US$53.8 million). The company attributed...
Chilisin positive about demand for handheld devices
Jan 31, 01:25
Inductor supplier Chilisin Electronics expects brisk demand for products used in smartphones, tablets and other consumer handheld devices to sustain its revenue growth in 2012. Meanwhile,...
Chilisin to volume produce thin-film inductors in 1H12
Dec 30, 15:19
Chilisin Electronics is set to start volume production of 0201 thin-film multilayer inductors in the first half of 2012, with plans to boost the capacity for such parts to 100 million...
Inductor maker Chilisin expects 2012 sales to grow 10-15%
Dec 9, 16:28
Chilisin Electronics expects revenues for 2012 to increase 10-15% buoyed by demand for consumer handheld products such as smartphones and tablet PCs, according to the company.
Most passive component makers report November sales growth
Dec 8, 11:08
Most Taiwan-based passive component manufacturers including Chilisin Electronics, Holy Stone Enterprise, Lelon Electronics, Polytronics Technology and Thinking Electronic Industrial...
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...
Most passive component makers see sequential drops in June revenues
Jul 6, 15:14
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers, including Polytronics Technology (PTTC), Thinking Electronic Industrial and Chilisin Electronics, suffered a decline in revenues in June...
Taiwan makers expanding capacity for wire-wound inductors
Jun 15, 11:38
A number of Taiwan-based passive component makers plan to expand their capacities for wire-wound inductors due to strong demand from the tablet PC, smartphone and USB 3.0 application...
Passive component makers Lelon, Chilisin May revenues hit records
Jun 8, 15:03
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics and inductor maker Chilisin Electronics both saw their revenues hit a record high in May 2011 due to effects of transferred...
Passive component makers enjoy strong sales in March
Apr 11, 15:55
Most passive component makers and upstream raw material suppliers have reported strong sales for March 2011 due to a low base in February and inventory build-up by downstream clients...
Most passive component makers post revenue gains in January
Feb 14, 15:54
Most passive component makers posted revenue gains in January thanks to increasing demand and advanced deliveries to clients before the Chinese New Year holidays, according to industry...
Yageo, Chilisin 4Q10 sales drop on order slowdown
Jan 7, 12:09
Passive component producers Yageo and Chilisin Electronics saw their consolidated revenues decline sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, due to a slowdown in orders. However,...
Inductor maker Chilisin secures NT$2.4 billion syndicated loan
Dec 14, 10:55
Chilisin Electronics has signed a 5-year NT$2.4 billion (US$80 million) syndicated loan agreement with a banking consortium. The new funds will be used to expand capacity for the...
Yageo and Chilisin record strong sales in November
Dec 7, 12:35
Yageo has announced worldwide net sales of NT$2.19 billion (US$72.59 million) for November, up 21.7% on year and 0.8% on month. The year-to-date sales accelerated to NT$25.37 billion,...
Taiwan power choke suppliers seeing brisk demand for mobile devices
Nov 25, 11:05
Taiwan-based passive component makers Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and Chilisin Electronics have all grown their production capacity for molded-type power chokes, which...
Notebook power choke market enters off season
Nov 23, 15:31
With notebook demand affected by economic uncertainties, power choke shipments have begun to cool off. Taiwan-based power choke makers indicated that after the shipment peak in September...
Inductor maker Chilisin looks to revenue growth in November
Nov 5, 11:24
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics is expected to register sequential growth in revenues in November 2010 as the company's low-profile chokes have entered the supply chain for Microsoft's...
Inductor maker Chilisin reports decline in 3Q10 gross margin
Oct 20, 16:19
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has reported third-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$917 million (US$29.71 million), up 23% sequentially for a new quarterly record. However,...
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:03
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- 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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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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- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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