Apple may have difficulty establishing assembly lines in the US in the short term

May 31, 01:15

Although Apple CEO Tim Cooks recently commented that he hoped more of Apple's production lines can move back to the US in the future, sources from the upstream supply chain pointed...

Booming smartphone sales in China not generating volume orders for Taiwan component suppliers

May 29, 15:52

Although China has become as the world's largest smartphone market since the third quarter of 2011, orders for handset components and parts from China to Taiwan-based component suppliers...

Passive component maker Viking Tech looks to 15-20% sales growth in 2Q12

May 29, 15:06

Thin film resistor supplier Viking Tech is expected to generate record high revenues in May and post 15-20% sequential revenue growth in the second quarter, buoyed by strong demand...

Passive component makers ramping up capacity utilization rates

May 28, 12:51

Most passive component makers including Yageo, Cyntec, Ralec Electronics, Ta-I Technology, Walsin Technology all have ramped up their production capacity utilization rates to over...

Samsung reducing DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers

May 22, 01:20

Korea-based Samsung Electronics has recently withdrawn its orders for spring season digital still camera (DSC) models, which were originally placed to Taiwan-based DSC maker Altek...

Shortage of high-end camera lenses may continue throughout 2Q12

May 17, 01:25

Because polished wafers and camera lens production volumes are unable to meet the rising demand for digital still camera (DSC) models with high optical zoom, a shortage of lenses...

Luminus establishes network for LED design and production

May 16, 10:46

Luminus Devices recently announced its Certified Solutions Partner Program, which assists customers in integrating Luminus LEDs into product designs. The network of independent partners...

Power, labor shortage in China may affect notebook shipments in 2H12

May 15, 01:35

As the labor shortage in Eastern China (coastal area) is turning worse and the summer season when powers shortages are common is approaching, notebook component supply in the second...

Passive component maker Thinking reports declined profits for 1Q12

May 14, 13:03

Passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has reported net profits of NT$78 million (US$2.65 million) for the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 26.1% from a year earli...

Getac, Bin Chuan announce revenue performance in April

May 8, 01:45

Taiwan-based notebook chassis and component makers Getac Technology and Bin Chuan Enterprise have announced their revenues for April with Getac saw drop and Bin Chuan achieved grow...

China-based notebook component makers unlikely to replace Taiwan-based ones in five years, say Taiwan makers

Apr 20, 01:10

In response to Intel's support for China-based component makers to become supply chain makers for ultrabooks, Taiwan-based makers indicated that it will be difficult for China-based...

Lumax 1Q12 sales grow 4%

Apr 17, 15:51

Semiconductor process control service supplier Lumax International has reported record high revenues for March 2012 bringing its sales for the first quarter to NT$1.57 billion (US$53.1...

TXC March sales up 15% on-month

Apr 17, 15:49

Quartz component manufacturer TXC saw its March consolidated revenues increase 15.3% sequentially on orders coming from the smartphone sector. Consolidated sales for the first quarter...

More passive component suppliers post double-digit growth in March sales

Apr 16, 14:43

Following announcements made by Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise of more than 10% sales growth sequentially in March 2012, Ta-I Technology, Honey Hope Honesty (3H) and Podak have joined...

Silitech sees weak performance in March

Apr 10, 01:35

Taiwan-based handset keypad and magnesium-aluminum alloy component maker Silitech Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$840 million, down 20.56% on year, while consolidated...

Protective component makers post sales growth in March

Apr 6, 14:26

Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, both saw their consolidated revenues increase more than 10%...

Component makers concern for the possible impact from ultrabook

Mar 27, 01:15

Component makers, seeing their downstream brand partners are aggressively entering the ultrabook market, are concerned that if demand for ultrabook is not as good as expected, their...

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...

Launch plans of Intel upcoming CPUs updated

Mar 15, 01:00

Intel is set to announce its next-generation 22nm-based Ivy Bridge processors by the end of April with 11 models including Core i7-3770K, Core i7-3770, Core i7-3770S, Core i7-3770T...

Notebook component makers slow down pace of relocating China facilities

Mar 13, 01:00

Some component makers in the ODM notebook supply chains have apparently slowed down their moves for relocation of their production bases to Chongqing or Chengdu in western China on...

Passive component distributors post sales growth in February

Mar 12, 16:30

Taiwan-based distributors of passive components, including Honey Hope Honesty (3H), Nichidenbo and Podak, have all reported revenue growth sequentially for February 2012.

Passive component providers looking to increasing demand from telecom, server and STB sectors

Mar 9, 15:13

Passive components providers including TXC, Lelon Electronics, Chilisin Electronics and Nichidenbo are likely to benefit from the recent rebound in demand from the set-top box (STB),...

TXC to ramp new China plant

Feb 21, 01:25

Quartz component maker TXC is scheduled to commence operations at its new plant in Chongqing, central China in the third quarter of 2012, according to the company. Monthly capacity...

Passive component makers conservative about 1Q12 due to falling revenues

Feb 17, 11:21

Taiwan-based passive component makers expect low demand to continue throughout the first quarter of 2012, as their clients remain reluctant to replenish inventory, according to company...

Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand

Feb 10, 11:56

Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial expects orders coming from the ultrabook sector to become strong later in 2012, which will drive company revenues.

More passive component makers report falling revenues for January

Feb 9, 15:58

Following announcements made by Yago, Chilisin Electronics and Lelon Electronics of sequential revenue decreases in January 2012, TXC and Polytronics Technology have joined the group...

Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP

Feb 9, 01:10

Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...

Component players see different worker return rates after Lunar New Year

Feb 7, 13:58

Foxconn Electronics's (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) plants in Shenzhen, Chongqing and Zhengzhou, China have all reportedly seen over 90% of their employees return to work after the...

Foxlink targets China, South Korea retail markets

Jan 31, 01:35

Taiwan-based component maker and channel player Foxlink will target retail markets of China and South Korea as its major expansion focus in 2012 as Taiwan's retail market is already...