Last update: Wednesday 10 April 2013 [29 news items]
Lite-On Semi March sales up 28%
Apr 10, 14:41
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has announced that March consolidated revenues increased 28.2% sequentially to NT$766 million (US$25.5 million)...
Lite-On Semi generates more revenues from sale of IC parts
Jan 9, 16:03
Lite-On Semiconductor enjoyed significant growth in sales of its IC products, which include analog chips and optical touch panel solutions, in 2012. The segment accounted for 29%...
Toshiba temporarily reopens semiconductor facility in Thailand
Nov 14, 16:06
Toshiba has resumed manufacturing at its chip plant in Pathumthani, Thailand in order to meet healthy demand for discrete products for smartphones and tablets, according to the Japan-based...
ASE opens new manufacturing facility in China
May 31, 15:09
Packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced the opening of its Phase 3 manufacturing facility in Weihai, Shangdong province, China. The new building...
Lite-On Semi to step into MOSFET production
Jan 18, 13:44
Lite-On Semiconductor will start to ship its in-house produced MOSFETs in the second quarter of 2012, according to the company, adding that the new product line is expected to help...
Lite-On Semi reports decline in November revenues
Dec 7, 14:27
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced that consolidated revenues for November 2011 amounted to NT$636 million (US$21.1 million), down 16.1% on year and down 4.3% on month. The firm...
Toshiba to shut three fabs, cutting chip production
Dec 1, 01:05
Toshiba on November 30 announced a reorganization of its semiconductor production facilities in Japan, aimed at reinforcing the operating structure and profitability of its discrete,...
Lite-On Semi posts flat growth in January consolidated revenues
Feb 9, 13:53
Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$720 million (US$25 million) for January 2011, almost flat from NT$717 million in December. The figure showed a 15% decline...
Lite-On Semi consolidated revenues up 20% in 2010
Jan 6, 17:03
Lite-On Semiconductor, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) and discrete IC specialist, continued to see a sales drop sequentially in December. However, sales for the whole of 2010 still showed...
Driver IC market to peak in 2010 but declines ahead, says iSuppli
Dec 2, 12:07
Global display driver-IC (DDIC) revenues will rise by a double-digit percentage in 2010, rebounding from steep losses during the last two years, according to iSuppli. However, the...
Lite-On Semi stops making CCMs for a major client
Stockwatch - Oct 22, 12:15
Lite-On Semiconductor recently announced that the company's plant in the Philippines has discontinued manufacturing of compact camera modules (CCM) for a major client, as the segment's...
Discrete component prices set to fall in 1Q11, says iSuppli
Sep 24, 10:54
After more than a year of increases, prices for discrete components used in nearly all electronic products are set to begin to fall in the first quarter of 2011, according to iSupp...
Power semiconductor market to grow 24% in 2010, says IMS Research
Sep 23, 16:53
The power discrete and module market is set to regain much of its previous years' losses, and will be worth U$13.7 billion in 2010, according to IMS Research. The figure represents...
Lite-On Semi revenues hit two-year high in July 2010
Aug 5, 17:11
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$980 million (US$31 million) for July 2010, the company's highest monthly result since August 2008. The accumulated...
Lite-On Semi upbeat about 3Q10
Jul 6, 15:11
Lite-On Semiconductor, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) and discrete-IC specialist, has pointed out that the company's order momentum remains strong. Revenues for the third quarter will...
Lite-On Semi revenues up 30% on year in April
May 6, 11:53
Lite-On Semiconductor has generated consolidated revenues of NT$910 million (US$28.89 million) for April 2010, down 6.4% sequentially but up 30% on year.
Power transistor market to hit sales high in 2010, says IC Insights
Apr 22, 16:44
After falling 16% in 2009, power transistor sales are expected to climb 31% in 2010 and reach a new record high of US$10.96 billion, according to IC Insights. The projected 31% growth...
Lite-On Semi looks to 15-20% revenue growth in 2010
Apr 22, 15:01
Lite-On Semiconductor expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in 2010, with discrete components contributing 52% to total revenues, followed by analog ICs with 22%, and imaging products...
Renesas may integrate distribution networks
Newswatch - Apr 7, 16:10
Taiwan-based IC distributors for the former NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology may undergo consolidation of their distributed products for Renesas Electronics, formed as a result...
Ceramic wireless component maker ACX sees revenues hit historic high in March
Apr 7, 15:12
LTCC (low-temperature co-fired ceramic) maker Advanced Ceramic X (ACX), saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$130 million (US$4.104 million) in March 2010. For the first quarter,...
Lite-On Semi 1Q10 revenues up 75% on year
Apr 6, 17:03
Lite-On Semiconductor saw first-quarter consolidated sales reach NT$2.59 billion (US$81 million), up 2% on quarter and 75% on year. The result beat the company's guidance, thanks...
Lite-On Semi to see better-than-expected 1Q10 results
Mar 23, 16:18
Lite-On Semiconductor has estimated that its consolidated revenues for the ongoing first quarter are likely to drop by less than 5% sequentially thanks to growing shipments of semiconductor...
Lite-On Semi sees large growth in IC foundry, analog IC revenues
Jul 8, 16:10
Taiwan IDM Lite-On Semiconductor saw consolidated revenues of NT$149 million (US$4.5 million) from its 6-inch IC foundry service and analog IC manufacturing in June 2009, a rise of...
IC distributor WPG expected to outperform domestic peers in April
May 6, 14:55
WPG Holdings is expected to manage a 10-15% sequential revenue growth in April with strong sales of products from Intel, MediaTek, Texas Instruments (TI) and Analog Devices (ADI),...
Lite-On Semi says sales touched bottom in 1Q09
Apr 30, 14:48
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced that revenues for the first quarter slid 55% on year to NT$1.3 billion (US$38.6 million). The company expects to see second-quarter revenues grow...

ASE buys AMPI shares, targeting orders for MOSFET and PWM IC
Newswatch - Apr 22, 15:41
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has subscribed to new shares issued by Advanced Microelectronic Products (AMPI) through a private placement, investing NT$94.5 million (US$2.79...
Opto, sensor and discrete ICs will reach new record levels in 2010-2011, says IC Insights
Mar 26, 14:58
Despite the disastrous final months of 2008, semiconductor sales of optoelectronics, MEMS-based accelerometers, CMOS image sensors, power transistors, and overall discrete devices...
Power semiconductor discrete and module revenues to drop US$2 billion in 2009, says IMS Research
Mar 16, 11:28
Power semiconductor discrete and module revenues are forecast to drop by almost US$2 billion in 2009. Power MOSFETs and protected MOSFETs are projected to see the highest percentage...
Lite-On Semiconductor subsidiary's discrete component capacity to run short in 2H08
Jul 23, 14:18
Shanghai Seefull Electronics, subsidiary of Lite-On Semiconductor, has forecast its capacity for discrete component backend production to run short of demand in the second half of...
PCB equipment makers Csun, Ampoc 2Q13 sales to rise
Bits + chips | 28min ago
Alltop expects 20-30% growth in non-notebook businesses
IT + CE | 1h 59min ago
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Bits + chips | 2h 2min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Handycam camcorder GW88V
IT + CE | 2h 49min ago
Simplo, Dynapack approve 2012 dividends
IT + CE - Stockwatch | 2h 52min ago
Spreadtrum raises sales guidance for 2Q13
Bits + chips | 2h 59min ago
Taiwan optical supply chain facing challenges from China players
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 22:11
Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:50
CVIA expects China TV vendors to purchase US$4.5 billion in panels from Taiwan
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:17
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:16
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:15
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:13
China market: Nutshell Electronics unveils two smartphones
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:13
Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:10
Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:10
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- ODMs promoting convertible notebooks to brand vendors
- Chunghwa Telecom breaks ground for data center in northern Taiwan
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Digitimes Research: Competition in the AMOLED panel industry continuing to heat up
- Wistron, Inventec unlikely to see notebook revenue proportion drop below 50% in the short term
- Acer, Asustek to continue posting losses in smartphone business
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Order visibility from BlackBerry extends to 2-3 quarters, say suppliers
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom mulls partnership for 4G investment
- LED packaging houses face rising technological challenge
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Rising demand for large-size TVs beneficial to polarizer makers: Q&A with Ho Jau-yang, chairman of CMMT
- Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Coolpad becomes top 3G handset vendor in China
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...

Singapore-based Gajah International Pte Ltd (Gajah) has won several Computex 2013 Design and Innovation...
- 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 in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 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.
















