Last update: Monday 13 May 2013 [334 news items]
Aug 30, 01:35
Asustek Computer hosted an investors conference on August 29, announcing that the company's sales performance in the second quarter was better than expected and achieved new records...
PCB maker HannStar Board 2Q12 profits jump
Aug 30, 01:10
HannStar Board saw its net profits jump in the second quarter of 2012, thanks to growth in its core business and non-operating income. Gross margin for the quarter climbed to 8.9%...
Macroblock expects flat growth in 3Q12
Aug 30, 01:05
LED driver IC designer Macroblock expects its revenues and profit to stay flat in the third quarter of 2012, as a slowdown in exports as well as GDP growth in China are likely to...
ReneSola reports positive 2Q12 gross margin
Aug 28, 14:40
ReneSola, a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Simplo expects growth in 3Q12 revenues, drop in gross margin
Aug 27, 11:16
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in notebooks, expects its revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to increase on quarter by 11.3-12.7% but corresponding...
Edsion Opto reports 1H12 gross margin of 17%
Aug 23, 01:15
LED packaging house Edison Opto reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.229 billion (US$41 million) and gross margin of 17% for first-half 2012. Net profits reached NT$73.88 million...
Delta Electronics 2Q12 gross margin hits 8-year record
Aug 20, 11:03
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics posted gross margin of 23% for the second quarter of 2012, the highest quarterly level since the second quarter of 2004, according to the company's...
PCB maker ZDT posts revenue and profit decreases in 2Q12
Aug 17, 01:20
Zhen Ding Technology Holding (ZDT) has reported sequential decreases in both sales and profits for the second quarter of 2012.
Canadian Solar announces 2Q12 gross margin of 12.4%
Aug 16, 11:55
Canadian Solar, headquartered in Canada, has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was US$348.2 million,...
Giga Solar reports 1H12 gross margin of 31%
Aug 15, 01:30
Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported first-half 2012 financial results with net profits of NT$421 million (US$14 million) and gross margin at 31%. The firm's...
Yingli Solar expects single-digit gross margin for 2Q12
Aug 6, 12:22
Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar), a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has pre-announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs
Jul 17, 01:25
Ju Teng and Catcher Technology are expected to see strong performances in the second half of the year since Ju Teng is reportedly the chassis supplier of Google's Nexus 7 and strong...
Jarllytec expected to see sequentially growth in 2Q12 gross margin
Jul 6, 01:05
Jarllytec, a Taiwan-based maker of hinges mainly used in notebooks, hiked its gross margin to 17.05% in the first quarter of 2012 through selecting more profitable orders and is expected...
Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12
Jul 5, 01:40
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...
Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12
Jun 28, 01:40
Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...
Auras passes 2011 financial report; optimistic about 2H12
Jun 26, 15:29
Taiwan-based notebook cooling module maker Auras Technology at a recent shareholders meeting, passed its financial report for 2011 with consolidated revenues of NT$4.03 billion (US$134.5...
ASRock announces financial report for 2011 with gross margin growth
Jun 19, 15:31
Motherboard vendor ASRock hosted a shareholders meeting on June 18 and issued the company's financial report for 2011 with a dividend distribution of NT$11 (US$0.37) in cash.

ChipMOS expects sales growth in 2Q12
May 29, 01:30
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies expect second-quarter sales to increase 7-12% sequentially with gross margin up about 0.8pp to 7%, thanks to a pick-up...
Foxconn Technology nets NT$2.16 per share in 1Q12
May 16, 15:58
Foxconn Technology on May 15 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording consolidated revenues of NT$20.82 billion (US$705 million), gross margin of 14.16%,...
Holy Stone hiking in-house MLCC production
May 16, 01:00
Holy Stone Enterprise, a Taiwan-based supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors, is increasing in-house production from 33% of its total revenues currently to a target of 40% in...
Foxconn sees over 35% on-year growth in 1Q12 revenues; gross margin down to 6.64%
May 15, 14:08
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1 trillion (US$33.9 billion) for the first quarter of 2012, up 37.3% on year from NT$729.26...
Pegatron expects gross margin to rise quarter by quarter in 2012
May 11, 01:15
Pegatron recorded gross margins of 4.73% in the first quarter of 2012 and expects margins to increase quarter by quarter through the year, company CEO Jason Cheng said at a May 10...
Adlink aims to keep 2012 gross margin above 40%
May 4, 01:00
Adlink Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of industrial PCs, holds a conservative outlook on its gross margins and therefore will make efforts to maintain 2012 gross margins above 40%,...
PTI expects 20-25% sales growth in 2Q12
May 3, 01:40
Powertech Technology's (PTI) consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 will increase 20-25% sequentially as a result of its strategic investment in Greatek Electronics,...

Toshiba and Panasonic reportedly may phase out from notebook fan market
May 3, 01:30
Japan-based Toshiba and Panasonic are reportedly starting to lose their interest in notebook fan production and may gradually phase out from the industry, while Japan-based Nidec...
Graphics card shortages to see improvements in late May
May 3, 01:20
AMD and Nvidia, impacted by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) fully-booked capacity, had rather weak shipment performance in the first quarter; however, as more...
LDK reports 4Q11 gross margin of negative 65.5%
May 2, 12:10
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of solar products, has reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. According...
Altek sees 1Q12 revenue proportion for digital cameras drop to 85-90%
Apr 30, 15:11
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has been extending product development and production to automotive electronics, blood glucose meters and compact camera modules and therefore...
Wistron to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.7
Apr 30, 10:56
Wistron will distribute a dividend per share of NT$2.70, NT$2.20 in cash and NT$0.50 in stock, for 2011, according to the company.
Acer, Inventec announce results for 1Q12
Apr 26, 01:35
Acer and Inventec have hosted investor meeting and announced their latest performance in the first quarter.
SPIL sees sales growth in 2Q12 with higher gross margins
Apr 26, 01:15
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), the world's third largest IC packaging and testing services provider, expects to post sales growth of 7-11% sequentially in the second quarter...

Notebook players ready to host investor meetings
Apr 24, 00:59
Notebook players including Inventec, Acer, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Asustek Computer are all set to host their investor meeting before the end of April.
Litemax expects 2012 gross margin to remain around 30%
Apr 18, 01:20
LCD maker Litemax reported average 2011 gross margin of 33%. Litemax has been focusing on niche markets such as providing LCD modules for industrial computers. The firm will begin...
ASMedia 1Q12 gross margin over 40%
Apr 18, 01:05
ASMedia Technology saw its gross margin for the first quarter of 2012 exceed 40% mainly due to increased shipments of SATA 6Gb and USB 3.0 Host controller ICs, and expects to maintain...
Quanta, Compal expected to achieve growth in 2H12 gross margin
Apr 3, 01:30
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are both expected to see falling gross margins in the first quarter of 2012 with Quanta's problems due to its weak shipments for non-notebook...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- 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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- 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

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
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
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

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...
- 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 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.

















