Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [178 news items]
PCB maker Apex April revenues hit record high
May 8, 15:31
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, saw its revenues gain 12.4% on month and 43.6% on year to hit a record high of NT$577 billion (US$19.52...
Acer set to launch US$399 touchscreen notebook in May
Apr 29, 21:37
Acer plans to release an 11.6-inch touchscreen notebook in mid-May, priced at only US$399 and since such a price point has already hit brand vendors' bottom line, there is unlikely...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q13 digital camera shipments hit 16-quarter low
Apr 23, 13:54
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped 57.41 million digital cameras in total during the first quarter of 2013, the lowest quarterly...
Transcend March sales hit 17-month high
Apr 11, 20:52
Memory module firm Transcend Information saw its consolidated revenues soar 24.1% on month and 17.9% from a year ago to an 17-month high of NT$2.62 billion (US$87 million) in March...
Hermes Microvision sees revenues hit record high in 1Q13
Apr 10, 21:43
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, saw its revenues grow 30% on year to NT$1.21 billion (US$40.27...
Senao 1Q13 revenues hit record
Apr 9, 21:34
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.105 billion (US$373 million) for the first quarter of...
Machvision revenues hit record high in March
Apr 9, 14:27
PCB and IC substrate inspection equipment maker Machvision saw its revenues rally 32.1% on month and 55.6% on year to a record high of NT$61.16 million (US$2.04 million) in March...
Adata March revenues hit 31-month high
Apr 9, 13:52
Consolidated revenues at Adata Technology hit a 31-month high in March 2013, buoyed by a pick-up in demand for DRAM modules and NAND flash devices, according to the company.
Touch solution supplier EETI March revenues hit 23-month high
Newswatch - Apr 3, 15:21
IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported revenues of NT$130.37 million (US$4.36 million) for March, up 53.9% on month and 148.4% on year. The figures were the company's...
Catcher Technology 4Q12 net EPS hit record
Apr 1, 10:34
Taiwan-based notebook and smartphone metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology generated net EPS of NT$6.12 (US$0.20) for the fourth quarter of 2013, the highest quarterly figure...
Elan, EETI likely to hit record revenues for March
Mar 7, 21:52
Taiwan-based IC design houses Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to see March revenues hit record monthly levels due to growing demand for touch ICs...
Etron to hit 10 million USB 3.0 flash drive controller milestone in 2013
Feb 20, 13:45
Etron Technology is expected to see its cumulative shipments of USB 3.0 flash drive controllers surpass 10 million units in 2013, up significantly from the current one million units...
Pegatron January revenues hit NT$88 billion
Feb 19, 15:12
Pegatron Technology has announced revenues of NT$88.07 billion (US$2.97 billion) for January 2013, up 60.61% on year. Market watchers believe the strong growth was mainly contributed...
Kinsus shares rally as revenues hit record high in January
Newswatch - Feb 19, 13:47
Share prices of Kinsus Interconnect Technology rallied NT$3 (US$0.1) or 3.2% to close at NT$97.5 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on February 18, after the company reported record-high...
UK solar installations hit 2GW mark, says NPD Solarbuzz
Feb 18, 10:35
Cumulative solar demand from the UK has now exceeded 2GW, with demand during 2012 surpassing the record levels seen during 2011, according to NPD Solarbuzz. Stimulated by an attractive...
Senao January revenues hit record
Feb 6, 09:42
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on February 5 reported revenues of NT$4.172 billion (US$142.5 million) for January, its highest monthly...
Digitimes Research: Branded tablet shipments hit 109 million in 2012
Feb 1, 15:30
Global branded tablet shipments enjoyed better than forecast growth, rising 63% sequentially and 100.3% on year, to 43.22 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to...
Lenovo 4Q12 performance hits records
Jan 31, 20:09
Lenovo generated its historically highest revenues at US$9.36 billion, net profit of US$205 million and global PC market share of 15.9% in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2012...
Flat screen TV sales in Japan take hard hit during 2012, says JEITA
Jan 24, 14:35
Flat screen TV sales in Japan during 2012 reached 6.45 million units, down 67.5% on year, according to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEIT...
Ultra HD TVs likely to hit stores in late 3Q13, say sources
Jan 17, 19:46
While some TV vendors are expected to release Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TVs as early as April 2013, supply chain sources believe that most vendors will not do so until September due...
Foxconn December revenues hit monthly record
Jan 10, 20:28
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on January 10 reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$360.944 billion (US$12.38 billion) for December, hitting a monthly record for...
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...
November global TV panel shipments hit record, says WitsView
Dec 14, 14:40
There were 22.09 million LCD TV panels shipped globally in November, the highest monthly level on record, according to statistics by WitsView under Taiwan-based TrendForce.
HIT solar cell maker Kaneka reportedly in cooperation discussions with Gintech and NSP
Dec 12, 21:48
Japan-based solar cell maker Kaneka reportedly plans to move technology for heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cells to Taiwan, helping Taiwan-based firms to begin...
IC tool supplier Gudeng November revenues hit 20-month high
Dec 11, 15:41
IC front-end tool supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial saw its revenues hit a 20-month high of NT$95.91 million (US$3.3 million) in November. The monthly figures also represented...
Foxlink November revenues hit record for 4th time straight
Dec 10, 10:58
Taiwan-based connector and cable assembly maker Foxlink (Cheng Uei Precision Industry) posted consolidated revenues of NT$12.380 billion (US$424 million) for November, hitting a monthly...
TXC sales hit record high for 3rd consecutive month in November
Dec 7, 15:54
Quartz component maker TXC saw its consolidated revenues hit a new high for the third consecutive month at NT$1.05 billion (US$35.9 million) in November, which represented an increase...
Simplo November revenues hit record
Stockwatch - Dec 7, 10:38
Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology on December 6 reported revenues of NT$5.760 billion (US$197 million) for November, hitting a monthly record for the seventh...
Largan November revenues hit record for third time straight
Stockwatch - Dec 6, 16:08
Taiwan-based handset-use lens kit maker Largan Precision on December 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.009 billion (US$103 million) for November, hitting a monthly record for...
FPCB maker Flexium sees revenues hit record high for three consecutive months
Dec 6, 14:27
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect saw its revenues hit a new high for the third consecutive month at NT$1.44 billion (US$49.52 million) in November. The monthly figures represented...
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries 3Q12 revenues, gross margin, net profit hit records
Nov 14, 20:44
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, a Taiwan-based provider of micro module packaging services and maker of LED ceramic substrates, posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.028 billion...
Foxlink October revenues hit record
Nov 12, 11:23
Taiwan-based electronic connector maker Foxlink (Cheng Uei Precision Industry) posted consolidated revenues of NT$10.892 billion (US$372 million) for October, a new monthly record...
Tsann Kuen, E-Life October revenues hit year low
Nov 9, 16:12
Tsann Kuen Enterprise and E-Life Mall, two operators of IT and consumer electronics retail chains in Taiwan, posted revenues of NT$1.748 billion (US$59.6 million) and NT$954 million...
TSMC October sales hit all-time high
Nov 9, 15:18
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$49.94 billion (US$1.7 billion) for October 2012, a record high, up 15.2% sequentially and...
WPG, WT Micro 3Q12 sales hit guidance
Oct 25, 21:54
WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics, Taiwan's major IC distributors, both saw third-quarter sales exceed their guidance.
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 1h 22min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 1h 34min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 1h 49min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 1h 51min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 1h 53min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 2h 35min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 2h 46min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 2h 52min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 2h 54min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 2h 56min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 2h 59min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 3h 19min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 3h 32min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 3h 36min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- 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
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line 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
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |

| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |

- 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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