Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [178 news items]
Wah Hong September revenues hit record, Radiant September BLU shipments almost flat sequentially
Oct 8, 15:58
Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial had consolidated revenues of NT$1.141 billion (US$38.6 million) for September hitting a monthly record, while Taiwan-based BLU...
Largan September, 3Q12 revenues hit records
Oct 8, 11:08
Taiwan-based phone camera lens module maker Largan Precision generated consolidated revenues of NT$1.799 (US$60.9 million) for September, the highest monthly figure on record, while...
Sitronix September revenues to hit over NT$500 million
Sep 28, 01:25
Buoyed by an influx of short lead-time orders for small-size LCD driver ICs, Sitronix is likely to see its revenues top over NT$500 million (US$16.95 million) in September and its...
TXC revenues to hit new high in September, ramping up capacity for new orders
Sep 17, 16:20
Quartz component maker TXC is expected to see its revenues continue to hit a new record in September 2012 after revenues topped an historic high of NT$972 million (US$33 million)...
Senao August revenues hit record
Sep 11, 01:35
Senao International, a retail chain of handsets and consumer electronics in Taiwan, on September 10 reported revenues of NT$3.461 billion (US$116 million) for August, a monthly record,...
Wah Hong August revenues hit record for second time straight
Sep 7, 16:02
Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial on September 6 reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.115 billion (US$37.2 million) for August, hitting a monthly record for the...
Europe- and Japan-based chip suppliers hit hardest by weak 2Q12 market growth, says IHS
Aug 24, 10:42
Stifled by poor economic conditions, global semiconductor market revenue in the second quarter of 2012 fell by 3% on year resulting in widespread revenue declines for chip suppliers,...
Gemtek 1H12 net profits hit NT$508 million
Aug 23, 01:25
Gemtek Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.511 billion (US$450 million) and net profits of NT$508 million...
New high-end 32-inch 4Kx2K monitor to hit markets in 4Q12
Aug 22, 15:12
A new series of monitors that feature ultra-high (4Kx2K) resolutions are expected to hit markets at the end of 2012, according to industry sources.
TPT 3Q12 consolidated sales likely to hit record high
Aug 14, 11:14
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, will likely report record high revenues for the third quarter of 2012 buoyed by strong orders for tablet PC...
FPCB maker Career July revenues hit record high; new iPhone to push sales higher in 3Q12
Aug 10, 14:58
Flexible PCB maker Career Technology saw its consolidated revenues gain 14.2% sequentially and 12.3% on year to top an all-time high of NT$1.145 billion (US$38.22 million) in July.
Simplo July revenues hit record for third time straight
Stockwatch - Aug 7, 15:54
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in notebooks, had revenues of NT$5.103 billion (US$170 million) for July hitting a record for the third consecutive...
Wah Hong July revenues hit record
Aug 7, 01:55
Wah Hong Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of optical film used in LCD panels, generated record consolidated revenues of NT$1.021 billion (US$34.0 million) for July, growing by 14.34%...
FCCL maker ThinFlex to see revenues hit high in 3Q12
Aug 6, 15:18
FCCL (flexible copper-clad laminate) maker ThinFlex is expected to see its revenues to hit a new high in the third quarter of 2012 as the company has recently entered the supply chain...
Unity Opto expected to hit record revenues in July
Jul 31, 01:15
Unity Opto Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of LED chip packaging service, has received orders worth NT$800 million (US$26.7 million) in July with production capacity already fully...
Commentary: HIT solar cells may thrive
Jul 12, 12:23
One type of high-efficiency mono-crystalline N-type solar cells is heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT). This type of solar cell has conversion efficiency exceeding 20%...

Archers Systems to supply equipment for thin-film and HIT solar cell makers
Jul 12, 01:40
Archers Systems, a Taiwan-based equipment provider for solar, display and integrated circuits, has revealed plans to target customers that produce thin-film solar and heterojunction...

Ardentec June revenues hit record
Jul 11, 01:10
Ardentec, a Taiwan-based provider of IC testing services, reported consolidated revenues of NT$466 million (US$15.6 million) for June hitting a monthly record due to increased orders...
Notebook makers see mixed result in 2Q12 shipments
Jul 10, 01:50
Notebook ODMs have shown mixed result for their shipment performance in the second quarter of 2012 with both Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics achieved growth sequentially, while...

Largan may hit record revenues in 3Q12
Jul 6, 10:30
Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of lens modules used in phone cameras, will begin to ship lens modules for use in 8-megapixel rear cameras and 1.3-megapixel front cameras of...
Unity Opto revenues hit 24-month high in June
Jul 6, 01:55
LED packaging firm Unity Opto Technology saw its consolidated revenues grow 20% on month and 40% on year to hit a 24-month high of NT$710 million (US$23.77 million) in June, according...
Sales of Lite-On power supply products hit 15-month high in June
Jul 6, 01:40
Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.43 billion (US$349.23 million) for June, up 2% on month and 4% on year. Among major product lines, sales of power supply...
Simplo, Dynapack 2Q12 revenues hit records
Jul 6, 01:15
Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology, two Taiwan-based makers of notebook battery packs, generated revenues of NT$14.375 billion (US$496 million) and NT$7.727 billion...
Asia Tech Image 2Q12 revenues hit record
Jul 5, 12:39
Asia Tech Image, a Taiwan-based maker of contact image sensor modules mainly used in MFPs (multi-function peripherals), saw its revenues of NT$1.048 billion (US$35.1 million) for...
Elan 2Q12 sales hit record high
Jul 4, 16:23
IC design house Elan Microelectronic has reported revenues of NT$680 million (US$22.8 million) for June 2012, a record high for the second straight month. Elan's revenues for the...
Largan may hit record revenues in 3Q12
Jun 19, 14:32
Largan Precision is likely to generate record consolidated revenues in the third quarter of 2012 mainly because shipments of 8-megapixel HD lens modules will begin to significantly...
Fab equipment spending to rise in 2012 and hit record in 2013, says SEMI
Jun 7, 11:26
Semiconductor fab equipment spending will enjoy positive growth in 2012, and climb further to hit an all-time high in 2013, according to SEMI.
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...
Polytronics April revenues hit record high
May 8, 01:35
Polytronics Technology, which makes circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, saw its consolidated revenues grow 7.6% on month and 1.7% on year to an all time high...
CMI to hit 1 million 39-inch TV panel milestone in May or June
Apr 26, 01:45
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to see its shipments of 39-inch TV panels hit the one-million mark in May or June. Monthly shipments of 50-inch TV panels are estimated to each 300,000...
Taiwan 1Q12 digital camera shipments hit 12-quarter low, says Digitimes Research
Apr 19, 12:32
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped a total of 10.948 million digital cameras in first-quarter 2012, hitting the lowest quarterly level since second-quarter...
GaAs wafer firm VPEC revenues hit record high in 1Q12
Apr 12, 15:25
Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs (gallium arsenide) epi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) for consumer technology products such...
TSMC expected to hit high-end of 1Q12 guidance
Apr 2, 10:25
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the first quarter of 2012 are expected to be at the high-end of the foundry's previously-issued guidance...

KYEC expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
Mar 23, 01:40
Sales at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will be mostly affected by inventory corrections in the supply chain in the first quarter of 2012, according to the IC testing specialist. However,...
Memory prices almost at bottom, says Transcend chairman
Mar 23, 01:30
Prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory chips are "almost at rock bottom" and have little room for further drops, according to Transcend Information chairman Peter Shu. In...

- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- 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
- 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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- 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
- 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

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 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.


















