Last update: Thursday 21 March 2013 [62 news items]
Holy Stone posts EPS of over NT$2 for 2012
Mar 21, 16:13
MLCC provider Holy Stone saw its net profits dip 13.97% to NT$655 million (US$22.01 million) in 2012, which translated into an EPS of NT$2.05 for the year. In the fourth quarter of...
Most passive component makers see revenues drop over 20% sequentially in February
Mar 6, 22:05
Most passive component makers have seen their revenues drop over 20% sequentially in February, but sales performance of respective firms are expected to return to normal in March,...
Holy Stone reports increased January revenues
Feb 7, 13:57
MLCC maker and active/passive component supplier Holy Stone Enterprise has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.25 billion (US$42.8 million) for January, increasing 8.5% on month...
MLCC prices may drop 1-10% in 1Q13
Jan 3, 15:40
Prices of high capacitance MLCCs are expected to drop 1-2% in the first quarter of 2013, while those for standard MLCC models may sink as much as 10% during the period due to weak...
MLCC, chip resistor prices stabilized; outlook remains dim for 2013
Dec 26, 11:03
Prices of MLCCs (multilayer ceramic chip capacitors) and chip resistors have stabilized recently in light of decreased demand from the downstream sector but it remains to be seen...
Holy Stone posts revenue decrease in November
Dec 7, 16:15
Holy Stone Enterprise, a supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), has announced that consolidated revenues for November 2012 slipped 4% sequentially and 2.3% from a year...
Holy Stone to see 4Q12 sales drop slightly
Nov 16, 14:00
Holy Stone Enterprise, a Taiwan-based supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), is expected to see its consolidated revenues drop in a smaller range than a 5-10% sequential...
MLCC makers likely to lower capacity utilization rates in 4Q12
Oct 8, 12:01
Some Taiwan-based MLCC (multilayer ceramic-chip capacitor) makers are likely to lower their capacity utilization rates as well as product prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 as demand...
Passive component makers report 2Q12 revenues with sequential growth
Aug 28, 01:20
Taiwan-based circuit protection component maker Polytronics Technology announced consolidated revenues of NT$466 million (US$15.55 million) for the second quarter, up by 29.4% compared...
Holy Stone tantalum capacitors to start generating profits in 4Q12, say sources
Aug 16, 15:02
The tantalum capacitor production lines of Holy Stone Enterprise will come online in the third quarter and start generating income for the company in the fourth, according to industry...
Taiwan MLCC makers hold conservative outlook for 2H12
Jul 19, 11:42
While prices of MLCCs have stabilized recently amid a better balance between supply and demand, Taiwan-based makers including Yageo, Walsin Technology and Holy Stone Enterprise still...
Holy Stone May revenues up slightly
Jun 7, 11:22
MLCC maker Holy Stone Enterprise has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.224 billion (US$41.3 million) for May, increasing 2.97% on month but decreasing 6.94% on year.
MLCC maker Holy Stone developing upstream materials
Jun 6, 14:35
Holy Stone Enterprise, a Taiwan-based supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors, is strengthening its development of upstream materials and technologies for production of ceramic...
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...
Holy Stone 2Q12 sales to rise 5-10%, say sources
May 8, 14:54
MLCC maker Holy Stone Enterprise is expected to post sales growth of 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 despite a decline in revenues in April, according to market so...
Yageo, Holy Stone March sales up
Apr 10, 16:14
MLCC makers Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise have reported growth in March 2012 revenues from the previous month of 27.5% and 15.3%, respectively. The substantial on-month growth could...
MLCC firm Holy Stone 2011 profits down 7.5%, but sales up
Mar 19, 12:55
Holy Stone Enterprise has reported net profits for 2011 decreased 7.5% due mainly to a weak fourth quarter, when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) firm saw its quarterly net...
Yageo, Holy Stone see February revenues up sequentially
Mar 7, 01:05
MLCC makers Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise saw consolidated revenues for February grow 10.1% and 12.4%, according to the companies.
MLCC firms remain cautious about 2012
Feb 14, 12:30
Major Taiwan-based multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) suppliers remain cautious about the business outlook for 2012 despite a recent pull-in of short lead time orders, according...
High-capacitance MLCC suppliers post mixed December results
Jan 10, 16:47
Taiwan-based specialty MLCC maker Holy Stone Enterprise has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.367 billion (US$45.1 million) for December 2011, increasing 10.07% on month and...
Most passive component makers report November sales growth
Dec 8, 11:08
Most Taiwan-based passive component manufacturers including Chilisin Electronics, Holy Stone Enterprise, Lelon Electronics, Polytronics Technology and Thinking Electronic Industrial...
Three passive component makers step into production of LED heat dissipation substrates
Nov 16, 01:20
TA-I Technology, Holy Stone Enterprise and Polytronics Technology have stepped into production of LED heat dissipation substrates in view of growing demand for LED lighting, according...
Yageo, Holy Stone remain cautious about 4Q11
Nov 1, 16:50
Passive component manufacturers Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise have continued to express conservative views towards their businesses in the fourth quarter of 2011, citing low seasonal...
Passive component makers Yageo, Holy Stone cautious about 4Q11
Oct 14, 13:56
Passive component makers Yageo and Holy Stone have expressed a cautious business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2011, citing sluggish end-market demand and seasonality.
Viking Tech ships LED heat sink substrates to leading LED lighting players
May 18, 14:03
Chip-resistor maker Viking Tech reportedly has begun to ship its LED heat sink substrates to the supply chain of international LED lighting players, including Osram, and has also...
Walsin, Holy Stone look to positive 2Q11 results
Apr 29, 14:17
Walsin Technology and Holy Stone, two major Taiwan-based suppliers of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), are running at full utilization with their order visibility extending...
Holy Stone tantalum capacitor plant in Japan to resume operations on March 22
Mar 21, 12:16
Passive component maker Holy Stone has announced that the tantalum capacitor plant of its Japan-based subsidiary Holy Stone Ploytech Company (HPC) located in the Fukushima prefecture...
Holy Stone posts revenue gains in January
Feb 10, 11:25
Passive component maker Holy Stone saw its consolidated revenues grow 5.75% sequentially to NT$1.38 billion (US$47.83 million) for January as some clients took deliveries in advance...
Holy Stone ramping up tantalum capacitor production
Jan 24, 16:14
Passive component maker Holy Stone has revealed that its production of tantalum capacitors will reach 50 million units a month in 2011 compared to 30 million units at the end of 2010...
Passive component maker Holy Stone posts NT$225 million in 3Q10 profit
Oct 26, 10:00
Passive component maker Holy Stone Enterprise has posted net profits of NT$225 million (US$7.35 million), or an EPS of NT$0.77, for the third quarter of 2010. For the first three...
Passive component makers post mixed results for September
Oct 13, 11:57
Taiwan-based passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) have both posted a sequential decline in revenues for September, while fellow company Holy Stone...
Holy Stone posts profit decline in 2Q10 despite rise in revenues
Aug 4, 14:49
Passive component maker Holy Stone Enterprise saw its pre-tax profits decline 17.4% sequentially to NT$249 million (US$7.84 million) in second-quarter 2010 although revenues were...
Taiwan passive component makers reach 2Q10 sales target despite revenue declines in June
Jul 7, 16:43
Passive component makers Yageo and Holy Stone posted declines in June revenues but both companies still reached their second-quarter sales targets. With orders still in excess of...
Passive component maker Holy Stone sees clear order visibility for 2H10
Apr 13, 15:02
Passive component maker Holy Stone has seen clear order visibility, with demand for multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs) expected to help sustain revenue growth in the second...
Most passive-component makers report sales growth for March 2010
Apr 8, 16:16
Chip inductor suppliers Chilisin Electronics, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and King Core Electronics, and multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) makers Holy Stone and Walsin...
- 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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- 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

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