Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines

May 20, 21:55

Seeing the notebook industry suffering from weak demand, Taiwan-based keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has turned to its non-notebook businesses such as external keyboards and camera...

Lite-On Technology to hike camera module, keyboard production capacities in 2013

Jan 21, 11:03

EMS provider Lite-On Technology will expend production capacity for camera modules by 20-30% and PC keyboards by 20% by adding equipment and increasing automation, according to company...

Apple to reduce illuminated keyboard thickness in 2013, say sources

Sep 26, 01:20

Apple will reduce the thickness of light guide plates for the illuminated keyboards in its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models from 0.4mm currently to 0.25mm in 2013, according to...

Shipments of keyboard-integrated tablet covers to increase

Sep 25, 14:48

As keyboards become standard equipment for Windows 8-based tablets, while some iPad users purchase a keyboard for convenience, shipments of keyboard-integrated tablet covers are expected...

Acer, Asustek Windows 8 tablet prices may be to high to attract consumers

Sep 20, 01:10

Acer and Asustek Computer's Windows 8 tablets are reportedly to be priced at above US$800, about the same price as the New iPad with the highest specifications, and market watchers...

MTS maker Ko Ja to set up factory in Chongqing

May 16, 01:20

Ko Ja (Cayman), a Taiwan-based maker of membrane touch switches (MTS) mainly used in notebook keyboards, will establish a factory in Chongqing, western China, with production to kick...

Keyboard supplier Darfon sees growth in April revenues

May 8, 14:39

Taiwan-based keyboard supplier Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.31 billion (US$78.83 million) for April, up 3.33% on month and 8.86% on year with combined...

Darfon to expand luminous keyboard capacity by 20% for Apple in 2012

Mar 2, 12:25

Darfon Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals and electronic components, has become a supplier of LED luminous keyboards for Apple and will expand corresponding production...

Darfon looks to increase share in notebook keyboard market

Dec 27, 12:28

Darfon Electronics expects its share in the global notebook keyboard market to continue to grow in 2012 along with the launch of ultrabook models by branded vendors, according to...

LED backlight market yet to hit bottom, says Lite-On CEO

Aug 30, 15:38

The market for LED backlight modules has not yet hit bottom, as oversupply continues plaguing it, according to KC Terng, CEO of Lite-On Technology. But LED packaging house Unity Opto...

Darfon July revenues up on shipments of LED backlit keyboards to Apple

Aug 5, 01:35

Keyboard maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.48 billion (US$85.7 million) for July 2011, up 11.4% on month but down 1.1% on year. Shipments of LED...

Primax sees monthly CCM capacity fully loaded in 3Q11

Jul 21, 01:35

Taiwan-based compact camera module (CCM) maker Primax Electronics, a supplier of iPhone CCMs, has landed orders from Apple for the upcoming iPhone model, and already has its 15 million...

Quanta to establish chassis manufacturing subsidiary in China

Jul 7, 01:10

Quanta Computer has announced plans to invest US$15 million to set up a subsidiary in Chongqing, China for manufacturing chassis and cooling modules.

Chicony optimistic about future demand for webcams

Jun 29, 16:40

Taiwan-based PC notebook keyboard and webcam maker Chicony Electronics is optimistic about its performance in the future as the company's webcam business is expected to strongly benefit...

Asustek takes shipment lead in non-Apple tablet PCs

Jun 23, 01:35

Asustek Computer has become the largest tablet PC brand in the non-Apple tablet PC group with shipments of 400,000 units in the first half of 2011, according to sources from notebook...

Darfon sees sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues

Apr 28, 01:40

Taiwan-based PC accessory maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.12 billion (US$212.21 million), down 8.7% sequentially with gross margin of 9.9% down...

Chicony expects a 15% sequential growth in 2Q11 revenues

Apr 11, 16:04

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.18 billion (US$178.96 million) for March 2011, up 50.3% on month, and as the company...

Taiwan notebook makers to see shipment growth in March

Mar 10, 01:25

Despite seeing their shipments drop significantly in February, Taiwan-based notebook makers including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec are all expected to...

External keyboards for tablet PC expected to see weak demand

Mar 10, 01:05

Despite most first-tier tablet PC players have designed their products with support of an external keyboard, Taiwan-based keyboard makers are taking a conservative attitude about...

Chicony to invest in LED chipmaker Genesis

Feb 16, 01:15

Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics will acquire 13.3 million new shares issued by Genesis Photonics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, for private...

Sunrex Chongqing plants to start shipping notebook keyboards in 1Q11

Jan 3, 16:43

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Sunrex Technology's plants in Chongqing, China will start mass production and begin shipping to its clients in the first quarter of 2011, according...

Chicony expects to see flat performance in 4Q10 revenues

Dec 7, 14:33

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 to remain flat sequentially compared to the third quarter's...

Keyboard maker Darfon sees decline in November

Dec 7, 02:10

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.17 billion (US$71.9 million) for November, down 6.59% on month and 16.93% on year...

Notebook vendors urge keyboard suppliers to start preparing for Lunar New Year

Nov 5, 01:40

Notebook vendors are requesting keyboard suppliers start preparing for possible labor shortages following the 2011 Lunar New Year holidays.

AUO presents 14-inch solar-powered touch keyboard notebook solution

Nov 3, 11:49

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has introduced a 14-inch solar-powered touch keyboard solution for notebook. The thickness of the solar module used in the solution is reduced to...

Darfon expects to see slight growth in 4Q10

Oct 28, 01:50

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics expects its fourth-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues to grow between 0-5% as the company's notebook keyboard as well as external...

Darfon sees on-month revenues growth in September

Oct 7, 02:10

Benefiting by notebook vendors starting to increase their orders in September 2010, notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics saw its consolidated revenues for the month grow 11.2%...

Notebook keyboard makers to see growth in September revenues

Sep 21, 01:55

Demand from notebook makers is starting to recover, helping notebook keyboard makers see climbing sales in September. Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues in the...

KYE and Darfon report on-year drop in August revenues

Sep 7, 15:29

Taiwan-based keyboard and PC peripheral maker KYE Systems has reported consolidated revenues of NT$938 million (US$29.3 million) for August 2010, up 9.4% on month, but down 5% on...

Chicony, Sunrex see August notebook keyboard shipments short of expectations

Aug 17, 13:53

Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology have seen their shipments of notebook keyboards so far in August fall short of their original expectations mainly because of...

Chicony and Darfon see drops in July revenues

Aug 10, 15:57

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronic both saw drops in their July 2010 revenues.

Chicony and Darfon report growth in June revenues

Jul 9, 16:17

Notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronic saw their June consolidated revenues increase 5.6% and 5.2%, respectively, on month to NT$5.31 billion (US$165.42...

Sunrex expects June revenue to remain flat

Jun 18, 16:54

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Sunrex Technology expects its June 2010 consolidated revenues to remain flat or increase sequentially amid stable shipments. However, despite...

Chicony and Darfon see growth in May revenues

Jun 8, 15:23

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronics have announced growth in May 2010 revenues.

Notebook keyboard makers expect different results for 2Q10

May 7, 15:31

Taiwan-based notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronics expect to see revenue growth in the second quarter of 2010, while Sunrex Technology expects to see...