Last update: Friday 26 April 2013 [26 news items]
Apr 26, 16:03
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturers Elite Materials (EMC) and Iteq both expect to post sequential revenue growth in the second quarter buoyed by strong mobile device demand,...
FCCL firm ThinFlex expects tablet demand to drive company growth in 2013
Jan 29, 15:14
Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) maker ThinFlex expects brisk demand from the tablet sector to drive its revenue growth in 2013, although revenues for the first quarter of the...
Iteq, EMC new CCL plants put on hold
Jan 8, 20:35
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturers Iteq and Elite Material (EMC) have both postponed plans to build new plants in China's inland provinces, according to the companies.
FCCL suppliers expect 4Q12 sales to grow
Dec 7, 15:17
Taiwan-based flexible copper-clad laminate makers Taiflex Scientific and ThinFlex both expect to report sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to flat...
IC packaging materials market to reach US$25.7 billion by 2015, says SEMI
Dec 16, 13:58
The market for semiconductor packaging materials, including thermal interface materials, is expected to reach US$22.8 billion in 2011 and grow to US$25.7 billion by 2015, according...
CCL supplier Iteq posts higher profits in 3Q11
Oct 21, 01:25
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer Iteq has reported pre-tax profits of NT$387 million (US$12.8 billion) for the third quarter of 2011, up 20.6% sequentially. The company credited...
CCL supplier ShineMore applies for OTC listing
Jul 21, 12:05
Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker ShineMore Technology Materials has submitted an application to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market, according to the company. It is currently...
Glass yarn prices to rise on Japan supply disruption
Apr 7, 11:05
Quotes for fiber glass yarns are likely to increase in April, mainly due to failure of supplies from Japan, according to industry sources.
CCL makers to post strong 1Q11
Jan 14, 01:05
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Uniplus Electronics are expected to see the first-quarter of 2011 buck seasonal trends,...
Resin laminate maker Aurona 2011 profits to be hurt by rising material costs
Dec 21, 12:11
Taiwan-based Aurona Industries, a manufacturer of PCB-use phenolic resin laminates, expects lower gross margin and profits in 2011 compared to 2010 levels due to the soaring costs...
CCL makers EMC, TUC sales bounce back in November
Dec 14, 01:40
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) suppliers Elite Materials (EMC) and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have both announced growth in November 2010 consolidated revenues from the previous mon...
CCL makers post mixed results for October
Nov 9, 10:50
CCL (copper clad laminate) maker Iteq has registered NT$1.67 billion (US$55.3 million) in October consolidated revenues, up 1.8% from September. Fellow company Elite Materials (EMC)...
CCL maker Iteq reports self-evaluated 3Q10 results
Oct 20, 01:10
Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Iteq has reported third-quarter revenues of NT$5.36 billion (US$173.69 billion), down 5% sequentially. Pre-tax profit fell to NT$497 million or NT$5.75...
CCL makers pessimistic about 4Q10
Oct 14, 02:00
Taiwan-based copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers, including Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Uniplus Electronics, have turned cautious about their business...
CCL makers 4Q10 profit to fall due to copper foil price hike and weak high-season demand
Oct 13, 01:15
Copper clad laminate (CCL) makers could see fourth-quarter 2010 profits contract due to an increase in copper foil quotes, which rose 3-5% in September and another 5% in October....
Uncertainties surround CCL prices in 2H10
Jul 21, 14:31
Quotes for copper-clad laminates (CCLs) have remained stable for July but CCL makers and PCB clients are currently in a seesaw battle on pricing for the rest of the second half, according...
CCL makers to ramp up capacity in 2H10
May 19, 14:59
Most Taiwan-based CCL (copper clad laminate) makers, including Elite Materials (EMC), Nanya Plastics, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Iteq, are running at full capacity at the moment...
CCL price hikes impact 1Q10 profits of PCB makers
Apr 21, 11:07
Most Taiwan-based PCB makers are likely to incur losses in the first quarter of 2010 due to rising CCL (copper-clad laminate) prices, appreciation of the Taiwan dollar and weak demand...
CCL vendors to expand capacities on strong demand from smartphone and LCD panel segments
Mar 24, 14:28
A number of Taiwan-based copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers, including Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Uniplus Electronics, have all planned to expand...
CCL quotes set to rise in March 2010, say sources
Feb 23, 16:43
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) quotes are likely to rise in March 2010 to reflect the rising price of copper, according to industry sources. The average copper price has topped US$7,400...
Phenolic resin laminate maker Aurona eyes 20% boost in capacity in 2010
Dec 1, 15:27
Taiwan-based phenolic resin laminate supplier Aurona Industries aims to boost its production capacity by 20% in 2010 through a replacement of production facilities to meet a projected...
PCB material supplier Aurona expects 15-20% growth in 3Q09
Sep 4, 12:28
Phenolic resin laminate supplier Aurona Industries expects its third-quarter 2009 revenues to grow 15-20% sequentially thanks to strong seasonal demand in the PCB market. The company...
CCL makers report mixed June results
Jul 9, 16:55
Copper clad laminate (CCL) makers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have reported mixed revenue results for June, but all expect to see revenues grow sequentially...
CCL makers see strong mass lamination demand
Jul 3, 16:17
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers Elite Material (EMC) and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have seen mass lamination orders increase sharply. Elite's capacity is overloaded while TUC...
Copper-clad laminate prices expected to rise again
Apr 15, 15:43
Nan Ya Plastics will likely adjust upward its copper-clad laminate (CCL) prices by the end of April as a result of rising commodity prices, according to industry sources. The leading...
Nan Ya Plastics to raise CCL prices
Apr 3, 16:17
Leading copper-clad laminate (CCL) maker Nan Ya Plastics is expected to raise thin laminate prices by 5% in April as prices of glass fabric and copper foil are rising. The price of...
- 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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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
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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.