Taiwan handset component makers increasingly relying on other product lines

Apr 10, 15:17

Facing declining orders from Nokia and BlackBerry, Taiwan-based handset keypad makers Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies have shifted their production focus from keypads to...

Silitech 2012 net profits highest among handset component makers

Newswatch - Mar 29, 14:41

Handset component maker Silitech Technology led fellow companies Merry Electronics and Ichia Technologies with the highest profits of NT$857 million (US$28.62 million) in 2012, according...

China-based acoustic device makers ramping market share, say sources

Dec 27, 13:59

China-based acoustic device makers, including AAC Technologies and Goertek, have seen their market share surpass that of Taiwan's counterparts, buoyed by their cooperation with a...

Handset ODMs, component suppliers to post revenues gains in 4Q12

Nov 20, 13:59

Taiwan-based handset ODMs and component suppliers, including Arima Communications, Compal Communications, Merry Electronics and Ichia Technologies, all expect to see their revenues...

Merry Electronics expects revenue proportion for high-performance speakers, entertainment headsets to rise to over 50% in 3Q12

Sep 6, 11:45

Merry Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of microphones, micro-speaker and transceivers used in handsets and headsets, expects the proportion of its consolidated revenues for high-performance...

Merry Electronics expects increased shipments of high-performance speakers, headsets

Jul 13, 01:00

Merry Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of microphones, micro-speakers and transceivers used in handsets and headsets, has extended production to high-performance speakers for notebooks...

Merry Electronics sees increased March revenues

Apr 6, 14:31

Handset component maker Merry Electronics had consolidated revenues of NT$837 million (US$28.3 million) for March, increasing 24.4% on month and 18.33% on year. For the January-March...

Headset maker Merry to see revenues grow by double-digits in 2Q12, say sources

Mar 13, 14:47

Handset headset maker Merry Electronics is expected to see its revenues grow by a double-digit rate in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed in part by orders from Nokia, according to...

Silitech steps into aluminum-magnesium handset parts

Mar 7, 01:00

Silitech Technology has extended its production from handset keyboards to aluminum-magnesium alloy structural parts and plans to apply the product to tablet PCs in the second half...

Motorola increasing orders to Taiwan production partners, say sources

Dec 6, 15:00

Motorola Mobility has been strengthening its ties with Taiwan-based handset ODMs and parts and components suppliers with procurements from those production partners to increase 10%...

Smartphone component makers penetrate ultrabook supply chain

Nov 22, 01:45

Smartphone component makers including Primax Electronics and Merry Electronics have recently cut into ultrabook supply chain as ultrabook's requirement of featuring 0.7-0.8-inch thickness...

Taiwan handset component makers striving to cut in supply chains of HTC and China-based vendors

Sep 28, 01:10

Handset component makers, including Silitech Technology, Merry Electronics and Ichia Technologies, have been making efforts to shift from the supply chain of Nokia to those of HTC...

Component makers may suffer on poor Nokia, RIM outlook

Jun 21, 12:37

Some Taiwan-based handset component makers including Merry Electronics, Ichia Technologies and Silitech Technology may see weak sales in the second half of 2011 as Nokia and Research...

3S set to volume produce MEMS microphone chips in 2H11

May 3, 15:09

Taiwan-based Solid State System (3S), a fabless firm specializing in NAND flash device controllers, has said its in-house developed single-chip MEMS microphone products will enter...

Merry Electronics shipping speakers for tablet PCs

Apr 14, 14:01

Merry Electronics has begun shipping tablet PC-use high-power speakers to clients in the US and Taiwan, and expects shipment volume to gain momentum in May-June 2011, according to...

Merry Electronics to set up subsidiary in northern China

Dec 27, 09:48

Merry Electronics, which makes handset components and hand-free headphones, will invest US$3 million to set up a subsidiary, Merry Electronics (Beijing), in northern China mainly...

Merry Electronics expanding hands-free headset capacity in China

Nov 26, 01:00

Taiwan-based maker Merry Electronics is expanding its production capacity for portable hands-free (PHF) headsets at two factories in China to reach a total monthly capacity of 6-7...

Silitech sees October revenues hit record for fifth time in a row

Nov 9, 02:15

Taiwan-based handset component maker Silitech Technology generated consolidated revenues of NT$1.37 billion (NT$44.3 million) in October, hitting a monthly record for the fifth straight...

Taiwan handset component makers not significantly affected by depreciation of US dollar

Oct 20, 14:48

Most Taiwan-based component and handset makers, including Merry Electronics, Ichia Technologies and Arima Communications, indicated that the depreciation of the US dollar against...

Headset maker Merry sees profits jump over 500% in 1H10

Aug 30, 11:46

Headset maker Merry Electronics saw its net profits soar 536% on year to NT$341 million (US$10.65 million) in the first half of 2010, buoyed by increasing shipments of hands-free...

Taiwan-based handset component makers enjoy sales growth in July

Aug 10, 11:25

Silitech Technology had its second consecutive record revenues of NT$1.28 billion (US$39.7 million) in July due to rising keypad shipments for new Nokia and RIM handset models. Revenues...

Handset component makers set to see revenues decline faster than expected in 1Q10

Mar 9, 14:37

Three major Taiwan-based handset component makers – Merry Electronics, Ichia Technologies and Silitech Technology – have all turned more conservative over their revenue...

Handset component makers expect 50% on year revenue growth in 1Q10

Jan 22, 17:02

Handset component makers including Merry Electronics, Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies are expected to see their revenues in the first quarter of 2010 increase by 40-50%...

Merry Electronics looks to strong revenue growth in 2010

Jan 12, 12:03

Taiwan-based acoustic device maker Merry Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues increase from NT$6.73 billion (US$211.64 million) in 2009 to NT$8.5-8.8 billion in...

Handset component makers expect growing revenues and profits in 4Q09

Oct 14, 12:18

Three major Taiwan-based handset component makers – Ichia Technologies, Merry Electronics and Silitech Technology – all expect their revenues and profits to grow substantially...

Merry and Career settle FPCB shipment dispute

Stockwatch - May 21, 15:19

Headset maker Merry Electronics and PCB maker Career Technology have announced that the companies have settled a lawsuit regarding a dispute over a shipment of flexible PCBs (FPCBs)...

Headset maker Merry looking to improved revenues and profits starting 2Q09

May 14, 16:02

Merry Electronics expects its revenues and gross margin to improve significantly starting the second quarter thanks to shipments of new products and non-handset related devices, according...

Career Technology and Merry Electronics both turn to courts in PCB spat

Apr 14, 10:37

Taiwan-based PCB maker Career Technology has disclosed that a former client – a China subsidiary of Taiwan-based handset component maker Merry Electronics – has recently...

Headset maker Merry to deal out NT$2.62 cash dividend for 2008

Stockwatch - Mar 23, 14:11

Headset maker Merry Electronics has decided to deal out dividends of NT$2.62 in cash for 2008 during which the company posted net profits of NT$567 million (US$16.8 million), or NT$3.57...

Headset maker Merry revenues up more than 62% sequentially in February

Stockwatch - Mar 6, 13:47

Taiwan-based headset maker Merry Electronics posted consolidated revenues of NT$426 million (US$12.2 million) in February, up 62.8% from the previous month, according to a company...

Handset component revenues poised to decline in December

Dec 24, 13:55

Most leading Taiwan-based handset component suppliers are expected to see their consolidated revenues continue to fall in December after recording a sequential decline of 10-30% in...

Most handset component makers see revenues decline in November

Dec 8, 13:43

Most leading Taiwan-based handset component suppliers suffered a sequential decline of 10-30% in revenues in November as handset vendors sharply reduced their component orders, according...

Handset component suppliers turn conservative about 4Q

Dec 2, 11:40

Most Taiwan-based handset component suppliers who had previously remained optimistic about their shipment outlooks for the fourth quarter of this year have now become more conservative...

Handset keypad makers Ichia and Silitech both report record sales in October

Nov 7, 16:09

Taiwan handset component makers had mixed revenues in October, with two keypad makers – Ichia Technologies and Silitech Technology – both reporting record sales while...

Handset component makers enjoy strong sales growth in August

Sep 9, 15:24

Most Taiwan handset component makers have reported strong revenues growth in August due to seasonal factors, and the makers also expect sales momentum to continue in September.