Last update: Monday 13 May 2013 [44 news items]
Mirle sales affected by slow investments in large-size LCD panel, solar energy sectors
May 13, 16:23
Equipment supplier Mirle Automation has seen its sales continue to be affected by slow investments in large-size LCD panel and solar energy sectors, according to industry sources.
Equipment supplier Mirle eyeing 30% growth in orders from China
Jan 16, 22:18
Mirle Automation is set to see orders for its automation equipment from China surge another 30% in 2013 as it recorded in a year earlier. The company currently also has a backlog...
Mirle in talks to ink supply contracts with China-based panel makers
Dec 4, 14:26
Mirle Automation reportedly is accelerating its talks with two major China-based panel makers in order to ink TFT LCD equipment supply contracts for 2013. The equipment maker is also...
Mirle sees short-term debts increasing
Nov 20, 22:03
Automation equipment maker Mirle Automation has revealed that its operations remain sound despite an increase in its short-term debts, which amounted to NT$1.25 billion (US$42.84...
Equipment maker Mirle 3Q12 sales dip
Oct 24, 12:02
Mirle Automation has announced that consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012 slipped 1.1% sequentially to NT$1.32 billion (US$45 million). Accumulated revenues for January-September...
Equipment maker Mirle reports revenue declines for June
Jul 10, 15:19
Panel production and industrial automation equipment maker Mirle Automation has reported revenues of NT$337 million (US$11.24 million) for June, down 1.9% on month and 34.9% on yea...
Mirle forecasts flat 2012 revenues
Jun 28, 01:20
Mirle Automation, a Taiwan-based maker of panel production and industrial automation equipment, has indicated demand for touch panels is growing and the firm has introduced touch...

Equipment makers Mirle, Acter see booming orders from China
Jun 5, 15:14
Automation equipment maker Mirle Automation and clean room equipment maker Acter both have seen orders received by their subsidiaries in China increase substantially, pushing the...
Mirle seeking orders from China panel makers
May 15, 16:35
Mirle Automation, a Taiwan-based maker of panel production and industrial automation equipment, is talking with China-based makers of TFT-LCD panels about orders for equipment used...
Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink
May 7, 16:06
With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...
Mirle expects sales growth in 2H12
Apr 3, 01:25
Flat-panel display equipment specialist Mirle Automation reported 2011 consolidated revenues of NT$6.675 billion (US$226 million), up by 6.83%. However, gross margins fell to 16.46%...
Mirle expects business to turn better in 2Q12
Mar 7, 15:06
Flat-panel display equipment specialist Mirle Automation has turned positive about its business outlook for the second quarter of 2012. Customers are more active in negotiating orders...
Mirle, Kenmec expect demand pickup in 2H12
Feb 14, 15:46
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialists Mirle Automation and Kenmec Mechanical Engineering expect customer demand to pick up in the second half of 2012. Both firms are cautious...
Equipment makers Marketech and Mirle enter food, pharmaceutical industries
Dec 15, 14:14
Automation equipment specialists Marketech International and Mirle Automation have expanded their reach into the non-high tech sectors to include the food, pharmaceutical and petrochemical...
Mirle posts January-September net EPS of NT$1.93
Nov 2, 01:10
Mirle Automation, a Taiwan-based producer of automation equipment for industrial use, has reported its financial report for the third quarter of 2011, recording January-September...
Mirle to build new plant in central Taiwan, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 22, 11:37
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation will invest NT$760 million (US$26 million) to establish a factory on a 2.36-hectare site at the Central Taiwan Science...
Equipment maker Mirle sees pre-tax profits up 20% on year in January-April period
Newswatch - May 19, 16:12
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation has reported pre-tax profits of NT$42 million (US$1.45 million) for April 2011, bringing total pre-tax profits for the...
Equipment makers optimistic about 2011 orders
Feb 22, 01:55
Taiwan-based equipment makers are seeing strong orders thanks to expansion plans by LCD panel, touch panel and solar cell makers, according to industry sources, adding that order...
Mirle and Macroblock jointly launch LED display control systems
Dec 22, 14:31
An LED display control system, the Mirle 503, jointly developed by FPD equipment maker Mirle Automation and LED driver IC designer Macroblock, has been adopted by China-based LED...
Mirle, Csun and All Ring post sequential revenue growth in 3Q10
Oct 12, 01:00
Equipment makers Mirle Automation, Csun Manufacturing and All Ring Tech enjoyed another record sales in September 2010, thanks to rising demand from the panel and green energy sectors...
TSMC to adopt solar equipment from Taiwan suppliers
Sep 21, 01:05
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to adopt automation systems from Taiwan-based equipment suppliers for producing CIGS thin-film solar cells, according to Rick...
Mirle, Csun and All Ring August revenues hit record highs
Sep 16, 02:40
Equipment suppliers Mirle Automation, Csun Manufacturing and All Ring Tech all saw sales gains in August 2010, on the previous month, and reached all-time highs amid capacity expansions...
Taiwan equipment makers venturing into green energy industry
Sep 3, 11:11
More Taiwan-based equipment suppliers, which used to see sales contributed by their panel customers account for 70-80% of their total revenues, are venturing into the production of...
FPD tool maker Mirle profits jump in first seven months of 2010
Aug 20, 15:45
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation saw its pre-tax profits increase 83% on year to NT$350 million (US$10.97 million) in the first seven months of 2010...
Mirle posts 2010 record revenues in July
Aug 11, 15:56
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation turned in its highest monthly revenues so far in 2010 at NT$456 million (US$14.37 million), up 2.3% on month and 98.3%...
Taiwan IC- and LCD-equipment makers post strong June sales
Jul 13, 12:12
All Ring Tech's revenues hit a monthly high in June 2010, while both Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) and Mirle Automation enjoyed sequential revenue growth of over 10% in the month,...
Equipment maker Mirle sees April profits soar over 300%
May 20, 15:47
Mirle Automation has reported pre-tax profits of NT$65 million (US$2 million) for April 2010, compared to NT$16 million posted a year ago. The automation equipment maker attributed...
Worker shortage in China benefits automation equipment maker
Apr 28, 13:57
Automation equipment maker Mirle Automation has benefited from the ongoing worker shortage in China, according to the company, adding that it has seen strong orders for automated...
Equipment makers Mirle, Csun report profits for 1Q10
Apr 20, 16:31
Taiwan-based equipment makers Mirle Automation and Csun Manufacturing have reported pre-tax profits of NT$98 million (US$3 million) and NT$88.16 million, respectively, for the first...
Kenmec, Mirle look to touch-panel applications to drive revenue growth in 2010
Mar 25, 16:10
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialists Kenmec Mechanical Engineering and Mirle Automation have both stepped into making bonding equipment for the production of touch panels,...
Taiwan IC- and LCD-equipment makers post mixed February 2010 results
Mar 11, 12:28
Csun Manufacturing and Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) managed sequential revenue growth in February 2010, while All Ring Tech and Mirle Automation both saw revenues drop from January...
LCD equipment makers post mixed January 2010 results
Feb 12, 10:26
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering and Mirle Automation have both reported sequential revenue growth for January 2010, as customers expand capacity. However, All Ring Tech and Csun Manufacturing...
FPD tool makers Mirle, All Ring see profit drops in 2009
Jan 22, 14:28
Taiwan-based Mirle Automation and All Ring Tech both suffered profit falls in 2009, mainly due to their weak first-half performance.
Taiwan LCD equipment makers cut prices to win orders
Newswatch - Jan 18, 17:15
Taiwan-based LCD equipment makers have reportedly slashed prices by 20-30% in a move to grab orders from panel customers, according to industry sources, although the sources did not...
All Ring sees LCD equipment order visibility through 2Q10
Nov 25, 15:10
With a rebound in demand in the LCD panel industry, equipment maker All Ring Tech has seen its order visibility extend to the second quarter of 2010, according to market watchers...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 10h 41min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 11h ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 11h 4min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 11h 14min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 12h 6min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | Jun 18, 19:58
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 11h 51min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 12h 3min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 12h 43min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 55min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















