Last update: Wednesday 6 March 2013 [67 news items]
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,...
Most passive component suppliers see revenues up in January
Feb 6, 14:02
Most passive component makers saw their revenues grow by a double-digit rate in January 2013 due mainly to a low base in the previous month, according to data released by the compa...
Polytronics looks to growing sales of PPTC devices, heat sink substrates in China in 2013
Jan 28, 15:54
Circuit protection device provider Polytronics Technology expects its penetrate rates in China's smartphone and tablet markets to expand significantly in 2013, according to company...
Polytronics reports pre-tax EPS of NT$5.70 for 2012
Jan 9, 22:21
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has reported record high consolidated revenues of NT$1.7 billion (US$58.6 million) and pre-tax profits of NT$477 million for...
Polytronics to post higher profits for 2012
Dec 25, 15:06
Circuit protection component maker Polytronics Technology is expected to report strong profit growth for 2012, thanks to an improvement in capacity utilization rates and product mix,...
Passive component makers to post decreased sales in December
Dec 6, 15:22
Most passive component suppliers are expected to post negative revenue growth in December due to inventory checks at clients, after reporting mixed results for the previous month,...
Taiwan passive component makers enter supply chain of China brands
Nov 30, 15:26
Taiwan-based passive component makers including Chilisin Electronics, Polytronics Technology, Thinking Electronic Industrial and TXC reportedly have secured orders from China-based...
Protective component makers to enjoy booming sales in 4Q12
Nov 20, 15:38
Protective component makers Polytronics Technology and Thinking Electronic Industrial will continue to enjoy strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2012, as booming sales of smartphones...
Passive component makers see sequential drop in October revenues
Nov 5, 22:58
Yageo, Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, three Taiwan-based passive component makers, on November 5 reported consolidated revenues for October, slipping on...
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...
TXC, Polytronics July sales up
Aug 7, 15:51
Quartz component manufacturer TXC and circuit protection component maker Polytronics Technology have both reported sales growth for July 2012, buoyed by orders from Apple, Samsung...
Protective component makers 2Q12 sales up
Jul 6, 01:35
Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, both enjoyed double-digit sales growth sequentially in the...
TXC, Polytronics to report brisk 3Q12 sales
Jun 29, 15:36
Quartz component manufacturer TXC and Polytronics Technology, a maker of circuit protection components, are expected to report brisk sales for the third quarter of 2012 on rising...
Protective component maker Polytronics reports strong sales for May
Jun 18, 15:05
Polytronics Technology, which makes circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, saw its revenues grow 10.1% on month and 16.1% on year to hit a record high of NT$164...
Polytronics April revenues hit record high
May 8, 01:35
Polytronics Technology, which makes circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, saw its consolidated revenues grow 7.6% on month and 1.7% on year to an all time high...
Polytronics 1Q12 profits slip 28%
Apr 26, 12:19
Polytronics Technology, which makes circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, saw its net profits for the first quarter of 2012 decrease 28% from a year ago. The firm attributed...
Protective component makers post sales growth in March
Apr 6, 14:26
Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, both saw their consolidated revenues increase more than 10%...
Polytronics to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$4
Mar 27, 16:20
Polytronics Technology, which makes circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$4 (US$0.14) for its 2011 operation, according...
TXC, Polytronics February sales up on rising orders
Mar 8, 15:04
Quartz component manufacturer TXC saw its consolidated revenues increase about 17% sequentially in February, thanks to a pick-up in orders coming from the handset and PC sectors....
Polytronics posts higher 2011 earnings
Feb 2, 13:56
Polytronics Technology, which manufactures circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, has reported pre-tax earnings for 2011 grew 9.1% to NT$460 million (US$15.6 million)...
Protective component makers report better-than-expected December revenues
Jan 10, 16:08
Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, which make protective components for power supplies, have both reported slight sequential drops in fourth-quarter revenues...
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...
Polytronics posts revenue drop on slow PC demand
Nov 8, 15:11
Polytronics Technology, which mainly manufactures circuit protection components for PCs and mobile phones, has registered a 13% sequential decrease in October revenues. The company...
Polytronics Technology looks to 10% sequential revenue drop in 4Q11
Oct 21, 15:06
Polytronics Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) thermistors used to protect batteries, expects its fourth-quarter revenues to decrease...
Polytronics pre-tax profits up in 1H11
Jul 14, 13:59
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has posted pre-tax profits of NT$247 million (US$8.54 million) in the first half of 2011, an increase of 20.4% from a year earlier...
Most passive component makers see sequential drops in June revenues
Jul 6, 15:14
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers, including Polytronics Technology (PTTC), Thinking Electronic Industrial and Chilisin Electronics, suffered a decline in revenues in June...
Protective component suppliers to see lower growth in 3Q11
Jul 1, 14:16
Protective component makers Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology (PTTC) both expect their revenues to grow by a small margin in the third quarter after posting...
Protective component supplier Thinking sales rebound in March
Apr 6, 15:53
Taiwan-based Thinking Electronic, which mainly makes protective components for power supplies, has reported that consolidated revenues for March 2011 rose 60.5% sequentially to NT$382...
Polytronics shipping components for notebook batteries
Mar 8, 11:29
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) saw February consolidated revenues decline by 16.2% sequentially to NT$98 million (US$3.34 million), but the company indicated...
Protective component maker Polytronics wins PPTC orders for tablet PCs
Feb 22, 14:05
Since Apple's iPad 2 reportedly will not incorporate ALD/SLD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors, Taiwan's protective component makers will not be able to...
Protective component makers announce positive 2010 results
Feb 15, 01:30
Taiwan-based protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology have announced unaudited financial results for 2010. Hampered by exchange rate volatility in...
Thinking reports NT$371 million in January revenues
Feb 9, 11:16
Passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial reported January consolidated revenues of NT$371 million (US$12.8 million), up 1.2% sequentially. Thinking indicated that capacity...
Passive component makers post solid revenues for December
Jan 4, 14:05
Passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has posted consolidated revenues of NT$367 million (US$12.61 million) for December 2010, down 3.7% sequentially. Fellow company...
Protective component maker Polytronics inks contract with Littelfuse
Dec 20, 15:30
Polytronics Technology has signed an agreement with US-based Littelfuse for the supply of polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) products, according to the Taiwan-based circuit...
- 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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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- 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

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