Last update: Wednesday 6 March 2013 [67 news items]
PTTC to delay capacity expansion for thermal conductive boards
Nov 22, 13:43
Taiwan-based passive device maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) will defer the planned expansion of its monthly production capacity for thermal conductive boards (TCBs) used in LED...
Taiwan passive component makers gear up to cultivate car electronics market
Nov 18, 11:14
Chip resistor suppliers Yageo and Walsin Technology, and protective component makers Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology have all geared up to enhance their...
Polytronics sales expected to grow over 30% in 2011
Nov 18, 01:50
Market watchers expect Polytronics Technology to enjoy over 30% growth in revenues in 2011. However, the company's gross margin for the year will dip slightly to about 40%, due to...
Polytronics expects 4Q10 sales to drop 15%
Nov 16, 14:25
Circuit protection device maker Polytronics Technology expects its sales to decrease by about 15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, citing traditional slow demand in the...
PPTC component maker Polytronics pushing sales to LED lighting and lithium battery segments
Sep 29, 13:59
Polytronics Technology (PTTC), a supplier of polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) components, has been pushing the sale of its products to the handset lithium battery...
Polytronics cuts into supply chain for smartphones with PPTC resistors
Sep 24, 01:55
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has revealed that its SMD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors have been adopted by smartphone vendors, for...
Protective component maker PTTC posts strong EPS in 1H10
Aug 30, 10:46
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has posted net profits of NT$171 million (US$5.34 million) in the first half of 2010, translating into an EPS of NT$2.35,...
Protective component maker PTTC reports strong on-year revenue gains for July
Aug 11, 15:10
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$135.81 million (US$4.28 million) for July 2010, up 2.3% sequentially and 47% on year...
Polytronics draws 2-year thermal conductive board expansion plan
Jun 17, 15:41
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) has drawn up a two-year capacity expansion plan to ramp up its production of thermal conductive boards for LED backlight applications...
PTTC to raise NT$60 million for capacity ramp
May 19, 15:15
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology Corporation (PTTC) will raise NT$60 million (US$1.88 million) through a capital expansion project to raise its production capacity...
Passive component makers post strong revenue gains in April
May 7, 17:03
Passive component makers Ralec Electronics and Polytronics Technology (PTTC) both saw their consolidated revenues hit record high levels in April 2010, while Yageo's April revenues...
Polytronics expanding thermal conductive board capacity
Apr 14, 14:05
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology (PTTC) is ramping up its capacity for thermal conductive boards (or insulated metal substrates) to 80,000 square feet a month by...
Polytronics Technology March 2010 revenues highest in six months
Apr 8, 14:09
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has posted revenues of NT$112 million (US$3.54 million) for March 2010, the company's highest level in six months, according to the...
Protective component maker Polytronics reports profits for 2009
Mar 16, 15:41
Polytronics Technology has announced net income of NT$199 million (US$6.24 million) on revenues of NT$949 million for 2009, representing an on-year growth of 5.8% in sales and 23.2%...
Polytronics posts growth in February 2010 thanks to shipments of heat sink substrates
Mar 10, 14:58
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology saw sales generated from heat sink substrates exceed the NT$10 million mark (US$313 million) in February 2010, compared to NT$5 million...
Most passive component makers see strong sales growth in January 2010
Feb 8, 15:44
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers, including Cyntec, Polytronics Technology and Chilisin Electronics, posted sequential revenue growth in January 2010 buoyed by demand from...
Polytronics to ship PPTC resistors to client in Korea in 2Q10
Jan 15, 11:52
Taiwan-based passive component maker Polytronics Technology will begin to ship SLD/ALD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors for use in handset lithium batteries...

Polytronics to expand thermal pad capacity in 2010
Dec 9, 17:01
Polytronics Technology plans to expand its capacity for thermal pads in 2010 and expects the segment to become its major growth driver next year, with a revenue share reaching 20%,...
Taiwan-based passive device makers Polytronics, Thinking Electronic see prospects for new products
Nov 18, 14:26
Passive device maker Polytronics Technology has received verification from clients on its new LED heat dissipation plate product line and expects to see demand from Taiwan- and South...

Protective component makers optimistic about future outlook despite revenue decline in October 2009
Nov 10, 14:52
Taiwan-based protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology both saw revenues decline by more than 10% in October 2009. However, they are optimistic about...
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers to see 4Q09 revenue drops narrow pushed by iPhone sales
Oct 23, 15:26
Yageo, Cyntec, Polytronics Technology, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, Thinking Electronic and TXC are expected to see narrower revenue declines or flat revenues in the fourth quarter...
Polytronics 3Q09 pre-tax profits almost double
Oct 14, 16:30
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has announced revenues for the third quarter grew 30.9% sequentially to NT$309 million (US$9.55 million), with pre-tax profits jumping...

Passive device makers seeing tight capacity due to strong seasonal demand
Newswatch - Sep 22, 15:24
Some of Taiwan's passive component makers have seen their production capacities fall short of order volumes due to seasonal demand from the notebook, handset and home appliance sectors,...
Sep 17, 16:30
Protective component maker Polytronics Technology started trading on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) today (September 17).
Polytronics sees increasing PPTC resistor shipments to handset segment
Sep 2, 16:57
Polytronics Technology's polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) products used in handsets and handset batteries have entered the supply chain of Japan-based makers and...
Taiwan passive component makers to benefit from strong iPhone sales
Newswatch - Aug 21, 13:49
Shipments from Taiwan passive component makers are expected to peak in October thanks to strong sales of iPhone, according to industry sources. Yageo, TXC, Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics,...
Protective component suppliers Thinking, Polytronics to see more than 10% revenue growth in July
Jul 30, 10:28
Taiwan protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology are expected to enjoy more than 10% sequential revenue growth in July thanks to strong seasonal demand...
Protection component maker Polytronics expects increased shipments in 3Q09
Jul 3, 17:04
Protection component maker Polytronics Technology has begun shipments of a new line of SLD circuit protection devices used in lithium batteries to a handset vendor. Monthly shipments...
Passive component makers Cyntec and Polytronics to enjoy growth of new products in 2H09
Jun 26, 11:44
Cyntec and Polytronics Technology both expect shipments of new products to grow significantly in the second half of the year. Cyntec expects its small-size RF power chokes and 0201...

Passive component makers report sequential revenue drops for May
Jun 10, 15:14
Taiwan's passive component makers Yageo, Cyntec and Polytronics Technology have posted slight sequential revenue drops for May and expect revenues to continue to decline in June,...
Taiwan maker Polytronics sees growing thermistor opportunities
May 12, 17:09
Taiwan-based maker Polytronics Technology, in addition to growing shipments of surface mount device (SMD) polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) thermistors used in netbooks,...
Holy Stone, Polytronics see slower revenue growth in April
May 8, 16:12
Passive component makers Holy Stone and Polytronics Technology saw April revenues increase 11.5% and 18.6% to NT$984 million (US$29.87 million) and NT$74.59 million, respectively,...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 5min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 7min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 12min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 34min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 35min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 1h 32min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 1h 42min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 1h 48min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 28min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 46min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 50min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 2h 16min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 3h 13min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 3h 21min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board 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
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- 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
- 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.
















