Last update: Wednesday 20 March 2013 [49 news items]
Chip resistor maker Ralec to see gross margin improve in 1Q13
Mar 20, 22:18
Chip resistor Ralec Electronic is expected to see its gross margin improve to over 20% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 10.5% for all of 2012, driven by an improvement of...
Passive component makers reshuffling top management
Dec 12, 15:40
Passive component makers, including Ralec Electronic, Jaan Cherng Technological, Thinking Electronic, Viking Tech, Laser Tek and Walsin Technology, all performed management reshuffles...
Chip resistor maker Ralec sees gross margin improve in 3Q12
Oct 12, 14:07
Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronic was operating at over 90% of its production capacity with a gross margin of 22-23% in the third quarter of 2012 thanks to strong demand from the...
Chip resistor maker Ralec expected to see 3-5% sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues
Sep 13, 01:05
Taiwan-based chip resistor maker Ralec Electronic has received orders with shipments scheduled through the end of 2012 and is expected to see consolidated revenues for the third quarter...
Aug 7, 15:29
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.12 billion (US$70.9 million) for July 2012, up 4.9% sequentially but down 0.6% on year. Consolidated sales...
Passive component makers ramping up capacity utilization rates
May 28, 12:51
Most passive component makers including Yageo, Cyntec, Ralec Electronics, Ta-I Technology, Walsin Technology all have ramped up their production capacity utilization rates to over...
Ralec February sales up more than 100%
Mar 14, 14:11
Consolidated revenues at Ralec Electronic hiked 112.2% sequentially in February 2012, while fellow chip resistor firm Ta-I Technology saw its consolidated sales increase 5.2% on month...
Passive component makers conservative about 1Q12 due to falling revenues
Feb 17, 11:21
Taiwan-based passive component makers expect low demand to continue throughout the first quarter of 2012, as their clients remain reluctant to replenish inventory, according to company...
Taiwan chip resistor firms post mixed December results
Jan 9, 15:25
Ralec Electronic has posted lower sales for December from November, affected by falling product ASPs and fewer orders from clients due to inventory accounting procedures.
More Taiwan chip-resistor firms grab orders from Rohm
Dec 1, 12:12
Following reports that Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology grabbed contract orders for chip resistors from Rohm Semiconductor, fellow Taiwan-based firms Cyntec and Yageo reportedly...
Ralec, Mag.Layers seeing strong orders
Nov 29, 10:35
Chip-resistor manufacturer Ralec Electronics and inductor producer Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics have seen orders fill their present capacities and are expected to post better results...
Passive component makers post revenue drops in October
Nov 11, 13:59
MLCC (multi-layer ceramic capacitor) specialists Yageo and Walsin Technology, and chip-resistor suppliers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic have all posted sequential sales decreases...
Taiwan chip-resistor makers reportedly land orders from Rohm
Nov 4, 01:10
Chip-resistor makers Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology have recently grabbed contract orders from Rohm, which saw production at its factory in Thailand disrupted by flooding, industry...
Chip-resistor makers post mixed results for June
Jul 11, 16:00
Chip-resistor makers Ta-I Technology, Ralec Electronic and Viking Tech have posted mixed results for June, with only Viking enjoying a sequential growth in revenues for the month.
Chip resistor suppliers report revenue drops for May
Jun 10, 14:52
Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics saw their consolidated revenues decrease 4.3% and 5.9%, respectively, on month in May 2011. The drops were due to several orders placed in adv...
Resistor makers to see decreased 1Q11 gross margins
Mar 30, 12:19
Taiwan-based chip resistor makers including Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are expected to see gross margins erode by rising raw material costs in the first quarter 2011, according...
Chip-resistor substrate makers likely to raise prices on limited supply
Feb 25, 01:35
Chip-resistor substrates are expected to see constrained supply later in 2011 due to rising demand combined with a lack of capacity ramps by producers, according to industry sources...
Demand for small-size chip resistors growing
Feb 22, 12:37
Chip resistors will continue to shrink in size to fit the specifications of new consumer electronic devices that are made thinner, lighter and more feature-rich. There has been a...
Chip resistor orders and supply healthy, say Taiwan makers
Jan 12, 16:10
Taiwan-based chip resistor manufacturers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics have indicated that orders are strong prior to the Lunar New Year holidays and shipments to clients...
Mag.Layers and Ralec posts November sales increase
Dec 8, 01:05
Taiwan-based passive component makers Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and Ralec Electronics saw their November 2010 revenues increase sequentially thanks to more working days after...
Ta-I declines to comment on reported orders from Japan
Stockwatch - Nov 25, 14:13
Taiwan's Ta-I Technology has declined to comment on reports that it has received contract orders for chip resistors from Japan-based semiconductor suppliers, citing customer confidentiality,...
Chip-resistor makers expect 10% decline in 4Q10 revenues
Nov 3, 10:34
Taiwan-based chip-resistor makers in general saw October revenues fall 5-10% sequentially due to fewer working days in the month, and the fourth quarter could see a revenue decline...
Chip-resister maker Ralec posts strong EPS in 3Q10
Oct 18, 14:01
Chip-resister maker Ralec Electronics has announced consolidated net profits of NT$106 million (US$3.46 million) or an EPS of NT$1.66, on revenues of NT$671 million for the third...
Chip resistor orders declining, say sources
Sep 16, 13:41
Taiwan-based chip resistor makers saw the pace of incoming orders start drifting down in the second half of August 2010, and prospects are likely to remain flat in September, according...
Chip resistor maker Ralec net EPS more than double on year in 1H10
Jul 21, 14:02
Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronic has posted pre-tax profits of NT$279 million (US$8.68 million), or a pre-tax EPS of NT$4.14, on consolidated revenues of NT$1.116 billion for...
Chip resistor maker Ralec running at full capacity
Jul 20, 15:03
Ralec Electronics has seen its plants run at full capacity, producing 15-16 million chip resistors a month, according to industry sources. The high utilization is buoyed by strong...
Chip-resistor maker Ralec revenues hit record high in June
Jul 6, 15:09
Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronics saw its consolidated revenues hit a record high of NT$230.24 million (NT$7.15 million) in July, increasing 16.8% sequentially and 60.7% on yea...
Chip resistor maker Ralec to ramp up capacity in July
Jun 15, 13:55
Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronics will ramp up its output of chip resistors to 15 billion units a month in July 2010 compared to 14 billion units currently, the company revealed...
Passive component makers to post strong revenues in May
Jun 2, 16:41
Despite a modest slowdown in orders from notebook clients, most Taiwan-based passive component makers are expected to see their revenues continue moving upwards in May, according...
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...
Rising costs to push up chip resistor prices in 2Q10
Apr 21, 11:48
Due to rising production costs, Taiwan-based chip resistor (chip-R) makers Ta-I Technology, Yageo and Ralec Electronic will raise prices in the second quarter. Prices for larger 0603...
Chip resistor maker Ralec looks to strong sales in April
Apr 16, 15:28
Chip resistor vendor Ralec Electronics expects its revenues to stay high in April 2010 as orders received for the month have reached its maximum supply capacity, according to the...
Passive component makers see mixed results in February
Mar 5, 11:55
Passive component maker Chilisin Electronics saw its revenues edge up 1.35% sequentially to NT$204 million (US$6.38 million) in February, while fellow companies Holy Stone and Ralec...
Taiwan makers expanding chip resistor capacity
Mar 4, 11:32
Taiwan-based chip resistor makers Yageo, Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are planning to expand their capacities to fulfill market demand, according to industry sources. Chip...
Chip resistor maker Ralec considering expanding capacity
Newswatch - Jan 12, 12:21
Ralec Electronic may increase its capex for 2010 and expand capacity for 0402 and 0201 chip resistors, according to market sources. In response, the company said it has seen demand...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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