Last update: Tuesday 21 May 2013 [5907 news items]
Synnex Technology sees February revenues decrease
Mar 8, 14:24
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on March 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$19.31 billion (US$650 million) for February,...
Macronix February revenues down
Mar 8, 10:48
Taiwan-based non-volatile memory maker Macronix International had consolidated revenues of NT$1.315 billion (US$44.3 million) for February slipping 19.52% on month and 28.48% on year...
Delta Electronics sees February revenues decrease
Mar 8, 10:25
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics on March 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.340 billion (US$348 million) for February, decreasing 28.20% on month and 15.88% on year, and those...
Elan, EETI likely to hit record revenues for March
Mar 7, 21:52
Taiwan-based IC design houses Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to see March revenues hit record monthly levels due to growing demand for touch ICs...
Taiwan solar makers see rising orders in February and March
Mar 7, 21:12
Taiwan-based solar firms have been seeing rising orders in February and March. Some firms believe the changes are due to the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against...
GET sees February revenues grow 13.6% on month
Mar 7, 11:02
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has reported February consolidated revenues of NT$923 million (US$31 million), representing an on-month increase of 13.6%...
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,...
HTC sees revenues sink in February
Newswatch - Mar 6, 16:22
HTC has reported revenues of NT$11.37 billion (US$383.44 million) for February, down 26.8% from the previous month and 44% from a year earlier. For the first two months of 2013, revenues...
Catcher Technology sees February revenues decrease
Mar 6, 15:12
Metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology on March 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.05 billion (US$69.2 million) for February 2013, dropping 37.8% on month and 27.2% on...
Ledlink reports 2012 gross margin of 49%
Mar 6, 15:04
Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker reported fourth-quarter 2012 revenues of NT$240 million (US$8.10 million) with net profits of NT$44.41 million. According to the firm, the gross...
Notebook battery makers see decreased February revenues
Stockwatch - Mar 6, 11:24
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack international Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported decreased consolidated revenues for February.
Largan February revenues down over 45% sequentially
Mar 6, 10:36
Taiwan-based lens module maker Largan Precision has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.231 billion (US$41.4 million) for February, slipping 45.17% on month but growing 0.07% on...
Senao February revenues down sequentially
Mar 6, 10:32
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.664 billion (US$123 million) for February, decreasing 12.17%...
Taiwan-based touch panel players see revenues drop in February 2013
Mar 5, 22:18
Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK and Wintek have both reported approximately 30% declines in consolidated revenues for February 2013.
Actron sees decreased February revenues
Mar 4, 21:37
Taiwan-based automotive diode component maker Actron Technology on March 4 reported consolidated revenues of NT$224 million (US$7.54 million) for February, slipping by 20.24% on month...
Advantech targets US$1 billion revenues in 2013
Mar 1, 15:34
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech has announced 2012 total consolidated revenues of NT$27.552 billion (US$930 million), representing an on-year growth of 4.2% compared...
Trina Solar reports 2012 revenues down 36% on-year
Feb 27, 15:51
China-based solar firm Trina Solar has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012.
First Solar sees 2012 revenues increase 22% on-year
Feb 27, 14:07
US-based thin-film solar firm First Solar has announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Net sales were a record US$1.1 billion in the fourth quarter,...
Wah Lee 1Q13 revenues to fall 5% despite strong January sales
Feb 27, 14:00
Semiconductor materials distributor Wah Lee Industrial is expected to see its revenues slip 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 despite strong sales recorded in January,...
Altek expects 10-20% sequential drop in 1Q13 revenues
Feb 27, 13:57
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 10-20% due to decreased orders, the company indicated at...
Lextar 2013 revenues expected to grow 50-60% due to merger with Wellypower
Feb 27, 10:42
Lextar, an LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), officially merged with Wellypower, another AUO LED subsidiary, on February 1, 2013. Market observers believe the merger will boost...

Digitimes Research: Philips LED lighting revenues to grow 40% on-year in 2013
Feb 22, 15:16
Despite increasing competition, Europe-based lighting firm Philips reported an on-year revenue growth of 10.5% for its lighting business unit in 2012. In 2013, the business unit's...

MediaTek March revenues to top NT$10 billion
Feb 21, 21:44
MediaTek is expected to see its revenues return to NT$10 billion (US$337.84 million) in March and its second-quarter revenues grow 20-30% sequentially thanks to better than expected...
AimCore expects revenues to climb in 1Q13, say sources
Feb 21, 14:30
ITO glass maker AimCore Technology is expected to see over 50% on-year growth in the first quarter of 2013 at NT$300 million (US$10.1 million) due to increased shipments of large-size...
Taiwan government-run science parks 2012 total revenues over NT$2 trillion
Feb 21, 11:11
The government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) and Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) generated total revenues of NT$2.004 trillion (US$67.9 billion)...
Quartz component maker TXC to post 10-15% sales drop in 1Q13
Feb 20, 22:28
Quartz component manufacturer TXC is expected to report a 10-15% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013, due to a seasonal slowdown in orders,...
Innolux expected to see 10% decrease in revenues during February 2013
Feb 20, 21:26
Innolux Corporation expects to see an on-month 10% decline in revenues during February 2013 due to lack of personnel as well as to the Lunar New Year holiday period, according to...
Quanta ships 3.3 million notebooks in January
Feb 19, 15:36
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$70.24 billion (US$2.38 billion) for January with notebook shipments reaching 3.3 million units, down from 3.8 million in...
Pegatron January revenues hit NT$88 billion
Feb 19, 15:12
Pegatron Technology has announced revenues of NT$88.07 billion (US$2.97 billion) for January 2013, up 60.61% on year. Market watchers believe the strong growth was mainly contributed...
Kinsus shares rally as revenues hit record high in January
Newswatch - Feb 19, 13:47
Share prices of Kinsus Interconnect Technology rallied NT$3 (US$0.1) or 3.2% to close at NT$97.5 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on February 18, after the company reported record-high...
Asustek reports strong January sales
Feb 19, 12:28
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...
Everlight, Epistar see increased January revenues
Feb 19, 11:16
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics had January consolidated revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$56.0 million) growing on month and year. According to the firm, demand...
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen, E-Life January revenues up sequentially
Feb 19, 11:03
Taiwan-based consumer electronics retail chain Tsann Kuen Enterprise saw January consolidated revenues increase 10.51% sequentially to NT$2.7 billion (US$91.5 million), while competitor...
Silicon wafer revenues fall in 2012, says SEMI
Feb 18, 16:15
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 12% in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry...
Compal, Inventec, Wistron January revenues up on year
Feb 18, 10:31
Taiwan-based ODMs Compal Electronics, Inventec and Wistron had consolidated revenues for January growing on year by 30.34%, 5.94% and 2.85% respectively, according to the companies...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 6h 57min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 9min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 7h 24min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 7h 26min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 7h 28min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 8h 10min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 8h 21min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 8h 27min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 8h 29min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 8h 31min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 8h 34min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 8h 54min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 7min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 9h 11min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- 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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |

| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |

- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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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
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