Novatek posts profit growth of 20% in 2012

Jan 31, 22:21

LCD driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics has announced that net profits for 2012 rose 20.1% to NT$4.44 billion (US$150 million). EPS for the year came to NT$7.32.

Full HD projector sales expected to reach 35,600 units in 2013 in education and business segments

Jan 30, 14:54

Full HD (1080p) projector sales in the education and business segments are expected to reach a cumulative 35,600 units in 2013 followed by a steady rise through 2016 when sales are...

Acer considering selling Chromebook in countries outside the US

Jan 28, 23:06

Seeing its Chromebook products enjoy better-than-expected sales in the US, Acer is currently considering to sell the products in other mature markets outside the US, according to...

ASE, SPIL 1Q13 sales likely to drop 10% or more

Jan 28, 20:58

Sales at IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will likely register sequential decreases of 10% or more...

Vizio aims to bump up TV sales to 6.5 million units in 2013, says chairman

Jan 28, 16:21

Vizio hopes to bump up its TV sales in 2013 to 6.5 million units, up 20% on year, according to company chairman Wang Wei.

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...

Delta targets double-digit sales growth in 2013

Jan 28, 10:25

Taiwan-based green energy firm Delta Electronics noted that sales growth in 2013 will come from passive components, industrial automation processes and cloud computing services. The...

Holtek, Sonix look to strong sales in 1Q13

Jan 25, 16:09

IC design houses Holtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology both expect their MCU shipments to remain strong in the first quarter of 2013 thanks to inventory replenishment by clients...

Flat screen TV sales in Japan take hard hit during 2012, says JEITA

Jan 24, 14:35

Flat screen TV sales in Japan during 2012 reached 6.45 million units, down 67.5% on year, according to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEIT...

Passive component supplier Nichidenbo looks to strong sales in 1Q13

Jan 24, 12:34

Passive component supplier Nichidenbo, which distributes capacitor and resistor parts for vendors including Nippon Chemi-Con, is expected to see its revenues grow by a double-digit...

LCD TV sales grow 5.9% in China during 2012; expected to rise 4% in 2013

Jan 23, 22:09

LCD TV sales reached 39.27 million units in 2012, up 5.9% on year, and are expected to climb another 4% on year in 2013, according to market estimates in China.

Ilitek ramping shipments of touch-controller ICs

Jan 22, 14:59

LCD driver IC vendors ILI Technology (Ilitek) has entered the supply chain of China-based smartphone and tablet vendors with its touch-controller ICs, and will see the product segment...

LCD TV sales expected to rise 10% on year in China during Lunar New Year

Jan 22, 14:24

LCD TV sales in China are expected to rise 10% on year to approximately seven million units during the Lunar New Year period in February 2013, according to market observers.

IC design houses to report slow sales in January, February

Jan 21, 22:25

Most Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to report slow sales in January and February affected by factors including weaker than expected year-end sales at downstream clients,...

CReTE sees 2012 Europe revenues fall 40%

Jan 21, 15:00

CReTE System, which makes ruggedized notebooks, tablets, PDAs and peripherals, saw revenues its major export market, Europe, drop 40% in 2012 from 2011, according to the company.

Apex to see sales grow 5-15% in 2013

Jan 21, 12:11

Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, expects its revenues to top THB6.3-6.9 billion (US$211.69-231.85 million) in 2013, up 5-15% from...

HannStar Board to lower notebook PCB sales in 2013

Jan 21, 11:27

HannStar Board, the world's largest maker of notebook PCBs, aims to lower the ratio of notebook PCBs to 55-59% of its total sales in 2013 compared to 59% in the previous year amid...

Taiwan market: MOEA subsidies help sales of energy-saving home appliances

Jan 18, 15:29

Due to oil and electricity price hikes, the second wave of energy-saving home appliance subsidies introduced by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in 2012 showed positive...

Richtek eyeing 5% sequential sales growth in 1Q13

Jan 16, 21:40

Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology reportedly aims to ramp up its revenues by 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 given a low base in the previous quarter as well as increasing...

PCB maker Allied Circuit looks to sales decrease in 1Q13

Jan 15, 11:45

PCB manufacturer Allied Circuit is expected to see sequential sales decrease in the first quarter of 2013, as its utilization rate will likely fall below 80% amid seasonal slowdown...

Bestec Power sees continual sales growth in 2013

Jan 15, 11:36

Taiwan-based switching power supply maker Bestec Power Electronics expects its sales for 2013 to exceed the amount it posted in 2012 during which revenues soared 68.2% to NT$1.93...

TCL expands TV sales in markets abroad; looks to push up smart TV sales in 2013

Jan 14, 22:03

China-based TV vendor TCL bumped up its TV sales in markets outside of China by 50% on year in 2012 and hopes that in 2013 it can tackle more smart TV sales as the smart TV penetration...

Chipbond posts record sales in 4Q, 2012

Jan 14, 20:19

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Chipbond Technology, a packaging and testing house specializing in LCD driver ICs, climbed to an all-time high of NT$4.17 billion (US$144.1 million)...

Capacitor supplier Taiwan Chinsan 4Q12 sales up 2%

Jan 14, 15:51

Consolidated revenues at capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial registered a 2.4% sequential increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, beating market estimates.

TSMC 1Q13 sales to drop 7-11%

Jan 11, 15:48

A seasonal slowdown in orders for smartphones and tablets will drag down sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the first quarter of 2013. The foundry is expected...

Equipment maker Gudeng posts 24.6% sales growth in 2012

Jan 11, 13:55

IC front-end tool supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial has reported revenues of NT$930 million (US$32.1 million) for 2012, up 24.55% on year.

Commentary: BLU demand expected to increase in 2013 due to LED TV and tablet sales

Jan 11, 10:52

Backlight unit (BLU) makers are forecast to see accelerated output value growth in 2013 due to an expected climb in the global LED TV penetration rate. In 2012, large-size LED TVs...

TSMC December sales down 16%

Jan 10, 15:58

December sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) declined by 16% sequentially, the lowest level in nine months.

TXC posts record sales in 2012

Jan 10, 15:48

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based TXC, a manufacturer of quartz components for PCs and handsets, climbed to an all-time high of NT$10.93 billion (US$377.4 million) in 2012.

ASE, SPIL 4Q12 sales miss guidance

Jan 10, 14:09

Packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their core business revenues miss their guidance of 2-5%...

IC distributors post decline in December sales

Jan 10, 14:00

WPG Holdings saw its consolidated revenues slip 5.7% sequentially to NT$29.59 billion (US$1.02 billion) in December as fellow IC distributors Weikeng Industrial, Supreme Electronics...

FCCL makers Taiflex, ThinFlex 4Q12 sales hit record highs

Jan 10, 10:51

Taiwan-based flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) makers Taiflex Scientific and ThinFlex both set quarterly sales records in the fourth quarter of 2012 at NT$2.29 billion (US$79 million)...

Asustek to aim for rapid sales growth in North America in 2013

Jan 9, 22:26

Asustek Computer saw strong sales performance in North America in 2012 and is set to challenge an exponential sales growth target in 2013, according to Asustek North America's vice...

Taiwan market: Digital camera sales fall in 2012

Jan 8, 19:52

There were 1.09-1.11 million digital cameras sold in the Taiwan market in 2012, decreasing about 20% from 2011, and the corresponding sales value also slipped about 10%, according...