Last update: Wednesday 23 January 2013 [25 news items]
Commentary: The transforming Foxconn juggernaut
Jan 23, 12:19
The slump in the global economy in 2012 resulted in a slowdown in both revenue and profit growth for Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), the world's largest consumer...
Qualcomm, Sharp, Foxconn will become a new triangle chain in the industry, says Foxconn chairman
Dec 5, 20:37
Commenting on Qualcomm's investment in Sharp, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, on December 5, pointed out that Sharp notified Foxconn about the...
Foxconn denies rumored issues concerning Sharp cooperation
Aug 31, 16:45
Terry Guo, chairman of Foxconn Electronics, failed to attend a scheduled press conference in Japan on August 30 to announce details of its investment in Sharp, sparking rumors that...
Foxconn refutes rumors about entering Taiwan cable TV channel market
Aug 2, 01:05
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), commenting on a recent rumor that the company is preparing to enter Taiwan's cable TV channel market, has said it is aiming to work...
Foxconn chairman guarantees investment in Sakai Factory is virtually risk free
Jul 5, 01:30
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has reportedly pledged his own 160,000,000 shares in the company to accumulate a fund for investments in Sharp's...
Foxconn to see profitability in 2013, says chairman
Jun 19, 01:50
Facing shareholders questioning that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has always emphasized revenue growth over profit, company chairman Terry Guo pointed out that...
Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients
May 17, 01:00
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...
Foxconn reports record high December revenues
Jan 11, 01:30
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported unconsolidated December revenues of NT$316.944 billion (US$11 billion), a 3.17% increase on month and 29.53% increase on...
Taiwan-based solar firms may not benefit from increasing demand in China
Sep 30, 11:41
China has strong determination to conserve energy and promote renewable energy sources from the announcement of the 12th five-year plan. The solar industry has been looking forward...
Foxconn refutes rumors of staff cuts
Sep 29, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has denied recent market rumors that company chairman Terry Guo hopes to cut the company's workforce by 30% over the next five years...
Foxconn to establish Cybermart IT mall in Taiwan
Jul 7, 01:45
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will start establishing buildings for the Taipei IT mall project on July 11 with company chairman Terry Guo to attend the groundbreaking...
Foxconn prepares 5-year plan to boost its performance
Jun 9, 16:23
Taiwan-based electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, in response to investors' questions about the company...
Foxconn will not quit notebook manufacturing, says company chairman
Jun 9, 02:10
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, at a recent investors meeting, stated that Foxconn...
CMI to spin off touch-panel business, says Terry Guo
Jan 31, 12:29
Chimei Innolux (CMI), the largest Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker belonging to the Foxconn Group, will spin off two business units handling touch panels and small- to medium-sized...
Foxconn to separate small- to medium-size business from CMI
Jan 4, 01:55
Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will separate the small- to medium-size business from Chimei Innolux (CMI) and break it up into...
CMI actively expanding LTPS capacity
Dec 28, 01:15
Chimei Innolux (CMI) reportedly has started expanding its LTPS production line as the capacity from the 3.5G plant (originally from TPO Displays) and Tainan plant will not fulfill...
Foxconn reminds local critics in Taiwan that it can invest elsewhere
Jul 22, 17:17
CFO of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Huang Chiu-ling held a press conference on July 21, where he commented that company chairman Terry Gou was reconsidering its...
Foxconn chairman Terry Guo refutes sweat factory claims as another worker falls to his death
May 25, 14:15
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has refuted a report claiming the company operates a sweat factory, saying that the company's facility in Shenzhen,...
Apr 7, 15:45
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is seeking qualified professionals in Taiwan to fill job positions of various levels needed at its many factories and business divisions...
LED chipmaker may be next Foxconn acquisition target, say observers
Nov 17, 16:41
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is possibly eyeing the LED industry for its next acquisition, having seen its LCD panel subsidiary Innolux Display enter into a merger...
Foxconn announces drop in August revenues; to build low-carbon technology city
Sep 11, 17:37
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has posted revenues of NT$108.24 billion (US$3.32 billion) for August 2009, drops of 15.54% on month and 24.61% on year.
Foxconn denies company chairman being investigated by IRS
Stockwatch - Jul 22, 16:58
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has denied the recent market rumor indicating that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the US is investigating the company chairman...
Foxconn to begin relocating production facilities in China back to Taiwan, says chairman
Mar 30, 13:49
The Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group plans to relocate part of its production facilities in China back to Taiwan later this year, the group's chairman Terry Gou said during...
Foxconn forms strategic partnership with IBM Taiwan
Mar 5, 14:14
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and IBM Taiwan have announced a strategic partnership under which Foxconn will invest around US$1 billion over the next five years...
Foxconn issues conservative guidance for short-term business outlook
Jun 3, 15:28
Terry Guo, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), issued a conservative guidance for the short-term business outlook, citing uncertainty in the global economic...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 4h 12min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 4h 26min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 4h 38min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 5h 24min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 5h 50min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 6h 2min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 6h 6min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 6h 7min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 6h 10min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 6h 52min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 7h 52min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 4h 38min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 4h 46min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 7min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 17min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 28min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 5h 29min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 5h 30min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 6h 2min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 7h 5min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 7h 5min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 1min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- 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
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8383.05 | +6.00 | +0.07% |
| TSE electronic | 316.85 | +0.06 | +0.02% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 120.38 | +0.64 | +0.53% |
| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |
- 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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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
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...
- 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.