Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [217 news items]
Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
Jun 18, 15:09
Touch panel maker Wintek is expected to reach NT$8 billion (US$267.47 million) in revenues during the third quarter of 2013 due to orders from Google and Amazon, according to industry...
May 23, 12:00
Wintek expects its production utilization rate to climb starting from July 2013 along with its revenues and profits, according to company chairman Wyley Huang.
May 17, 14:22
Taiwan-based Wintek plans to establish a 6G touch panel factory in China on a joint venture basis with China-based Nanjing Panda Electronics with respective stake ratios of 60% and...
Wintek expects increased shipments of notebook touch panels in 2Q13
May 3, 16:08
Wintek expects shipments of notebook touch panels in the second quarter of 2013 to significantly increase on quarter, with revenue proportion to rise from about 5% to 8-10%, according...
TPK, Wintek expected to post mixed results in 1Q13
Apr 19, 11:50
Touch panel maker TPK Holding is expected to record net operating margin of at least 12% for the first quarter of 2013, while fellow maker Wintek will suffer net loss per share of...
TPK, Wintek March revenues up sequentially
Apr 8, 10:23
Touch panel maker TPK Holding saw March consolidated revenues of NT$15.775 billion (US$528 million), up 13.62% on month and 19.24% on year, while Wintek has reported revenues of NT$6.290...
Wintek expected to see on-quarter decline in 1Q13
Mar 27, 20:49
Touch panel maker Wintek expects to see a double-digit decrease in revenues for the first quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.
Wintek suffers large 4Q12 net loss
Mar 8, 14:49
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek suffered a net loss of NT$1.54 billion (US$52.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2012 and is expected to turn to profitable in the second quarter...
Wintek starts trial production on thin-film type touch screen lamination line
Jan 31, 21:09
Wintek has reportedly begun trial production on a thin-film type touch screen lamination line that is expected to go into mass production in the second half of 2013, according to...
Wintek announces December 2012 financial results
Jan 3, 21:11
Wintek has announced that its consolidated revenues for December 2012 totaled NT$7.01 billion (US$241.7 million), down 4.6% from NT$7.35 billion in November and down 32.78% on year...
Wintek announces consolidated net sales for October 2012
Nov 7, 14:32
Wintek has announced that its consolidated net sales for October 2012 totaled NT$8.47 billion (US$289 million), representing a decrease of NT$1.24 billion or negative 12.84% from...
Wintek September revenues down sequentially
Oct 2, 10:51
Touch panel maker Wintek saw consolidated revenues of NT$9.72 billion (US$330 million) for September decrease by 3.13% on month but increase by 33.65% on year due to adjustments in...
Wintek sees increased August revenues
Sep 4, 01:25
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek on September 3 reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.038 billion (US$335 million) for August, rising by 19.7% on month and by 12.4% on year,...
OGS solutions to account for 20-25% of Wintek sales in 3Q12
Aug 24, 16:02
Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) panels will account for 20-25% of Wintek's total sales in the third quarter of 2012 with the ratio likely to reach 30% in the fourth quarter,...
Wintek expanding touch panel capacity in Vietnam, says report
Aug 16, 16:12
Wintek is expanding its production capacity of touch panels for use in iPad and iPhone in Bac Giang Province, northeastern Vietnam, with an investment of US$870 million, according...
Wintek and Hanns Touch combine technology to tackle OGS market
Aug 9, 16:12
Wintek and Hanns Touch Solution are planning to expand the OGS (one glass solution) market together by using Hanns Touch's 5.3G front end touch sensor production and Wintek's back...
Wintek to ship one million LED light bulbs in 2012
Aug 6, 15:33
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek will launch 10W omni-directional LED light bulb in the Taiwan market in August. The firm has also secured distribution channels in China. Wintek's...
Wintek July revenues sequentially up over 60%
Aug 2, 15:22
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek had consolidated revenues of NT$8.368 billion (US$279 million) for July hiking by 60.72% on month but dipping by 1.51% on year, while January-July...
TPK, Wintek to ship 4 million Nexus 7 touch panels in 3Q12, say Taiwan makers
Aug 1, 15:56
Taiwan-based TPK Holding and Wintek will ship an estimated total of 4.0 million OGS (one glass solution) touch panels for use in Nexus 7 tablet PCs during the third quarter of 2012,...
CMI TOD solution to pose challenges for top touch panel makers
Jul 10, 01:10
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is set to begin mass producing its Touch on Display (TOD) touch screen panels, which will pose challenges for major panel makers such as TPK and Wintek as well...
Wintek unveils own-brand smart TV
Jun 29, 10:55
Touch panel maker Wintek has unveiled its own Inno life-brand TVs targeting China's smart TV market. The Inno life TVs will be available in 46-, 55- and 65-inch sizes initially.
Wintek ships 500,000 OGS touch panels to Google in June, say sources
Jun 29, 01:35
Wintek shipped 500,000 units of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels for Google's Nexus 7 tablet PCs in June, according to industry sources. The company's total shipments of OGS...
Wintek introduces own-brand LED lightings
Jun 28, 11:25
Touch panel maker Wintek introduces own-brand LED lighting products, Otali. According to Hyley Huang, company chairman, Wintek will develop businesses of OEM and own-brand.
TPK sees increased May revenues, Wintek to issue GDR
Stockwatch - Jun 7, 16:35
Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding saw its consolidated revenues of NT$12.324 billion (US$416 million) grow 3.93% on month and 10.29% on year. January-May consolidated revenues...
Wintek revenues hit 7-month low in May
Newswatch - Jun 4, 14:53
Touch panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.855 billion (US$262.44 million) for May, down 15.5% sequentially but up 9.3% on year. The May monthly figures were...
OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12
May 7, 15:43
Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...
TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources
May 4, 14:34
TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...
Wintek sees increased March revenues
Apr 3, 01:45
Wintek, a Taiwan-based touch panel maker, on April 2 reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.492 billion (US$355 million) for March, increasing by 11.37% on month and by 25.54% on...
Foxconn to ramp up shipments of new iPads to 12-15 million units in 2Q12, say sources
Mar 29, 14:06
Shipments from the new iPad supply chain are expected to expand significantly in the second quarter of 2012, with iPad assembler Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to...
Wintek looks to improved profitability in 2Q12
Mar 21, 12:27
Wintek expects its profitability to improve in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels, which will contribute 10-15% to total revenues...
Market expects Wintek to return to profitability in 2Q12
Mar 14, 01:10
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek reported 2011 net losses of NT$1.871 billion (US$63 million). EPS was negative NT$1.16. The market expects revenue growth of 5-10% in the first...
TPK, Wintek to see gross margins improve in 2Q12
Mar 9, 01:05
Touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their gross margins improve starting the second quarter of 2012 along with rising shipments of the newly released iPad,...
Wintek reports revenue gains for February
Newswatch - Mar 3, 11:51
Wintek has announced that its consolidated revenues totaled NT$9.42 billion (US$319.74 million) for February, representing an increase of 6.01% sequentially and 58.72% on year.
Shipments of one glass touch solutions to gain momentum in 2012, says DisplaySearch
Feb 29, 14:07
Shipments of projected capacitive sensor-on-cover (SOC) touch screens, also referred to as "one glass solution" or "touch on lens," will gain momentum in 2012...
TPK, Wintek expected to see revenues rebound in February, March
Feb 21, 01:05
Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek, mainly due to the coming launch of a new version of the Apple iPad, are expected to have revenues increasing in February and...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
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Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
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Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 12h 4min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 12h 14min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | Jun 18, 20:53
China market: Domestic TV panel supply far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
Displays | Jun 18, 19:58
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 12h 51min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:56
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:16
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:04
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
Wintec OEM producer of Wi-Fi SD card for Eye-Fi
Following the recent launch of a Wi-Fi SecureDigitial (SD) card from Eye-Fi, Wintec, a third-party memory module OEM/ODM supplier based in the US, announced that it is the OEM partner...
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- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller 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
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
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- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.