Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013

May 21, 11:38

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013 thanks to its complete product portfolio and broader client base.

PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%

May 17, 14:13

Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is expected to report sales growth of more than 10% sequentially for the second quarter of 2013 on a ramp-up of shipments for 6-layer PCBs for STB applications, according to industry sources.

Global Unichip, Macroblock, ALi perform lower than expected in 1Q13

May 15, 22:12

IC design houses Global Unichip, Macroblock and ALi saw performances below market expectations in the first quarter of 2013. Global Unichip and Macroblock each posted EPS below NT$1 (US$0.033) in the quarter, while ALi incurred a loss of NT$48.22 million.

Drill bit maker Topoint sees net profits up over 27% on year in 1Q13

May 15, 12:28

Drill bit maker Topoint Technology has reported net profits of NT$59 million (US$1.98 million) for the first quarter of 2013, down 34.8% sequentially but up 27.2% on year. First-quarter earnings translated into an EPS of NT$0.38 for the quarter.

Actron, Lite-On Semi posted mixed results for 1Q13

May 14, 20:11

Diode suppliers Actron Technology and Lite-On Semiconductor have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2013, but the two companies are set to post sequential revenue gains in the second quarter, according to industry sources.

PCB maker Tripod reports flat performance for 1Q13

May 9, 15:58

PCB maker Tripod Technology has reported revenues of NT$3.43 billion (US$116.27 million) for April, up 1.4% sequentially and 0.03% on year. For the first four months of 2013, revenues amounted to NT$13.43 billion, increasing 5.04% from a year earlier.

PCB maker Apex April revenues hit record high

May 8, 15:31

Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, saw its revenues gain 12.4% on month and 43.6% on year to hit a record high of NT$577 billion (US$19.52 million) in April, buoyed by increasing PCB orders for TV control boards from clients in Korea.

Drill bit maker Topoint April sales up

May 8, 14:47

Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for the production of IC substrates and PCBs, has announced that consolidated revenues for April 2013 increased 10.9% sequentially and 15.6% from a year ago to NT$221 million (US$7.5 million).

IC substrate suppliers to see mixed performance in 2Q13

May 7, 21:54

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, while fellow companies Unimicron Technology and Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPCB) are likely to register flat performance during the same period, according to industry...

IC distributor WT Micro looks to moderate revenue growth in 2Q13

May 7, 13:49

Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects it revenues to grow 0.9-6.4% to NT$20.2-21.3 billion (US$683.40-720.26 million) in the second quarter of 2013, buoyed by strong demand for memory devices as well as from the white-box smartphone and tablet sectors in China, according to company...

Tong Hsing sees weaker LED ceramic substrate shipments in 2Q13

May 6, 10:36

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has said that shipments of its LED ceramic substrates in the second quarter of 2013 will be affected by revisions to product roadmaps at clients who have been forced to change their product developments due to the launch of low-cost LED bulbs by Cree, according to company...

PCB maker Unimicron remains cautious about 2Q13 prospects

May 2, 22:31

PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology still remains cautious about its business outlook for the second quarter of 2013 after its revenues dropped 14% on quarter and 11% on year to NT$14.62 billion (US$495.59 million) in the first quarter.

Chipbond to buy COF substrate supplier

May 2, 22:28

Chipbond Technology has said it will acquire Simpal Electronics, a Taiwan-based COF substrate supplier, through a share swap.

VPEC 1Q13 profits jump 94%

Apr 30, 15:28

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a Taiwan-based supplier of GaAs epi-wafers for fabricating power amplifiers (PA), saw its first-quarter profits soar 94.1% sequentially with revenues up 24.2%.

Win Semi expects smartphone PAs to drive revenue growth

Apr 30, 10:34

GaAs device foundry Win Semiconductors has seen demand for smartphone-use power amplifiers (PA) strengthen, and expects the pull-in of orders to buoy its sales performance in 2013.

Supply of any-layer PCBs to fall short in 2H13

Apr 29, 22:14

Global supply of any-layer HDI PCBs will likely struggle to keep up with demand in the second half of 2013, when the market for mobile devices enters its peak season, according to sources at Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers.

Taiflex looking at more than 20% on-quarter growth in FCCL shipments in 2Q13

Apr 29, 21:08

FCCL (flexible copper-clad laminate) and PV backsheet maker Taiflex Scientific is expected to see its shipments of FCCL products increase over 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, while sales of its PV backsheets stay flat or slip slightly during the same period, according to industry sou...

CCL makers 2Q13 sales to rise

Apr 26, 16:03

Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturers Elite Materials (EMC) and Iteq both expect to post sequential revenue growth in the second quarter buoyed by strong mobile device demand, according to industry sources.

GaN and SiC Power IC market set to rise by factor of 18 from 2012 to 2022, says IHS

Apr 25, 20:46

The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to grow a factor of 18 during the next 10 years, energized by demand from power supplies, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and industrial motor drives, according to IMS Research, part of IHS.

FPCB maker Ichia sees demand growing in April-May

Apr 24, 21:55

Flexible PCB and chassis maker Ichia Technologies expects demand for its FPCB products, particularly from the touch panel sector, in the April-May period of 2013 to post significant growth as compared to a year earlier, according to company president YH Sun.

PCB inspection equipment maker Machvision reports strong earnings for 1Q13

Newswatch - Apr 24, 16:04

PCB and IC substrate inspection equipment maker Machvision has reported net profits of NT$50.5 million (US$1.69 million) for the first quarter of 2013, up 112.3% sequentially but down 19% on year. First-quarter earnings translated into an EPS of NT$1.50.

PCB makers likely to ask for CCL price cuts on copper price falls

Apr 24, 15:47

Taiwan-based rigid and flexible PCB makers have reduced CCL (copper-clad laminate) procurement temporarily due to expected price drops arising from continual decreases in international copper pricing, and may ask Taiwan-based CCL or FCCL makers to lower quotes, according to industry sources.

Nanya PCB looks to flat performance in 2Q13

Apr 18, 14:35

Nanya PCB expects its sales to stay flat in the second quarter of 2013 after revenues dropped 10.1% sequentially and 13.1% on year to NT$6.54 billion (US$219.04 million) in the first quarter, according to industry sources.

Testing service company Sporton to generate more revenues from handset sector

Apr 16, 22:02

Sporton International, an inductor maker and testing services provider, will see its revenues generated from testing services offered to the handset sector increase substantially in the second quarter of 2013 as most handset clients are prepared to launch new models in the quarter, according to industry...

Palit, PC Partner surpass Asustek in graphics card market share

Apr 16, 19:34

Taiwan-based Palit Microsystems and Hong Kong-based PC Partner have surpassed Asustek Computer to rank first and second in terms of global retail market share for graphics cards, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Ichia to grow flexible PCB revenues in 2013

Apr 15, 23:46

Taiwan-based Ichia Technology expects to grow revenues generated from its flexible PCB (FPCB) business in 2013, on an improvement of its production yield rates.

TPT to ramp up notebook board shipments in 2013

Apr 15, 14:26

PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has been delivering notebook-use PCBs rolled out from its new plant in Suining, Sichuan province, China to clients for verification as the company aims to ramp up its share in the notebook board market in 2013, according to the company.

Tripod, Apex March sales up

Apr 11, 21:46

PCB manufacturers Tripod Technology and Apex Circuit International have reported sequential increases in March revenues of about 14% and 8%, respectively.

PCB equipment makers Ampoc, Csun see order visibility extend to 3Q13

Apr 10, 22:09

PCB manufacturing equipment makers Ampoc Far East and Csun Manufacturing both are expected to see their revenues grow substantially in the second quarter as the two companies have seen their order visibility extend to the third quarter, according to industry sources.

PCB maker Unimicron 1Q13 sales fall more than 10%

Apr 10, 19:07

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology registered decreases of 16.5% sequentially and 10.7% on year in the first quarter of 2013.

Taiwan handset component makers increasingly relying on other product lines

Apr 10, 15:17

Facing declining orders from Nokia and BlackBerry, Taiwan-based handset keypad makers Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies have shifted their production focus from keypads to metal-alloy chassis and flexible PCBs, respectively, according to industry sources.

Lite-On Semi March sales up 28%

Apr 10, 14:41

Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has announced that March consolidated revenues increased 28.2% sequentially to NT$766 million (US$25.5 million).

CCL maker Elite Materials posts brisk sales in March

Apr 9, 22:07

CCL (copper-clad laminate) maker Elite Materials (EMC) saw its revenues grow 22.5% on month and 14% on year to NT$1.51 billion (US$49.35 million) in March, buoyed by strong demand from the smartphone sector.

Machvision revenues hit record high in March

Apr 9, 14:27

PCB and IC substrate inspection equipment maker Machvision saw its revenues rally 32.1% on month and 55.6% on year to a record high of NT$61.16 million (US$2.04 million) in March. First-quarter revenues amounted to NT$150 million, up 60% from a year earlier.

Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low

Apr 8, 15:49

Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil saw its March revenues slip 12.3% on month and 33.7% on year to a 9-month low at NT$321 million (US$10.72 million). For the first quarter of 2013, revenues amounted to NT$1.08 billion, decreasing 14.7% from a year earlier.

Apple FPCB suppliers to see flat performance in March-April

Apr 3, 12:46

Flexible PCB makers Career Technology, Zhen Ding Technology Holding and Flexium Interconnect, which supply FPCBs to Apple for iPhones, are expected to post flat performance in March-April as they wait for Apple to launch new models for 2013, according to industry sources.

Tripod, Chin-Poon look to steady shipments of telematics boards in 2013

Apr 2, 22:24

PCB makers Tripod Technology and Chin-Poon Industrial are expected to see their shipments of telematics boards grow steadily in 2013 as global sales of automobiles are estimated to expand by 2-3% in the year, according to industry sources.

IC material distributor Topco reports EPS NT$5.40 for 2012

Apr 2, 16:14

Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, has reported net profits of NT$804 million (US$28.86 million) for 2012, decreasing 15.5% from the previous year. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$5.40 for the year.

Chang Wah to expand LED lead frame capacity

Mar 29, 13:50

Chang Wah Electromaterials plans to expand capacity for LED lead frames with an investment of NT$1 billion (US$33.5 million) during 2013-2014, according to company chairman and CEO Canon Huang.

IC distributor Wahlee sees panel demand pick up

Mar 29, 11:39

IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial expects demand coming from the FPD industry to pick up in 2013, according to company chairman Ray Chang.

FPCB maker Career reports highest earnings for 4Q12

Newswatch - Mar 28, 14:02

Flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Career Technology has reported net profits of NT$411 million (US$13.82 million) for the fourth quarter of 2012 and total earnings of NT$977 million for the year. Fourth-quarter earnings were the company's highest quarterly figures.

Automotive diode maker Actron posts EPS of over NT$4 in 2012

Mar 27, 22:24

Taiwan-based automotive diode component maker Actron Technology saw its net profits decrease 17.8% on year to NT$331 million (US$11.1 million) in 2012. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$4.43 for the year.

Nanya PCB posts heavy losses for 2012

Newswatch - Mar 27, 15:36

PCB and IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has reported net losses of NT$2.06 billion (US$69.08 million) for 2012, reversing from a net profit of NT$3.17 billion recorded in the previous year.

MMMB power amplifiers difficult to replace discrete ones, says Win Semi

Mar 27, 11:53

Demand for multimode multiband (MMMB) power amplifiers (PA) used in handsets has risen since 2012, generating concerns that the integrated multiband solutions can erode the conventional PA market. Win Semiconductors, however, holds a different view.

King Core revenues to up 20% on year in 1Q13

Mar 26, 14:53

Taiwan-based inductor maker King Core Electronics is expected to see its revenues rise over 20% on year in the first quarter of 2013, buoyed by the launch of new products and increasing shipments to Japan, according to industry sources.

Fiber glass fabric maker Fulltech report losses for 2012

Mar 25, 14:53

Fulltech Fiber Glass, which makes fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, has reported net losses of NT$150 million (US$5.02 million) or NT$0.47 per share for 2012.

TXC breaks into supply chain for Samsung tablets

Mar 21, 21:21

TXC has entered the supply chain for Samsung Electronics' new tablet series with its quartz crystals, according to market sources. The Taiwan-based firm is already a supplier of quartz crystals for the Galaxy-series smartphones, said the sources.

Holy Stone posts EPS of over NT$2 for 2012

Mar 21, 16:13

MLCC provider Holy Stone saw its net profits dip 13.97% to NT$655 million (US$22.01 million) in 2012, which translated into an EPS of NT$2.05 for the year. In the fourth quarter of 2012, it posted revenues of NT$3.61 billion, net profits of NT$134 million and an EPS of NT$0.42.

Yageo sees net profits down over 30% in 2012

Mar 21, 15:56

Passive component maker Yageo has report net profits of NT$1.06 billion (US$35.62 million) for 2012, down 36.5% from a year earlier. EPS for the year stood at NT$0.48. For the fourth quarter of 2012 alone, net profits sank 88.6% sequentially to NT$49 million, which translated into an EPS of NT$0.02...