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Wednesday 26 October 2016
Component shortages putting pressure on smartphone players
With component quotes rising rapidly due to shortages, sources from the upstream supply chain expect second-tier or lower smartphone players to face increasing pressure from competition...
Friday 19 August 2016
Commentary: Taiwan makers reluctant to yield to Apple requests to lower quotes
Apple has met resistance from makers in Taiwan's supply chain to lower their quotes for parts and components for iPhone 7 devices, a move which aims to force Apple to discontinue...
Friday 12 August 2016
Handset component maker Silitech swings back to profitability in 2Q16
Handset keypad and component maker Silitech Technology swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2016, in which net profits reached NT$2 million (US$63,886) or NT$0.01...
Thursday 7 July 2016
Handset component maker Silitech sees sales up on month in June
Handset keypad and component maker Silitech Technology has reported revenues of NT$215 million (US$6.64 million) for June, increasing 5.7% on month but declining 19.9% on year.
Thursday 17 March 2016
PC, handset component suppliers worry about mounting inventories
Suppliers in the PC and handset supply chains have begun to worry about piling up inventories of parts and components as current demand for PC and handset products has been falling...
Thursday 12 November 2015
Silitech reports EPS NT$0.37 for 3Q15
Handset and automotive part maker Silitech Technology has reported net profits of NT$66 million (US$2.02 million) or NT$0.37 per share on revenues of NT$907 million for the third...
Tuesday 6 October 2015
Silitech revenues up on month in September
Handset and automotive part maker Silitech Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$320 million (US$9.78 million) for September, rising 7.1% on month but sliding 15.96%...
Thursday 8 January 2015
Merry Electronics December revenues down slightly on month
Headset supplier Merry Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.05 billion (US$32.83 million) for December 2014, down 6.9% on month and 14% on year.
Friday 25 July 2014
Small- to medium-size China smartphone component makers under pressure of being forced out in 2H14
Due to oversupply of smartphone components and price-cut pressure from China-based smartphone vendors, many small- to medium-size China-based smartphone component makers are likely...
Monday 12 May 2014
Nokia puts in handset component orders to supply chains
Supply chains including panel makers Japan Display, Innolux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) as well as touch panel makers Wintek and GIS are seeing increased orders from Nokia for handset...
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Makers in handset supply chain to post flat performance in 1Q14
Makers in the handset supply chain are set to post flat performance in the first quarter of 2014 as pull-in orders from ODMs and brand vendors are unlikely to come until March, according...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Acer wins support from Taiwan-based component makers
While Acer is in a critical period of restructuring, Taiwan-based component makers have extended their help by offering preferable or discount prices for Acer notebooks and tablets...
Friday 31 May 2013
BlackBerry stepping up purchases of parts and components, say Taiwan makers
BlackBerry has recently stepped up its purchases of parts and components, including small-size LCD panels, from suppliers in Taiwan thanks to strong sales of BlackBerry 10 devices,...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Taiwan handset component makers increasingly relying on other product lines
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...
Friday 29 March 2013
Silitech 2012 net profits highest among handset component makers
Handset component maker Silitech Technology led fellow companies Merry Electronics and Ichia Technologies with the highest profits of NT$857 million (US$28.62 million) in 2012, according...