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Wednesday 4 January 2012
Foxlink lands connector orders from China smartphone vendor Xiaomi
Foxlink has obtained connector orders from China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi, according to industry sources.
Friday 4 November 2011
Taiwan companies likely to obtain orders from Japan-based connector makers due to Thailand flooding
As factories in Thailand setup by Japan-based makers of electronic connectors, including JST Manufacturing and Yazaki, have had production impacted by flooding, these makers may release...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Connector makers to be affected by ultrabooks
Sources from connector makers have commented that ultrabooks are expected to affect them in both good and bad ways.
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Aces, Alltop license USB 3.0 patents from Foxconn
Taiwan-based connector makers Aces Electronics and Alltop Technology have both recently signed contracts with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to license USB 3.0 patents...
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Foxconn withdraws patent lawsuit against Suyin
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has withdrawn a patent lawsuit filed last year against Taiwan-based connector maker Suyin, the defendant said on August 8. Suyin added...
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Foxlink achieves significant growth in May revenues
Taiwan-based connector maker Foxlink has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.02 billion (US$243.89 million) for May, up 19.15% on month and 74.36% on year. Market watchers expect...
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Connector maker Cvilux receives shifted orders as supply turns tight in Japan
Taiwan-based connector maker Cvilux has recently received shifted orders from players such as Apple for its iPad 2 as Japan's earthquake has significantly damaged the country's supply...
Thursday 7 April 2011
RIM PlayBook to benefit Quanta and Foxlink
As Research In Motion (RIM) is set to launch its PlayBook tablet PC on April 19 in the US and Canada priced at US$499.99, its upstream assembly partner Quanta Computer and connector...
Thursday 10 March 2011
Foxlink sees February revenues grow over 60% on year
Taiwan-based connector maker Foxlink has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.77 billion (US$128.38 million) for February, down 28.58% on month, but up significantly by 60.96%...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Cvilux expects 50% growth in light bar connector shipments in 2011
Taiwan-based connector maker Cvilux expects its light bar-related connector shipments to grow 50% on year in 2011 benefiting from strong demand for LED panels, according to the com...
Monday 21 February 2011
PC connector makers forecast weak 1Q11 performance
Taiwan-based PC connector makers expect weak performance in the first quarter of 2011 as the global copper price remains above US$10,000, causing makers to suffer from rising material...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
High copper price damaging profitability of notebook component makers
Taiwan-based makers of notebook components such as connector, cable, power supply and cooling modules are seeing their profitability drop as the recent global copper price is hovering...
Monday 14 February 2011
Cvilux sees growth in January revenues
Taiwan-based connector maker Cvilux announced consolidated revenues of NT$186 million (US$6.35 million) for January 2011, up 9.47% on month and 9.27% on year.
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Rising copper price to trigger competition for securing component supply
As London Metal Exchange (LME) spot quotes for copper are expected to steadily climb to a new record level of nearly US$10,000 per metric ton after the Lunar New Year, sources from...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Compal to provide support to Suyin for lawsuit against Foxconn
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, on January 25, pointed out that the company will provide as much support as it can to assist connector maker Suyin defend its lawsuit against...