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Wednesday 6 July 2011
Most passive component makers see sequential drops in June revenues
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers, including Polytronics Technology (PTTC), Thinking Electronic Industrial and Chilisin Electronics, suffered a decline in revenues in June...
Monday 20 June 2011
Chip-resistor prices to fall another 3-5% in 3Q11
Prices of chip resistors are expected to drop another 3-5% in the third quarter of 2011 due to weak demand in the downstream sector and capacity ramps by makers, according to industry...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Passive component makers Lelon, Chilisin May revenues hit records
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics and inductor maker Chilisin Electronics both saw their revenues hit a record high in May 2011 due to effects of transferred...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Demand for aluminum capacitors remains strong 2 months after Japan earthquake
Demand for aluminum capacitors has remained strong recently although not as high as the levels recorded in April after the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Some Taiwan makers will continue...
Monday 30 May 2011
More Taiwan-based passive component makers to produce chip resistors in 01005 size
More Taiwan-based passive makers are venturing into the production of chip resistors in the smaller 01005 size (0.4 x 0.2 x 0.1mm) due to increasing demand from the smartphone sectors,...
Friday 13 May 2011
Passive component demand to grow 18-20% in 2011, says Walsin president
Walsin Technology Company (WTC) expects demand for its passive components to top 45-46 million units in 2011, increasing 18-20% from a year earlier, according to company president...
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Mag.Layers sees net profits down in 1Q11
Passive component maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has reported net profits of NT$78 million (US$2.7 million) for the first quarter of 2011, decreasing 5.9% from the previous...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Ferric core maker Acme reports explosion at plant
Taiwan-based Acme Electronics, which produces mainly ferrite cores, has reported an explosion at its plant in Miaoli County, northern Taiwan. Seven employees were injured.
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Yageo to delist from TSE after being acquired, chairman says
Yageo will delist from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after venture capital firm Orion Taiwan completes its tender offer to acquire the passive component maker, according to Yageo...
Monday 11 April 2011
Passive component makers enjoy strong sales in March
Most passive component makers and upstream raw material suppliers have reported strong sales for March 2011 due to a low base in February and inventory build-up by downstream clients...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Venture capital firm to acquire Yageo
Passive component maker Yageo has announced that it has received a public tender offer from venture capital firm Orion Taiwan to acquire 100% of its outstanding common shares at NT$16.1...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Protective component supplier Thinking sales rebound in March
Taiwan-based Thinking Electronic, which mainly makes protective components for power supplies, has reported that consolidated revenues for March 2011 rose 60.5% sequentially to NT$382...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Taiwan passive component material suppliers seeing uptick in orders
Aluminum foil maker Liton Technology and Leatec Fine Ceramic, a supplier of chip resistor substrates, are both seeing increases in orders amid uncertainty over the supply line from...
Friday 18 March 2011
Mag.Layers to expand power choke capacity in 2011
Passive component maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics has announced plans to expand capacity for both assembly- and molded-type power chokes in 2011, as it acknowledges that demand...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Yageo and Walsin post sequential decline in February revenues
Passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology (WTC) have both reported a decline in revenues for February due to reduced work days and impact of Intel's chipset problem.