Passive-component maker Cyntec has said that it will start volume shipments of 0201 chip resistors (R-chips) for smartphones in the second quarter of 2009. The company said it is...

Taiwan-based notebook-component suppliers have received rush orders from the China market due to the Chinese government's subsidy program for rural areas, according to market watchers...

Taiwan-based passive component maker Cyntec expects to see sales increase in 2009, driven by shipments of power chokes for notebooks and handsets, according to market sources.

Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics had much better performance in January compared to its rivals amid demand for IT, networking and LCD panel applications. The company's January consolidated...

Thanks to rush orders from notebook companies, sales of notebook OEMs as well as notebook related component makers, including passive component, PCB and cooling module makers, are...

Nichidenbo, a distributor of Nippon Chemi-con in Taiwan, has indicated that the price of aluminum capacitors will not be increased during the first quarter of 2009 unless material...

Yageo and Holy Stone continued to see sales drop in January, but saw signs they are stabilizing thanks to an injection of rush orders. Yageo's consolidated sales totaled NT$984 million...

Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronic is seeing orders recover this month with its utilization rate almost fully loaded. The company is optimistic about February sales while order...

Cyntec saw slight sequential sales growth in January, much better than its earlier expectations of a 20% decline, thanks to rush orders from notebook makers. Consolidated January...

According to Taiwan passive component makers, the average selling price (ASP) of power chokes is being pressed down in the first quarter in order to compete with Japan-based companies...

Passive component maker Yageo expects its revenues performance in January to hold level compared to December, despite their being fewer working days, because of rush orders from downstream...

Passive component makers TXC and Cyntec have seen rush orders in January, but order visibility is still weak. Customers are adding rush orders because were too pessimistic about the...

Yageo has reported its consolidated December net sales of NT$1.09 billion (US$3.28 million), down 22.4% on month due to weaker demand from all end markets and year-end inventory taking...

Holy Stone has announced that its sales for December 2008 totaled NT$652 million (US$19.8 million), down 15.88% from November and down 32.08% on year, as the global economic crisis...

Passive component maker Cyntec has reported consolidated December 2008 sales of NT$251 million (US$7.61 million), down 26% from November, as weak demand for notebook applications...