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Tuesday 2 December 2008
Passive components maker Walsin braces for 10-15% decline in 4Q orders, says paper
Walsin Technology estimates its fourth-quarter order volume to decline 10-15% from the third quarter, and in the first quarter next year to stay flat or have another 5-10% drop because...
Monday 1 December 2008
Depreciating Korean won driving down MLCC prices
The depreciating Korean won has been benefiting Korean passive component exports while driving prices down in the passive components market, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Passive component sales to drop 30% in November, says paper
Passive component makers Yageo, Walsin Technology and Holy Stone have seen orders shrink in November. Industry players estimate passive component sales this month are to drop 20-30%...
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Chip inductor supplier King Core sees sharp decline in orders from notebook clients in November
Taiwan-based chip inductor supplier King Core Electronics, which has reported strong operating profits for the first 10 months of 2008, has seen a quick chill in orders from notebook...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Passive component demand falls sharply in November
Passive component makers expect to see large sales declines in the fourth quarter because of sharply decreasing demand.
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Walsin sees high-capacitance MLCC as key sales driver in 2009
Passive-component maker Walsin Technology expects its high-capacitance multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) product line will be a key growth driver for the company's sales in...
Thursday 13 November 2008
Passive component sales to decline over 11% sequentially in 4Q
Combined revenues of Taiwan-based passive component makers are expected to decline 11.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter as slow sales of end products have squeezed demand for passive...
Thursday 6 November 2008
Passive component maker Cyntec reports record October sales thanks to strong shipments of power chokes
Passive component maker Cyntec has reported record sales in October thanks to strong shipments of power chokes, despite that October is traditionally a weak month for the segment.
Monday 3 November 2008
Passive component maker WTC reports income decline in 3Q08 due to fierce MLCC price competition
Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) has reported sales for the first three quarters of 2008 at NT$7.11 billion (US$216.9 million), down 0.4% on year. After-tax net income was NT$205...
Friday 24 October 2008
Passive component players seek to reduce burden of China workforce
Japan-based leading passive component maker TDK is planning to cut about one-third of its workforce in China, according to market sources, meanwhile Taiwan-based Yageo and Cyntec have...
Thursday 9 October 2008
Yageo sees passive component sales up 8% in September
Passive component maker Yageo has announced net September sales of NT$2.3 billion (US$70.7 million), up 7.9% on month and 4.5% on year, and representing the company's highest sales...
Friday 3 October 2008
Holy Stone September sales to hit record thanks to recovery of white-box handset market
The recovery of the white-box handset market in China after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games drove the September sales of passive component maker Holy Stone Enterprise to hit a monthly...
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Yageo releases miniaturized 5320 coupling chip antenna targeting micro communication applications
Passive component supplier Yageo has released its smallest 5320 coupling chip antenna featuring low sensitivity to environmental interference as well as less stray capacitance.
Tuesday 2 September 2008
Capacitor issues causing high maintenance rate among LCD TVs made in China, say sources
Sources at passive component distributors indicated that a relatively high ratio of maintenance is being required for LCD TVs that are made in China. A look at the components inside...
Wednesday 6 August 2008
IC distributor Yosun expects to hit sales record in July on increased memory shipments
Semiconductor component distributor Yosun Industrial expects its sales in July to hit a record; while sales in the third quarter will improve 10-15% from the second quarter.