Chunghwa Telecom Subsidiary Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics to List on Emerging Stock Board on June 17, EPS NT$7.07 in First 4 Months

(Central News Agency, Hsinchu, June 11, Reporter Zhang Jianzhong) Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics, a sensor manufacturer in which Chunghwa Telecom holds a 62% stake, is expected to be listed on the Emerging Stock Board on June 17 at a reference price of NT$120 per share. The company's cumulative revenue for the first four months of this year reached NT$201 million, with net profit after tax of NT$80.35 million and earnings per share (EPS) of NT$7.07.

Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics held a pre-listing institutional investor conference today. Chairman Tu Yuan-Kuang stated that with the support of its parent company, Chunghwa Telecom, the company has been able to grow and thrive at its own pace.

Tu said that 40 years ago, he established the "Telecom Optoelectronics Project" at the Telecom Research Institute, researching optical communication lasers and photodetectors. Due to fierce competition in optical communication components, the team sought a new blue ocean in infrared detection, finding its own path, and he believes this choice was the right one.

Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Chih-Cheng Chien attended the Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics conference. In his speech, he noted that the company's predecessor was the Chunghwa Telecom Research Institute, which was spun off and became independent in 2016. Now, as it is about to be listed on the Emerging Stock Board, it represents "ten years of sharpening a sword."

Chien said that Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics, with its core technology in invisible light sensing and breakthroughs in short-wave infrared sensing technology, is very important for semiconductor inspection applications.

Chien described Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics as a "golden chicken hidden at home" for Chunghwa Telecom, expressing hope that by entering the capital market, with its support, Taiwan's industrial applications can be further improved.

Chunghwa Leading Optoelectronics stated that its area sensors and linear sensors can be widely applied in fields such as military defense, healthcare, material sorting, food and beverage, and spectral analysis.

Benefiting from the rise of semiconductor inspection applications, the company's operations have grown steadily in recent years. In 2025, revenue reached NT$257 million, an increase of nearly 30% year-on-year, with net profit after tax of NT$68.35 million and EPS of NT$6.7. For the first four months of this year, cumulative revenue was NT$201 million, net profit after tax was NT$80.35 million, and EPS was NT$7.07. (Editor: Zhang Junmao) 1150611