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Friday 21 February 2014
While Digitimes is known as a media outlet, the company also includes a business unit that solely focuses on market research. Run independently from the Digitimes news organization, Digitimes Research provides market intelligence...
The 4G opportunity: Q&A with executives from major Taiwan telecom carriers
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been awarded frequency band units of 70MHz, 60MHz and 60MHz respectively in...
Focused on mobile storage and peripherals: Q&A with Carry Tech president Taron Chang
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Once chiefly known as an OEM for PC card readers and memory modules, Carry Technology has expanded its product portfolio to include Wi-Fi products and other peripherals for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
Monday 8 April 2013
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset market, Broadcom's mobile solutions have found their way into the supply chains of Samsung Electronis' Galaxy Grand...
The challenge for mobile telecom carriers: Q&A with FET president Yvonne Li
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Along with increasing use of smartphones, competition among mobile telecom carriers is changing and they are faced with a big challenge to transform themselves into total solution suppliers for mobile Internet connectivity,...
Staying focused on mobile MEMS: Q&A with Bosch Sensortec marketing director Leopold Beer
Friday 25 May 2012
Bosch Sensortec has announced what the company claims is the smallest inertial measurement unit (IMU) in the market. The combo solution is designed to meet the requirements of mobile consumer electronics applications with...
Focus on high-volume mobile devices: Q&A with Akustica executives
Wednesday 28 March 2012
MEMS microphone specialist Akustica has announced its new analog MEMS microphone series to show continuous enhancement of its product portfolio. The firm also recognizes this product development as an achievement since...
WiMAX should develop toward dual-mode single frequency band, says Global Mobile chairwoman
Monday 1 August 2011
Chairwoman Rosemary Ho for Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, has expressed her opinions about how WiMAX will develop under competition from LTE and the company's WiMAX operations in an interview with...
Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Monday 20 June 2011
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits are high as well, company co-founder David Sun pointed...
Broadcom talks about growing opportunities in wireless
Friday 4 June 2010
Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit at chip specialist Broadcom recently sat down with Digitimes to share his outlook for the wireless networking...
- C Sun expects LCD, LED equipment to be main source of revenue growth in 1H14
- MediaTek 2Q14 revenues to increase
- Commentary: Foxconn relies too heavily on Apple
- Flat panel industry expected to see annual growth decline from 20% to 5%
- TSMC looks to post 21-23% sequential revenue gains in 2Q14
- Digitimes Research: China panel makers showing increased interest in large-size segment
- Etron chairman urges Taiwan memory chipmakers to develop customized solutions for clients
- Commentary: AUO may retake spot as number three panel maker globally in 2014
- Taiwan makers showcase new technologies at Finetech 2014
- AMD to host APU 14 in China; embracing China for growth
- Asustek expects to ship over 1 million ZenFone smartphones in 2Q14, says CEO
- China Unicom sees 73.9% on-year growth in 1Q14 net profits
- Sensor hubs make big gains while enabling the future of sensing, says IHS
- Ultra HD TV penetration rate expected to reach 6% in 2014, say AUO sources
- China white-box tablet vendors gaining foothold
- O-Film expected to produce for 35% of handset touch panels in 2014
- Taiwan solar cell makers see surging orders from China
- Sony and Hydro-Quebec announce joint venture to develop a large-scale energy storage system for power grids
- Taiwan PV firms suspend JV plan due to US antidumping probe
- Yingli signs framework agreement with United PV for acquisition of 300MW solar plants
- Networking equipment for commercial building automation systems to reach US$34.7 billion by 2021, says Navigant
- Asustek apologizes over ZenFone pricing blunder
- China market: Apple, Samsung account for 85% of 4G LTE smartphone market in January-February
- Asustek adopts hostile marketing to gain attention in China smartphone market
- Global smartphone shipments up to nearly 277 million units in 1Q14, says TrendForce
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- Kyocera's solar-powered recharging station for electric vehicles installed at Shintec Hozumi for disaster prevention (Apr 14) - Company release
- China's economy grows 7.4% in 1Q14, better than forecast (Apr 16) - BBC News
- US retail sales see biggest gain in 18 months (Apr 14) - BBC News
- Samsung sees Google changing Apple trial (Apr 13) - The Korea Times
- Tests confirm Heartbleed bug can expose server's private key (Apr 14) - PC World
- UN: World must end 'dirty' fuel use (Apr 14) - BBC News
- Google and Luxottica announce strategic partnership for Glass (Mar 25) - Company release
- Bitcoin not a currency, says Japan government (Mar 7) - BBC News
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- Software AG releases Intelligent Business Operations to handle next generation smart data applications
- Apotop i-Selfie brings you an innovative wireless Selfie snapshot experience
- ECS announces the whole new AMD FM2+ Platform motherboards
- EverFocus ENVR8304E wins Secutech Excellence Award 2014
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
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- Windows tablets gaining traction in Japan
- Digitimes Research: ITO film price drop to slow metal mesh penetration in mid-size touch applications
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs losing out as PC brand vendors turn to China supply chain for tablets
- Digitimes Research: Over 50% white-box tablets to come with phone functions in 2H14; MediaTek to benefit most
- Digitimes Research: 3-mode smartphones to dominate China entry-level market
Consolidation to continue in the MEMS microphone industry: Q&A with Akustica CEO Horst Muenzel
More and more players have made inroads into the MEMS microphone industry to cash in on the rising...
The security solutions market is an increasingly important market as the IT industry develops and security...
A win-win situation for Toshiba and OCZ: Q&A with Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Storage Solutions
As part of Toshiba, OCZ Storage Solutions is able to leverage Toshiba's NAND and combine it with its...
While Digitimes is known as a media outlet, the company also includes a business unit that solely focuses...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2014 global high brightness LED market, trends and shipment forecast
For the global LED lighting market, the market size will reach US$25.82 billion in 2014 or a market penetration rate of 23.4%. This is attributable to exponential shipment growth for light bulbs, tubes, and directional lamps.
- Greater China touch panel shipment forecast through 2015
This Special Report provides forecasts through 2015 for Greater China touch panel shipments with breakdowns based on technology (glass, film, resistive), application (smartphone, NB and tablet) and by firm.