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Tapping the power of mobile devices through connectivity: Silicon Image on HDMI, MHL and Wireless HD
Tuesday 3 June 2014
Silicon Image is a semiconductor IP company whose expertise is connecting boxes to displays. The company develops semiconductor IP based on industry standards it has helped develop. For example, it is one of the inventors...
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...
Taiwan market: 91mai APP Store launched
IT + CE | 2min ago
Digitimes Research: Xiaomi to see slower growth in smartphone shipments in China market
Mobile + telecom | 5min ago
Worldwide digital production color print market to see cumulative shipment value reach nearly US$25 billion over 2014-2018, says IDC
IT + CE | 14min ago
Global pay-TV market to generate US$280.4 billion in 2014, with 45% of subscribers watching HD content, says ABI Research
IT + CE | 17min ago
Sony increases production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors
Bits + chips | 19min ago
STB revenues post best year ever in 2013, says IHS
IT + CE | 21min ago
Digitimes Research: CSOT to see increased influence in AMOLED industry
Displays | 24min ago
Peak season TV demand expected to be flat on year
Displays | 28min ago
LCD monitor panel prices rise on tight supply, say Taiwan makers
Displays | 30min ago
Taiwan June manufacturing production index down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 31min ago
North America semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.09 in June, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 32min ago
Vendors partner with Wintel to release US$199-249 notebooks for 2H14
IT + CE | Jul 23, 22:53
Apple to become largest client for TSMC, say sources
Bits + chips | Jul 23, 22:50
China market: Xiaomi launches new flagship smartphone
Mobile + telecom | Jul 23, 21:53
Apple new iPhones to come with different time tables to avoid competition
Mobile + telecom | Jul 23, 21:37
Delta expected to enjoy strong performance in 3Q14
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 21:53
Samsung suffering from infighting; may impact upcoming smartphone plans, says report
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 21:37
Han's Laser and Goodfeel to attend Touch Taiwan 2014
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 21:26
TCAS 2014: BenQ to promote short-distance projectors
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 21:04
North America semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.09 in June, says SEMI
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 20:33
Chassis makers doubtful about rumors Samsung to release metal chassis smartphone
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 20:07
PTI reports EPS NT$1.96 for 1H14
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 19:39
Digitimes Research: Wi-Fi ecosystem keeps expanding
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 19:09
Google to incorporate NFC functionality into Android
Before Going to Press | Jul 23, 18:53
- Digitimes Research: Optical-use sapphire demand to reach 12.44 million mm of 2-inch equivalents in 2014
- Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments reach 55.06 million units in 2Q14
- USI reportedly lands SiP module orders for iWatch devices
- Taiwan server ODMs may benefit from Project Scorpio 2.0
- Innolux, AUO facing competition from South Korea-based Ultra HD TV makers in China
- China Mobile TD-LTE user base increases to nearly 14 million in June
- Microsoft facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, say Taiwan makers
- Investment in production of N-type monocrystalline solar cells may take off in 2-3 years
- Fujitsu Taiwan and local university to set up Big Data R&D platform
- Taiwan tablet shipments plunge sequentially in 1Q14, says MIC
- Domestic suppliers dominate China solar inverter market as demand doubles, says IHS
- Bay Zu Precision to showcase roll-to-roll vacuum sputtering systems at Touch Taiwan 2014
- Chi Mei Materials starts construction of polarizer factory in China
- Taiwan makers can tolerate 15-20% US anti-dumping rates for PV modules
- Unity Opto expected to ship 20 million LED light bulbs in 2014, says paper
- Compeq looks to strong revenue gains in 3Q14 on growing HDI board orders
- Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$1.9 billion in January-June, says MOEA
- Taiwan Polysilicon may be unable to obtain syndicated loan
- Global UHD TV shipments may reach 20 million units in 2014, say Taiwan makers
- JDI begins IPS-NEO panel production
- Taiwan sees increased June export order value, says MOEA
- NSP subsidiary unveils PV system at southern Taiwan farm
- Taiwan market: Nearly 1,500 4G base stations in operation at end of June, says NCC
- Microsoft cloud growth drives strong fiscal 4Q14 results
- Apple reports fiscal 3Q14 results
21-Jul-2014 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 9400.97 | -7.27 | -0.08% |
| TSE electronic | 370.47 | -0.65 | -0.18% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 147.84 | -0.32 | -0.22% |
| OTC electronic | 182.98 | -1.06 | -0.58% |
- China's Huawei reports 19% jump in sales (Jul 21) - BBC News
- Samsung SDI's suspension of plasma production a plus for earnings: analysts (Jul 2) - Yonhap News
- Facebook to acquire LiveRail (Jul 2) - Company release
- Company acquires WiGig industry leader Wilocity (Jul 2) - Company release
- Foreign investment into China falls in May (Jun 17) - BBC News
- Court confirms Intel's record-breaking EUR1.06 billion fine - Ars Technica
- Broadcom to explore strategic alternatives for cellular baseband business (Jun 2) - Company release
- Sharp shares rise as it returns to profit (May 13) - BBC News
- Digitimes Research: Optical-use sapphire demand to reach 12.44 million mm of 2-inch equivalents in 2014
- Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments reach 55.06 million units in 2Q14
- Digitimes Research: January-May handset shipments in China market down 28% on year
- Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to grow 4.3% sequentially in 3Q14
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- GIGABYTE's EasyTune App makes overclocking a breeze on new Intel Pentium Anniversary Edition CPUs
- OAXIS adds a second E Ink screen to your smartphone with launch of InkCase+ on Kickstarter
- Indium announces RMA-155 Pb-Free Solder Paste
- EverFocus' great leap forward: eZ Hopper
- AccuTouch Five Wire Resistive Touchscreens
- Getting the Most Out Of Your Next Generation Digital Security Surveillance System
- 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
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
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- Digitimes Research: On-cell touch panels unlikely to win favor in high-end smartphones in 2014
- Digitimes Research: Hisilicon AP to give Huawei cost advantage in high-end mobile device market
- Commentary: Panel makers need to be more active in developing products
- Digitimes Research: Google looking to clean up Android device mess in emerging markets
- Digitimes Research: Youngfast, Melfas looking beyond G1F touch
Differentiation is the core advantage: Q&A MediaTek president Hsieh Ching-chiang
MediaTek has taken up to 60% of the 3G handset solution market in China, pushing the market value of...
AMD pushing ARM/x86-compatibility for server business, says senior VP Lisa Su
AMD has been reorganizing its businesss, such as moving its desktop business headquarters to Beijing,...
Intel prepared for emerging industries, says company president Renee James
Intel president Renee James, during a recent interview, told Digitimes that the company and its partners...
Turning a smartphone into a PC in a pocket: Q&A with Analogix
According to a recent IDC research note, the transition toward mobile and cloud-based computing is...
- 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.
- 2014 global tablet demand forecast
This report analyzes the main players, their strategies and shipments forecasts for 2014, as well as other factors contributing to either growth or decline in various segments within the tablet market, with a particular focus on Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft, along with whitebox vendors.