Taipei, Thursday, May 23, 2013 17:50 (GMT+8)
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Taipei
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Notes & corrections
  • 13 May 2013:
    April revenues for Taiwan's IT companies are now available in our financial section.
  • 2 May 2013:
    An April 23 article has been amended. "Can you provide some examples of companies that have developed MEMS-enabled energy harvesting products?" has been changed to "What are some examples of MEMS-enabled energy applications?"
  • 30 Apr 2013:
    Due to holidays in Taiwan on Wednesday, May 1, there will be no website updates or daily email.
  • 19 Apr 2013:
    4Q 2012 financial reports for Taiwan's IT companies are now available in our financial section.
  • 11 Apr 2013:
    March revenues for Taiwan's IT companies are now available in our financial section.
  • 9 Apr 2013:
    An April 3 article incorrectly stated that Globalfoundries held a 13% stake in Socle. Globalfoundries is Socle's largest shareholder, owning about 40% of the IC design service company.
  • 3 Apr 2013:
    Due to holidays in Taiwan, April 4-5, we will not be updating our website or sending out our daily email.
  • 2 Apr 2013:
    A March 26 article has been revised to clarify the development and release date of Amazon's reported smartphone.
  • 13 Mar 2013:
    February revenues for Taiwan's IT companies are now available in our financial section.
  • 8 Mar 2013:
    A March 5 article has been revised to clarify some remarks concerning InvenSense's product development.
  • 27 Feb 2013:
    Due to a holiday in Taiwan on Thursday, February 28, we will not be updating our website or sending out our daily email.
  • 26 Feb 2013:
    Due to a fire at our ISP, the DIGITIMES website was unavailable from Monday (Feb. 25) afternoon through Tuesday morning (Feb. 26), meaning the daily newsletter was not sent on Feb. 25. The Tuesday newsletter will include stories from the past two days. We apologize for any inconvenience.
  • 8 Feb 2013:
    During the Lunar New Year holidays (Feb 9 - Feb 17), DIGITIMES will not post any news updates or send out its daily newsletter. Happy New Year!
  • 6 Feb 2013:
    A February 4 article had incorrect figures for the VIS 1Q13 gross margin forecast. In the first quarter of 2013, VIS expects to post a 27-29% gross margin, up from 25% in fourth-quarter 2012.
  • 14 Jan 2013:
    December revenues for Taiwan's IT companies are now available in our financial section.

23-May-2013 markets closed

 LastChange

TAIEX (TSE)8237.83-161.01-1.92% 

TSE electronic311.32-6.23-1.96% 

GTSM (OTC)119.35-1.36-1.13% 

OTC electronic144.06-1.58-1.08% 

LCD TV market trends and outsourcing strategies for 2013
Trends in China LED chip and packaging sector
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    Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.

  • 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry

    In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

  • Trends in the China video market

    In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.