Arcadyan expects continued growth in orders from Europe in 2013

Mar 25, 09:58

Taiwan-based networking/communication device maker Arcadyan Technology has shifted from ODM production for international vendors to direct-account production for telecom carriers...

Consumer, PWM IC designers to post 20-40% sales growth in 2Q13

Mar 22, 15:27

Taiwan-based IC design houses supplying solutions for consumer electronics products, tablets, LED lighting applications are expected to post revenue growth of 20-40% sequentially...

SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios almost flat in February 2013

Mar 22, 15:13

Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.17 in February 2013, compared to 1.18 in January, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...

PC monitor demand to continue declining in 2013, but large display segment set to grow, says IDC

Mar 22, 13:48

A decline in demand for PC desktops has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to lower its estimate of PC monitors shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 36.3 million units,...

Global LCD TV shipments fall for the first time in 2012; outlook cautious for 2013, says DisplaySearch

Mar 22, 10:47

Annual global LCD TV shipments declined for the first time ever in 2012, down 1% to 203 million units, according to DisplaySearch. The fourth quarter of the year was the only quarter...

Galaxy S4 to extend Samsung lead in 2013 handset market, says IHS

Mar 21, 15:58

Samsung will extend its mobile handset market share lead over its nearest competitor to 11 percentage points in 2013, thanks to the launch of its latest Galaxy S handset, IHS iSuppli...

Digitimes Research: Room for further development in China smartphone market

Mar 21, 14:00

Sales of smartphones in China are expected to top 330 million units in 2013, making the market a fierce battle field for local and international smartphone brands and inducing makers...

Middle East and Africa solar demand to reach 1GW in 2013, says Solarbuzz

Mar 21, 11:27

New solar demand from the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is forecast to reach 1GW in 2013, according to Solarbuzz. This represents an increase of 625% on year from 136MW in 20...

Global NAND flash output value to rise 25.5% in 2013, says DRAMeXchange

Mar 20, 18:10

Output value for the global NAND flash industry is forecast to rise 25.5% to US$25.39 billion in 2013, thanks to brisk demand coming from the high-growth markets for smartphones,...

Ultra HD TV penetration rate may climb to 20% in 2013

Mar 20, 15:15

The penetration rate of Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels may reach as high as 20% in 2013 due to demand for the technology from China-based TV vendors, according to market observe...

Panel display shipments for 9.7-inch tablets plunge in January 2013, says IHS

Mar 20, 14:23

Shipments of 9.7-inch tablet panels used in tablets such as Apple's iPad nosedived 81% in January 2013, coinciding with other market developments that showed an overall drop for large-size...

Acer hikes 2013 target tablet shipments

Mar 19, 20:09

Acer is optimistic about its tablet business in 2013 and therefore has upward adjusted the shipment goal from five million units originally to 5-10 million units, company president...

Business tablet market to grow by more than 50% in Australia in 2013, says Roy Morgan Research

Mar 19, 18:23

The proportion of businesses in Australia using tablets is set to increase to 31% (from 23% currently) in the next 12 months, with the number of tablets in business use growing by...

Japan to install over 5GW of solar PV Systems in 2013, says IMS Research

Mar 19, 12:27

The Japan solar market is set to grow by 120% in 2013 and install more than 5GW of new capacity, according to IMS Research. Benefiting from the world's most attractive solar incentive...

Digitimes Research: South Korea sets 2013 new solar installation target at 230MW

Mar 19, 11:17

In the beginning of 2012, the South Korea government adopted the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy. Due to falling prices of related equipment, firms have been participating...

Chunghwa Telecom, HTC sign 2013 cooperation agreement

Mar 18, 22:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, and Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on March 18 signed a 2013 cooperation agreement covering...

GTOC February 2013 performance down; may expand 3D molded glass production

Mar 18, 16:16

Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group, saw its revenues drop 33.7% on month to NT$880...

Ultra LCD TV panel shipments expected to reach 2.6 million in 2013, says DisplaySearch

Mar 18, 15:45

TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) LCD TV panels worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63,000 in 2012, according to research firm...

Digitimes Research: Smartphone sales to reach 329 million in China in 2013

Mar 18, 14:45

There will be 329 million smartphones sold in the China market in 2013, hiking 67.0% from 2012 due to large growth in the total number of 3G subscribers, while sales of feature phones...

Chicony expects growth in shipments of tablet keyboards, sports DV in 2013

Mar 18, 13:44

Chicony Electronics started shipments of tablet keyboards and sports DV (digital video recorders) at the end of the third quarter of 2012 and expects significant growth in shipments...

China Mobile aims to sell 100-120 million TD-SCDMA handsets in 2013

Mar 15, 14:30

China Mobile, the only TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, aims to sell 100-120 million TD-SCDMA handsets in 2013, 80% of which will be smartphones, according to company president...

PC-related IC designers likely to post disappointing 1Q13 results

Mar 15, 12:19

IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to report disappointing revenue results for the first quarter...

Co-Tech looks for return to profitability in 2H13

Mar 14, 22:21

Co-Tech Copper Foil, which supplies copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, expects to return to profitability during the second half of 2013.

China Mobile 2013 capex increases 49% on year

Mar 14, 21:56

China Mobile, one of the biggest telecom carriers in China, reported 2012 total revenues of CNY560.4 billion (US$90 billion, up 6.1% on year. Net profits were CNY129.3 billion, representing...

Digitimes Research: China-based Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo eager to expand to overseas smartphone markets

Mar 13, 15:26

Benefiting from an explosive growth in demand for smartphones in China since 2012, Huawei Device, ZTE and Lenovo have managed to outperform rivals in terms of shipment volumes in...

Tablets will generate 35% of US$25 billion app revenues in 2013, says ABI Research

Mar 13, 15:00

Tablet apps will generate US$8.8 billion in revenues in 2013, compared to the US$16.4 billion expected from smartphone apps, according to ABI Research. Of the combined US$25 billion,...

Shipment proportion of LED direct-type TVs expected to climb in 2013

Mar 13, 14:50

TV vendors' proportion of direct-type LED-backlit LCD TVs is expected to climb in 2013 as consumers, primarily in emerging economies, are looking to ditch their CCFL units, according...