Last update: Monday 22 April 2013 [154 news items]
Asustek may damage brand image by launching cheap all-in-one PCs
Aug 5, 13:53
Asustek Computer has recently launched an all-in-one PC and is selling it for NT$11,900 (US$374), the lowest price point so far for all-in-one PCs. Sources from channel vendors commented...
Quanta to benefit from new iMac launch
Jul 29, 13:07
As Apple has announced the launch of its new iMac all-in-one PC, Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the device, is expected to see strong sales coming from the machine, according...
Taiwan players to make more than 90% of the global all-in-one PCs, says Digitimes Research
Jul 13, 16:38
Of the forecast 11.15 million all-in-one PC shipments in 2010, Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien pointed out that more than 90% of the shipments will be manufactured...

Touchscreen module revenues to reach US$14 billion by 2016, says DisplaySearch
Jul 2, 12:14
Global touchscreen module revenues will reach nearly US$14 billion by 2016, increasing from US$4.3 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 18%, according to DisplaySearch.
Digitimes Insight: Global all-in-one PC shipments to surpass 11 million units in 2010
Jul 1, 16:09
All-in-one PC shipments in 2010 are expected to see strong on-year grow of 62.8% from 6.85 million units in 2009 to 11.15 million units, according to Joanne Chien, senior analyst...
TPV-Inventec joint venture to be set up in Hong Kong not Taiwan
Jun 23, 15:52
TPV Technology and Inventec originally planned to set up their all-in-one PC joint-venture, TPV-Inventa Technology, in Taiwan, but because of a delay in the legal process, both sides...
AUO, CMI cooperating with NextWindow for 'in panel' optical touch solutions
Jun 15, 16:06
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have been cooperating with NextWindow to develop "in panel" optical touch panels, and AUO is...
Lite-On Tech enters all-in-one PC OEM market
Jun 11, 16:51
Lite-On Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of LED lighting and electronics devices, has reportedly entered the all-in-one PC OEM market and is working aggressively to gain orders from...
Optical touch technology to gain advantage in future, says NextWindow
Jun 8, 12:37
Optical touch technology will gain the upper hand over projected capacitive touch technology in terms of cost for touch panel applications over 15-inches within the next 3-4 years,...
Computex 2010: Shuttle showcases two all-in-one PCs and power-saving technology
Jun 7, 14:52
Shuttle showcased two all-in-one PCs the X40, without support for a touch screen and X50V with a multi-touch configuration at Computex 2010 as well as its self-developed iCO2 power...

Computex 2010: Notebook vendor Anadem offering more design services for channel partners
Jun 1, 12:37
Computer vendor Anadem Computer considers itself a leader in delivering new and innovative products to the PC market. At Computex Taipei 2010, the company plans to showcase its design...

Computex 2010: Touchscreen products are everywhere
Jun 1, 11:42
Touchscreen products will be one of the focuses during Computex 2010, despite that there is no individual section dedicated to the segment, as vendors of handheld devices such as...
Touch panel IC designer EETI expects revenue growth amid strong orders
Jun 1, 11:38
IC design house Egalax_empia Technology (EETI), which specializes in touch panel controllers and solutions, expects to generate sequential revenue growth through the last quarter...
Acer introduces a 7-inch tablet PC
May 28, 10:54
Acer on May 27 introduced a 7-inch tablet PC along with other products such as e-book readers, all-in-one PCs and smartphones in Beijing. The tablet PC uses a processor from Qualcomm...

Asustek to launch 3D all-in-one PC in August
May 27, 15:42
Asustek Computer plans to launch a 3D all-in-one PC using Nvidia's 3D Vision in August, according to sources from PC players.
ECS aims for all-in-one and small form factor PC orders from second-tier vendors
May 26, 16:59
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is actively seeking orders for all-in-one and small-form-factor (SFF) PCs from second-tier vendors, and aims for the two product lines to account...
Compal lands all-in-one PC orders from Acer
May 26, 16:38
Compal Electronics has secured orders for all-in-one PCs from Acer, with shipments to begin in the third quarter, according to industry sources. Acer is Compal's second all-in-one...
Inventec expects non-notebook revenues to rise to over 30% in 2012
May 25, 16:44
Inventec will start mass shipments of its newly added smartphone, e-book reader and smartbook product lines in the third quarter and expects the three new products will together achieve...
MSI to sell tablet PCs in US, Europe in 3Q10
May 25, 14:01
Micro-Star International (MSI) will launch its MSI Slatebook tablet PC in the US and Europe through cooperation with local telecom carriers in the third quarter of 2010, according...
Touch panel shipments for tablet PCs to pick up in 3Q10
May 18, 14:45
Touch panel makers expect shipments of medium- to large-size applications for tablet PCs to pick up at the end of the third quarter when clients start launching products to compete...
MSI expects strong all-in-one PC shipment growth in 2Q10, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 26, 16:02
Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 80,000-90,000 all-in-one PCs in the first quarter of 2010 and expects its shipments to grow 80-90% sequentially to 150,000 units in the second...
TPV-Inventa receives all-in-one PC orders from Lenovo
Apr 15, 15:07
TPV-Inventa Technology, a joint-venture of Inventec and TPV Technology, has recently received all-in-one PC orders from Lenovo and several regional vendors in Europe, according to...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan brands gain 10pp in 2009 global all-in-one PC market share
Apr 6, 16:59
Taiwan-based all-in-one PC brands – Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek and Acer – have built their combined share in the global all-in-one PC market from only 2%...
Jarllytec expects hinge shipments for all-in-one PCs to double in 2010
Apr 6, 11:50
Taiwan-based hinge maker Jarllytec expects its hinge shipments for all-in-one PCs in 2010 will double from 1.4 million units in 2009, according to the company.
All-in-one PCs could be boon for cooling module makers
Mar 26, 14:50
Major Taiwan-based PC cooling modules makers, Chaun-Choung Technology (CCI) and Auras Technology, expect the booming global sales of all-in-one PCs will boost their performance as...
TPV-Inventa to start mass shipments of all-in-one PCs to Toshiba in 2Q10
Mar 26, 12:00
TPV-Inventa Technology, a joint-venture of Inventec and TPV Technology, has obtained orders for all-in-one PCs from Toshiba with mass shipments to begin in the second quarter of 2010,...

Taiwan market: Lenovo to launch two all-in-one PCs
Mar 24, 16:20
China-based vendor Lenovo will launch two all-in-one PCs - ThinkCentre A70z for enterprise and IdeaCentre A300 for consumer - in Taiwan later this month (March), according to sources...
Syncmold to see 20-fold increase in hinge shipments to all-in-one PCS in 2010
Mar 18, 14:33
Taiwan-based monitor hinge maker Syncmold Enterprise expects its shipments to the all-in-one PC segment will increase 20-fold from 100,000 units in 2009 to two million in 2010, according...
MSI aims to ship 1 million all-in-one PCs in 2010
Mar 15, 14:27
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects its all-in-one PC shipments to double or even more than triple in 2010 compared to 2009's 300,000 units, according to Shao-ling Lin (transliterate...

LCD monitor shipments increase 3.8% in 2009, says iSuppli
Mar 5, 16:37
Global LCD monitor shipments increased by 3.8% in 2009 to 176.5 million units, up from 170.1 million units in 2008, according to iSuppli.
CeBIT 2010: Nvidia introduces new Ion platform
Mar 3, 16:45
Nvidia has introduced the next-generation Ion graphics processor, which it claims will offer 10 times the graphics performance of standard netbooks and enable up to 10 hours of battery...

SZS expects all-in-one PC hinge and plastic components to drive up 2010 revenues
Mar 2, 15:20
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) expects its orders for all-in-one PC hinge and plastic components to become its revenues growth driver in 2010.
Western Europe PC market grew 4% in 4Q09, says Gartner
Feb 22, 12:24
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 20.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 4% from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner. In 2009, PC shipments...
LCD monitor production highest in January since mid-2008, says DisplaySearch
Feb 2, 16:29
January LCD monitor production for top PC and monitor brands - about 85% of the market - was 12.5 million units, the highest level in more than a year, according to DisplaySearch...
MSI expects 50% notebook shipment growth in 2010, says chairman
Feb 1, 14:22
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects its notebook shipments in 2010 will grow 50% on year and EPS will return to the level of NT$2.25 (US$0.07) seen in 2008 due to adjustments in...

- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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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- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.






















