Last update: Tuesday 11 June 2013 [814 news items]
Apple gives a sneak peek of next-generation Mac Pro
Jun 11, 11:16
Apple has showed a sneak peek into the future of the pro desktop with a first look at the next-generation Mac Pro. Designed around a unified thermal core, the Mac Pro introduces a...
Apple upgrades MacBook Air with fourth-generation Intel Core CPUs
Jun 11, 10:39
Apple has updated MacBook Air with all-day battery life, fourth-generation Intel Core processors with faster graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and flash storage that is up to 45% faster than...
Apple supply chain expected to see increased performance in 3Q13
Jun 10, 22:29
Cover glass makers and backlighting module makers in Apple's supply chain are expected to start seeing increased performances in the third quarter of 2013 largely due to the company...
Upstream notebook supply chain sees growing orders in June
Jun 5, 20:48
Orders from notebook brand vendors to the upstream supply chain have started growing strong recently and are expected to benefit the supply chain's overall shipments in the second...
New-generation iPad to enter volume production in July-August
Jun 3, 19:20
Volume production of a new-generation 9.7-inch iPad will begin in July-August with shipments in the third quarter estimated at five million units. Meanwhile, a second-generation iPad...
Apple, Samsung, Microsoft to show new products after Computex 2013
Jun 3, 16:49
June has become a popular month for IT players to release their new products. Intel's Haswell-based processors as well as new tablets from Asustek Computer and Acer are all set to...
Digitimes Research: 2Q13 brand tablet shipments to reach 34 million units
Jun 3, 12:02
Following the low season in the first quarter of 2013, many vendors from the non-iPad tablet camp will introduce new affordable models running on the Google Android platform in the...
Global tablet sales in 2Q13 may fall 20-30% sequentially, say Taiwan makers
May 29, 15:42
Global tablet sales in the second quarter of 2013, due to off-season effects and consumers deferring purchases in anticipation of new models to be launched in the third quarter, are...
Apple reportedly to release 2 new iPhones in 3Q13
May 28, 22:14
Apple reportedly plans to launch two models of its iPhone family in the third quarter of 2013 and has asked makers in the supply chain to prepare production capacity for 20 million...
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
May 22, 20:36
Possibly because Microsoft has lowered licensing rates for Windows 8 for use in tablets, many vendors are developing Windows 8 tablets for launch in the second half of 2013, and thus...
Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
May 20, 15:33
As Apple is ready to release its new MacBook products in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain has revealed that their orders for MacBook devices are estimated to...
Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
May 16, 22:10
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled nearly 426 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a slight increase of 0.7% from the same period in 2012, according to Gartner...
BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
May 15, 22:16
BlackBerry plans to offer its messenger app, BBM, to competing platforms such as Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
May 15, 21:46
Market rumors that the new generation of Apple's iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for the home button have been circulating and Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal...
Pegatron to expand workforce by 40% in 2H12
May 10, 12:19
Pegatron Technology CEO Jason Cheng, at the company's recent investors meeting, said that the company will start expanding its production workforce in mid-June with the worker number...
China market: Local vendors compete with Apple, Samsung in high-end smartphone segment
May 3, 15:24
First-tier China-based vendors including Huawei Device, ZTE, Coolpad, Lenovo and Oppo have launched or will launch high-end smartphones in the China market at relatively low prices...
Apple and Samsung to ship a combined 110 million tablets in 2013
May 3, 12:16
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers have received surging orders from international tablet vendors and China-based white-box ones, according to Taiwan-based supply chain sources, adding...
Apple likely to launch low-cost iPhone in small volumes, say Taiwan makers
May 3, 12:14
Rumors have continued to abound about Apple's forthcoming low-cost iPhone as the US-based smartphone vendor is scheduled to host its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in...
TSMC reportedly to grab 100% of AP orders for 2014 model iPhone
May 2, 21:43
Apple is expected to contract TSMC to manufacture all the application processors (APs) used in the 2014 model of its iPhone slated to launch in the second half of the year, industry...
Cable maker Lintes to see increasing Thunderbolt demand in 2H13
Apr 30, 11:50
Taiwan-based connector and cable maker Lintes expects to benefit from increasing demand for Thunderbolt products in the second half of 2013 as more high-end PCs and Ultra HD TVs will...
Metal chassis suppliers remain confident about future performance
Apr 25, 13:59
As Apple is reportedly planning to adopt plastic chassis for its next-generation iPhone to save costs, market watchers are concerned that the strategy may lead to a trend which would...
MacBook shipments to grow 10% in 2Q13
Apr 24, 22:21
Apple's MacBook shipments in the second quarter are expected to grow 10% sequentially as the company has almost finished digesting its excess inventory and should start placing new...
Apple reports fiscal 2Q13 results
Apr 24, 12:16
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended March 30, 2013. The company posted quarterly revenues of US$43.6 billion and quarterly net profits of...
China market: Apple shares over 71% of 4Q12 consumer tablet sales, says Analysys
Apr 19, 14:55
Apple occupied 71.6% of consumer tablets sold in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to China-based Analysys International.
Apple reportedly stops placing Mac component orders
Apr 17, 22:26
Apple has reportedly stopped placing component orders for its Mac series products recently and related upstream suppliers so far have not yet received any word about when the US-based...
Production of fifth-generation iPad to begin in July-August, say sources
Apr 9, 15:56
Volume production of the fifth-generation 9.7-inch iPad will kick off in July-August 2013, according to sources with Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Yield rates for key components,...
Apple may see single-digit shipment growth for MacBooks in 2013
Apr 8, 22:46
Apple MacBook shipments may only see single-digit growth in 2013, as related upstream component suppliers still have not yet seen any major increases in orders, according to sources...
Apple FPCB suppliers to see flat performance in March-April
Apr 3, 12:46
Flexible PCB makers Career Technology, Zhen Ding Technology Holding and Flexium Interconnect, which supply FPCBs to Apple for iPhones, are expected to post flat performance in March-April...
Apple cuts iPad mini shipments for 2Q13
Mar 27, 20:10
Apple has reportedly cut its shipments of the iPad mini to between 10-12 million units for the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. The figure is based on shipment...
Apple acquisition of WiFiSlam heating up competition for location-based indoor services, say sources
Mar 27, 14:26
Apple's recent announcement for the acquisition of WiFiSlam, an indoor GPS solutions startup, appears to have attracted much attention as the move is likely to heat up competition...
Simplo, Dynapack to supply battery packs for iPhone, say sources
Mar 27, 11:41
Apple, in a bid to hike yield rates and production efficiency through competition, has selected Taiwan-based Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology to join the iPhone...
Apple expected to release Ultra HD TV
Mar 26, 20:40
Apple is reportedly continuing to develop a TV rumored to be called the iTV, which is likely to support Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) along with voice and motion control functions and Internet...
Samsung Display expected to fall out of Apple supply chain, says Korea media report
Mar 26, 15:41
Apple is unlikely to further use displays made by Samsung Display throughout 2013, as the company has yet to send a request for quotation (RFQ) to Samsung, according to a Korea-based...
Thin-film touch panel providers expect to see increased orders from Apple in 3Q13
Mar 25, 21:54
Thin-film touch panel suppliers for Apple are expected to see a large increase in orders from the company in the third quarter of 2013 in preparation for the release of Apple's next-generation...
Commentary: Foxconn does not need Sharp Mexico plant
Mar 22, 16:29
According to Japan-based media, Sharp originally wanted to sell its LCD TV plant in Mexico to Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), and the negotiation was...
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
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IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
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Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
Before Going to Press | 13min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
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Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
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Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
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Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says TrendForce
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Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
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Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
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HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 1h 37min ago
Apple MacBook Air with fouth-generation Intel processor
Apple has updated MacBook Air and introduced redesigned AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations featuring 802.11ac Wi-Fi. The new MacBook Air features fourth-generation...
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Apple has showed a sneak peek into the future of the pro desktop with a first look at the next-generation Mac Pro. Designed around a unified thermal core, the Mac Pro introduces a...
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Apple has unveiled a new iMac. The machine features Intel's third-generation quad-core processors, Nvidia graphics and an new storage option called Fusion Drive. The new iMac comes...
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Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro notebook with Retina display
Apple has introduced a new version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring a Retina display and all flash storage. At 0.75 inches and 3.57 pounds, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is 20% thinner...
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Apple has introduced iPad Mini, a new design that is 23% thinner and 53% lighter than the third-generation iPad. The new iPad Mini features a 7.9-inch multi-touch display, FaceTime...
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Broadcom talks about growing opportunities in wireless
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...
Breaking down the rumors of iPhone 4G: Q&A with Digitimes Research senior analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
A fan of Apple or not, one cannot deny that over the past few decades, the company has introduced products that have changed the way we go about our everyday lives. With the iPhone...
Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
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.
- 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.
- 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.