Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [25 news items]
IDF Beijing 2013: Transforming computing experiences from the device to the cloud
Apr 11, 11:51
During Intel's annual developer forum this week, company executives announced new technologies and partnerships aimed at transforming how people experience technology from the device...

IDF Beijing 2013: Gigabyte showcasing new 8 series motherboards
Apr 11, 10:56
Gigabyte Technology is showcasing four new 8 series motherboards at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Beijing from April 10-11 in China. The motherboards are Z87N-WIFI, targeting the home...
Intel to showcase latest technology in IDF 2013 Beijing
Mar 29, 14:00
Intel's annual IDF in Beijing, China, will be held from April 10-11 and hosted by Ian Yang, president of Intel China. Top company executives such as senior vice president Kirk Skaugen,...
Unity Opto begins construction of Beijing plant
Sep 26, 15:43
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto began construction of its plant in Beijing on September 25, 2012. The plant will be operated by the firm's Beijing subsidiary and expects...
Intel expected to bring forward the launch of Ivy Bridge
Apr 12, 01:00
Intel, which originally planned to announce its new Ivy Bridge processors on April 29, is expected to bring forward the announcement to April 23 with Asustek computer, Acer, Lenovo...

Gigabyte unveils motherboards equipped with 7 series chipsets in Beijing
Apr 11, 16:06
Following Intel's launch of 7 series chipsets, Z77, H77, Z75 and B75, on April 8, Gigabyte Technology on April 10 unveiled motherboards equipped with such chipsets in Beijing, China,...

Intel expected to reveal details of its cooperation with China players at IDF Beijing
Mar 20, 01:00
Intel is set to host its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) for China on April 11 in Beijing, China with the market expecting the company will reveal details about its cooperation with China-based...

Nvidia to host GTC Asia in Beijing, China
Nov 22, 15:07
Nvidia is set to host its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) for the Asia region in Beijing, China from December 14-15 with company CEO Huang Jen-hsun to participate and unveil the company's...
AMD announces two new server platforms in China
Nov 15, 01:20
AMD, on November 14, announced its latest 16-core Opteron 6200 series server processors, previously codenamed Interlagos, in Beijing, China with server players such as Hewlett-Packard...
Quanta, Wistron, Taiwan Mobile announce cloud computing cooperation
Aug 30, 01:20
Taiwan-based PC makers Quanta Computer and Wistron, and telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile have jointly announced cooperation over cloud computing service with the two PC makers to also...
Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition
Jul 19, 01:30
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...
China Music Valley to be developed in eastern Beijing
Jun 22, 01:25
Seven China-based enterprises engaged in cultural business will jointly invest CNY15 billion (US$2.3 billion) to develop China Music Valley, China's first music industry park, in...
IDF Beijing 2011: Executives talk evolution of computing
Apr 12, 16:33
Intel executives, at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Beijing 2011, discussed the evolution of personal computing as demand for connectivity in all aspects of people's daily lives continues...
Intel to debut Cedar Trail at Beijing IDF
Mar 23, 16:41
Intel will introduce Cedar Trail, its new platform specifically designed for use in netbooks (Cedar Trail-M) as well as nettops and entry-level all-in-one PCs (Cedar Trail-D), at...
Intel works with notebook makers to push into Android tablet PC market
Mar 15, 16:09
As Microsoft has announced its Windows operating system will add support for ARM-based platforms, Intel has recently decided to cooperate with Taiwan-based notebook makers including...
Dec 17, 01:05
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics is expected to land a cooperation agreement from Beijing as the city needs about twenty LED production lines to supply demand from BOE...
China IT players to hold tablet PC industry summit
Aug 12, 14:27
The China Electronic Appliance (CEAC) and China Video Industry Association (CVIA) plan to jointly hold a tablet PC industry summit in Beijing on August 20 with industry players including...
Corning announces new capacity investments
Jul 22, 10:43
Corning has announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure (capex) plan to expand the company's LCD glass and Gorilla glass manufacturing in response to...
Beijing forms cloud computing industry alliance, says report
Jul 14, 10:51
Beijing has formed the Zhong Guan Cun Cloud Computing Industry Alliance to boost the development of cloud computing technologies and applications in the city, aiming to generate a...
China-based BOE adds 4 billion yuan for 8G LCD fab project, says report
Jun 21, 11:40
China's BOE has raised four billion yuan (US$585.53 million) in funding for its 8G LCD panel fab project in Beijing, according to a cnstock.com report.
China market: Beijing Dixintong to expand handset retail shops to 5,000 in 5-7 years
May 20, 13:53
Beijing Dixintong Electronics Communication Technology, the largest handset retail chain in China, plans to spend two billion yuan (US$292.91 million) to expand its retail outlets...
China market: Chinesegamer unveils 3D Chinese Hero Online
Apr 12, 10:16
Chinesegamer International, a Taiwan-based developer/operator of online games, and ChangYou (CYou), an online game operator belonging to China-based web portal Sohu.com, have jointly...
Asustek to cooperate with AMD for China Internet cafe market
Mar 25, 12:10
Asustek Computer recently held a conference in Beijing, China to announce cooperation with AMD for the Internet cafe market in China.
Acer to unveil Nvidia Ion-based nettop PC in early April
Apr 1, 15:58
Acer plans to introduce the Acer Hornet, a nettop PC based on Nvidia's Ion platform, in Beijing on April 8, according to industry sources.
Motherboard makers to focus sales activities in China during July and September, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 7, 12:20
Due to China government plans to start restricting transportation in Beijing in August this year to ease traffic during the Olympic games, plus consumers are expected to put most...
- 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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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- 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
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- 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
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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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...
- 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.


















