Last update: Wednesday 29 May 2013 [229 news items]
Kinko achieves revenue record in July thanks to strong DSLR camera lens orders
Aug 7, 01:35
Taiwan-based optical lens maker Kinko Optical has announced consolidated revenues of NT$656 million (US$21.91 million) for July, a new monthly historical record, mainly benefiting...
Taiwan makers may see decreased digital camera ODM orders in 2013
Jul 30, 15:17
Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs are negotiating orders for shipments in 2013 with clients, and indicate that the number of models will increase from 2012, but total shipments may...
Sony to reduce DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers in 2013
Jul 26, 01:45
Sony, which used to outsource 30-40% of its consumer digital still camera (DSC) production to Taiwan makers, will outsource fewer orders in 2013 with Ability Enterprise to land mid-range...
Taiwan market: Canon launches PowerShot D20
Jul 24, 16:32
Canon has unveiled PowerShot D20, its digital camera model specifically designed for taking pictures in outdoor sports activities including diving, for immediate launch in the Taiwan...
Taiwan OEMs may benefit from MILC orders in 2014
Jul 24, 01:35
As Canon has announced a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) series - EOS M - to symbolize its entrance to the global MILC market, sources from Taiwan-based digital...
Small- to mid-size panel shipments to rise in 3Q12, but digital camera sector not to benefit
Jul 24, 01:10
Digital camera panel sales are expected to gradually slow down during the second half of this year while smartphone, tablet and notebook sales are expected to increase during the...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers 2H12 digital camera shipments to fall 21.7% on year
Jul 23, 11:48
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical will ship a total of 21.738 million digital cameras in second-half 2012, decreasing by...
Taiwan market: Canon launches DSLR camera EOS-1D X
Jul 23, 10:54
Canon has launched EOS-1D X, its full-frame professional DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$205,900 (US$6,875) for...
Taiwan market: BenQ launches digital bridge camera
Jul 20, 10:49
BenQ on July 19 unveiled G1, its latest digital bridge camera, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$8,990 (US$300).
Taiwan market: Canon launches digital movie camera Cinema EOS C300
Jul 18, 11:44
Canon has unveiled Cinema EOS C300, its first model of interchangeable-lens digital cinema camera series, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan digital camera shipments increase 11.4% sequentially in 2Q12
Jul 12, 12:03
Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical together shipped 11.55 million digital cameras in second-quarter 2012, increasing...
Camera touch screen panels expected to see growth
Jul 3, 15:13
Taiwan-based panel manufacturers have said that although the digital still camera (DSC) market is starting to decline, there is still a lot of potential for panel growth used in cameras...
Taiwan market: Leica launches digital camera
Jul 2, 11:01
Germany-based Leica on June 28 unveiled M9-P, a digital camera with body covered with Hermes ocre veau swift leather, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price...
Intel aggressively planning for the smartphone industry
Jun 21, 01:20
Intel's Medfield platform-based smartphones have recently received attention from handset players and telecom carriers such as Orange, Lenovo, Motorola Mobility, ZTE and India-based...
Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 650D
Jun 20, 11:36
Canon has unveiled its EOS 650D DSLR camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$25,900 (US$866) for body only.
Crystalvue Medical launches portable fundus camera
Jun 19, 15:35
Taiwan-based Crystalvue Medical Corporation has launched a portable fundus camera for diagnosing of retinal diseases and glaucoma, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Sony launches DSLR camera
Jun 15, 11:05
Sony on June 14 unveiled A37, an entry-level DSLR camera, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$18,980 (US$636) for a camera body plus 18-55mm...
Taiwan market: Sony to launch new Cybershot
Jun 8, 14:07
Sony on June 7 unveiled the Cybershot RX100 for launch in the Taiwan market on July 12 at a recommended retail price of NT$21,980 (US$736), according to Sony Taiwan.
Asustek to start selling WoA tablet PC in October
Jun 5, 01:45
Asustek Computer has announced its latest 10.1-inch Windows-on-ARM (WoA) tablet PC – Tablet 600, which is expected to start shipping in September and will be available in retail...
Camera design for ultrabooks helps maintain webcam ASPs
May 29, 13:46
As ultrabooks require built-in camera modules be reduced to 2.0-3.0mm which is lower than 4.0-5.0mm specified for regular notebooks, this prevents ASPs for webcams from falling in...
Taiwan market: Sony to launch mirrorless single-lens digital camera and 6 Cyber-shot models
May 24, 17:03
Sony on May 23 unveiled the NEX-F3, an entry-level mirrorless single-lens digital camera, as well as six Cyber-shot series digital cameras for launch in the Taiwan market in early...
Oslux unveils LED for camera flash
May 24, 15:56
Opto Semiconductors has added a new LED to its Oslux family that is specifically designed for camera flash in smartphones, providing white light that illuminates a specified target...
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
May 24, 01:30
Global mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILC) are expected to enjoy shipment growth as high as 20% in 2012, while the Taiwan market is expected to achieve a growth of 30%...
Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
May 23, 12:13
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek, Ability Enterprise and Asia Optical have been developing MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras) and hope to finish product development...
Samsung reducing DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers
May 22, 01:20
Korea-based Samsung Electronics has recently withdrawn its orders for spring season digital still camera (DSC) models, which were originally placed to Taiwan-based DSC maker Altek...
Shortage of high-end camera lenses may continue throughout 2Q12
May 17, 01:25
Because polished wafers and camera lens production volumes are unable to meet the rising demand for digital still camera (DSC) models with high optical zoom, a shortage of lenses...
Newmax aggressively striving for notebook camera orders
Apr 24, 01:15
Taiwan-based optical lens maker Newmax Technology is aggressive trying to land high quality optical lens orders from ultrabook and notebook players, according to sources from upstream...
Taiwan 1Q12 digital camera shipments hit 12-quarter low, says Digitimes Research
Apr 19, 12:32
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped a total of 10.948 million digital cameras in first-quarter 2012, hitting the lowest quarterly level since second-quarter...
Taiwan market: Canon to launch digital camera IXUS 125 HS
Apr 5, 11:49
Canon will showcase a new digital camera model, IXUS 125 HS, at Softex Taipei, an annual computer show that takes place during April 6-9, for sale at retail price of NT$8,990 (US$305),...
Panasonic to release more digital camera orders to Taiwan makers
Apr 3, 10:08
Panasonic, which originally produced all its digital cameras in-house, started outsourced production by Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches new consumer DSCs; targeting to become the 3rd-largest vendor
Mar 29, 01:05
Samsung Electronics on March 28, launched several new mid-range and high-end consumer digital still cameras in Taiwan, pushing its Smart Camera concept, which connects its DSCs with...
Taiwan market: Canon launches DSLR camera
Mar 19, 12:31
Canon has launched the EOS 5D Mark III, its latest DSLR camera equipped with a 22.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS image sensor and a DIGIC 5+ image processor, in the Taiwan market at...
DSLR camera lenses become major shipment force for Kinko Optical
Mar 15, 01:35
With camera brand vendors including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony aggressively pushing into the DSLR camera and mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) industries, upstream...
Primax may expand camera module capacity in 2H12
Mar 14, 15:15
Taiwan-based maker Primax Electronics, in view of growing shipments of camera modules used in iPhone, iPad and smartphones offered by HTC and Nokia, expanded its monthly production...
Lelon lands new order for car electronics
Mar 6, 01:35
Lelon Electronics' aluminum electrolytic capacitors reportedly have been verified by Japan-based car electronics vendors - a milestone for the Taiwan-based company to break into...
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 13min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 28min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 51min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 1h 4min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 1h 8min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 2h 8min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 2h 48min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 2h 50min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 3h 50min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 4h 5min ago
HTC has announced its new flagship smartphone, the new HTC One, which features the latest Android Jelly Bean OS and LTE network technology, and is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon...
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HTC and Microsoft have unveiled the first signature Windows Phones, the Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC. The new HTC smartphones feature the new Windows Phone 8 operating system,...
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The new Sony NEX-6 is a pocket-sized mirrorless camera. The newest addition to Sony's E-mount camera lineup includes Fast Hybrid AF, Wi-Fi capabilities and the Play Memories Camera...
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Nokia has announced the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820, the first devices in Nokia's Windows Phone 8 range. Both phones will be available in pentaband LTE and HSPA+ variants...
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Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone
Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view the content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED...
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- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- 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
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- 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
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Releases
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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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- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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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...
- 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.