Last update: Thursday 6 June 2013 [14 news items]
AMD reportedly to join Chromebook camp
Jun 6, 15:07
As the IT market is gradually stepping into a generation filled with mixed platforms, AMD is reportedly planning to join Google's Chromebook supply chain, hoping to penetrate Intel's...
Acer, Asustek to launch new Chromebooks in 2H13
Apr 29, 14:12
Acer and Asustek Computer are optimistic about the long-term prospects of Chromebooks and plan to release new models in the second half of 2013, during which Google is expected to...
Digitimes Research: Androidbook may show up in 3Q13
Apr 2, 11:52
Google has already been in the notebook industry for almost three years with its Chromebook. Although the device's shipments are still small, the volume should be able to surpass...
Google announces a high resolution touchscreen Chromebook
Feb 22, 15:41
Google has announced its latest notebook product, the Chromebook Pixel, featuring a display with a density of 239ppi and touchscreen functions, and an anodized aluminum alloy chass...
Acer considering selling Chromebook in countries outside the US
Jan 28, 23:06
Seeing its Chromebook products enjoy better-than-expected sales in the US, Acer is currently considering to sell the products in other mature markets outside the US, according to...
Dec 4, 14:08
As sales prices for Chromebooks have fallen to a low level and Chrome browser is increasingly popular in the Southeast Asia market, Taiwan-based ODMs are recommended to directly cooperate...
Samsung chip powers new Google Chromebook
Nov 21, 21:07
Samsung Electronics has announced that its Exynos 5 Dual application processor powers the new Google Chromebook. Exynos 5 Dual is the industry's first ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and ARM Mali-T604...
Second-generation Chromebook shipments expected to remain weak
Nov 14, 16:19
Samsung Electronics launched an 11.6-inch Chromebook developed through cooperation with Google for sale at US$249 in October 2012 and Acer launched another 11.6-inch Chromebook for...
Acer to release second-generation Chromebook in October
Sep 17, 15:07
Acer is reportedly set to launch a second-generation Chromebook in mid-October and hopes the device will be able to replace its netbook product line which is expected to be phased...
New Chromebooks likely to be launched before 2012 holiday season, says Google Taiwan
Jun 4, 15:16
Google has had many hardware partners develop new models of Chromebooks which will be launched mainly in the peak sales period prior to the end of 2012, according to Google Taiwan...
Asustek, HTC back off from new Chromebook
May 31, 01:00
Although Google recently unveiled its second-generation Chromebook device, jointly developed with Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer and High Tech Computer (HTC), seeing Acer and...
Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder
Nov 10, 13:59
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea...
Google, Intel set to upgrade Chromebook performance
Jul 20, 16:58
Google plans to upgrade the Chromebook design from originally adopting Atom N570 processors to mainstream Core i series processors to significantly boost system performance, while...
Samsung Chromebook carries US$332.12 BOM, says IHS iSuppli
Jun 14, 16:55
Besides serving as the first physical example of Google's new vision for computing that puts less emphasis on PC hardware in favor of the cloud, the Series 5 Chromebook from Samsung...
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
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Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Before Going to Press | 27min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 41min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 49min ago
Google Chromebook Pixel notebook
Google has announced its latest notebook product - the Chromebook Pixel, featuring a 12.85-inch display with a density of 239 pixels per inch and touchscreen function, and an anodized...
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- 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
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- 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
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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.