Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [212 news items]
Growth of DRAM content in notebooks decelerates, says IHS
Nov 9, 09:56
The growth of DRAM content in traditional notebooks is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks and cloud computing, along with weak near-term economic conditions,...
Dell to expand Taiwan Design Center staff for cloud computing business
Nov 4, 01:00
Dell on November 3 announced additional investment in Taiwan to mainly expand staff at its Taiwan Design Center from 600 members currently to 700 in an attempt to strengthen its ability...
D-Link looks to business opportunities from cloud computing
Oct 28, 12:16
D-Link expects cloud computing applications to bring in many business opportunities over the next 10 years, company president AP Chen said at an investors conference on October 27.
Quanta chairman optimistic about artificial intelligence for the future
Oct 26, 16:33
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a 2011 International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress Taipei conference, pointed out that after cloud computing, artificial intelligence including...
Cloud computing enough to cover decrease in demand for DRAM used in PCs, says Kingston co-founder
Oct 25, 01:25
Although demand for DRAM used in PCs has been decreasing, demand for DRAM from cloud computing applications is sufficient to cover the decrease, and server-use DRAM, SSD (solid-state...
Taiwan market: CHT, real estate developer in cloud-enabled building project
Oct 20, 12:12
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will team up with a local real estate developer to offer customized cloud-computing services for office buildings, according to industry sources...
Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with Fujitsu in cloud computing solutions
Oct 20, 11:02
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced that it has signed an MOU with Japan-based Fujitsu for cooperation in developing and marketing cloud computing solutions.
Chunghwa Telecom launches business-use cloud computing application marketplace
Oct 7, 16:10
Taiwan telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on October 6 launched HiCloud Mall, a market for business-use cloud computing software solutions and services available for rent with...
Taiwan forms Cloud & Connect TV Forum
Oct 4, 11:01
MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) members of the Cable Broadband Institute in Taiwan as well as local digital content providers and hardware makers have formed the Cloud &...
Wistron to launch a tablet PC model with in-house built software support
Oct 4, 01:30
Wistron is set to launch a tablet PC that will support cloud computing and the company will push the device in the education and medical markets, according to company president Robert...
AMD aggressive about cloud computing business in Greater China, say executives
Sep 30, 16:28
AMD, seeing the cloud computing market starting to take off, has been aggressive about gaining share in the server market and has already cooperated with the government of Beijing,...

A 10Networks sets up cloud computing R&D center in Taiwan
Sep 26, 10:03
A 10Networks, a California-based provider of application delivery controller and server load balancing solutions, has established a R&D center focusing on cloud computing in Taipei's...
Sep 20, 01:20
Mitac Information Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of IT system integration service, on September 19 announced the launch of smart public cloud computing services, MiCloud, through...
D-Link attaches cloud computing value-added services to terminal devices for market segmentation
Sep 19, 10:39
Taiwan-based networking/communication device own-brand vendor D-Link, facing increasing price competition from China-based makers including TP-Link, has adopted a market segmentation...
Taiwan market: FET offers cloud management for cars
Sep 8, 11:53
Taiwna-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched a cloud computing-based solution for management of business-use automobiles, with small- and medium-sized businesses...
Sep 7, 01:25
Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, three web portals in the China market, have cooperated with handset vendors to launch customized smartphones to provide mobile cloud computing services,...
Quanta announces 2Q11 results; expects strong growth for cloud computing products
Sep 1, 01:25
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$274.39 billion (US$9.47 billion) for the second quarter, up 9.1% on quarter, but down 7% on year, while gross margin also...
TWM to set up cloud computing center
Aug 30, 10:45
Taiwan mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will invest NT$5.3 billion (US$183 million) to establish a green-energy cloud computing data center in suburban Taipei, with the...
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...
D-Link extends from hardware to cloud services
Aug 29, 10:02
D-Link, a Taiwan-based vendor of networking/communication devices, has extended its business operation from hardware sale to offering cloud computing-based application services for...
HP may quit developing WebOS printer
Aug 23, 12:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan's Image and Printing Group (IPG), commenting on the headquarters' recent announcement that HP will quit the development of WebOS-based tablet PCs and smartphones,...
Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing
Aug 23, 01:10
Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...
Quanta to cooperate with MIT to develop cloud computing technology
Jul 29, 11:40
Quanta Computer will team up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop cloud computing technologies for health care applications. The notebook ODM is also in talks...
Compal reportedly lands new notebook orders from Asustek for 2012
Jul 28, 01:30
Compal Electronics has reportedly landed new notebook orders from Asustek Computer for 2012, doubling its Asustek orders from two million units in 2011 to four million units in 2012,...
Quanta, Wistron expected to strongly benefit from cloud computing in 2012
Jul 28, 01:10
Quanta Computer and Wistron are expected to see strong sales growth in their cloud computing-related businesses in 2012 with Quanta's revenues from server business to more than double,...
China cloud computing production value estimated to grow to CNY2-3 billion in 2012
Jul 27, 16:49
China's total production value of cloud computing-based products and services, including online gaming services, will increase to an estimated CNY2-3 billion (US$309-463 million)...
Asustek looking for partners to venture into cloud computing segment
Jul 22, 01:15
Asustek Computer has revealed that it has been looking for partners to jointly develop cloud computing technology. It also does not rule out the possibility of setting up a cloud...
Acer to acquire iGware for US$320 million
Jul 22, 01:05
Acer plans to acquire US-based iGware, a leading cloud technology company, for US$320 million plus another US$75 million for performance-based pay-outs. With the objective of mid-...
Apple giveth, but iCloud taketh away from NAND flash market, says IHS
Jul 18, 13:56
Apple in recent years has played a key role in expanding the market for NAND flash, but the company's newly-launched iCloud storage service could cause demand for the memory to weaken...
Quanta to venture into cloud computing services
Jul 1, 01:30
Quanta Computer has announced that it will launch cloud computing services in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET). This business model will...
Mitac establishing navigation cloud computing platform
Jun 29, 01:20
Taiwan-based ODM Mitac International is setting up a cloud computing platform featuring GPS navigation applications specifically for its terminal devices including GPS PNDs and tablet...
Lite-On reports record high revenues for 2010
Jun 24, 16:01
Lite-On Technology (Lite-On) reported record high revenues for 2010 and said it will distribute dividends of NT$2.92 (US$0.10) per share at its shareholders meeting on June 22. CEO...
Hard drive supply gap estimated to widen to 15-20 million units in 3Q11
Jun 23, 01:50
Global hard drive demand in the third quarter is estimated to reach as high as 180 million units with the five major hard drive makers only capable of supplying 160-165 million units,...
Taiwan market: Delta Electronics establishes academic cloud computing environment
Jun 21, 14:30
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics on June 20 formed an alliance with the National Taiwan University (NTU) to create an academic cloud computing environment in the College of Management...
Taiwan market: HP to push WebOS-based tablet PC and smartphone in 2H11
Jun 21, 01:35
First-tier PC brand vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) is set to add its TouchPad tablet PC and smartphone as new products line in the IT market, to help fill in the gap of its cloud computing...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
24-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |

| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |

| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |

- 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
- 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

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.
























