Last update: Thursday 13 June 2013 [514 news items]
China labor shortage may drag down notebook shipment performance in peak season
Jul 5, 01:15
With China's labor shortage issues seriously impacting notebook makers' shipment performance in June, notebook makers are concerned that the problem will only become more serious...
Compal lands 70% of Dell 2013 notebook orders
Jul 2, 11:13
Compal Electronics has obtained orders from Dell accounting for 70% of Dell's total notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Compal lowers sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says report
Newswatch - Jun 25, 14:57
Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its forecast on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2012 from 15% originally to 7.9-10%, the Chinese-language Commercial...
ANT Precision to supply connectors for Compal, Pegatron
Jun 15, 01:00
ANT Precision Industry is set to step into the supply chains of Compal Electronics in July and Pegatron in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to industry sources.
Taiwan ODMs show no interest in ultra-low price handset market
Jun 14, 01:05
China-based second-tier smartphone brand vendors have recently been pushing their ultra-low price smartphones, priced at only CNY500 (US$79), in the retail channel, but since these...
Compal Communications, Arima Communications report strong sales for May
Newswatch - Jun 12, 15:13
Handset ODMs Compal Communications and Arima Communications both have reported better than expected results for May, with the two firms seeing their revenues rise 22% and 11% on month...
Quanta, Compal May revenues up sequentially
Jun 11, 11:29
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics saw consolidated revenues of NT$72.678 billion (US$2.45 billion) for May increasing 6.83% on month and NT$51.581 billion up 2.17% respectively,...
Notebook ODMs starting to reduce component orders for June
May 29, 01:25
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, although still maintaining their shipment forecast for the second quarter, have recently started decreasing their orders to upstream component makers and...
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
May 23, 01:00
Samsung Electronics has for the first time outsourced notebook production and released initial ODM orders to Compal Electronics, with shipments to begin in June 2012, according to...
Compal Communications to ship 2 million smartphones in 2Q12
May 10, 16:13
Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones, including the Lumia 610 and Lumia 800, grow 20-30% sequentially to two million units in the second quarter,...
HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks
May 10, 01:40
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...
Compal reports revenue decline in April
May 10, 01:35
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$50.48 billion (US$1.72 billion), down 14.78% on month and 14.71% on year, with combined consolidated revenues from January...
Wistron, Compal focus on touchscreen technologies
May 8, 01:30
Notebook ODMs Wistron and Compal Electronics are optimistic Windows 8 will bring a new trend for touchscreen control, and the companies have been working aggressively in the touchscreen...
Compal expects 14.8% sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments
May 2, 11:40
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments in second-quarter 2012 to increase 14.8% on quarter to 9.3 million units, company president Ray Chen told an investor conference...
Compal Communications posts net profits of over NT$500 million in 1Q12
Newswatch - Apr 30, 14:48
Compal Communications has reported net profits of NT$515.52 million (US$17.58 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 66% from the previous quarter. EPS for the first quarter...
Compal Communications to see strong smartphone shipments to Nokia in 2Q12
Apr 24, 10:40
Taiwan-based Compal Communications is likely to see its smartphone shipments in second-quarter 2012 increase sequentially by 30-40% to 2.5-3.0 million units mainly due to ODM production...
Notebook players ready to host investor meetings
Apr 24, 00:59
Notebook players including Inventec, Acer, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Asustek Computer are all set to host their investor meeting before the end of April.
Compal expected to see 2H12 shipments rise 50-60% from 1H12
Apr 18, 16:41
Compal Electronics is expected to see notebook shipments in the second half of 2012 increase 50-60% from those in the first half, according to component makers.
Notebook ODMs to see 10-20% on-month shipment drop in April
Apr 17, 01:00
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are expected to see their shipments in April to suffer on-month drops of 10-20% as brand vendors are busy digesting their Sandy Bridge-based model inventories...
Compal Communications looks to 20% sequential shipment growth in 2Q12
Apr 12, 01:20
Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones expand by 20% to over 2.2 million units in the second quarter of 2012, propelled by increasing orders for Android...
Notebook ODMs to see gross margins improve in 2Q12 on increasing shipments of ultrabooks
Apr 10, 15:11
Gross margins of Taiwan-base notebook ODMs are expected to rebound in the second quarter of 2012 along with the launch of new ultrabook models by branded vendors including Hewlett-Packard...
Notebook ODMs enjoy on-month growth in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:10
Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have announced their revenues for March, with each of the firms enjoying shipment growth on month.
Quanta, Compal expected to achieve growth in 2H12 gross margin
Apr 3, 01:30
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are both expected to see falling gross margins in the first quarter of 2012 with Quanta's problems due to its weak shipments for non-notebook...
Compal posts 2011 net EPS of NT$2.53
Apr 2, 10:33
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics generated net EPS of NT$2.53 for 2011, according to the company's 2011 financial report.
Compal Communications and FIH begin generating profits
Mar 29, 01:10
Handset ODMs Compal Communications and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) have begun generating profits recently after migrating to the production of smartphones from feature phones,...
Notebook makers gross margins dip below 5% for 4Q11
Mar 27, 01:20
As Wistron suffered a decline in 2011 gross margin to 4.91% from 5.61% in 2010, market watchers pointed out that Taiwan-based first-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer and Compal...
Compal notebook shipments up 38% in February
Mar 13, 14:32
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics enjoyed shipment growth of more than 30% sequentially in February 2012, outperforming fellow firms including Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec...
Compal Communications looks to ship 4 million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 12, 14:31
Compal Communications is expected to ship four million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012, with Nokia's Lumia 610 accounting for the bulk of the shipments, according to a Chinese-language...
Wistron Chengdu plants to enter production in March, Compal in May
Mar 3, 14:56
Wistron expects its plants in Chengdu, western China to start production in March, according to company chairman Simon Lin, while Compal Electronics plans to start production at its...
Compal Communications expects 20% sequential growth in 1Q12 smartphone shipments
Feb 22, 01:20
Compal Communications, in view of increasing orders for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphones from Nokia and orders for Android smartphones from Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, expects...
Notebook makers to see shipments recover in February
Feb 21, 01:30
Notebook makers, after suffering from a weak performance in January, are expected to see an overall on-month shipment growth of 10% in February as hard disc drive (HDD) supply returns...
Growing China TV industry may threaten Taiwan OEM orders, say sources
Feb 15, 14:00
China-based branded TV vendors and TV OEMs have gradually emerged as major players in the global TV market, buoyed largely by their competitive pricing strategies - a trend which...
Quanta, Compal aim at 30%, 20% of 2012 revenues from non-notebook products
Feb 15, 01:05
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics, in view of slowing growth in global demand for notebooks, have been making efforts to compete for orders for other product lines and expect...
Compal ships 2.1 million notebooks in January, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 13, 11:36
Compal Electronics shipped 2.1 million notebooks in January, the lowest monthly level since December 2008, according to Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (
Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:16
ODM handset maker Compal Communications has posted strong revenue gains in January thanks to orders from Nokia, while fellow company Arima Communications saw its revenues decline...
Touch-sensor technologies poised for growth, says DisplaySearch
Displays | 12min ago
Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
LED | 14min ago
Newmax Technology to begin shipments of lenses used in Xbox One in 3Q13
IT + CE | 16min ago
Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
Displays | 17min ago
Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
IT + CE | 20min ago
AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
Displays | 23min ago
UMC looking for potential acquisitions in Asia
Bits + chips - Stockwatch | 23min ago
Micron swings to fiscal 3Q13 profit
Bits + chips | 1h 19min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 21:51
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- 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
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- 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
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- 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
- 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
20-Jun-2013 12:46 (GMT+8)
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7896.6 | -110.79 | -1.38% |
| TSE electronic | 296.46 | -4.71 | -1.56% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 118.54 | -1.39 | -1.16% |
| OTC electronic | 142.36 | -2.00 | -1.39% |
- 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
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 19.
Photo: Company, Jun 19.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 19.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 18.
Photo: Company, Jun 18.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 13.
Photo: Company, Jun 13.
Photo: Company, Jun 13.
Photo: Company, Jun 11.
Photo: Company, Jun 11.
Photo: Company, Jun 11.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 11.
- 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.