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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Friday, March 12, 2010
11:41 (GMT+8)
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| 42 news tagged consumer electronics |
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Mid-year economic slump in US may slow down chip sales growth, says The Information Network Feb 23, 14:16 Indicators show that a weakening of the US economy in mid-2010 will result in a slowdown in semiconductor revenues, according to The Information Network. Personal consumption will remain sluggish in the second half of the year because of a jobless recovery, further deterioration in credit, and continued weakness in home prices. Read more |
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Greatek and TICP to step into copper-wire bonding in 2Q10 Feb 11, 14:58 With Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) aggressively ramping production on copper-wire bond processes, second-tier Taiwan-based IC packaging companies Greatek Electronics and Taiwan IC Packaging (TICP) both plan to follow suit. Read more |
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China retail chains consider launching own-brand notebooks Feb 5, 12:09 China consumer electronics retail chains Gome Electrical Appliances and Suning Appliance are reportedly interesting in launching own-brand notebooks, while Taiwan-based notebook makers are actively vying for the orders, according to market sources. Read more |
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Consumer electronics market to return to mild growth in 2010, says iSuppli Jan 28, 15:43 After a 6.7% drop in 2009, the global consumer electronics market is expected to achieve a mild recovery in 2010, with revenues expanding by 1.6% partly because of improving sales of LCD TVs, digital set-top boxes (STBs) and appliances, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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TUC to see rising shipment ratio of halogen-free CCLs in 2010 Jan 13, 16:23 Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) will see halogen-free copper-clad laminates (CCLs) account for more than 15% of its total CCL shipments later in 2010 from 12% in the second half of 2009, buoyed by growing demand for eco-friendly handsets, consumer electronics devices and notebooks, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony launches DSLR camera, to launch 4 new Cybershot cameras Jan 12, 16:33 Sony has launched its new entry-level A450 Alpha-series DSLR camera for sale in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$19,980 (US$624) and will launch four Cybershot series digital cameras, the TX7, W380, W350 and W320 on January 21, according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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Mobile consumer electronics device shipments to grow 55-fold in six years, says ABI Research Jan 5, 17:16 Shipments of mobile broadband-enabled consumer electronics are forecast to increase 55-fold between 2008 and 2014. This market – which includes e-book readers, mobile digital cameras and camcorders, personal media players (PMPs), personal navigation devices (PNDs), and mobile gaming devices – will see total shipments reach 58 million in 2014. Read more |
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Unity Opto partners with China consumer electronics player for LED lighting Dec 17, 15:28 Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology has signed an agreement with China-based Potevio's consumer electronic subsidiary to set up a LED lighting joint venture in order to enter China's LED lighting market, according to the company. Read more |
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IC distributor WPG manages revenue growth in November on China demand Dec 9, 11:16 WPG Holdings saw consolidated revenues grow almost 1% on month to NT$17.74 billion (US$549 million) in November, beating its previous estimate of a sequential drop, according to the company. Read more |
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China market: Clevo opens 3D Buynow online mall Nov 27, 17:10 Buynow, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain established in main cities of China by second-tier Taiwan-based PC maker Clevo, on November 26 opened a 3D online shopping mall, http://www.Buynow.com.cn, according to the company. Read more |
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Yageo releases RE precision thick film resistors targeting consumer electronics applications Nov 18, 16:24 Yageo has announced new RE precision thick film resistors designed for precision apparatus. Featuring precision tolerance and ultra-low temperature coefficient, Yageo's new RE series come in four sizes targeting applications in measuring instruments, industrial controls, medical treatment, broadband communication and consumer electronics with competitive prices. Read more |
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ASE to buy up shares in USI, targeting SiP applications Nov 18, 11:12 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is seeking to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) for NT$21 (US$0.65) per share, with the total cost estimated at NT$18.9 billion, according to the company. Read more |
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Consumer-IC backend supplier Greatek to move into new plant in 1Q10 Nov 17, 17:08 Chip packaging and testing firm Greatek Electronics, which focuses on the consumer electronics market, has said its new plant in Chunan, in the northern Taiwan county of Miaoli is expected to start operations in mid-December. The company plans to move into the larger production base in the first quarter of 2010, and will sell its existing Kungyi plant. Read more |
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Wi-Fi still rules as CE network connections grow, says ABI Research Oct 15, 16:32 Wi-Fi connections in consumer electronics devices will rise from 113 million in 2008 to more than 285 million by 2012 with the growth of connected consumer electronics devices, according to ABI Research. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 7D and others Oct 15, 14:32 Canon on October 14 unveiled its EOS 7D DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, as well as five other digital camera models, IXUS 200 IS, IXUS 120 IS, PowerShot G11, PowerShot S90 and PowerShot SX20 IS, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Bluetooth 3.0+HS-enabled devices to account for 61% of certified Bluetooth products in 2011, says Bluetooth SIG Oct 12, 14:23 Bluetooth 3.0+HS-enabled devices will account for 23% of all certified Bluetooth-enabled devices in 2010 and further climb to 61% in 2011, according to estimates from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Read more |
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IMEC, TSMC team up for miniaturized designs Oct 7, 10:48 IMEC, a Belgium-based research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on October 6 jointly announced the extension of their cooperation on manufacturing processes for mixed-signal ICs as well as 3D, MEMS and BiCMOS products. Read more |
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Apple and Windows computers living together under one roof, says NPD Oct 6, 17:10 Approximately 12% of all the US computer owning households own an Apple computer, up from 9% in 2008, according to NPD Group's 2009 Household Penetration Study. While Apple ownership is growing, those households are decidedly in favor of mixed system environments. Of those 12%, nearly 85% also own a Windows-based PC. Read more |
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Global chip sales up for sixth consecutive month in August, says SIA Oct 5, 14:02 Worldwide sales of semiconductors in August were US$19.1 billion, an increase of 5% from July 2009 when sales were US$18.2 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales were up sequentially in all geographic regions. Read more |
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AUO denies reorganization rumors Oct 2, 12:20 AU Optronics (AUO) has denied rumors that it will reorganize its operations soon in order to enhance its competitiveness. Read more |
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PCB maker Chin-Poon seeing strong demand for automotive and consumer electronics applications Sep 9, 15:49 Chin-Poon Industrial has seen orders from the automotive and consumer electronics sectors for the third quarter exceed its capacity, with a gap reaching 10%, according to the company. Its plants in China and Taiwan have reached full utilization rates. Read more |
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Consumer-IC backend supplier Greatek 3Q09 utilization rate to climb Newswatch - Aug 20, 16:08 Greatek Electronics is estimated to see its utilization rate for packaging and testing climb to 90-95% and 60-70%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2009, according to market watchers. In line with the utilization growth, the consumer-IC packaging and testing house is likely to post a revenue increase of 15-20% sequentially and a 24-26% gross margin for the quarter. Read more |
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G-sensor pricing to drop by 10-20% Aug 19, 16:32 Quotes of 3-axis accelerometers (g-sensors) are expected to drop by US$0.1-0.2 later in the third quarter of 2009, down from about US$1 at present, since the capacity expansion of Freescale will be completed this quarter, according to market sources. Read more |
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Nvidia Tegra powers Microsoft Zune HD Aug 18, 16:58 Nvidia has announced that Microsoft's new Zune HD portable media player is powered by the company's Tegra processor. Read more |
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IC distributor Galaxy Far East expects growing demand for CPLDs Aug 18, 16:12 Taiwan-based IC distributor Galaxy Far East noted that complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) are being used widely in smartphones for enabling design of more functions and are expected to be increasingly being used in portable consumer electronics because they are smaller and easier to be adopted compared to FPGAs, according to the company. Read more |
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MIPS promoting Android-support beyond handsets Newswatch - Aug 11, 14:15 MIPS Technologies is cooperating with foundry service providers to extend the application of its platforms supporting Android from handsets to digital set-top boxes (STBs) and TVs, MIDs, home audio/video players, VoIP devices and other digital consumer electronics, and will soon announce the Early Access Program specifically for partnerships with several main clients, industry sources in Taiwan have cited MIPS as indicating. Read more |
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Giantplus sees 20% on-year revenue growth in July Aug 7, 12:42 Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has reported revenues of NT$1.28 billion (US$39.10 million) for July, up 25.36% from NT$1.02 billion for June and 19.52% from NT$1.07 billion for July 2008, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Elpida ASP up 27% in fiscal 1Q09 Aug 5, 09:36 Japan's Elpida Memory has announced a net loss of 44.4 billion yen (US$470 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared to a loss of 60.9 billion yen in the prior quarter. However, the loss still widened from a loss of 13.8 billion yen recorded a year ago. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to spin off CE manufacturing department Jul 30, 13:49 Tsann Kuen, a major retail chain of IT products and consumer electronics in Taiwan recently decided to spin off its consumer electronics and home appliance manufacturing business effective on November 1, 2009. Read more |
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SMIC and Magma launch reference flow for low-power 65nm Jul 20, 16:53 Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Magma Design Automation on July 20 jointly announced availability of a low-power IC implementation reference flow for SMIC's 65nm process and low-leakage-process IP. The reference flow is available now at no cost to Magma customers. Read more |
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Consumer, wireless MEMS market set to grow amid downturn, says iSuppli Jul 16, 09:51 Defying the downturn in the overall electronics industry, the market for micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) used in consumer electronics and wireless products is expected to generate 6.4% growth in 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Consumer-IC backend supplier Greatek sales up 62% in 2Q09 Newswatch - Jul 15, 14:15 Greatek Electronics saw revenues for the second quarter of 2009 climb 62.4% sequentially, thanks to increased demand for consumer electronics ICs, network chips and power management ICs, according to the company. The consumer IC backend specialist saw its utilization rate for packaging and testing grow to 70% and 50%, respectively, in the second quarter. Read more |
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CE market looks up, but low prices prevent true recovery, says iSuppli Jul 8, 16:15 The consumer electronics (CE) industry will not achieve an annual expansion in 2009, which would signal a true recovery, despite the global CE market returning to sequential revenue growth in the second quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China market: LED players to depend on May Day holiday sales Apr 14, 14:57 Consumer electronic sales during the May Day (May 1) holiday in China will be an indicator of demand in the LED market in the second half of 2009, as most Taiwan LED players are only seeing their order visibility lasting until May, according to market sources. Read more |
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IC packaging firm Greatek March revenues up 58% on CE demand Newswatch - Apr 9, 16:07 IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics saw its March revenues soar 58% on month to NT$650 million (US$19.35 million), buoyed by strong demand for consumer electronics products in China. Revenues for the first quarter grew 3.8% sequentially to NT$1.35 billion. Read more |
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HD consumer electronics shipments to triple by 2012, says iSuppli Mar 31, 12:07 Global shipments of high-definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs), camcorders, DVD players and video-game consoles are expected to triple from 2008 to 2012, as HD becomes the ubiquitous video standard worldwide, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China consumer electronics promotion program may boost shipments, not profits for LCD panel makers Newswatch - Feb 26, 15:32 Although China's consumer electronics susidy program has boosted shipments and utilization rates for LCD panel makers in the first quarter of 2009, panel makers are likely to see limited improvement to their profits, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Retailers expect 20% sales drop for IT, consumer electronics products in 2009 Feb 5, 11:37 Retail channels in Taiwan expect their sales of consumer electronics, communications and computer products will drop 20% in 2009 as demand will remain sluggish, according to sources with the local retail market. Read more |
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ARC International launches audio IP solutions for consumer electronics Jan 9, 17:08 ARC International has introduced new vertically-integrated audio intellectual property (IP) solutions, dubbed Sound-to-Silicon, for three major consumer electronics product categories – digital TVs and home theaters, portable media devices, and PC and laptop computers. Read more |
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Taiwan consumer electronics IC players say demand may not recover until after Lunar New Year Dec 17, 13:09 Since order visibility for consumer electronics ICs is still low and IC distributors have not yet cleared out their inventories, December sales of consumer electronics ICs are expected to decline from November. Read more |
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SDRAM specialist Etron posts losses for first three quarters Newswatch - Dec 1, 11:09 Impacted by the economic downturn, SDRAM specialist Etron Technology has posted after-tax losses of NT$322 million (US$9.65 million) for the first three quarters of 2008, with a negative earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.75. Read more |
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Some small- to medium-size LCD panel makers see utilization drop to 20% Nov 19, 01:05 The small- to medium-size LCD panel sector is experiencing unprecedented weak demand, with some players' utilization dropping to as low as 20%, according to industry sources. Read more |
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