Pegatron sees net losses in 1Q11

Apr 28, 01:20

Pegatron Technology has announced net losses of NT$559 million (US$19.38 million) for the first quarter of 2011 with EPS of negative NT$0.25 and gross margin of only 1.8%, all historical...

Consumer and mobile MEMS to boom in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Apr 12, 10:29

After only four years of existence, a segment of the MEMS market known as new MEMS - specifically for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile handsets - will jump 157.4% in 2011, powering...

China MCU market to grow through 2015, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 31, 10:09

China's microcontroller (MCU) market is expected to reach US$4.7 billion in revenues by 2015, up more than two-thirds from US$2.8 billion in 2010, according to IHS iSuppli.

Nuvoton 2Q11 revenues to grow substantially, say sources

Mar 11, 12:09

Market watchers expect IC design house Nuvoton Technology to report strong sequential revenue gains for second-quarter 2011, buoyed by rising shipments to the consumer electronics...

Taiwan market: LG to introduce 3D products in 2011

Mar 11, 11:51

LG Electronics (LGE) is optimistic about 3D business opportunities and plans to introduce a complete 3D series of products in Taiwan, and expects 3D to become a basic function for...

Western Digital unseats Seagate in 2010, says Information Network

Feb 23, 14:13

Western Digital (WD) took command of the hard disk drive (HDD) market in 2010 from long-time leader Seagate on the strength of its market momentum in mobile computing, according to...

WLAN chipset shipments set to double in 2011, says IHS

Feb 18, 10:04

With Wi-Fi functionality becoming a standard feature in a host of electronic devices spanning TVs, cameras and car entertainment systems, shipments of WLAN chipsets will double in...

Acer, Asustek cutting into tier-4 to 6 cities in China

Feb 17, 01:10

Acer and Asustek Computer have recently been aggressively cutting into China's tier-4 to tier-6 cities as both players are optimistic about these cities' potential in the future.

IC distributor Zenitron posts growth in January sales

Feb 11, 11:12

Taiwan-based Zenitron has reported NT$3.24 billion (US$112 million) in consolidated revenues for January 2011, growing 8% sequentially and setting the second-highest record for monthly...

Foxconn reports on-year revenue gains for January

Feb 11, 01:35

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$186.23 billion for January 2011, down 23.88% sequentially but up 36.6% from a year earlier. Shipments...

Consumer electronics market boosted by connected home products in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Jan 26, 11:59

Global unit shipments of consumer electronics (CE) products will climb 2.6% in 2010, partly driven by rising sales of products that play a role in the connected home and that focus...

Electromagnetic input is best medium-size handwriting touch solution, says Waltop

Jan 13, 01:10

Among various touch-panel technologies, electromagnetic is the optimal one for medium-sized touch panels for handwriting-input in terms of production cost and yields, according to...

CES 2011: Lenovo showcasing new all-in-one PCs

Jan 6, 02:05

Lenovo will showcase four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs, targeting the home-use market, at CES 2011.

CES 2011: Nvidia to ship at least 15 million Tegra series processors in 2011

Jan 6, 01:30

Nvidia, with orders from tablet PCs, smartphones and car electronics, is expected to have already landed orders for about 15 million Tegra-based processors in 2011. Tegra will become...

CES 2011: Smart TVs, 3D TVs and tablet PCs to be the spotlights

Jan 6, 01:20

Samsung Electronics and Sony are both preparing to promote their smart TV businesses at CES 2011, which will start on January 5. Samsung is displaying its smart TV advertisement on...

Richtek expects 5-10% revenue growth for 1Q11

Jan 4, 11:27

Richtek Technology expects revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% sequentially on its aggressive efforts in the handset, LED backlight and consumer electronics sectors,...

Foxconn to make smartphones and tablet PCs for Vizio

Jan 4, 01:35

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has landed OEM orders of smartphones and tablets for US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio.

MSI to showcase new all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at CES 2011

Jan 4, 01:25

Micro-Star International (MSI), in addition to its notebooks and tablet PCs, will also showcase its latest all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at Consumer Electronics...

AMD readies next-generation netbook/tablet PC platform

Dec 30, 01:15

AMD is set to announce its Brazos platform, a combination of the company's Ontario APU and Hudson chipset, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011. The company has already prepared...

Intel, Microsoft may face strong challenge from ARM/Android

Dec 23, 01:15

With rumors that Microsoft will announce a Windows operating system designed specifically for ARM-based platforms at CES 2011, plus the fact that Intel has been working aggressively...

ECS, Asustek, MSI to showcase tablet PCs at CES 2011

Dec 23, 01:10

Elitegroup Computer System (ECS), Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) are all preparing to showcase their latest tablet PCs at CES 2011.

Toshiba to launch 3 new tablet PCs in 1Q11

Dec 7, 01:05

Toshiba is aiming to launch three new tablet PCs in the first quarter of 2011 and has outsourced their production to its Taiwan-based partners Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics...

Global October chip sales flat on-month, says SIA

Dec 6, 09:36

Worldwide semiconductor sales were US$26.3 billion in October 2010, staying flat from the prior month, according to SIA. Sales increased by 19.8% from October 2009 when sales were...

Consumer electronics revenue recovers in 2010, says iSuppli

Dec 3, 11:46

Global consumer electronics equipment manufacturing revenues in 2010 are rebounding from the downturn of 2009, setting the stage for a sustained rise during the next four years, according...

Ralink launches mobile Wi-Fi devices for handsets and portable consumer electronics products

Dec 1, 12:05

Ralink Technology has announced its entry into the mobile Wi-Fi market with the introduction of the RT8180 for cellular phones and the RT3180 and RT3680 for portable consumer electronics...

Elpida starts sampling 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM for consumer electronics

Nov 29, 13:52

Elpida Memory has begun sample shipments of its new 2-gigabit (2Gb) DDR3 SDRAM geared for use in consumer electrical appliances, according to the company, claiming it is the industry's...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch Bloggie Touch camcorder

Nov 17, 16:52

Sony has unveiled its Bloggie Touch series camcorder, the MHS-TS20K, for launch in the Taiwan market on December 1 at a recommended retail price of NT$8,990 (US$293) including a free...

NAND flash contract price decline intensifies

Nov 17, 01:45

NAND flash contract prices have continued to decline in early November 2010. Prices for 64Gb and 16Gb MLC products dropped more than 7% and 8Gb MLC products fell 10-14% largely due...

Kionix enters consumer gyro market

Nov 9, 10:15

MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix has announced a pair of new gyroscopes - the dual-axis KGY12 and the tri-axis KGY13 - aimed at mass-market consumer applications such as mobile...

Consumer electronics IC suppliers face cost challenges, says iSuppli

Oct 15, 11:56

The consumer electronics market continues to hold tremendous growth potential as it rebounds from the recession, but semiconductor vendors operating in this fragmented space will...

China market: TV sales during national day holidays rise 150-200% on year, says retailer

Oct 5, 02:05

Based on the sales data from the first three days of China's national day holidays, TV sales in China are projected to increase 150-200% from a year ago, according to Suning Appliance,...

Touch screen IC shipments to buoy Elan September revenues

Sep 16, 01:40

Touch panel IC designer Elan Microelectronics expects to see revenues in September 2010 bounce back to better than the level of August, buoyed by a ramp-up in orders from both the...

MEMS sales to continue rising in consumer electronics and handset markets, says iSuppli

Aug 16, 14:18

Revenues for MEMS sensors and actuators used in consumer electronics and mobile phones is projected to reach US$1.5 billion in 2010, up 22.9% from US$1.3 billion in 2009, according...

Slow PC and consumer electronics demand continues weighing on DRAM and NAND flash ASP, says inSpectrum

Aug 13, 17:07

The DRAM and NAND flash contract markets have seen price corrections continue for the first half of August as a result of slow demand, according to inSpectrum.