Samsung, Toshiba to develop DDR NAND standard

Jul 23, 15:38

Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have announced their commitment to develop a DDR NAND flash memory with a 400Mb/s interface, toggle DDR 2.0 specification. Both companies said they...

MEMS market to propel toward double-digit growth in 2010, says iSuppli

Jul 14, 14:35

Fueled by strong demand for consumer electronic devices and handsets, the market for MEMS sensors is set to rebound sharply in 2010 and approach a point close to the historical peak...

Lite-On IT to produce consoles, consumer electronics at southern China factory

Jul 5, 11:20

Lite-On IT plans to extend production at its factory in the Beihai Export Processing Zone in Guangxi, southern China, from optical disc drives to games consoles and consumer electronics...

Foxconn May revenues up 6% sequentially

Jun 11, 16:44

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$163.26 billion (US$5.04 billion) for May 2010, up 6.11% sequentially and 78.1% on year, thanks mainly...

Worse-than-expected World Cup tickets to drive LCD TV sales

Newswatch - May 21, 10:23

Worse-than-expected sales of tickets for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa in June could help boost sales of LCD TVs in Europe, according to market sources.

Global chip sales up 58% on year in 1Q10, says SIA

May 4, 11:27

Worldwide semiconductor sales were US$69.2 billion in the first quarter, representing a 58.3% rise compared to US$43.7 billion in the same quarter of 2009, according to the Semiconductor...

No need to be afraid of Foxconn, says Pegatron chairman

Apr 30, 17:16

Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung has said there is no need to be afraid of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and that a monopoly will not form in the consumer electronics...

KatDC eyeing demand for Android/Linux-based software solutions embedded in consumer electronics

Apr 27, 14:09

KatDC, a Taiwan-based developer of embedded IP multimedia software solutions based on Android or Linux and user interfaces for use in home-use and portable consumer electronics, is...

Power transistor market to hit sales high in 2010, says IC Insights

Apr 22, 16:44

After falling 16% in 2009, power transistor sales are expected to climb 31% in 2010 and reach a new record high of US$10.96 billion, according to IC Insights. The projected 31% growth...

Consumers boost CE spending, despite drop in income, says iSuppli

Mar 21, 15:30

Despite an unprecedented decline in global per capita income in 2009, global revenues for hot electronic products increased for the year, reflecting a fundamental shift in how consumers...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...