Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 17.6% drop in 2012 LCD TV shipments

Nov 23, 15:54

Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 37.513 million LCD TVs in 2012, slipping 17.6% from 2011, with a global share of 18.2%, down 4.1pp as well, according to Digitimes Research...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 25 million LCD monitors in 3Q12

Nov 23, 11:51

Taiwan-based makers shipped 25.780 million LCD monitors during the third quarter of 2012, increasing 7.4% on quarter but decreasing 11.4% on year and occupying 63.4% of global total...

Digitimes Research: China tablet SoC developers enjoy robust shipment growth in 2012

Nov 20, 20:43

There has been a surge in demand for tablet-use SoC solutions in the China market thus far in 2012, benefiting local IC design companies such as Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Technology...

Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to surpass that of notebooks in 2013

Nov 19, 22:59

Digitimes Research expects global tablet shipments to reach 210 million units in 2013, up 38.3% on year and surpass those of notebook for the first time, with branded tablet shipments...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 12.3% decrease in 2013 digital camera shipments

Nov 19, 16:18

There will be 93.827 million digital cameras shipped globally in 2013, dropping 7.2% due to slow economic conditions and increasing competition from smartphones. Taiwan's four main...

Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments to grow 30% in 2013

Nov 19, 15:52

Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow 30% to 865 million units in 2013, accounting for 43.9% of total handset shipments in the year, Digitimes Research has estimated.

Digitimes Research: Digital TV product and home entertainment system sales down in 3Q12

Nov 15, 21:20

Global consumer electronics sales were lower than expected during the third quarter of 2012, with digital TV products as well as home entertainment and sound systems getting hit the...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan-based LCD TV maker shipments expected to reach 44.73 million units in 2013

Nov 15, 21:01

Taiwan-based LCD TV makers' shipments are expected to reach 44.73 million units in 2013, a 20% on-year increase, due to an expected recovery in the LCD TV segment and increased orders...

Digitimes Research: Asustek to compete with Acer for top-3 worldwide notebook vendor spot in 2013

Nov 15, 15:45

Weak Global notebook demand is expected to reshuffle the top-10 notebook brand rankings in 2013, with Lenovo expected to successfully take over Hewlett-Packard's (HP) leading position...

Digitimes Research: Sanan-Formosa Epitaxy cooperation to benefit both firms

Nov 15, 15:31

China-based Sanan Optoelectronics recently announced it was buying up shares of Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy. Cooperation between the two firms can achieve benefits such as economies...

Digitimes Research: 4.57 million e-book readers to be shipped globally in 4Q12

Nov 14, 16:22

Global e-book reader shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 will reach 4.57 million units, hiking 92% on quarter but dropping 49.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Digitimes Research: White-box tablet shipments to surpass 50 million units in 2012

Nov 13, 16:01

White-box tablets are expected to see a surge in shipment growth in 2012 with volumes surpassing 50 million units, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst James Wang.

Digitimes Research: Windows 8 expected to have minimal impact on touch screen notebooks in 2013

Nov 13, 15:44

Shipment growth for touch screens used in notebooks throughout the fourth quarter of 2012 and most of 2013 will at large not be affected by the release of Windows 8, according to...

Digitimes Research: Samsung Electronics holds strong in 2012 due to panel production strategies

Nov 8, 20:33

Samsung Electronics has held the top spot in terms of revenues generated in 2012 compared to other Asia-based panel makers such as LG Display (LGD), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics...

Digitimes Research: Southeast Asia solar markets need subsidies to stimulate growth

Nov 8, 20:25

Countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines have sufficient sunlight hours which is suitable to develop a strong solar market.

Digitimes Research: South Korea aggressively promotes LED commercialization policies

Nov 8, 14:40

To promote the commercialization of LED lighting, South Korea's Knowledge Economy Ministry announced in 2006 a "15/30" plan, which means to achieve 30% LED lighting commercialization...

Digitimes Research: Nexus 4 to be popular in prepaid SIM card and telecom retail channels

Nov 7, 21:57

Google's Nexus 4, which comes with a 4.7-inch 720p HD display and Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, is expected to become a popular model in the prepaid SIM card segment...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers 4Q12 digital camera shipments to hit 15-quarter low

Nov 7, 09:25

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship 8.86 million digital cameras in total in the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing 17.1% sequntially...

Digitimes Research: China-based tier-2 LED chipmakers see falling revenues in 2012

Nov 6, 14:42

China-based tier-two LED chipmakers such as Silan Azure, Epilight Technology, and Tsinghua Tongfang have seen on-year decreases of around 30-50% in their accumulated revenues so far...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 10 million LCD TVs in 4Q12

Nov 6, 10:49

Taiwan-based makers will ship 10.828 million LCD TVs in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 9.7% on quarter but decreasing 6% on year, with 65% of the sets to be shipped on an...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 339 million small- to medium-size panels in 4Q12

Nov 6, 10:45

Taiwan-based makers will ship 339.697 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels during the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing 9.9% on quarter and 7.8% on year, according to

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see on-year decrease in large-size LCD panel shipments in 4Q12

Nov 5, 22:03

Taiwan-based panel makers' large-size TFT LCD panel shipments are expected to approach 69 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, an on-year decrease of 3.4%, due to an expected...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 17 million handsets in 4Q12

Nov 2, 15:36

Taiwan-based OBMs (own-brand manufacturers), ODMs and IDM (joint-design manufacturers) will ship an estimated 17.14 million handsets in total during the fourth quarter of 2012, growing...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 376 million small- to medium-size panels in 3Q12

Nov 2, 14:57

Taiwan-based makers shipped 376.793 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 8.4% on quarter but decreasing by 18.0% on year, according...

Digitimes Research: Thailand solar market has good prospects

Nov 1, 16:09

Thailand enjoys long sunshine hours. Its capital city, Bangkok, has an average year-round temperature of 24-degrees Celsius with over 1,800 sunshine hours/year. Central and Northeastern...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship nearly 10 million LCD TVs in 3Q12

Oct 30, 15:01

Taiwan-based makers shipped 9.874 million LCD TVs in the third quarter of 2012, increasing 18.9% on quarter but decreasing 12.4% on year. 65.5% of the shipment volume was on an OEM/ODM...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan shipments of large-sized panels up 5.2% sequentially in 3Q12

Oct 30, 14:41

Taiwan-based Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display together shipped 71.415 million large-sized TFT-LCD panels during the third...

Digitimes Research: China government continues to support LCD industry

Oct 25, 20:32

The China government is continuing to help China's TFT LCD industry by increasing funding to various companies for development of technology, as well as by reducing or eliminating...

Digitimes Research: Apple has chance to become the fifth largest PC brand in 2013

Oct 25, 11:25

Apple has released its new iMac, Mac mini, 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad. For the Mac product lines, which are all heading towards...

Digitimes Research: CSOT increases influence in China panel industry

Oct 23, 21:20

China-based China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has surpassed BOE in TV panel shipments, and is now one of the three largest providers of LCD TV panels in China, surpassing...