Last update: Monday 21 January 2013 [151 news items]
Digital camera outsourcing from Japan rising quickly, say Taiwan makers
May 25, 11:30
Japan-based vendors of digital cameras will keep increasing their outsourcing to Taiwan-based makers to reduce production costs, and Taiwan makers' share of these vendors' DSC shipments...
Altek expects gross margin to rebound in 2H11
May 25, 11:24
Digital camera maker Altek expects its gross margin to rebound from 8.5% in first-quarter 2011 to at least 10% in the second half of the year due to higher shipment proportion of...
Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments
May 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan 2Q11 digital camera shipments expected to exceed 14 million
Apr 27, 16:54
Taiwan-based makers will ship 14.772 million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2011, rising by 25.1% sequentially but dropping by 1.4% on year, according to data collected...
Ability, Altek announce 2010 dividends
Apr 26, 12:37
Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek will distribute dividends of NT$3 (in cash) and NT$2.1 (NT$2 in cash and NT$0.1 in stock), respectively, for 2010, according to...
Supply of handset image sensors hit by Japan earthquake, says IHS iSuppli
Apr 15, 10:36
The recent earthquake in Japan is impacting the production of CMOS image sensors at two facilities in the country, affecting the supply of these parts to the mobile phone market,...
DSC chassis makers AVY and Donpon expected to see growth in 2Q11 revenues
Apr 12, 14:01
Taiwan-based digital camera chassis makers AVY Precision and Donpon Precision expect their shipments in the second quarter to grow sequentially as new camera models will start mass...
Digitimes Insight: Quake impacts memory supply, spot price on the rise
Mar 23, 09:53
Since Japan is second to South Korea in importance to the global memory industry, spot price for DRAM and NAND flash products both rose on the first trading day after the March 11...
Digitimes Insight: Japan digital camera plant shutdown to only have small impact on production
Mar 18, 10:38
Panasonic, Canon and Nikon have temporarily closed their digital camera and component plants in northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Taiwan market: BenQ aims at 10% share of digital cameras in 2011
Mar 9, 10:56
BenQ sold 70,000 digital cameras in the Taiwan market for a 6-7% share in 2010 and expects to sell 100,000 units for a market share of 10% in 2011, according to the company.
Kinko aims to ship 184 million glass optical lens pieces in 2011
Mar 8, 11:07
Kinko Optical expects to ship 184 million glass optical lens pieces for digital cameras, phone cameras, projectors, and other products in 2011, increasing by 16.5% from 2010, according...
Digital camera market turning to CMOS sensors
Mar 2, 11:17
Shipments of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors for digital still cameras (DSCs) are set for rapid growth over the next three years, allowing them to exceed...
Japan-based branded DSC vendors to outsource over 75% of their DSCs to Taiwan makers
Feb 17, 01:55
Japan-based brand-name DSC vendors are expected to outsource over 75% of the production of their DSCs to contract makers in Taiwan, including Canon Marketing (Taiwan) and Altek, in...
Taiwan market: BenQ launches digital camera S1420
Jan 27, 12:27
BenQ has launched its new digital camera model, S1420, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$5,490 (US$187).
Digital camera maker Asia Optical targets 35% growth in 2011 revenues
Jan 17, 14:19
Asia Optical expects its digital camera shipments to reach 10 million in 2011, with consolidated revenues to increase 35% sequentially from last year's NT$24.61 billion (US$769 million),...
Asia Optical to begin shipping pico projector modules for DSCs and smartphones
Jan 7, 01:45
Asia Optical will begin to ship pico projector modules for DSC and smartphone applications in the first quarter of 2011 and expects revenues from the new product line to grow subst...
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Cybershot W570, W530
Jan 6, 14:14
Sony has unveiled two new Cybershot digital camera models, the W570 and W530, for launch in the Taiwan market soon at recommended retail prices of NT$7,980 (US$264) and NT$4,980 respectively,...
Taiwan market: Sony sees market share rise in ILC market in 2010
Dec 28, 02:15
As consumer demand in Taiwan is shifting quickly toward interchangeable-lens camera (ILC), which include both DSLR and mirrorless models, the second-largest player Sony is expected...
Oct 25, 15:41
LED devices' share of the global lighting market will reach 16% in 2013 when worldwide LED production value tops US$20 billion, according to Digitimes Research.
Asia Optical expects revenues of NT$26 billion in 2010, 30% growth in 2011, says chairman
Oct 12, 10:57
Asia Optical expects consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$828 million) for 2010 and a sequential increase of 30% in 2011 due to growing contribution from several new products,...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches dual-screen digital camera ST600
Sep 29, 16:08
Samsung Electronics on September 28 unveiled its dual-screen digital camera, the ST600, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,990 (US$377),...
Ability Enterprise acquires land in Taipei for building headquarters, R&D center
Sep 27, 12:13
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has acquired a plot of land of 4,072 square meters (43,828 square feet) located in a newly developed district of the Taipei area...
Nearly 139 million digital cameras to be shipped globally in 2010, says Digitimes Research
Aug 20, 14:48
The 2010 global shipments of digital cameras (including DSLR models) will increase 7.71% from 2009 to 138.78 million units, according to projection by Digitimes Research.
Taiwan market: Samsung launches digital cameras WB2000, WB650, WB600
Aug 10, 16:56
Samsung Electronics has launched three digital camera models, WB2000, WB650 and WB600, in the Taiwan market, according to Samsung Electronics Taiwan.
Ability Enterprise expects to ship over 23 million digital cameras in 2010
Aug 10, 11:49
Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship 13 million digital cameras in the second half of 2010, leading to more than 23 million units in total shipments for 2010, according...
Altek receives digital camera orders from Nikon and Samsung
Aug 5, 10:52
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has recently reduced its quotes and successfully acquired orders from two new clients, Nikon and Samsung Electronics, for shipments in 2011,...
Taiwan market: BenQ launches digital camera T1260
Jul 30, 10:32
BenQ on July 29 launched a digital camera, the T1260, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$5,990 (US$186).
Jul 19, 11:27
Taiwan-based ODM/OEMs will ship 55.280 million digital cameras in 2010, accounting for 40.6% of the global total shipment volume of 136.125 million units, according to a forecast...
Kodak sues Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise
Jul 1, 10:35
US-based Eastman Kodak on June 22 filed with the US Court for the Western District of New York a legal action against Ability Enterprise over royalty fees regarding digital cameras,...
Taiwan market: Canon launches IXUS 300 HS digital camera with f/2
Jun 29, 11:54
Canon on June 28 unveiled IXUS 300 HS, a digital camera featuring a large aperture of f/2, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$12,990 (US$406),...
Nikon to launch new DSC with LCoS pico projector in August
Jun 24, 16:08
Nikon reportedly plans to launch a second-generation digital still camera (DSC) with built-in LCoS pico-projector technology from Himax Technologies, which is capable of connecting...
AVY Precision expects 2Q10 revenues to grow by over 15% on quarter
Jun 24, 14:19
AVY Precision Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of aluminum-alloy chassis of digital cameras, expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2010 to increase by more than 15% from...
IC designers look to over 20% order growth from DSC and game console sectors in 3Q10
Jun 24, 13:51
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see orders from the DSC and gaming console sectors increase over 20% sequentially in the third quarter and those from the notebook segment...
Taiwan market: Sony launches DSC-HX5V
Jun 23, 14:39
Sony has unveiled a Cyber-shot series digital cameral, the DSC-HX5V, in Taiwan, with the new model to be available starting from July 1 at a recommended retail price of NT$11,980...
Altek to see 30% growth in 2Q10 digital camera shipments, says president
Jun 17, 10:23
Digital camera maker Altek expects its second-quarter shipments to increase by 30% sequentially, according to company president Alex Hsia.
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 6h 15min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 6h 27min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 6h 42min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 6h 44min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 6h 46min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 7h 28min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 7h 39min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 7h 45min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 7h 47min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 7h 49min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 7h 52min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 8h 12min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 8h 25min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 8h 29min ago
The premium HP CW450t point-and-shoot digital camera features a 2.7-inch LCD touchscreen display, and a newly designed touch interface for viewing photos with the swipe of a finger...
Photo: Business Wire, Feb 22.
Samsung Electronics's CL65 digital still camera (DSC) features built-in geo-tagging, Bluetooth 2.0, DLNA compatibility, and Wi-Fi connectivity. The geo-tagging capability allows...
Photo: Company, Aug 24.
Samsung TL220 with dual LCD screens
Samsung Electronics' TL220 12.2 megapixel camera features dual LCD screens, with one on the front of the camera and a second one on the back to give consumers the ability to step...
Photo: Company, Aug 19.
Toshiba to launch 64GB SDXC card
Toshiba has announced the launch of a 64GB SDXC memory card based on version 3.0 of the SD Memory Standard, with the samples ready this November. Toshiba also unveiled 32GB and 16GB...
Photo: Company, Aug 6.
Nikon S1000pj camera with built-in projector
Nikon has unveiled its new Coolpix S1000pj digital camera which features what the company says is the world's first built-in projector. The Coolpix S1000pj transforms photo-sharing...
Photo: Company, Aug 4.
CIS market to see more consolidation: Q&A with Aptina marketing VP Sandor Barna
More designers are entering the CMOS image sensor (CIS) market, but Sandor Barna, vice president of marketing for Aptina, told Digitimes in a recent interview that smaller players...
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |
- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Company, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- 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.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.