Last update: Friday 26 April 2013 [70 news items]
PVI may have a chance to cut into Apple iPad supply chain
Apr 22, 15:45
Prime View International (PVI) stands a chance of becoming a panel supply for the Apple iPad through its Korea subsidiary Hydis' fringe-field switching (FFS) technology, according...
Taiwan market: Epson aims at 35% share of projector market in 2010
Apr 16, 16:21
Epson has recently launched four new interactive ultra short-throw front projectors in Taiwan and aims at taking a 35% share in the local front projector market in 2010, according...
Taiwan market: Epson launches color inkjet printer B-518DN
Mar 25, 12:12
Seiko Epson on March 24 announced the launch of a new color inkjet printer for business use, B-518DN, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$19,900 (US$622), according...

Taiwan market: Seiko Epson aims at huge growth in sales of innovative application products
Mar 11, 17:00
Japan-based Seiko Epson first introduced its innovative application products to the Taiwan market in 2009 and only generated revenues of NT$1 million (US$31,456) from these new products...
Taiwan market: Epson expects quartz component sales to grow 25% in 2010
Newswatch - Mar 11, 15:57
Epson expects sales of its quartz components in the Taiwan market to grow 25% in 2010 after sales of such products recorded a 30% increase in 2009, according to the company.
Taiwan-based Optoma aims at 15% global market share for DLP projectors in 3 years
Mar 3, 16:58
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology shipped 490,000 units for a global market share of 8% in 2009 and expects to hit 15% in three years, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Front projector shipments up 81% sequentially in 4Q09
Feb 5, 16:54
Front projector shipments in the Taiwan market reached 57,300 units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 81% sequentially and 150% on year, mainly due to government procurements for...
Epson to increase panel orders to AUO and CMO, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 3, 15:25
Epson reportedly will increase LCD panel orders to AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) this year, up from six million units in 2009, according to a Chinese language...
Taiwan market: Epson launches Perfection V600 photo scanner
Dec 17, 15:45
Seiko Epson on December 16 unveiled the Perfection V600 Photo, a photo scanner model intended for professional photographers, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended...
Epson expects 1080p projectors to become mainstream for home market in 2010
Nov 5, 15:09
Epson Taiwan expects 1080p front projector shipments worldwide will surpass those of 720p models in 2010 and become the mainstream product for the home-use market due to falling pr...
Taiwan market: Front projector shipments estimated to reach 60,000 units in 2H09
Oct 14, 17:02
Front projector shipments in Taiwan are estimated to reach 60,000 units in the second half of 2009 and a total of 95,000 units for the whole year, driven by educational procurement...

Taiwan market: Front projector prices to drop 35-40% in 2009
Sep 22, 11:42
Front projector prices in the Taiwan market are expected to drop by 35-40% on-year in 2009, with the 2,000-3,000 lumen segment seeing the biggest decrease, according to market sour...
Taiwan market: Epson to partner with 3M to offer large-format printing service
Aug 21, 16:58
Seiko Epson and 3M will cooperate to provide large-format printing service in the Taiwan market, planning to set up 30 service centers to generate reveneues of NT$104 million (US$3.2...
Taiwan market: Epson launches Discproducer PP-100
Jul 2, 12:27
Seiko Epson on July 1 unveiled its Discproducer PP-100, a model equipped with functions of automatically burning optical discs and printing color photos/images onto the face side...

Coretronic wins patent lawsuit against Epson
May 19, 12:19
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) and DLP projector maker Coretronic has confirmed that the US District Court in California ruled in a lawsuit filed by Japan-based Seiko Epson against...
Taiwan market: Epson aims at 30% share for front projectors
Apr 22, 16:41
Seiko Epson is aiming to take 30% share of the front projector market in Taiwan this year, and 45% share of the educational projector market, according to Epson Taiwan Technology...
Taiwan market: Epson launches A3 laser printer, aims at 25% market share
Apr 16, 16:41
Seiko Epson on April 15 unveiled a new A3 monochrome laser printer, the AcuLaser M8000N, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$69,900 (US$2,087)...

Epson procurement from Taiwan to total NT$7 billion in 2009, paper says
Newswatch - Apr 1, 11:23
Epson assistant general manager Steve Hsu has indicated that the company will source supplies worth NT$7 billion (US$206.43 million) from Taiwan in 2009, with LCD modules (LCMs) and...
Taiwan market: Laser printers up, inkjets down in 4Q08
Mar 13, 14:36
There were 55,522 laser and 155,303 inkjet printers/MFPs (multi-function peripherals) shipped in the Taiwan market during the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively rising by 23.4%...
Seiko Epson and Sony in talks for LCD alliance
Mar 13, 09:44
Seiko Epson and Sony have announced that they will begin discussions about an alliance in the field of small- and medium-size LCDs, including the transfer of a part of business assets...
Taiwan market: Epson remains top projector vendor
Mar 12, 15:45
Epson saw its front projector shipments to Taiwan increase 13% in 2008 to remain the number-one vendor in the local market for the fifth consecutive year, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Epson launches TX800FW, TX700W MFP models
Feb 4, 11:15
Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading, Seiko Epson's Taiwan subsidiary, on February 3 announced the launch of two 6-color photo MFP (multi-functional peripheral) models, Stylus Photo...

Seiko Epson to cut 90% carbon dioxide emission from production by 2050
Dec 12, 16:25
Seiko Epson is making efforts to minimize carbon dioxide emitted from its production and sets a goal of gradually reducing the emission to 10% of the current level in 2050, according...

Akustica adds Epson and Lingsen to its CMOS MEMS supply chain
Dec 10, 11:12
CMOS MEMS microphone maker Akustica has announced that it has qualified Seiko Epson and Taiwan-based Lingsen Precision Industries (LPI) as its foundry and assembly partners, respectively...
Taiwan market: Epson aims at 45% inkjet MFP share in 2008
Nov 25, 11:33
Seiko Epson has unveiled its new inkjet MFP (multi-function peripheral) model, Stylus Office TX600FW, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$6,990 (US$210), with...

Taiwan market: Epson launches digital photo accessories
Nov 6, 12:14
Seiko Epson on November 4 unveiled P-7000 and P-6000, two multimedia storage viewer models (Perfection V300 and V30) two LED photo scanners, as well as PictureMate 215, a portable...

Taiwan market: Epson launches AcuLaser C9200N A3 laser printer
Oct 14, 14:27
Seiko Epson has unveiled the AcuLaser C9200N, its new A3 laser printer for business users, for launch in the Taiwan market on October 14 at a recommended retail price of NT$129,000...

Taiwan market: Epson to launch Stylus Office TX300F, T40W, T30 MFP/printers
Sep 9, 12:22
Seiko Epson on September 8 unveiled a color inkjet MFP (multi-function peripheral) (Stylus Office TX300F) and two color inkjet printer models (Stylus Office T40W and Stylus Office...

Taiwan market: Epson launches wide-format color printer Stylus Pro GS6000
Sep 2, 11:53
Seiko Epson on September 1 unveiled its Stylus Pro GS6000 in the Taiwan market. The device is a wide-format color printer capable of printing commercial posters 64 inches wide. It...
Taiwan market: Epson and Optoma both claim lead in front projector market in 2Q
Aug 14, 17:07
Epson and Optoma both claim to be the number one front projector vendor in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of the year, and both companies aim for a 30% market share of the...
Epson still working on e-paper development
Aug 7, 17:04
With worldwide e-book display shipments are expected to rise at a remarkable 161% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2012, up from 150,000 units in 2007, the thin, energy...

Taiwan market: HP launches two color laser MFPs, Epson offers inkjet printer
Jul 15, 12:22
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on July 14 unveiled its Color LaserJet CM1312 and Color LaserJet CM1312nfi, two new color laser MFP (multi-function peripheral) models, while Seiko Epson on the...

Taiwan market: Epson launches power-saving printers
Jun 13, 12:17
Seiko Epson on June 12 unveiled its latest color inkjet printer the Stylus T20 and latest inkjet photo MFP (multi-function printer) Stylus TX200 for immediate launch in Taiwan at...

Taiwan market: Epson launches two A3+ color inkjet printers
Jun 4, 11:54
Seiko Epson has recently launched the Stylus Photo R2880 and Stylus Photo R1900, two A3+ color inkjet photo printers, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$29,800...

Taiwan market: Optoma number one projector vendor in 1Q
May 29, 16:42
Taiwan projector vendor Optoma beat Epson to take the number-one spot in the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2008, with a market share of 28.7% by shipments, according to Pacific...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 9h 34min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 10h 1min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 10h 3min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 10h 6min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 16min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 10h 44min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 7min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 11h 14min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 11h 15min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 11h 16min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 11h 17min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 46min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 48min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 12h 8min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 12h 9min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 12h 39min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:38
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:26
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:25
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- 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
- 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
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |

| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |

- 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

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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- 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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.






















