Last update: Wednesday 2 January 2013 [23 news items]
ODMs reportedly to receive storage product orders from Facebook
Jan 2, 20:36
Facebook reportedly plans to outsource new storage product orders to Taiwan-based ODMs with both Quanta Computer and Wistron having a chance to land the orders, according to sources...
More brands to introduce smartphones in 2013
Dec 19, 22:02
Firms such as Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft all intend to introduce own-brand smartphones which may stir up price competition and become major influences on the market in the second...
Notebook ODMs expect surging growth in cloud computing business in 2013
Sep 25, 01:25
As cloud computing business opportunities are expanding, several notebook ODMs have been aggressively pushing their related business segments and expect strong revenue growth from...
Quanta to establish R&D building in Taiwan and recruit software talent in Taiwan
Aug 30, 01:20
Quanta Computer is set to establish new building in Taiwan for R&D purposes and plans to recruit 4,000 software technicians to focus on developing the cloud computing market,...
PC players need to consider selling smart services in the post-PC era, says Quanta chairman
Jul 19, 01:10
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a cloud computing forum, pointed out that the PC industry will need consider how to sell smart services in the post-PC era, instead of focusing...

May 4, 14:49
AMD's participation in Facebook's Open Compute Project (OCP) is likely to afford opportunities to hike its global market share for server platforms used in data centers which currently...
HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources
Apr 25, 16:10
Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward...
Server brands reportedly put pressure on ODMs to not acept orders directly from end clients
Dec 12, 16:39
As social network website players such as Google and Facebook are placing their data center orders directly with PC ODMs, server brand vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and...
MediaTek ties up with Facebook
Nov 9, 11:33
MediaTek has announced a strategic alliance with Facebook allowing it to embed the social networking giant's services into its mobile platform solutions.
Facebook to set up data center in Taiwan, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 8, 09:53
Facebook will establish a data center in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).
Facebook has Quanta Computer, Wistron set up Internet data centers in US
Sep 14, 16:49
Facebook has skipped original partner Dell to commission Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer to set up a customized data center in Oregon and another one in North Carolina through cooperation...
Quanta, Wistron, Taiwan Mobile announce cloud computing cooperation
Aug 30, 01:20
Taiwan-based PC makers Quanta Computer and Wistron, and telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile have jointly announced cooperation over cloud computing service with the two PC makers to also...
Digitimes Insight: webOS may resurrect if to sells to Facebook
Aug 23, 15:56
With Hewlett-Packard (HP) announcing it will stop developing webOS-based products including smartphones and tablet PCs and will spin off its Personal System Group (PSG) business,...

Quanta, Wistron expected to strongly benefit from cloud computing in 2012
Jul 28, 01:10
Quanta Computer and Wistron are expected to see strong sales growth in their cloud computing-related businesses in 2012 with Quanta's revenues from server business to more than double,...
Intel new server platform expected to start large replacement trend
Jun 14, 01:15
Intel is set to launch a new server platform Romley in the third quarter of 2011 with social network websites such as Google and Facebook all planning to upgrade their servers by...
PC ODMs expect to gain share from first-tier server vendors, while vendors take the opposite view
Jun 14, 01:10
As cloud computing becoming a great business opportunity to server players, sources from PC ODMs believe that the server market, which is currently dominated by first-tier players...
Quanta Computer to supply servers for Facebook, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 18, 10:53
Quanta Computer has obtained orders for servers from Facebook, with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2011, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
HTC launches 5 new smartphones with two equipped with dedicated Facebook button
Feb 16, 10:51
Smartphone vendor HTC unveiled five new smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). Three models - the Desire S, Wildfire S and Incredible S - are enhanced versions of existing...
Soft-World lands sales right for MyCard Facebook in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Jan 27, 11:07
Taiwan-based online games developer/operator Soft-World International has secured an exclusive agent right from Facebook to issue and sell MyCard Facebook, a designated stored-value...
Taiwan market: Gamania, 7-Eleven cooperate to launch Facebook game Open! City
Jul 21, 16:56
Gamania Digital Entertainment and President Chain Store, the Taiwan operator of 7-Eleven, on July 20 jointly announced the launch of Open! City, a Facebook game, in the Taiwan market...
Taiwan market: Soft-World launches Facebook-like social portal Minik
Mar 26, 16:44
Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, has launched its Minik social network service portal, aiming to make it a "Facebook"...
Taiwan market: KKBOX to use Facebook for business promotion
Dec 23, 15:01
KKBOX, the largest platform of online streaming music in Taiwan, will capitalize on the large and wide social network of Facebook for advertising and sales of its service, according...
Taiwan market: Facebook hits third highest visit rate in October, says InsightXplorer
Nov 27, 17:13
Facebook, despite the fact that it has not set up any operational base or agent in the Taiwan market, attracted visits by about 70% of the local Internet surfers in October 2009,...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 5h 34min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 5h 46min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 6h 1min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 6h 3min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 6h 5min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 6h 47min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 6h 58min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 7h 4min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 7h 6min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 7h 8min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 7h 11min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 7h 31min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 7h 44min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 7h 48min ago
- 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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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |

| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| 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

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
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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 in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 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.





















