Last update: Wednesday 15 May 2013 [370 news items]
CMI mulls selling 6G or 7.5G lines to Brazil, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 19, 16:37
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is evaluating the possibility of selling its existing 6G or 7.5G LCD panel production lines to a new panel plant to be set up in Brazil, according to a Chinese-language...
Nvidia to set up China R&D center of Tegra-based automotive electronics with Foxconn
Dec 19, 14:00
Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun on December 16 signed with Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) for establishing an R&D center of automotive information/entertainment...
Foxconn, Nvidia to set up joint venture R&D center in China
Dec 16, 16:54
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Nvidia, under coordination with the Tianjin City Government in northern China, signed for establishing a joint venture R&D...
CMI likely may relocate OEM business to Foxconn after restructuring, say sources
Dec 6, 11:36
While the corporate restructuring at Chimei Innolux (CMI) touched off by the resignation of its chairman Liao Ching-siang is still underway, recent market speculations have indicated...
Foxconn to start production of 7-inch Kindle Fire in 1Q12, say Taiwan makers
Nov 21, 10:28
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will become a second ODM of 7-inch Kindle Fire next to Quanta Computer and start production in the first quarter of 2012, according...
Foxconn announces growth in 3Q11; may face challenges in 4Q11
Nov 15, 14:26
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$863.29 billion (US$28.58 billion) for the third quarter, up 9.8% sequentially; however,...
Foxconn denies passing up Nook orders in exchange for Microsoft lawsuit withdrawal
Nov 14, 16:13
Commenting on rumors that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has promised to not manufacture Nook series products for Barnes & Noble in exchange for Microsoft withdrawing...
Digitimes Research: Smaller first-tier notebook brands to achieve strong performance in 2012
Nov 8, 16:03
Despite that the global notebook market will remain in the doldrums, several smaller first-tier brands are expected to achieve shipment growth in 2011, and will continue to maintain...

Foxconn sees 5% sequential growth in 3Q11 revenues
Nov 1, 16:47
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$665.66 billion (US$22.27 billion) for the third quarter of 2011, up 5% sequentially...
Foxconn expected to achieve growth in profits and gross margins in 3Q11 and 4Q11
Oct 25, 14:19
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) third-quarter gross margin is expected to be higher than the 7.3% recorded in the second quarter with EPS to also likely to be above...
Foxconn reportedly lands orders for next generation Kindle Fire, say Taiwan makers
Oct 19, 17:01
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has secured orders from Amazon for assembling second-generation Kindle Fire tablet PCs, with shipments to begin in the...
Foxconn September revenues up on month
Oct 11, 10:48
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision industry) has reported non-consolidate revenues of NT$221.780 billion (US$7.45 billion) for September, growing 3.43% on month but dropping 12.50%...
Foxconn pays regards to Steve Jobs; relationship unchanged with Apple
Oct 6, 13:58
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), after learning of the death of Apple former CEO Steve Jobs, pointed out that Jobs was a respected leader in the IT industry and Foxconn...
Pegatron may see future iPhone 4S orders drop
Oct 6, 01:00
Pegatron Technology, despite already having landed orders for 10 million iPhone 4Ss from Apple, may see its future iPhone 4S order volumes start dropping as consumer demand for the...
Amazon likely to outsource 10.1-inch tablet PCs to Foxconn
Sep 30, 01:20
Amazon is expected to outsource the production of 10.1-inch tablet PCs to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), and shipments of the 10.1-inch tablets are likely to begin...
Foxconn refutes rumors of staff cuts
Sep 29, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has denied recent market rumors that company chairman Terry Guo hopes to cut the company's workforce by 30% over the next five years...
Fire strikes Foxconn Shandong plants
Sep 27, 14:58
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) plants in Shandong province, China, were struck by a fire this morning (September 27). No employees are reported to have been harmed...
Sep 13, 10:44
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported its August non-consolidated revenues decreased 6.55% sequentially to NT$214.43 billion (US$7.39 billion).
Foxconn to issues corporate bonds worth NT$6 billion
Sep 8, 01:35
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), on September 8, decided to issue corporate bonds worth NT$6 billion (US$206.11 million). This will be the fourth time in 2011 that...
Foxconn sees net profits reach NT$27.39 billion in 1H11
Sep 1, 16:38
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced net profits of NT$27.38 billion (US$945.93 million) for the first half with EPS down 20% on year to NT$2.58.
Amazon 10-inch tablet PC to start mass production in 1Q12
Aug 31, 16:40
Mass production of Amazon's 10.1-inch tablet PC reportedly will be conducted in the first quarter of 2012 with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to handle the orders,...
Impact of Jobs resignation minimal, say Apple suppliers
Aug 26, 01:15
Sources at major suppliers to Apple, including Foxconn Electronics and Quanta Computer, believe that the resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO will have little impact on orders. Jobs'...

Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing
Aug 23, 01:10
Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...
Foxconn signs MOU with government of Hunan, China
Aug 22, 15:59
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government of Hunan province, China and will cooperate on R&D, production...
Aces, Alltop license USB 3.0 patents from Foxconn
Aug 16, 13:37
Taiwan-based connector makers Aces Electronics and Alltop Technology have both recently signed contracts with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to license USB 3.0 patents...
Foxconn sees 17% on-year growth in July revenues
Aug 11, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$229.45 billion (US$7.92 billion) for July, up 0.45% on month and 16.97% on year.
Foxconn withdraws patent lawsuit against Suyin
Aug 9, 11:26
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has withdrawn a patent lawsuit filed last year against Taiwan-based connector maker Suyin, the defendant said on August 8. Suyin added...
Foxconn cooperates with Synnex for China motherboard market
Aug 2, 01:15
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced it will form a strategic alliance with channel retailer...
Foxconn to transit Shenzhen plants into R&D centers; adds robot into production lines
Aug 1, 17:16
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is set to gradually transit its two major plants in Shenzhen into R&D centers, which will focus on technology R&D for modules,...
Notebook players to mass produce ultrabooks in September
Jul 26, 01:25
First-tier notebook players including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell and Lenovo are all set to launch ultrabooks in the second half of 2011 with mass production...
Foxconn boosting production efficiency and yields to secure Apple orders
Jul 21, 01:10
After having to share Apple's next generation iPhone orders with Pegatron Technology, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is internally working on raising its production...

Panasonic outsources small volume of DSC production to Foxconn in 2H11
Jul 19, 01:35
Facing pressure from dropping prices and competition of smartphones and DSLR cameras, digital still camera (DSC) brand vendor Panasonic has outsourced a small volume of its DSC orders...
Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition
Jul 19, 01:30
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...
Jul 8, 01:30
Laser Tek, a supplier of surface-mount-device (SMD) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, has reported NT$325 million (US$11.3 million) in consolidated revenues for June...
Foxconn to establish Cybermart IT mall in Taiwan
Jul 7, 01:45
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will start establishing buildings for the Taipei IT mall project on July 11 with company chairman Terry Guo to attend the groundbreaking...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
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- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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 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.




















