Last update: Friday 15 March 2013 [54 news items]
Chicony, Inventec pass UL testing for India market
Mar 15, 11:23
Taiwan-based makers Chicony Electronics and Inventec have passed tests conducted by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) for their IT products to be available for sale in the India market,...
Digitimes Research: US, India continue to promote solar with policies
Feb 27, 14:16
As solar markets in Europe are growing slowly, emerging solar markets have become the focus.
Solar demand in Asia Pacific region to reach 13.5GW in 2013, says NPD Solarbuzz
Feb 18, 10:38
Solar demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5GW in 2013, growing 50% on year, according to NPD Solarbuzz.
Genesis Photonics lands LED orders from Russia, Edison, Everlight tapping India market
Jan 29, 20:45
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has obtained orders from the largest Russia-based LED packager and lighting maker, with monthly shipments exceeding...
Dec 3, 11:08
India has a long and hot summer with temperatures around 35-48 degrees Celsius from March-September. The average annual sunshine hours in India exceeds 2,000 hours, making it a suitable...
Commentary: Emerging solar market begins trade war
Nov 29, 14:15
A global solar trade war continues to loom as India joins the group of countries that have been conducting anti-dumping probes against firms in China. India, however, also aims to...
India likely to start anti-dumping probe into solar products, says China media
Sep 18, 11:39
India's government has received complaints from the domestic solar industry asking it to start an anti-dumping probe into solar cells and components from firms in Malaysia, China,...
Commentary: India marks 1GW solar milestone with power outage
Aug 3, 15:50
For a country to begin and maintain industrialization, infrastructures such as railroad systems, highways, bridges, ports, buildings, roads, and most important of all, electricity,...
International LCD TV brands face struggles in emerging economies
Jul 27, 11:48
International LCD TV brands are facing struggles with local brands in emerging economies due to various restrictions and pricing differences, according to industry sources.
HTC sees market share increase in China and India
Jul 12, 01:35
HTC has faced tough competition in Europe and the US but has been seeing market share in China and India grow significantly in 2012. Nevertheless, growth of market share in these...

India market: Smartphones account for 25% of sales value in 1Q12, says CyberMedia
Jul 6, 14:53
Sales of handsets in India grew 9.1% on year to top over 50 million units in the first quarter of 2012, with smartphones accounting for 5.3% of total sales in terms of shipment volume...
NTL Electronics India sells over 2 million LED bulbs in 9 months
May 16, 10:54
NTL Electronics India recently announced sales of 2.19 million LED lamps for nine months within 2011-2012.
Samsung aims to take up 60% of India smartphone market in 2012
May 8, 12:01
Having captured a 45% share of the smartphone market in India in the first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics has revealed recently that it aims to ship 11 million smartphones in...
Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
Apr 27, 13:54
India has been seen as one of the markets with most potential for the solar industry as demand in Europe weakens. A recent article from The Economist, "Solar Power In...

Digitimes Research: Philips to invest EUR2 billion in green products
Jan 19, 13:49
Third-quarter 2011 revenues of the lighting business unit in Philips were EUR1.886 billion (US$2.4 billion), a 8.1% increase on quarter and 32% on year. Sales from LED lighting accounted...

India invites Taiwan PC makers to bid for Aakash tablet PC project
Dec 29, 10:17
The India government plans to launch its second-generation Aakash tablet PCs, and is soliciting Taiwan-based PC makers to participate in the bidding, according to Sandeep Yadav, the...
Asustek strengthens marketing in India
Dec 7, 16:41
Asustek Computer plans to strengthen its marketing in the India market by setting up marketing bases in 11 cities, increasing the number of sales distributors to 4,000 and establishing...
Asustek sets shipment goal for 2012
Dec 6, 01:35
Asustek Computer, at its global sales meeting on December 5, has set the shipment goals for its four major product lines for 2012 with notebooks and netbooks together to surpass 22...

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Nov 1, 01:00
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...
Branded PC vendors and OEMs to compete for PC orders from India government
Sep 9, 01:20
The government of India plans to release orders for several million PCs through international bidding, which has not only attracted first-tier branded PC vendors but also PC OEMs...
MediaTek announces investment in Spice Digital
Stockwatch - Aug 1, 11:53
MediaTek has announced that it will invest US$20 million in Spice Digital, an India-based mobile value added service (VAS) company with presences in close to 20 countries.
Toshiba announces new business strategy for India
Jul 22, 15:19
Toshiba and Toshiba India Private (TIPL) unveiled a digital products business strategy and new product line-up in India on July 21. Toshiba plans to move forward in India as TIPL...
FPD TV shipments in India doubled in 1Q11, says DisplaySearch
Jun 24, 10:41
TV shipments in India continued to grow in the first quarter of 2011, with the 2011 Cricket World Cup taking place in India. According to the DisplaySearch, the total TV market in...
Huawei aims to be a top-five tablet PC vendor in India, says report
Jun 13, 10:27
China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest US$2 billion to set up a factory in Chennai, southern India, paving the way for Huawei Device, its subsidiary vendor...
Taiwan BD makers facing strong competition from India-based MBI
May 24, 01:55
Despite global Blu-ray disc (BD) sales are rising in 2011, since Taiwan-based BD makers including CMC Magnetics and Ritek, will only have limited capacity growth in 2011, while competitor...
China-based Huawei to tap India market through 5-year investment of US$2 billion, say media
Dec 20, 11:57
Huawei Technologies will invest US$2 billion in India in five years to tap the market there, according to China-based CNTTR World Communications and
India consumer fixed services market revenue to reach Rs 245 billion in 2010, says Gartner
Oct 13, 13:59
India's consumer fixed services market is on pace to reach Rs 245 billion (US$5.5 billion) in 2010, a 5% increase from 2009 revenues of Rs 232 billion, according to research firm...
Sony takes top share position for flat panel TV shipments in 2Q10 for India, says DisplaySearch
Sep 9, 14:17
Sony increased its unit share of flat panel TVs to 27.1% in the second quarter of 2010 and took top share position in the India market, according to the DisplaySearch. The total TV...
Amtran lands LCD TV orders from India-based vendor
Sep 2, 16:15
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has recently landed orders from an India-based TV vendor and will start shipments in 2011, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.

CRT TV's last bastion falling as India embraces LCDs, says iSuppli
Jul 20, 16:33
CRT TV revenues in India in 2011 will decline to US$1.6 billion, down 32.3% from US$2.3 billion in 2010. In contrast, LCD TV revenues will rise to US$3.5 billion in 2011, up a stunning...
India market: BSNL to count on WiMAX, expects 60 million subscribers in 2015
Apr 15, 16:23
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), the largest telecom service provider in India, has chosen WiMAX as its mainstream wireless broadband Internet-access technology, and expects the number...
A-Data partners with Ingram Micro for India
Mar 22, 16:54
Memory module maker A-Data Technology has entered into a distribution deal with Ingram Micro for the India market, according to the Taiwan-based memory module maker. Ingram Micro...
HTC to start volume shipments of HTC Smart to major Europe and Asia markets at the end of March
Mar 12, 14:55
HTC will start volume shipments of its feature phone, the HTC Smart, to major markets in Europe and Asia at the end of March 2010, according to industry sources. The company actually...
IC distributor Yosun looks to 80-100% sales increase in India in 2010
Mar 11, 14:43
IC distributor Yosun Industrial expects its sales in the India market to increase 80-100% in 2010 buoyed by the establishment of business entities in New Delhi and Bangalore, according...
MediaTek looks to increase handset chip market share in emerging markets in 2010
Mar 3, 11:37
MediaTek expects emerging markets to be its major growth driver in 2010 and aims to grab a 50% share of handset chips in the areas, according to market sources. The company currently...
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 40min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 1h 20min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 1h 22min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 2h 22min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 2h 37min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 21:08
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:56
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.


















