Last update: Wednesday 24 April 2013 [124 news items]
Hard drive supply gap estimated to widen to 15-20 million units in 3Q11
Jun 23, 01:50
Global hard drive demand in the third quarter is estimated to reach as high as 180 million units with the five major hard drive makers only capable of supplying 160-165 million units,...
Taiwan market: TGC launches Internet TV services LiTV
Jun 22, 14:35
US-based TGC on June 21 announced the launch of LiTV, its Chinese-language Internet TV services, in the Taiwan market, aiming to reach 500,000 users at the end of 2012, according...
Taiwan market: NCC approves price cut for fixed-line Internet
Jun 9, 16:39
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on June 8 gave the green light to reduce charge rates for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services as well as increased download/upload...
Computex 2011: Asustek announces Padfone, bundling smartphone with tablet PC
May 31, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Asustek Computer, at its pre-Computex press conference, announced its Padfone, bundling a 4.3-inch smartphone with a 10-inch tablet PC for an estimated...
Software designer Wistron ITS cooperates with Hitachi over landmark software
May 26, 01:40
Taiwan-based Wistron ITS, a software design subsidiary of Wistron, has recently cooperated with Japan-based Hitachi and plans to import the landmark information software GeoPDF, which...
NXP to cooperate with TCP to provide lighting solutions
May 25, 11:02
NXP Semiconductors recently announced the GreenChip smart lighting solutions to connect lighting networks to the Internet. According to NXP, the market for LED light bulbs will take...
Acer expects component shortages for tablet PCs and smartphones
Apr 7, 01:15
Commenting about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin pointed out that the company is currently working aggressively over its tablet PCs and is doing a marvelous...
Samsung aims for 30% of Smart TV market in 2011
Mar 25, 01:45
Samsung Electronics is actively promoting Smart TV to compete with Sony's Google TV and aims to ship 12 million units in 2011, accounting for 30% of the global Smart TV shipments.
Asustek to launch US$200-250 netbook in June
Mar 17, 01:05
Asustek Computer is set to launch a new netbook priced at US$200-250 in June in cooperation with Intel, and hopes to achieve its goal of shipping six million netbooks in 2011, according...
Taiwan Internet of Things Alliance formed
Feb 25, 11:35
The Taipei Computer Association has formed the Taiwan Internet of Things (IOT) Alliance to promote application of IOT technologies, according to the association.
Feb 23, 14:15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Norway-based Opera Software ASA on February 22 jointly announced cooperation to promote mobile access to the Internet based on feature phones, with the...
China Internet user base growing to 457.3 million at end of December 2010, says CNNIC
Jan 25, 11:04
The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 457.3 million as of the end of December 2010, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by China Internet...
Sampo cooperates with content provider to introduce Cloud TV
Jan 12, 01:50
TV vendor Sampo is cooperating with content provider 5TV and has introduced an LCD TV called Cloud TV which combines a built-in Internet connection, mobile communications and home...
Qualcomm all set for a 4.5G Mirasol plant in Taiwan
Jan 4, 01:20
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies (QMT) is expected to install equipment at its new Mirasol plant in Taiwan in October 2011, and start volume production at the beginning of 2012, according...
Connected TVs forecast to account for 21% of global TV shipments in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Dec 31, 11:53
While the consumer electronics industry prepares its wares for the CES 2011 in Las Vegas, the foundations of a quiet revolution in TV viewing continue to be built, with 21% of all...
LED backlights used in 20% of LCD TVs sold in US during 3Q10, says iSuppli
Dec 21, 16:44
One out of every five LCD TVs sold in the US during the third quarter of 2010 used LED backlighting, a dramatic increase from the same period in 2009, as availability of sets equipped...
Taiwan 3Q10 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 426Gbps
Nov 2, 11:56
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 426.654Gbps as of the end of third-quarter 2010, increasing by 3.66%...
Netbook shipments of Taiwan-based vendors from 2007-2010
Oct 31, 16:41
Netbooks are low-cost notebooks with screen sizes below 10-inch mainly designed for Internet usage. Devices adopt either a solid state drive (SSD) or traditional hard drive and typically...
Global connected TV shipments to reach 118 million units in 2014, says DisplaySearch
Oct 20, 17:02
While much of the news coverage surrounding TV features concentrates on 3D, the quiet revolution of connected TV is reaching new heights with over 40 million units expected to ship...
Sony to outsource high-end LCD TVs to Foxconn and Wistron
Oct 18, 14:11
Sony is expected to outsource its high-end LCD TVs to Taiwan-based makers, with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) expected to produce frameless ultra-thin models and...
Internet-connected TV market to reach 40 million units, says WitsView
Oct 13, 16:06
Shipments of Internet-connected TVs are expected to reach 40 million units in 2010, accounting for 20% of the global LCD TV market, according to WitsView.
Asustek targeting China Internet cafe market, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 21, 14:52
Asustek Computer has recently started assisting its distributors in each province of China to establish sales teams to promote its motherboards to Internet cafes in China, and is...
China market: LED TV market share to reach 25% by the end of 2010
Aug 12, 16:08
LED-backlit LCD TV shipments are expected to account for 25% of the total LCD TV shipments in China at the end of 2010, up from 10.6% in the first half of the year, according to research...
Taiwan market: APBT to offer 3.5G mobile Internet service in March 2011
Aug 10, 14:23
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting CDMA2000 in Taiwan, will launch 3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access service in March 2011, according...
Internet-enabled TV trumps 3D TV in 2010, says iSuppli
Aug 2, 10:09
While the consumer electronics headlines this year have been dominated by 3D TV news, the real story in 2010 is about Internet-enabled TVs (IETVs), according to iSuppli.
China Internet user base grows to 420 million at end of June 2010, says CNNIC
Jul 23, 10:08
The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 420 million as of the end of June 2010, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by China Internet Network...
Taiwan's 2Q10 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 411Gbps
Jul 22, 16:26
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 411.590Gbps as of the end of second-quarter 2010, increasing 13.36%...
Samsung takes lead in US LCD TV market in 1Q10, says iSuppli
Jun 15, 12:17
Samsung Electronics in the first quarter of 2010 regained the leading position in the US LCD TV market, as the company capitalized on rising consumer demand for TV sets with advanced...
IC design house Asix expects flat growth in 2Q10 revenues despite low season
Jun 9, 11:47
Despite seasonal effects, IC design house Asix Electronics still expects second-quarter revenues to be about the same or slightly better than those of the first quarter thanks to...
Jun 3, 14:16
Broadcom and Atheros Communications as well as Taiwan-based WLAN chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor all are showcasing their latest 802.11n wireless solutions...
Taiwan market: TBC to offer 20Mbps Internet service based on DOCSIS 3.0
May 4, 14:38
Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), an operator of multi-system cable TV and broadband cable modem Internet-access services, is upgrading its infrastructure based on DOCSIS (data...
Asustek prepares Wintel tablet PC; Acer Internet device expected to eye on iPad
May 3, 13:59
Asustek Computer is preparing a tablet PC adopting the Intel Atom and Windows 7 operating system in addition to its Google Android/Chrome tablet PC, while Acer's recently revealed...
Taiwan international Internet bandwidth rises to over 363Gbps in 1Q10
Apr 23, 10:16
Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 363.077Gbps as of the end of the first quarter of 2010, increasing...
TV makers continue to breathe new life into TV market, says DisplaySearch
Apr 7, 13:59
A deluge of new product announcements so far this year shows that TV set makers are far from running out of ideas, and will continue to bring new features to the global TV market,...
Taiwan market: Internet user base over 16 million
Mar 31, 15:30
There are an estimated 16.22 million fixed-line Internet surfers in Taiwan, equivalent to a penetration rate (divided by population) of 70.46%, according to the government-sponsored...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 10h 28min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 10h 47min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 10h 51min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 11h 1min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 11h 53min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | Jun 18, 19:58
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 11h 38min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 11h 50min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 12h 30min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 42min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
Muzee, a cloud multimedia solution provider, has presented its multimedia player, the ICD-7 series. The Muzee ICD-7 is an application software embedded in a USB flash drive that provides...
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Sony has announced its Sony Tablet series: the S1, which is optimized for media entertainment; and the S2, which is meant for mobile communication and entertainment. Sony Tablet will...
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Intel has announced that the Intel Atom platform, formerly codenamed Oak Trail, is now available and will be in devices starting in May and throughout 2011. Over 35 innovative tablet...
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SiS9561 Android Internet TV SoC
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has announced that China-based TCL has adopted its SiS9561 as the key SoC component of their first generation Internet smart TV. SiS9561, based on...
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Sony has introduced its Internet TV line featuring four LCD HDTVs with built-in Google TV. The product line includes the 24-inch NSX-24GT1 (US$599.99), the 32-inch NSX-32GT1 (US$799.99),...
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Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- 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
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- 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
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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
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- 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.