Booming iPhone and iPad sales make gyros top consumer and mobile MEMS device in 2011, says IHS

Mar 2, 12:21

Gyroscopes were the top revenue generator in 2011 in the dominant consumer and mobile segment of the MEMS market, thanks to record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad devices from during...

China market: China Telecom to sell CDMA2000 iPhone 4S

Feb 22, 15:54

China Telecom has announced that it will begin contract-sale of a CDMA2000 version of iPhone 4S in the China market on March 9, 2012.

Apple asks Fair Labor Association to conduct inspections on Foxconn

Feb 14, 11:01

Apple has announced that the Fair Labor Association (FLA) will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple's final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu,...

Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP

Feb 9, 01:10

Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...

Apple to unveil iPhone 5 at WWDC in June, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 2, 12:24

Apple is expected to unveil its iPhone 5 smartphone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to be held in June 2012, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...

Smartphone vendors to wait for 2Q launch to avert hot iPhone demand, say Taiwan makers

Jan 31, 01:00

With the iPhone 4S launched globally in the fourth quarter of 2011 and expected to be selling well in the first quarter of 2012, other international vendors including Samsung Electronics,...

Foxconn reports record high December revenues

Jan 11, 01:30

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported unconsolidated December revenues of NT$316.944 billion (US$11 billion), a 3.17% increase on month and 29.53% increase on...

Taiwan market: Smartphones account for 55% of total handset sales in December

Jan 5, 09:45

Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 450,000 units in December 2011, accounting for a 55% share of a total of 820,000 handsets sold in the month, according to data compiled...

Taiwan market: Telecoms start selling iPhone 4S

Dec 16, 16:07

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on December 16 kicked off sale of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions of iPhone 4S bundled...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches NFC service for iPhone

Dec 9, 16:13

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced the launch of a NFC (near field communication) back clamp of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S to provide combined NFC-based EasyCard and MasterCard PayPass...

OEM production of iPhone 3GS to reach two million units in 4Q11, say sources

Dec 9, 01:20

Apple has been increasing its penetration into entry-level smartphone markets and the OEM production of iPhone 3GS has continued steadily with the volume likely to reach two million...

Win Semi set for OTC listing, says report

Newswatch - Nov 24, 17:01

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors is scheduled to be listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on December 13 at NT$32 (US$1.05) per share, according to a Chinese-language...

Taiwan market: iPhone 4S to be launched on December 14-16

Nov 22, 01:00

The three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will jointly launch the iPhone 4S in the...

Taiwan market: Government issues green light for iPhone 4S

Nov 4, 14:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S in the local market, paving the way for telecom service providers to begin to offer the...

eMemory breaks into iPhone 4S supply chain

Nov 3, 15:56

Taiwan's eMemory Technology reportedly has entered the supply chain of Apple's iPhone 4S, through providing Dialog Semiconductor with access to its one-time programmable (OTP) non-volatile...

Apple to overhaul all product lines in 2012

Nov 3, 01:20

Apple plans to completely overhaul its product lineups, including iPad, iMac, iPhone and MacBook Air, in 2012 and is expected to finalize order volumes for key parts and components...

Samsung beats Apple in 3Q11 smartphone sales, says IHS

Oct 31, 10:03

Samsung Electronics in the third quarter managed to take the No. 1 position in the global smartphone market for the first time ever, setting the stage for a close battle with Apple...

'Can Apple stay on top without Jobs?' asks IHS

Oct 25, 10:46

In life, Steve Jobs' vision gave Apple a commanding lead over the competition. But after his death, it will be Jobs' skills as a manager - specifically whether he built an organization...

Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus

Oct 25, 01:15

Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...

iPhone 4S carries BOM of US$188, says IHS

Oct 21, 01:35

On the outside, the iPhone 4S may have disappointed some with its perceived lack of new features. But on the inside, the latest member of the iPhone line includes a wealth of innovation,...

Some iPhone suppliers likely to record shipment declines in 4Q11, say sources

Oct 20, 16:52

Some suppliers in the iPhone supply chain may see their shipments decline sequentially in the fourth quarter due to a high base recorded in the previous quarter, although Apple CEO...

iPhone 4S shows key design and component changes, says IHS

Oct 17, 10:19

While much of the coverage of Apple's iPhone 4S announcement focused on the new device's similarity to the iPhone 4, an IHS analysis of the product illustrates key changes in the...

Pegatron lands higher-than-expected iPhone 4S orders, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 12, 11:47

Pegatron Technology has landed orders for 15 million units of the iPhone 4S from Apple with shipments reaching 2-2.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Chinese-language...

Apple says iPhone 4S pre-orders top one million in first 24 hours

Oct 11, 14:04

Apple announced October 10 that pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone...

PCB suppliers see drop in 4Q11 orders

Oct 7, 01:15

Combined orders placed with Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers for the fourth quarter of 2011 are likely to slip 15% or more sequentially, according to industry sources. Demand across...

With iPhone 4S intro, Apple misses out on booming low-end smartphone market, says IHS iSuppli

Oct 6, 15:53

While many observers reacted with disappointment that Apple did not announce a high-end iPhone 5 model on Tuesday – the real letdown was the company's failure to introduce a...

Android, Window Phone smartphone vendors to expand market share on disappointing iPhone 4S, say sources

Oct 6, 01:20

The newly released iPhone 4S lags behind some mainstream smartphones as far as specifications are concerned, giving rival companies in either the Android or Windows Phone camps, including...

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...

Apple iPhone sales to maintain momentum in 3Q11 and beyond, says IHS

Oct 4, 16:53

Prior to the upcoming introduction of a new iPhone or iPhones - expected to be announced October 4 - market research firm IHS iSuppli has listed quick facts about the new iPhone in...

Share of smartphone platforms set to change in 4Q11

Oct 3, 14:45

Global market share of the major smartphone platforms may undergo some changes in the fourth quarter of 2011 due the launch of next generation smartphones from Apple, Nokia and Android-handset...

Suppliers of iPhone 5 supply chain gearing up production

Sep 8, 01:30

Suppliers in the iPhone 5 supply chain in Taiwan have geared up production recently with volume shipments of the new Apple smartphones to begin soon. Production of iPhone 5s at OEM...

TPK sees mild revenue decline in August

Sep 6, 15:25

Touch panel maker TPK Holding has reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.09 billion (US$381.27 million) for August 2011, with a less-than-expected decline of 6% on month as reductions...