Last update: Wednesday 27 March 2013 [46 news items]
Laser drill supply to tighten further in 2011
Nov 23, 01:15
As PCB manufacturers are scaling up their purchases of laser drills for HDI PCB production to meet rising demand from the smartphone and tablet PC markets, manufacturers of the equipment...
Any-layer HDI board supply may tighten
Oct 22, 01:25
Demand for any-layer HDI boards has strengthened, encouraging PCB suppliers to scale up their purchases of new equipment for capacity expansions. However, delivery lead times for...
Taiwan market: Over 221,000 inkjet, 55,000 laser printers shipped in 2Q10
Sep 24, 10:25
There were 221,733 inkjet SFPs (single-function printers) and MFPs (multi-function peripherals) as well as 55,020 laser SFPs and MFPs shipped in the Taiwan market during the second...
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch several laser printers, MFPs
Aug 20, 11:07
Samsung Electronics on August 19 unveiled a monochrome laser printer, the ML-1660, a monochrome laser MFP (multi-functional peripheral), the SCX-3200, two color laser printers, the...
SMD equipment maker Laser Tek looks to strong shipments during June-September period
Jul 26, 11:27
Passive component manufacturing equipment maker Laser Tek expects its shipments of equipment, including SMD packaging and LED equipment, to peak during the June-September period,...
Taiwan market: Epson aims at 30% color laser printer market share in 2010
Jul 7, 13:59
Seiko Epson on July 6 unveiled a new color laser printer, the AcuLaser C1600, and a color laser multi-function peripheral (MFP), the AcuLaser CX16NF, for immediate launch in the Taiwan...
Taiwan market: 184,017 inkjet, 53,298 laser printers shipped in 1Q10, says IDC
Jun 25, 10:06
A total of 184,017 inkjet SFPs (single-function printers) and MFPs (multi-function peripherals), and 53,298 laser SFPs and MFPs were shipped to the Taiwan market during the first...
Laser Tek May revenues likely to hit record
Jun 7, 15:55
Taiwan-based Laser Tek, which produces SMD (surface-mount-device) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, is expected to see consolidated revenues for May 2010 exceed its...

Laser Tek, Leatec April sales buoyed by strong demand for passive components
May 13, 16:44
Passive component material suppliers Laser Tek and Leatec Fine Ceramics both reported strong revenue gains for April 2010 amid strong booming sales of passive components, according...
Prices for CF-LCoS pico projectors to drop to US$20 at end of 2010, say Taiwan makers
May 5, 11:20
The development of CF LCoS (color-filter liquid crystal on silicon) pico projectors will reduce the typical dimension from 4.6cc (cubic centimeters) currently to 3cc and hike power...
Laser Tek to ship semiconductor packaging materials in 2Q09
Mar 30, 15:30
Laser Tek, a supplier of surface-mount-device (SMD) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, is looking to tap the market for semiconductor packaging materials, according...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 9h 8min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 9h 20min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 9h 35min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 9h 37min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 9h 39min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 10h 21min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 10h 32min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 10h 38min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 10h 40min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 10h 42min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 10h 45min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 11h 5min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 11h 18min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 11h 22min 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
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- 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
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...
- 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.

















