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...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 9h 19min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 9h 33min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 9h 45min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 10h 31min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 10h 57min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 11h 9min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 11h 13min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 11h 14min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 11h 17min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 11h 59min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 9h 45min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 9h 53min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 14min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 10h 24min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 35min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 10h 36min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 10h 37min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 11h 9min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 12h 12min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 12h 12min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 18:04
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- 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
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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 and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















