Last update: Monday 6 May 2013 [268 news items]
Taiwan market: Asustek ranks top in LCD monitor market in January-February 2011
Mar 18, 01:50
Asustek Computer remained top in Taiwan's LCD monitor market in January-February due to its price-cut promotions for CCFL-backlit models, while ViewSonic ranked first for LED-backlit...
Asustek expects to ship 4.5 million LCD monitors in 2011
Mar 18, 01:20
Asustek Computer expects its LCD monitor shipments to increase by double digits in 2011 for Taiwan and global markets, and overall shipments to reach 4.5 million units worldwide.
Monitors lead in panel price growth in March
Mar 4, 01:35
LCD monitor panel prices are expected to start rising in March 2011, and the prices for LCD TV panels are expected to increase in April-May, while prices for notebook panels are expected...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor market to remain flat in 2011, says BenQ
Mar 2, 01:40
With the LCD monitor market maturing and delays in government procurement projects, the LCD monitor market in Taiwan is expected to remain flat or decrease slightly in 2011, while...
Feb 22, 01:40
International quotes for TFT-LCD panels for late February overall remain unchanged from previous quotes for use in LCD monitors and notebook PCs, but drop by US$1-3 for LCD TV panels,...
Vendors push netbooks into education market
Jan 27, 01:25
As demand for netbook from the educational market is gradually rising, netbook vendors such as Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have all launched models specifically targeting...
Monitor panel pricing dampened by increased shipments from CMI
Jan 25, 01:25
Due to Chimei Innolux (CMI) increased production of LCD monitor panels, panel makers desire to increase overall monitor panel prices have been unsuccessful.
Jan 20, 01:20
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has recently stepped up the production of flat panels for monitors at a time when demand in the end market is relative weak. The increased panel production at...
ViewSonic aims to ship 8 million LCD monitors in 2011
Jan 19, 01:45
ViewSonic aims to become one of the top-three LCD monitor vendors in 2011 with shipments of eight million units.
Tatung monitor shipments reach high in 2010
Dec 29, 12:12
LCD monitor shipments of Tatung are expected to set a record high of three million units in 2010, and with orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Tatung's monitor shipments could increase...
Dec 22, 17:08
Prices for LCD TV panels continue to drop in the second half of December with more significant price drop for LED-backlit models, while prices for monitor and notebook panels remain...
Amtran projects more than NT$100 billion in 2011 revenues
Dec 21, 01:10
With subsidiary Raken Technology completing capacity expansion in 2011 and bringing annual revenues to US$3 billion, Amtran Technology expects 2011 revenues to exceed NT$100 billion...
Taiwan market: LED monitors account for 25% of overall monitor market in 3Q10, says IDC
Dec 17, 01:15
Through promotion from LCD monitor vendors such as Chimei and ViewSonic, LED-backlit LCD monitor sales in the third quarter of 2010 in Taiwan reached 125,000 units, accounting for...
Taiwan market: Asustek and Acer rank first and second in 2010 LCD monitor market
Dec 14, 01:05
Thanks to government procurement projects now demanding desktop systems and monitors be of the same brand, Asustek and Acer are expected to be ranked first and second, respectively,...
Asustek expects 2.5% share of global LCD monitor market in 2010
Dec 13, 16:34
Asustek Computer expects to account for 2.5% of the global LCD monitor market in 2010, and expects to rank in the top-ten if its sales in December continue to increase, according...
Chimei eyeing China LCD monitor market through Foxconn channels
Dec 9, 16:45
Chimei has announced cooperation with Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) channel retailers to develop the China market and is aiming for revenues from overseas markets...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor sales to remain flat or drop slightly in 2011
Dec 8, 14:49
Taiwan's LCD monitor market is expected to remain flat or contract slightly on year to around 1.28-1.3 million units in 2011 as a result of high penetration rate and intense competition...
Taiwan market: Asustek ranks top in LCD monitor market in 2010
Dec 8, 01:45
Asustek Computer will be the leading vendor in Taiwan's LCD monitor market in 2010 with almost 30% market share due to bundled sales of monitors and desktops through procurement pr...
Cost-effectiveness to become the priority in LCD TV and monitor segments in 2011, says WitsView
Dec 7, 16:27
The projection for the global LCD TV shipments is around 180 million units in 2010, increasing by 25% on year, which is lower than the 40% on year growth in 2009. The huge price gap...
Taiwan market: 2010 LCD monitor shipments to register flat growth
Dec 7, 02:00
LCD monitor shipments for the Taiwan market will reach 1.3 million units, about the same as 2009, according to industry sources. Market penetration of LED backlit LCD monitors has...
Dec 6, 16:37
The downward pricing trend for 32-inch and larger LCD TV panels continues in the first half of December, while prices for monitor and notebook panels remain flat, according to latest...
PV book-to-bill ratio at 1.16 in 3Q10, says Solarbuzz
Dec 3, 11:20
In the third quarter of 2010, the book-to-bill ratio of photovoltaic (PV), manufacturing equipment fell after posting an eight-quarter high during the second quarter, to a three-month...
LCD monitor panel prices rise in 2H November, TV panel prices continue to drop, says DisplaySearch
Nov 24, 01:30
LCD monitor panel prices increased in the second half of November due to tightened supply, while LCD TV panel prices continued to drop and notebook panel prices remained flat during...
BenQ, CMI eyeing gaming monitor market
Nov 19, 01:20
BenQ, on November 18, launched a 3D LED-backlit LCD monitor, the XL2410T, eyeing the professional gamer market, while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is cooperating with Microsoft to set up...
CMI will not reach shipment goals in 2010
Nov 17, 01:25
Based on Chimei Innolux's (CMI's) current shipment status, the panel maker is not expected to reach its shipment goals for LCD TV panels, LCD monitor panels and notebook panels in...
TPV to pull away from CMI in LCD monitor shipments
Nov 16, 01:00
TPV Technology is projected to ship 60 million LCD monitors and 20 million LCD TVs in 2011, increasing its lead over Chimei Innolux (CMI) and remain the world's largest LCD monitor...
Global LCD monitor market to stay flat or drop slightly in 2010
Nov 10, 10:52
CCFL-backlit LCD monitor panel prices have stopped dropping after fast declined in the third quarter of 2010. But the current low levels mean price-sensitive consumers will be more...
CPT expects utilization rate to exceed 80% in 4Q10
Nov 5, 01:15
As IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices started to rebound due to returning demand, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has recently started to see orders to return, and expects its utilization...
Oct 26, 11:40
Monitor and notebook panel price have been stable in the second half of October as LCD makers are giving priority to their finances over market share. Notebook panel inventories at...
LCD panel makers prepare price increase for IT panels
Oct 13, 01:35
With IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices dropping below cash cost, TFT-LCD panel makers are brewing plans to increase prices back to cost levels, while reducing production to stop...
TV panel prices continue to drop, monitor panel prices stable in 1H October, says DisplaySearch
Oct 6, 15:42
LCD TV panel prices in the first half of October 2010 will continue to drop amid high inventory levels, while the price drop for LCD monitor panels is starting to slow down as panel...
Taiwan market: Samsung introduces new LED monitor
Oct 5, 15:12
Samsung Electronics has introduced a new LED-backlit LCD monitor, the BX2231, to the Taiwan market with a sales price of NT$6,290 (US$202.31).
LCD monitor vendors turn conservative about 4Q10 sales
Sep 20, 16:32
Despite the dropping panel prices, which may help to generate panel orders, LCD monitor vendors have turned conservative about their sales targets for the traditional peak season...
Rising inventories spur LCD monitor pricing declines, says iSuppli
Sep 15, 15:07
Inventories of desktop and workstation LCD monitors climbed in the second quarter of 2010 as shipments continued to outpace sales by a significant margin, according to iSuppli.
PC vendors reducing LCD monitor orders for 2011 due to weak demand
Aug 26, 17:11
Global first-tier PC brands including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell have all recently started reducing their LCD monitor orders for 2011 placed to Taiwan-based monitor makers...
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 3h 2min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 3h 57min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 4h 6min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 4h 7min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 4h 9min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 4h 22min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 4h 24min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 4h 26min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 4h 28min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 4h 20min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 4h 24min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 4h 25min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 26min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 4h 26min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 4h 29min ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 4h 29min ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 4h 31min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 41min ago
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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...
- 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.























