Last update: Wednesday 13 March 2013 [20 news items]
Pixart Imaging to snap up revenues of over NT$300 million in March
Mar 13, 22:06
Pixart Imaging is expected to see its revenues rebound to over NT$300 million (US$10.09 million) in March from NT$278 million in the previous month, powered by increasing shipments...
IMU obtains orders for air mouse modules from Japan-based telecom carriers
Oct 22, 13:49
IMU Solutions, a Taiwan-based MEMS application developer, has received orders for air mouse modules for use in wireless controllers of set-top boxes (STBs) from Japan-based telecom...
Sep 20, 13:56
CMOS image sensor maker Pixart Imaging is expected to see its third-quarter revenue performance meet with its guidance for a 40-50% on-quarter growth, buoyed by shipments of chips...
Taiwan market: Penetration of wireless mice to reach 40% in 2012
Nov 24, 01:25
With the price of wireless mice dropping from more than NT$1,000 (US$33) previously to around NT$400-500, the penetration of wireless models is expected to increase to 40% in 2012,...
Primax sees monthly CCM capacity fully loaded in 3Q11
Jul 21, 01:35
Taiwan-based compact camera module (CCM) maker Primax Electronics, a supplier of iPhone CCMs, has landed orders from Apple for the upcoming iPhone model, and already has its 15 million...
IC design house Pixart looks to 10-15% sequential revenue growth in 2Q11
May 4, 01:20
Pixart Imaging expects its revenues to grow 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011 thanks to strong demand for optical mouse sensor products, but its gross margin to drop...
KYE Systems expects 20-25% sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues
Mar 16, 16:42
KYE Systems expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to decrease 20-25% to NT$1.94-2.07 billion (US$65.8-70.2 million) and corresponding gross margin to rise...
Pixart 1Q11 revenues could decline 20% sequentially, says chairman
Feb 16, 01:10
Pixart Imaging, which specializes in CMOS image sensors, expects first-quarter 2011 revenues to decline 20% sequentially due to inventory adjustments by games console clients, company...
Pixart Imaging 4Q10 revenues likely to slip 30% sequentially
Nov 10, 14:01
Pixart Imaging saw third-quarter 2010 revenues decline 17.7% sequentially, more severe than the projected 10%. With the gaming industry entering its annual low season and customers...
Apr 22, 15:21
Taiwan-based multi-function peripheral (MFP) maker, Primax Electronics saw consolidated revenues of NT$28.7 billion (US$914.74 million) for 2009 with a net profit of NT$950 million...
KYE denies mistreatment at Microsoft-OEM factory
Apr 16, 16:54
Taiwan-based PC accessory maker KYE Systems, which is also an OEM manufacturer of Microsoft products, has refuted a recently published report by the US National Labor Committee (NLC)...
Taiwan market: Apple launches MacBook, iMacs and Magic Mouse
Nov 18, 16:48
Apple has launched its latest MacBook, and 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac made by Quanta Computer in Taiwan.

PC peripheral maker KYE sees on-month increase in September revenues
Oct 6, 16:21
Taiwan-based PC peripheral maker KYE Systems has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.12 billion (US$34.6 million) for September, with the sales representing the highest monthly...
Chicony, Kye see growth, while Sunrex sees drop in August 2009 revenues
Sep 10, 17:00
PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.16 billion (US$157.82 million) for August 2009, growths of 8.4% on month and 8.9% on year, while Sunrex...
Chicony, Sunrex and KYE to see 20-30% sequential revenue growth in 3Q09
Aug 11, 15:03
PC peripheral makers Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology and KYE Systems are expected to see 20-30% sequential growth in their third quarter 2009 revenues, according to market...
Taiwan market: Microsoft launches several wireless mice
Jul 9, 16:51
Microsoft Taiwan has launched several new wireless mice in Taiwan including the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 and 6000, Wireless Mouse 5000 and Arc Mouse, according to the company.

Gigabyte looking to upgrade brand image as PC product vendor
Jun 26, 16:05
Motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has launched a new series of crystal-decorated wireless mice in cooperation with Swarovski.

Taiwan keyboard and mouse players suffer on-month revenue drop in May
Jun 11, 17:16
Taiwan-based keyboard and mouse makers and vendors Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology, Darfon Electronics and KYE Systems all suffered on-month revenue drops in May 2009.
Thermaltake to launch new brand for e-sports market
May 25, 15:14
Taiwan-based chassis, PC accessory and cooling module maker Thermaltake Technology will launch a new brand – TTeSports – to target the professional gaming (e-sports) market,...
OCZ introduces two gaming mice
Mar 24, 17:02
OCZ Technology Group has unveiled two new mice for the gaming market, the Behemoth and Eclipse. Both the Behemoth and Eclipse offer the ability to fine-tune the optimal balance of...

- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- 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
- 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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- 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
- 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

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.





















