Last update: Friday 1 February 2013 [44 news items]
Tong Hsing expects to post flat 1Q13 sales
Feb 1, 14:46
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and test services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the manufacture of LEDs, expects its first-quarter 2013...
PC vendors recommended to target niche smartphone market to avoid direct competition
Oct 3, 14:56
Branded PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Asustek Computer, which plan to reignite their smartphone businesses, are recommended to offer models with strong application...
Aug 24, 11:51
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and test services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the manufacture of LEDs, has budgeted more than NT$2...
Aug 23, 15:14
Taiwan-based United Radiant Technology (URT), a small- to medium-size STN panel maker, said it holds a conservative outlook for fourth-quarter revenues due to lack of demand in the...
Giantplus expected to stick with niche markets
Jul 19, 15:51
Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based small- and medium-sized LCD panel maker who has diversified into the touch panel market, is expected to stay focused on niche touch applications...
Niche panel products to raise revenues for Giantplus
Jul 18, 01:15
Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based small- and medium-sized panel manufacturer, has said panels used in smartphones, digital cameras and in-vehicle displays will account for approximately...
Tong Hsing expects revenue growth through 4Q12
Apr 24, 00:33
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and packaging services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the production of LED devices, has guided that its...
Clevo expected to see bigger profits in 2012
Feb 14, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook and retail channel player Clevo, after achieving profit of more than NT$1 billion (US$33.89 million) in 2011 from its retail IT mall business in China, is aiming...
Acer to simplify product lines
Dec 8, 01:30
Acer, on December 7, hosted its global internal meeting and has decided to start simplifying its product lines in 2012 to help integrate its resources and will put its focus on niche...
Tong Hsing expects revenues to peak in 4Q11
Sep 2, 11:37
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and packaging services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the production of LED devices, expects revenues...
CCL supplier ShineMore targets niche segment
Aug 2, 16:02
Taiwan-based ShineMore Technology Materials, a maker of copper clad laminates (CCL), has stepped up its efforts to to expand the application of its products. According to company...
Taiwan-based firms need to focus on niche markets to win, says AUO chairman
Jun 13, 15:50
South-Korea based Samsung Electronics has been a customer, supplier and competitor to Taiwan-based firms in DRAM and LCD panels. In order for Taiwan-based firms to win, chairman of...
Computex 2011: Asustek announces Padfone, bundling smartphone with tablet PC
May 31, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Asustek Computer, at its pre-Computex press conference, announced its Padfone, bundling a 4.3-inch smartphone with a 10-inch tablet PC for an estimated...
165 billion LEDs shipping in 2011 fueling niche markets for equipment, says Information Network
Apr 20, 14:13
The LED market is expected to explode as unit shipments increase more than 40% in 2011 and double between 2010 and 2013, according to The Information Network.
Taiwan market: Blu-ray disc player sales expected to surpass 100,000 units in 2011
Apr 14, 01:40
Blu-ray disc player sales in Taiwan may surpass 100,000 units in 2011 as players such as Toshiba, Sony, LG, Panasonic and Sharp all launched models with prices less than US$100 in...
Acer denies plans to quit netbook market
Jan 20, 01:10
Acer has refuted market rumors it will quit the netbook market saying netbooks will continue to play an important role in its product lineup.
Powerchip sends 40nm process NAND flash samples to clients
Jan 12, 15:00
Powerchip Technology has already delivered samples of NAND flash chips built using a 40nm process to clients, according to the company, adding that its flash business will target...
Oct 27, 17:00
With the PC market reaching a mature stage, Intel is giving more attention to new market segments to help drive growth. One area the chip giant and its partners see as having strong...
Oct 4, 15:06
The clear advantages of solid-state drives (SSD) over traditional hard drives, such as low vibration sensitivity and high shock resistance, draws more attention from military, industrial...
Ilitek, Fitipower and Raydium focusing on different niche LCD driver IC segments
Sep 23, 14:44
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek), Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor have all performed well so far in 2010 although the three...
PSC to start delivery of 40nm NAND flash chips in 2H10
Apr 8, 14:25
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is set to kick off shipments of its 40nm NAND flash chips in the second half of 2010, according to company chairman Frank Huang. Its flash...
Taiwan niche memory IC makers to see strong 1Q10
Feb 2, 15:14
Taiwan-based niche memory IC makers Etron Technology, Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) and Zentel Electronics are expected to see first-quarter 2010 revenues remain almost...
Niche memory IC designers to see flat revenues in January 2010
Jan 20, 15:22
Taiwan-based niche memory IC design houses, including Zentel Electronics, Etron Technology and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT), are expected to see flat revenues in January...
Niche memory supply may tighten in 2010
Newswatch - Dec 29, 11:45
Supply of niche memory products may tighten in 2010 due to recovered demand and tight capacity of foundries and backend houses, according to sources with Taiwan-based niche memory...
Taiwan-based niche memory IC designers poised to increase output
Dec 15, 15:44
Niche memory IC designers, including Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics, expect to increase output in the first quarter of 2010, based on demand from the LCD TV and PC/notebook...
Holy Stone maintains focus on niche MLCC for 2010
Dec 3, 15:30
Holy Stone will dedicate its efforts to develop more customized multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs) in 2010, maintaining its focus on the niche segment, according to the co...
Niche memory IC orders and ASP recovered, says Etron chairman
Nov 12, 16:20
The niche memory IC market has bottomed out with improving order volume as well as average selling prices (ASPs), said Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu.
Winbond and Macronix post mixed results in October 2009
Nov 10, 13:51
Winbond Electronics, which is switching its business focus from commodity DRAM to niche DRAM and NOR flash, has announced revenues for October 2009 grew 12.2% on month to NT$2.12...
SDRAM maker Zentel 3Q09 profits up significantly
Oct 28, 14:34
Niche memory IC designer Zentel Electronics has announced net profits of NT$120 million (US$3.7 million) for the third quarter, compared to profits of NT$48 million in the prior quarter...
OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli
Oct 7, 17:02
Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues...
Taiwan inductor makers 3Q09 gross margins expected to remain strong
Oct 7, 16:29
Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and King Core Electronics are expected to see their gross margins for the third quarter of 2009 surpass their respective second-quarter levels of 36%...
Niche memory IC designer Zentel sees 3Q09 sales up 41% on quarter
Oct 6, 15:06
Zentel Electronics saw revenues hit a record at NT$419 million (US$15.23 million) in September, up 12.9% on month, helping lift the third-quarter revenues by 41.2% sequentially, according...
Taiwan Memory on track to tap niche market; commodity DRAM not a focus, says Hsuan
Oct 6, 14:41
John Hsuan, who has been tapped to set up Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), has said the TMC project has been implemented as scheduled and will not be interrupted by recent complaints...
Niche memory IC designers Etron, Zentel to enjoy growth in 3Q09
Sep 23, 16:45
Niche memory IC makers Etron Technology stands a chance of breaking even in the third quarter, thanks to a higher revenue ratio of its high-margin products, while Zentel Electronics...
Taiwan niche memory IC designers see mixed results in 1H09
Aug 24, 15:53
Taiwan-based niche memory IC design houses Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) and Etron Technology both saw over 45% revenue growths in the second quarter but maintained...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 7h 5min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 7h 24min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 7h 28min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 7h 38min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 8h 30min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 9h 25min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 8h 15min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 8h 27min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 9h 7min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 9h 19min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 33min ago
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | 9h 39min ago
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | 9h 40min ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | 9h 41min ago
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 9h 46min ago
VIA Technologies has announced that Aaeon Technology has adopted VIA's C7 and Eden processors in its new ETX motherboard. Designed for niche applications that require high-resolution,...
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With the PC market reaching a mature stage, Intel is giving more attention to new market segments to help drive growth. One area the chip giant and its partners see as having strong...
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
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- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.