Last update: Monday 12 November 2012 [81 news items]
New applicaitons, markets to drive MEMS market growth
Nov 12, 10:44
At the MEMS Executive Congress US 2012 held on November 8, analysts from research firms including Gartner, IHS iSuppli, Semico Research and Yole Developpement gathered to discuss...
Pico projector market to grow significantly in 2012, say industry sources
May 30, 01:25
The micro and pocket projector market size in 2012 is likely to grow to four million units from two million units in 2011, according to industry sources. Vivitek, a Taiwan-based vendor...
BLU maker Coretronic reports declined profits for 1Q12
Apr 30, 12:04
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic saw its net profits drop 40.8% on quarter and 64.3% on year to NT$239 million (US$8.15 million) in the first quarter of 2012 due largely to weak...
Intersil unveils low-cost LED-based LCoS pico projector reference design
Apr 28, 07:28
US-based analog and mixed signal designer Intersil recently introduced the Pico-qHD, what it calls the world's lowest cost pico projector system and the industry's smallest production-ready...
Projector maker Young Optics posts EPS of NT$5 for 2011
Feb 17, 01:00
Pico projector maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$571 million (US$19.29 million) or an EPS of NT$5.01 on revenues of NT$7.03 billion for 2011.
Asia Optical aims to ship 2 million LCoS pico projectors in 2012
Jan 16, 10:23
Asia Optical expects to ship one million LCoS pico projector modules built in smartphones and one million LCoS external pico projectors in 2012, according to company chairman Robert...
Pico projector market triples in 1H11, says PMA
Sep 1, 13:56
The worldwide market for pico projectors reached about 830,000 during the first half of 2011, more than tripling from 270,000 during the first half of 2010, according to Pacific Media...
Vivitek unveils Qumi series stand-alone pico projectors
May 13, 01:05
Taiwan-based vendor Vivitek on May 12 formally unveiled Qumi, a series of stand-alone DLP HD pico projectors, and aims to ship 30,000-40,000 units globally in 2011, according to the...
Apr 15, 10:47
Global shipments of pico projector modules for built in and external devices are forecast to grow from 3.1 million units in 2011 to 10.76 million units in 2013, according to Digitimes...
Consumer and mobile MEMS to boom in 2011, says IHS iSuppli
Apr 12, 10:29
After only four years of existence, a segment of the MEMS market known as new MEMS - specifically for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile handsets - will jump 157.4% in 2011, powering...
Vivitek to launch stand-alone pico projector Qumi, aiming at 20-30% global market share in 2011
Apr 6, 11:43
Vivitek will launch Qumi, a stand-alone DLP pico projector model, in the China market in late April and then in Taiwan and Europe in May, according to the company.
Projector shipments to grow to 39 million units by 2015, says Pacific Media
Mar 28, 14:04
Pacific Media Associates (PMA), in its latest forecast of the worldwide front projector market, estimates that the 8.5 million units sold during 2010 will increase to more than 39...
Optoma expects pico projector shipments to grow by double-digits in 2011
Mar 17, 16:38
DLP projector maker Optoma Technology expects its shipments to grow by a double-digit rate, to reach 700,000-800,000 units in 2011, including its Neo-i projector which has been verified...
Young Optics posts 17% sequential drop for February revenues
Mar 9, 11:36
Optical module and component maker Young Optics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$481 million (US$16.39 million) for February, decreasing 17.33% sequentially but increasing 32.39%...
Pico projectors and personal projectors show increasing popularity of DLP models, says PMA
Mar 1, 16:50
Consumers of front projectors from the US storefronts and direct marketers (web and catalog) are increasingly choosing smaller, sub-500 lumen brightness, "New Era" projectors,...
Young Optics to focus on improving pico projector brightness in 2011
Feb 23, 01:15
With its pico projector modules reaching the height of the camera module for iPhone, optical module and component maker Young Optics will turn its focus on improving brightness as...
Global projector market to reach almost 8.5 million in 2010, says PMA
Feb 17, 16:40
The global front projector market is expected to increase 34% on year to 8.49 million units in 2010, driven by demand for short-throw, high brightness and pico projectors, according...
Pico projector market exceeds 268,000 units in 4Q10, says PMA
Feb 16, 16:43
Worldwide demand for pico projectors grew from 134,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2009 to over 268,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates...
Young Optics January revenues up 10% sequentially
Feb 11, 01:15
Optical components maker Young Optics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$581 million (US$20.07 million) for January 2011, up 10.4% sequentially and 46.87% on year.
Pico projectors unlikely to be integrated into smartphones until after 2012
Jan 25, 02:05
With rumors circulating around the market that the Apple iPhone 5 will adopt a pico projector, sources from pico projector makers pointed out that the related R&D is still not...
Asia Optical to begin shipping pico projector modules for DSCs and smartphones
Jan 7, 01:45
Asia Optical will begin to ship pico projector modules for DSC and smartphone applications in the first quarter of 2011 and expects revenues from the new product line to grow subst...
CES 2011: TI announces DLP Pico HD chipset
Jan 6, 13:08
At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled a new era for portable high definition (HD) entertainment with the new DLP Pico HD chipset...
CES 2011: DLP Pico technology lights up new, on-the-go possibilities
Jan 6, 13:07
Texas Instruments (TI) DLP Products has announced that more than 30 DLP Pico-enabled products, covering a wide variety of useful and unique form factors, will be on display by the...
Pico projector makers expect 22 million units to sell in 2014, says PMA
Jan 4, 15:40
Global pico projector market is expected to reach 22 million units by 2014, up from about 700,000 units in 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
Asia Optical to begin shipping built-in pico projector modules in 2011
Dec 3, 13:44
Taiwan-based Asia Optical will extend its production of pico projector modules from external to internal models for digital cameras, smartphones and digital video camcorders, with...
Pico projector market set to double in 2010, says PMA
Nov 24, 15:36
The global pico projector market is expected to reach 750,000 units in 2010, more than double the volume of 2009, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
Pico and pocket projectors market up 125% on year in 3Q10, says PMA
Nov 5, 15:58
The global pico and pocket projector market is expected to increase 125% on year in the third quarter of 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA). This high-growth emerging...
Young Optics posts net profits of NT$116 million for 3Q10
Oct 22, 14:41
Optical components maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$116 million (US$3.77 million) for the third quarter of 2010, down NT$44 million from the second quarter. EPS was...
Micron launches pico projection engine
Oct 20, 11:19
Micron Technology has announced the V100 pico projection engine for integration in smartphones with price expected to drop under US$30. It is scheduled to begin volume production...
Global projector market to increase over 36% in 2010, says PMA
Sep 17, 14:19
The global front projector market will grow to a total of 8.65 million units in 2010, increasing by 36.65% from 6.33 million units in 2009, according to Pacific Media Associates (P...
Coretronic projector revenues up 16% sequentially in 2Q10
Aug 13, 16:40
Coretronic saw revenues for its projector business in the second quarter increase by 16.6% sequentially to NT$5.62 billion (US$175.84 million), and shipments increased 21% sequentially...
Young Optics announces net profit for 1H10
Aug 9, 10:15
Taiwan-based optical components maker Young Optics has posted net profit of NT$302 million (US$9.51 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of NT$2.84.
Global pico projector shipments reach 437,000 units in 1H10
Jul 28, 17:09
Global shipments of pico projectors in the first half of 2010 totaled 437,791 units, of which 46% were LCoS-based handset models offered by China-based white-box vendors, and 10%...
Optoma expects to ship more than 70,000 pico projectors in 2010
Jul 7, 12:37
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology on July 6 unveiled two DLP pico projectors, the 20-lumen brightness PK201 and 50-lumen brightness PK301, with both featuring Osram-made...
Nikon to launch new DSC with LCoS pico projector in August
Jun 24, 16:08
Nikon reportedly plans to launch a second-generation digital still camera (DSC) with built-in LCoS pico-projector technology from Himax Technologies, which is capable of connecting...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 6h 30min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 6h 32min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 6h 37min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 6h 59min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 7h ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 7h 57min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 8h 7min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 8h 13min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 6h 53min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 7h 11min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 8h 15min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 8h 41min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 9h 38min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 9h 46min ago
Computex 2012: Aiptek MobileCinema pico projector i50D, for iPad, iPhone and iPod
Aiptek has introduced the MobileCinema i50D plug-n-play pico projector for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod. MobileCinema i50D is a 2-in-1 gadget that projects the phone content and charges...
Photo: Company, Jun 8.
Computex 2012: Aiptek MobileCinema i50S
Aiptek's MobileCinema i50S is a sleeve pico projector for iPhone 4/4S. The sleeve has been designed to fit iPhone 4/4S and becomes a projector. Users can slide the iPhone 4/4S into...
Photo: Company, Jun 6.
Micron V100 pico projection engine
Micron Technology's first pico projection engine, the V100, is designed to cater to the microdisplay needs of consumer video, handset, digital camera and other consumer markets for...
Photo: Company, Dec 8.
BenQ DV S11 camcorder with built-in pico projector
BenQ has introduced a camcorder with a built-in pico projector, the S11. The S11 captures images and video in full HD, which canbe either displayed on the 3.5-inch touch screen or...
Photo: company, Oct 19.
Microvision Show WX laser pico projector
Microvision has introduced a laser pico projector, the Show WX, based on its proprietary PicoP display engine technology. The projector features WVGA resolution, 19:9 aspect ratio,...
Photo: Company, Sep 18.
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board 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
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- 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
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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.