Last update: Wednesday 19 June 2013 [10147 news items]
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
Jun 19, 22:30
Seeing better-than-expected performances in both April and May, Pegatron Technology expects its notebook and motherboard shipments in the second quarter to meet its forecasts and...
MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
Jun 19, 15:26
MediaTek is relocating its tablet solution unit from its wireless communications group to the home entertainment group, meaning that the Taiwan-based top IC design house is looking...
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Jun 19, 14:03
Ongoing weakness in notebooks will be offset by stronger unit growth of touch-screen tablets - especially smaller-size models with 7- and 8-inch displays - resulting in a 4% increase...
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
Jun 18, 15:11
Chipbond Technology is ramping up testing capacity for advanced LCD driver ICs in response to rising demand for high-end smartphones and other mobile devices with higher resolution...
Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
Jun 18, 10:48
Asustek Computer, originally expected to enjoy sequential growth in notebook shipments and a slight on-quarter drop in tablet shipments in the second quarter, has adjusted both forecasts...
Wistron, Inventec unlikely to see notebook revenue proportion drop below 50% in the short term
Jun 17, 15:49
Although Wistron and Inventec are both aggressively trying to reduce their notebook business revenue contributions to minimize the impact of the weakening notebook industry, since...
Sysgration targets industrial tablet market in partnership with Japan-based Tsuzuki Denki
Jun 14, 16:13
Taiwan-based industrial PC player Sysgration has recently formed a partnership with Japan-based Tsuzuki Denki to focus on the industrial tablet market.
Inventec aims to ship 30 million PC-products in 2014
Jun 14, 12:11
Inventec aims to ship 20 million notebooks and other PC-related products in 2013 and expects shipments to increase 50% to 30 million units in 2014 as the company will start shipping...
Jun 14, 11:26
Pegatron has landed orders for an inexpensive iPhone with plastic chassis and next-generation iPad mini from Apple and will begin shipments in August, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Smart connected device shipments in emerging markets to surpass 1 billion by 2014, says IDC
Jun 13, 22:21
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1.7 billion...
Second-generation Nexus 7s will stay away from entry-level price competition, say sources
Jun 13, 15:11
Google's second-generation Nexus 7 tablets are estimated to be available in the retail channel in July with a 16GB version priced at US$229 to avoid competing directly against entry-level...
Notebook ODMs bracing for price war
Jun 13, 12:23
Notebook brand vendors have recently started the request-for-quotation (RFQ) process for 2014 orders. But because of the notebook industry's weak shipments and Lenovo increasing in-house...
China market: Local e-book reader vendors bracing for Amazon competition
Jun 11, 16:02
Amazon has recently entered the China e-book market and prompted local e-book reader vendors to release new products to counter the US-based vendor's advance, according to sources...
Digitimes Research: Google tying up with branded vendors to strengthen its online retail channel
Jun 11, 15:46
The launch of HTC's New HTC One Google Edition and Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4 Google Edition by Google on June 26 through Google Play highlights Google's attempt to further strengthen...
Notebook ODMs see mixed revenue performance in May
Jun 11, 14:07
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have announced their revenues for May 2013 with Quanta achieving NT$61.08 billion (US$2.04 billion), down 0.5% on month and...
Apple upgrades MacBook Air with fourth-generation Intel Core CPUs
Jun 11, 10:39
Apple has updated MacBook Air with all-day battery life, fourth-generation Intel Core processors with faster graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and flash storage that is up to 45% faster than...
US$99 7-inch tablets may appear in 3Q13
Jun 10, 15:54
With Asustek's new 7-inch MeMO Pad HD 7(8GB) priced at around US$129, sources from ODMs believe that other brand vendors are likely to follow suit and US$99 tablets will have a good...
Commentary: Samsung deepens cooperation with Microsoft, paving way to notebook market
Jun 10, 15:49
South Korea-based Samsung Electronics supplies key components such as panels to Microsoft while developing new notebooks using Microsoft's operating systems. Samsung can use discounts...
Jun 10, 12:02
SK Hynix has developed 8-gigabit LPDDR3 (low power DDR3) memory using 20nm-class process technology, according to the South Korea-based chipmaker. The chips are targeted at mobile...
Notebook shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2013
Jun 8, 18:02
Taiwan makers produced over 90% of the notebooks worldwide in 2008. The top-five notebook makers – Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Asustek Computer...
China market: Nufront to launch quad-core chips for smartphone, tablets
Jun 7, 15:29
China-based Nufront, a developer of ARM-based SoCs, has rolled out quad-core solutions for mobile phones and tablets with shipments slated for the fourth quarter of 2013 at the earliest,...
Acer, Asustek adopt different approaches to shore up their fragile smartphone businesses
Jun 7, 12:21
Acer and Asustek Computer are still struggling with their fragile smartphone businesses and the two firms appear to have adopted different approaches to improve their penetration...
Computex 2013: Sony unveils ultrabooks using carbon-fiber reinforced plastic chassis
Jun 6, 20:52
Sony has announced several new ultrabooks at Computex 2013 including the Vaio Pro series, featuring carbon-fiber reinforced plastic chassis and weighing only 870g for the 11-inch...
Taiwan players losing advantage in tablet competition
Jun 6, 20:19
Although global tablet demand is expected to grow around 60-70% from 130-140 million units in 2012 to 230-240 million in 2013, surpassing notebook shipments, Taiwan may not be able...
Casetek sees fully-packed orders in 2H13
Jun 6, 15:17
Casetek, a chassis subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, is expected to enjoy strong orders in the second half of 2013. Company chairman TH Tung, at a recent investors conference, revealed...
Over 1 billion Android phones to ship in 2017, says Canalys
Jun 6, 12:03
Worldwide smartphone shipments are set to top 1.5 billion units in 2017, contributing 73% to overall mobile phone shipments, according to Canalys. Shipments of Android models will...
MSI to push for shipment growth in all product lines in 2013
Jun 5, 20:51
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects its motherboard, graphics card, notebook and tablet shipments to grow significantly on year in 2013 as it has finalized its business organization...
Upstream notebook supply chain sees growing orders in June
Jun 5, 20:48
Orders from notebook brand vendors to the upstream supply chain have started growing strong recently and are expected to benefit the supply chain's overall shipments in the second...
Jun 5, 12:21
Jason LS Chen is a vice president in the Sales and Marketing Group at Intel and is responsible for all sales and marketing activities for Intel in Taiwan. As country manager, he supports...
Computex 2013: Asustek and Acer exhibits
Jun 5, 11:31
On the fourth floor of Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, many brands are showcasing their latest products and technologies for Computex 2013 from June 4-8.
Digitimes Research: Taiwan notebook shipments enjoy growth in May
Jun 5, 11:26
First-tier notebook vendors and ODMs enjoyed on-month shipment growth in May with brand vendors together having an increase of over 10% and ODMs around 5%, according to Digitimes...
Bringing 802.11ac to the mainstream: Broadcom VP Rahul Patel talks up 5G Wi-Fi
Jun 4, 21:00
Demand for video, especially high-definition video, is pushing players in the mobile telecom industry to continually seek new ways to increase bandwidth. On the network side, telecoms...
Asustek unveils new products for Computex 2013
Jun 4, 15:59
Asustek Computer announced its 6-inch FonePad Note FHD 6 and an upgraded Transformer Pad Infinity at its pre-Computex launch conference on June 3. The company is also set to sell...
Marvell sees handset, smart TV chips as growth drivers in 2013
Jun 4, 12:23
Specializing in storage chips, Marvell has diversified products to include solutions targeted at handset and smart TV applications. The two product segments will play a major growth...
Taipei heats up for Computex 2013
Jun 3, 19:25
Computex Taipei 2013, which will run from June 4-8, is expected to attract 40,000 international buyers and create business opportunities worth US$25 billion. The show will host some...
Micron swings to fiscal 3Q13 profit
Bits + chips | 40min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 22:09
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 21:51
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:47
Asustek showcased the Memo Pad HD7 tablet at Computex 2013. The product is priced at US$169/unit. The Memo Pad HD7 tablet adopts Google's Android 4.2 and weighs only 302 grams....
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 19.
Asus Padfone Infinity in Computex 2013
Asustek showcased its Padfone Infinity at Computex 2013. It is a smartphone that can be inserted to the back of a base and the base becomes a tablet. The product adopts Qualcomm...
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 19.
Powered by third-generation Intel Core processor, the Transformer Book is a tablet and a notebook. By adding the detachable keyboard, the tablet becomes a notebook. Asustek showcased...
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 18.
Acer's new 13.3-inch Aspire S7 ultrabook, showcased at Computex 2013, is equipped with an improved battery life, a refined electroluminescent (EL) backlit keyboard, and the second-generation...
Photo: Company, Jun 18.
Asustek showcased the ZenBook, an ultrabook with a high definition display at Computex 2013. The 13.3-inch ZenBook weighs 1.4kg and uses fourth generation Intel Core i7/i5 processor...
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 13.
Jason LS Chen is a vice president in the Sales and Marketing Group at Intel and is responsible for all sales and marketing activities for Intel in Taiwan. As country manager, he supports...
Bringing 802.11ac to the mainstream: Broadcom VP Rahul Patel talks up 5G Wi-Fi
Demand for video, especially high-definition video, is pushing players in the mobile telecom industry to continually seek new ways to increase bandwidth. On the network side, telecoms...
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), about the use of MEMS for energy-saving applications. Lightman pointed out opportunities...
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent...
Touchscreen offers new opportunity for PC brands: An interview with Acer president
The PC industry saw several major developments in 2012, such as the rise of ARM-based products that greatly weakened the influence of the Wintel platform and Microsoft's launch of...
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- 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
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice 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
- 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
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
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- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- 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
- 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...
- 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.