Last update: Thursday 6 June 2013 [466 news items]
Auto PCBs to drive GBM revenue growth in 2013
Jun 6, 12:28
Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which makes PCBs and provides PCB assembly services, expects sales generated from its automotive product line to drive its revenue growth in 2013.
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...

SanDisk enhances SSD portfolio
Jun 5, 13:21
SanDisk has further enhanced its SSD product line for consumers and PC makers, and is looking to become one of the world's top-three SSD suppliers in 2014, according to Kevin Conley,...
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
May 21, 11:38
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013 thanks to its complete product portfolio and broader client base.

Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
May 20, 21:55
Seeing the notebook industry suffering from weak demand, Taiwan-based keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has turned to its non-notebook businesses such as external keyboards and camera...
Tong Hsing sees weaker LED ceramic substrate shipments in 2Q13
May 6, 10:36
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has said that shipments of its LED ceramic substrates in the second quarter of 2013 will be affected by revisions to product roadmaps at clients who...
Taiwan handset component makers increasingly relying on other product lines
Apr 10, 15:17
Facing declining orders from Nokia and BlackBerry, Taiwan-based handset keypad makers Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies have shifted their production focus from keypads to...
CPT looks to improve product mix in 2013
Apr 9, 21:13
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is planning to improve its product mix for panels used in smartphone, tablet, vehicle and touch screen applications during 2013, according to industry...
ARM Greater China to enjoy double-digit shipment growth across several product lines
Mar 18, 12:50
ARM's Greater China president Allen Wu expects the company's shipments of products such as application processors, embedded applications and micro controller units (MCU) in the Greater...

AUO expects to see stronger performance in 2013 due to improved product mix, says president
Feb 7, 15:20
AU Optronics (AUO) expects to see a good turnaround in performance during 2013 due to an improved product mix for its tablet and Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) panels, according to company...
PCB firm Unimicron cautious about 1Q13
Jan 31, 21:38
PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology has expressed caution about its business outlook for the first quarter of 2013, citing a seasonal slowdown in orders. All of its product segments...
Apple increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Jan 31, 12:17
Apple has announced a 128GB version of the fourth-generation iPad with Retina display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and iPad with Wi-Fi plus cellular models provide twice the storage...
Ilitek ramping shipments of touch-controller ICs
Jan 22, 14:59
LCD driver IC vendors ILI Technology (Ilitek) has entered the supply chain of China-based smartphone and tablet vendors with its touch-controller ICs, and will see the product segment...
Compal aims to hike revenue proportion for non-notebook products to 26% in 2013, says president
Jan 21, 10:29
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics aims to increase the proportion of consolidated revenues for non-notebook products from 20% in 2012 to 26% in 2013 and over 30% in 2014,...
CES 2013: Intel delivers broad range of new mobile experiences
Jan 8, 14:12
Intel executives held a press conference at CES 2013 to outline plans to accelerate new mobile device experiences across the company's growing portfolio of smartphone, tablet and...

Jan 4, 12:04
With Micron Technology set to handle sales of all DRAM chips rolled out from Inotera Memories, the Taiwan maker will likely see its product ASPs rise in 2013, according to market...

Jan 3, 16:31
China-based Huawei Technologies has always been known for its telecom technologies and equipment, but seeing the rise of cloud computing, the company has also become aggressive about...

ODMs reportedly to receive storage product orders from Facebook
Jan 2, 20:36
Facebook reportedly plans to outsource new storage product orders to Taiwan-based ODMs with both Quanta Computer and Wistron having a chance to land the orders, according to sources...
Polytronics to post higher profits for 2012
Dec 25, 15:06
Circuit protection component maker Polytronics Technology is expected to report strong profit growth for 2012, thanks to an improvement in capacity utilization rates and product mix,...
COB product shipments to show significant on-year growth in 2012, says Lextar
Dec 20, 14:28
Lextar, a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has announced its merger with Wellypower, another AUO subsidiary. Lextar noted that demand for high-power chip-on-board (COB) products...
UMC announces tape-out of 55nm SDDI customer product
Dec 19, 12:10
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced that it has taped out the foundry industry's first customer product utilizing 55nm small display driver IC (SDDI) process te...
Continuous losses cause solar firms to shy away from N-type mono-crystalline product development
Dec 13, 15:34
The weak solar market has been delaying technological improvements for solar firms. Despite the fact that N-type mono-crystalline high efficiency product may achieve a breakthrough...
Intel launches 6W server-class processors
Dec 13, 13:59
Intel has introduced the Atom processor S1200 product family, delivering the world's first low-power, 64-bit server-class system-on-chip (SoC) for high-density microservers, as well...
Acer suffers drop in November revenues
Dec 10, 22:25
Acer has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$24.36 billion (US$837.43 million) for November, down 4.58% on month and 31.88% on year, while the company's combined non-consolidated...
Taiwan IC design houses to benefit from Samsung aggressive product roadmaps in 2013
Dec 7, 14:30
Taiwan-based IC design houses, which have been cooperating with Samsung Electronics on product development, are expected to fare well in 2013, as the Korea-based vendor is reportedly...
Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013
Dec 3, 22:10
Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...
Consumer IC supplier Weltrend 4Q12 sales to decrease 5-10%
Nov 27, 15:16
Fourth-quarter revenues at Weltrend Semiconductor are expected to register a 5-10% sequential decrease, as shipments of its core products, including display ICs, motor ICs and MCUs...
Largan to receive camera lens orders from Korea-based smartphone brand in 2013
Nov 26, 22:13
Taiwan-based camera lens maker Largan Precision is expected to start supplying high-end camera lens to Korea-based smartphone brand vendor in 2013; however, Largan’s orders...
Digitimes Research: Digital TV product and home entertainment system sales down in 3Q12
Nov 15, 21:20
Global consumer electronics sales were lower than expected during the third quarter of 2012, with digital TV products as well as home entertainment and sound systems getting hit the...
Apple seeks direct product production from material makers, say sources
Nov 8, 15:43
Apple is reportedly directly communicating and putting in orders with upstream material makers to produce various products that have specialized specifications while skipping assemblers...
Aptina benefiting from product differentiation via CIS chips, says executive
Nov 8, 15:24
Aptina, which supplies a complete lineup of CMOS image sensors, will benefit from the increasing emphasis on camera functionalities and the image processing capabilities of smartphones...
Taiflex sees moderate drop in 4Q12 FCCL sales
Nov 6, 14:31
Taiflex Scientific expects sales of its flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) product line to drop 5-10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the 10-20% decreases...
Elan reports strong sales for October
Nov 6, 14:04
Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues grow 0.8% sequentially and 75% on year to a record high of NT$724 million (US$24.75 million) in October.
CMI to focus on Ultra HD TV panels for product differentiation in 2013
Nov 1, 19:22
Chimei Innolux (CMI) will strive for product differentiation by offering Ultra HD (4Kx2K) TV panels in 2013 and expects prices for Ultra HD TVs to drop from 3-5 times those for Full...
Apple introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and new iMac systems
Oct 24, 15:49
Apple has introduced an all-new version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring a Retina display and all flash storage in a new compact design. At 0.75-inch and 3.57 pounds, the 13-inch...
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
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Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
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Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
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Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says TrendForce
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Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
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LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
Before Going to Press | 52min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Before Going to Press | 53min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 1h 7min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 1h 15min ago
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
19-Jun-2013 markets closed
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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
- 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.





















