Last update: Wednesday 22 May 2013 [1087 news items]
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...
China market: iPad occupies over 71% of 3Q12 tablet sales, says Analysys
Nov 29, 11:54
There were 2.6 million tablets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 11.1% on quarter and by 62.5% on year, and the iPad series had the largest...
Upstream supply chain sees Surface RT orders cut by half
Nov 28, 21:28
The upstream supply chain of Microsoft's Surface RT has recently seen the tablet's orders reduced by half, and with other Windows RT-based tablet orders also seeing weak performance,...
Nov 27, 14:52
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
Intel reduces StudyBook shipment forecast
Nov 21, 21:02
Intel originally expected its StudyBook tablet shipments to reach 3-4 million units in the period from January 2013 to June 2014; however, the company has reduced the forecast volume...
Kionix turning focus to gyros, sensor fusion
Nov 21, 14:45
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix has expanded its product line to include gyroscopes, magnetometers, combo and sensor fusion solutions. Acknowledging huge demand for mobile device...
Digitimes Research: China tablet SoC developers enjoy robust shipment growth in 2012
Nov 20, 20:43
There has been a surge in demand for tablet-use SoC solutions in the China market thus far in 2012, benefiting local IC design companies such as Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Technology...
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to surpass that of notebooks in 2013
Nov 19, 22:59
Digitimes Research expects global tablet shipments to reach 210 million units in 2013, up 38.3% on year and surpass those of notebook for the first time, with branded tablet shipments...
Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders
Nov 19, 22:55
With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...
Microsoft Surface not affected by leaving of Windows 8 head in the short term
Nov 14, 15:50
Microsoft president for Windows 8, Steven Sinofsky has left the company, but this should not affect Microsoft's Surface project in the short term, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Tablet and smartphone penetration rates expected to increase in 2013
Nov 14, 14:59
The IEK of Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) expects tablet shipments to surpass 30 million units in 2013, which will produce double-digit output value and...
Digitimes Research: White-box tablet shipments to surpass 50 million units in 2012
Nov 13, 16:01
White-box tablets are expected to see a surge in shipment growth in 2012 with volumes surpassing 50 million units, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst James Wang.
Career Tech 4Q12 sales to rise almost 30%
Nov 13, 11:45
Flexible PCB supplier Career Technology is expected to report almost 30% sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by rising orders coming from the tablet...
Microsoft Surface RT may only achieve 60% of forecasted sales
Nov 12, 22:45
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet may see sales of only 60% of the company's forecast by the end of 2012 and the device is also expected to have difficulty achieving a good performance...
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...
Digitimes Research: Global tablet market to enjoy strong shipment growth in 4Q12
Nov 8, 14:06
Global tablet shipments from major brands worldwide are expected to reach 40.93 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, up 72.7% sequentially and 89.7% on year, according to...
Smart devices sales to reach 821 million in 2012; to rise to 1.2 billion in 2013, says Gartner
Nov 8, 11:16
The consumerization trend has hit IT as an unstoppable force, as 821 million smart devices (smartphones and tablets) will be purchased worldwide in 2012 and pass the billion mark...
Commentary: Is it a blessing for Asustek to have Google backing?
Nov 7, 15:25
Asustek Computer has seen its brand image improve in the US and Japan recently thanks to the launch of dual-branded Nexus 7 in cooperation with Google. Asustek is proud of its product...
Commentary: Notebook ODMs face uncertainties in tablet market
Nov 6, 16:16
The rise of tablets and smartphones, plus the economic downturn in the US and Europe, have been causing PC brands such as HP, Dell and Acer to report unsatisfactory sales results...
Uncertain Windows 8 future may relatively affect Windows Phone 8
Nov 5, 22:45
Although Microsoft has been aggressive promoting its new Windows 8 operating system (OS), a weak global economy has the notebook supply chain remaining conservative about the OS'...
Digitimes Research: Google will become more influential in tablet market
Nov 2, 15:42
Senior analyst James Wang of Digitimes Research believes that Google's recently announced Nexus 10, developed...
7-inch Android tablets expected to occupy 70% of non-iPad tablets, say Taiwan makers
Nov 2, 11:39
In view of booming sales of the Nexus 7, 7-inch Android tablets are expected to take up at least 70% of the total sales volume of non-iPad tablets, with the remaining 30% to be for...
Larger display sets iPad Mini apart from other 7-inch tablet competitors, says IHS
Nov 1, 15:00
The iPad Mini stands apart from competitive 7-inch media tablets due to its larger display, which is intended to offer a user experience that is closer to full-sized tablets. Additionally,...
Notebook brands plan limited shipments of Windows RT tablets
Oct 30, 14:50
Notebook brands that were originally aggressive about pushing Windows on Arm (WoA) tablets have mostly cooled down following the launch of Microsoft's Surface RT. While players such...
Convertible products to raise hinge prices
Oct 30, 14:25
Notebook brand vendors have started launching convertible products that can be transformed between tablet and notebook input modes, and the special hinge designs for convertibles...
Digitimes Research: Surface tablet to mainly devour notebook demand in the short term
Oct 30, 14:05
Microsoft's recently launched own-brand Surface tablets have raised the question of whether Surface will devour consumer demand for tablets or notebooks, or maybe even both. In terms...
Catcher suffers sequential drop in 3Q12 revenues
Oct 29, 21:28
Catcher Technology reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.82 billion (US$301.44 million) for the third quarter, down 8.6% sequentially and 18.2% on year, while combined consolidated...
Materials for touch screens in short supply
Oct 26, 10:39
Due to the recent releases of tablets by Apple, Microsoft and Samsung Electronics as well as a recent explosion at a chemical plant in Japan, upstream thin-film type touch screen...
Asustek to offer Windows 8 tablet at US$499
Oct 24, 20:45
Asustek Computer hosted a launch conference for its Windows 8-based products on October 24 in New York, showcasing several new machines including the dual-screen Taichi, which is...
Smaller iPad to contribute to doubling of 7-inch media tablet market in 2012 and 2013, says IHS
Oct 24, 15:26
The arrival of the smaller iPad will turbocharge the market for 7-inch tablets, helping the market to approximately double in 2012 and 2013, according to research firm IHS.
Apple introduces iPad Mini and 4th-generation iPad
Oct 24, 10:17
Apple has introduced iPad Mini, a new design that is 23% thinner and 53% lighter than the third-generation iPad. The new iPad Mini features a 7.9-inch multi-touch display, FaceTime...
Compal Electronics lays off tablet R&D, testing personnel
Oct 23, 21:07
Taiwan-based notebook and tablet ODM Compal Electronics has laid off more than 100 employees responsible for tablet R&D and testing.
Smartphone platforms can be transferred to TVs, says Sengital CEO
Oct 23, 10:30
During the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), Alan Lam, founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based design and engineering company, Sengital, indicated that demand for tablets and...
Tablet brand vendors seeking cooperation from telecom carriers to compete against first-tier players
Oct 19, 14:44
As Microsoft, Apple and Google are all attacking the tablet market with competitive products, smaller tablet brand vendors including white-box players have been seeking solutions...
Surface RT to pose threat to Windows 8 tablets, say Taiwan makers
Oct 19, 12:28
Microsoft's Surface RT tablets for sale at US$499-699 are expected to put large competitive pressure on Widows 8 tablets from Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu,...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 11h 29min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 11h 41min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 11h 56min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 11h 58min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 12h ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 12h 42min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | May 22, 20:49
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | May 22, 20:43
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | May 22, 20:41
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | May 22, 20:39
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | May 22, 20:36
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:03
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:59
Samsung Electronics has announced that the Galaxy Note 8.0 is coming to the US market on April 11. Unveiled globally at Mobile World Congress in February, the Galaxy Note 8.0 will...
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Wacom's 20.4-inch Cintiq 24HD touch-enabled display offers design, video, art and animation functions. The integration of multi-touch capabilities directly on the Cintiq screen, along...
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MWC 2013: Samsung Galaxy 8.0 tablet
Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the screen and allow access to a number of live applications...
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Google has launched Nexus 7 tablet with up to 32GB of storage and the ability to connect to mobile data networks. Nexus 7 is built by Asustek Computer and comes with an Nvidia Tegra...
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Apple has introduced iPad Mini, a new design that is 23% thinner and 53% lighter than the third-generation iPad. The new iPad Mini features a 7.9-inch multi-touch display, FaceTime...
Photo: Company, Oct 24.
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
From hardware vendor to turnkey solution provider: Q&A with Shuttle
The PC hardware industry has begun to evolve rapidly in recent years. The emergence of various hardware and software solutions and platforms has enabled hardware players to differentiate...
As iPad is expected to account for close to 60% of the global tablet PC market, while Apple has also launched iBook 2 and iBook Author to compete in the educational market, bringing...
Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits are high as well,...
The new frontier in mobile computing: Q&A with Qualcomm EVP Steve Mollenkopf
Current trends in mobile devices have substantially changed how we think about computing in general, and looking at the market shows that these tectonic shifts will affect the entire...
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- 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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |
| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |
| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |
- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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.