China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei

May 22, 15:50

The main China-based ARM-architecture IC design houses, including Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics, Allwinner Technology, Nufront and Actions Semiconductor, will showcase IC solutions at 2013 Computex Taipei scheduled for June 4-8, to compete for orders from smartphone and tablet vendors.

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 modules for tablets, for further growth in 2013.

More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers

May 20, 16:37

More USB 3.0 device controller suppliers have launched crystal-less solutions designed for small, lightweight products, including startup M31 Technology. The design would also help to reduce overall BOM cost, due to the elimination of an additional quartz oscillator.

Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments

May 20, 15:31

While many vendors and ODMs expect notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to significantly increase from the first, Taiwan-based component makers generally hold conservative outlooks, saying that many new tablet and smartphone models will be launched in the second half and will have a negative...

Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards

May 17, 15:47

Asustek Computer has unveiled its latest Intel 8 series motherboards ahead of the chipset's official launch on June 2 as the company received Intel's agreements for allowing partial leakage.

AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially

May 17, 11:36

AU Optronics' (AUO) shipments of panels for the iPad mini are expected to decrease from four million units in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.5-2.8 million units in the second, according to Taiwan-based supply chain sources.

AMD introduces Radeon HD 8970M mobile GPU

May 16, 12:22

AMD has launched the Radeon HD 8970M powered by the company's Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M features AMD's Enduro technology allowing the GPU to optimize battery life with dynamic adjustments in performance.

Asia Tech Image expects significant sequential growth in 2Q13 revenues

Stockwatch - May 15, 13:50

Taiwan-based contact image sensor module maker Asia Tech Image expects revenues for the second quarter of 2013 to increase on quarter by about 30% due to growing orders, the company said at a May 14 investors conference.

Lite-On Technology expects up to 10% sequential growth in 2Q13 revenues

May 13, 21:12

Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology saw consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013 decrease by 11.6% on quarter but expects those for the second quarter to grow sequentially by up to 10%, company CEO Warren Chen said at a May 13 investors conference.

Computex 2013 expected to create US$25 billion in business opportunities

May 13, 16:27

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 have about 1,700 exhibitors occupying 5,000 booths. Firms such as Intel, Microsoft, Acer, Asustek computer, Corning, Nvidia, Marvell,...

Lite-On Technology sees decreased April revenues

May 13, 10:52

Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$16.246 billion (US$547 million) for April decreasing 1.14% on month and 11.07% on year, and those of NT$62.677 billion for January-April slipping on year by 12.08%, according to the company.

DRAM shortages to impact PC players in 2Q13

May 8, 21:10

DRAM shortages, which started in early 2013, have become worse recently and may impact PC brand vendors' performances in the second quarter, according to sources from PC players.

Demand for SSDs in PCs to boom through 2017, says IHS

May 8, 16:01

Global shipments of solid state drives (SSD) in PCs are set to rise by a factor of seven by 2017, allowing them to claim more than one-third of the market for PC storage solutions by that time, IHS iSuppli said in its new report.

Component makers seeking high gross margin business opportunities

May 8, 15:03

Notebook component makers such as Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have started landing orders for mobile products such as tablets and smartphones due to weakening notebook demand; however, because of their weak profits, the makers are now aggressively looking for business opportunities...

Aurora to rely on China market for business growth in 2013

May 8, 11:26

Aurora, a Taiwan-based distributor of office automation (OA) machines and office furniture, expects the China market to be the source of business growth in 2013 with net profit contribution rising from 39.51% in the first quarter to 45% by the end of the year, company spokesman Ernest Ma said at a...

Quanta Storage to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$1.30

Stockwatch - May 8, 11:12

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Quanta Storage has decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.30 for 2012, accounting for 80.75% of the corresponding net EPS of NT$1.61.

Simplo expects 30% sequential growth in 3Q13 revenues

May 7, 19:45

Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology expects its consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2013 to increase on quarter by 30% because the company will begin large-volume shipments of battery packs to US-based smartphone vendors in the quarter, company chairman Raymond Sung said at a May...

Intel launches Silvermont microarchitecture

May 7, 12:21

Intel has announced its new microarchitecture named Silvermont, aimed at low-power requirements in market segments from smartphones to the data center. The Silvermont will be the foundation for a range of products beginning to come to market later this year (2013), and will also be manufactured using...

Battery pack makers post mixed sequential growth in April revenues

May 7, 12:00

Taiwan-based notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$3.775 billion (US$127 million) for April increasing on month by 5.51%, while fellow makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy saw on-month decreases of 28.81% and 14.32% respectively, according...

Flytech 1Q13 net profit hits record

May 7, 10:18

Taiwan-based POS (point of sale/service) device and system maker Flytech Technology on May 6 released financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with net profit of NT$225 million (US$7.56 million) hitting a quarterly record. For the quarter, Flytech posted consolidated revenues of NT$954 million,...

Catcher to buy more CNC machines

May 6, 22:46

After announcing its purchasing plans for 1,000 CNC machine in March, Catcher Technology recently plans to buy another 600 CNC machine in the near future, with the combined number already hitting 80% of the company's purchased CNC machine in 2012, according company chairman Shui-shu Hung.

IC demand in China will remain robust after May 1 holidays, say sources

May 6, 15:11

Demand for IC parts from the smartphone and tablet sectors in China will remain strong even after the May 1 holiday season as market players are adjusting upward their forecasts of sales of smartphones and tablets in China and other emerging markets for 2013, according to industry sources.

Innostor sees USB 3.0 flash drive controller shipments boom

May 3, 16:02

Innostor Technology, a fabless USB device controller firm, expects to see shipments of its SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) flash drive controllers climb 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry observers.

Taiwan component makers turn conservative about 2Q13

May 3, 15:36

Taiwan-based component makers, in view of stagnant growth in global demand for notebooks and desktops, have turned conservative about their business outlooks for the second quarter of 2013, according to sources from the upstream supply chain

Delta Electronics expects significant growth in 2Q13 sales

May 2, 10:35

Delta Electronics expects its second-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues to significantly increase on quarter mainly due to growing orders for industrial automation equipment.

Cable maker Lintes to see increasing Thunderbolt demand in 2H13

Apr 30, 11:50

Taiwan-based connector and cable maker Lintes expects to benefit from increasing demand for Thunderbolt products in the second half of 2013 as more high-end PCs and Ultra HD TVs will adopt the technology.

Gigabyte releases Radeon HD 7990 graphics card

Apr 26, 16:01

Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest Radeon HD 7990-based graphics card, GV-R799D5-6GD-B, featuring the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture for gaming performance and power efficiency. The graphics card is also equipped with the latest technologies including PCI Express 3.0 and AMD ZeroCore...

Lite-On Technology to expand CCM capacity by 50% in 2013, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 26, 10:22

Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology will expand its monthly production capacity of CCMs (compact camera modules) used in smartphones and tablets by 50% from 20 million units currently to 30 million units in 2013, with global market share expected to rise from 10% to 15%, according to a Chinese-language...

Largan expects slight sequential growth in 2Q13 business

Apr 25, 20:35

Taiwan-based lens module maker Largan Precision expects consolidated revenues and net operating profit for the second quarter of 2013 to slightly increase on quarter mainly due to shipments to smartphone vendors other than Apple and China-based ones, company CEO Lin En-ping said at an April 25 investors...

Sinbon sees on-year growth in 1Q13 revenues

Apr 25, 14:01

PC connector maker Sinbon has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.32 billion (US$77.96 million) for the first quarter, up 1.76% on year, consolidated gross margin at 21.8%, down 1.07pp on year, net profits of NT$135 million, down 3.75% on year and EPS of NT$0.64.

Metal chassis suppliers remain confident about future performance

Apr 25, 13:59

As Apple is reportedly planning to adopt plastic chassis for its next-generation iPhone to save costs, market watchers are concerned that the strategy may lead to a trend which would significantly impact metal chassis makers' future performance. However, major suppliers remain optimistic about metal...

Casetek sees revenues drop, but gross margins rise in 1Q13

Apr 24, 22:02

Taiwan-based chassis maker Casetek, a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.79 billion (US$328.97 million) for the first quarter, down 17.2% sequentially, but its gross margin rose 5.3pp on quarter to 33% due to improved yield rates and cost management. Compared...

Volatility and variability define US$550 million market for uninterruptible power supplies in Middle East and Africa, says IHS

Apr 24, 21:06

After three years of declining sales of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) into the Middle East and Africa region, the market returned to growth in 2012 and is forecast to continue to expand in 2013.

Top-4 DIY power supply makers expected to see 5-10pp market share growth in 2013

Apr 24, 14:16

Antec, Cooler Master, Corsair and Thermaltake Technology, the four largest makers of PC power supplies, thermal modules and chassis in the global DIY market, are expected to see their market shares rise 5-10pp on year in 2013 due to less competition arising from withdrawal of smaller makers, according...

AMD announces new embedded G-series SoC

Apr 24, 14:08

AMD has announced its new embedded G-series system-on-chip (SoC) platform, a single-chip solution based on the next-generation Jaguar CPU architecture and AMD Radeon 8000 series graphics.

Delta Electronics to ship at least 6,000 home-use EV chargers in 2013

Apr 24, 10:12

Delta Electronics will ship at least 6,000 home-use electric vehicle (EV) charging appliances to the North America market in 2013, with shipments to begin in May, according to company chairman Yancey Hai.

AMD welcomes Raja Koduri as corporate vice president, Visual Computing

Apr 23, 12:24

AMD has announced that Raja Koduri, 44, has rejoined the company as corporate vice president, Visual Computing, reporting to Mark Papermaster, senior vice president and chief technology officer. In his new role, Koduri will have overall responsibility for driving AMD's innovation in visual and accelerated...

Kingston reportedly books considerable DDR3 capacity at Taiwan makers

Apr 22, 21:56

Kingston Technology has booked up almost all of the available DDR3 production capacity at Nanya Technology, and the majority of that at Powerchip Technology, according to industry sources.

Catcher reportedly to exclusively supply metal-alloy chassis for use in HTC M4

Apr 19, 16:08

Catcher Technology will reportedly become an exclusive supplier of metal-alloy chassis for use in HTC's M4 smartphone, a revision of its New HTC One, with shipments of M4 to begin in June and an estimated 700,000 units to be shipped in the second quarter, according to sources from the upstream supply...

Taiwan connector makers face increasing competition from China

Apr 19, 15:40

Taiwan-based electronic connector makers have indicated that they are under increasing competitive pressure from China-based fellow makers and their technological advantages are shrinking and may disappear in two years.

Ability Opto-Electronics nets NT$0.13 per share for 1Q13

Apr 19, 14:17

Taiwan-based optical lens module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology on April 18 reported revenues of NT$215.8 million (US$7.23 million), net profit of NT$10.4 million and net EPS of NT$0.13 for the first quarter of 2013.

Asustek to launch own-brand SSDs

Apr 19, 12:11

Asustek Computer will launch a new line of SSDs based on the PCI Express 2.0 interface and made from MLC flash supplied by Toshiba, in May 2013 under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) Raidr Express own-brand.

Early 3D printing adopters could gain innovation advantage over rivals, says Gartner

Apr 19, 10:41

3D printing is disrupting the design, prototyping and manufacturing processes in a wide range of industries, according to Gartner. Enterprises should start experimenting with 3D printing technology to improve traditional product design and prototyping, with the potential to create new product lines...

Hybrid touch-screen notebooks account for over 20% of all notebooks in 1Q13, say Taiwan hinge makers

Apr 18, 14:24

Hybrid touchscreen notebooks (featuring a detachable keyboard) developed in the first quarter of 2013 accounted for more than 20% of all notebook models, and because hinges used in such hybrid models are more complicated to design and produce, prices (US$2-3 per unit) are much higher than the US$0.70-0.80...

Intel recommends 3 touch solution providers to ultrabook ODMs

Apr 18, 12:35

Intel, in line with boosting touch screens in third-generation ultrabooks, has recommended three touchscreen solution providers, Cambrios Technologies, FlatFrog and UniPixel, to ODMs, according sources with Taiwan-based supply chain makers.

Smartphone panel order visibility through until 3Q13, say sources

Apr 18, 12:05

Order visibility for smartphone panels is already through until the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. With smartphone vendors launching devices with bigger screens, panel supply will be tighter in 2013 than in 2012.

OGS technology bottlenecks keeping touch notebook prices high

Apr 18, 11:27

Notebook vendors hope they can sell touch panel notebook products cheaper in 2013 but may not be able to due to high costs in using one glass solution (OGS) technology as a result of bottlenecks in backend production, particularly the low production capacity and low yields for the second tempering...