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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
10:19 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Systems > Storage, peripherals |
Optical lens kits maker Largan posts strong June revenues Jul 6, 10:29 Taiwan-based Largan Precision has reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of NT$646.8 million for June, the highest monthly level so far in 2009 mainly due to booming shipments of 3-megapixel lens kits for cameraphones. Read more |
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Optical disc drive supplies to remain tight in 3Q09 Jul 3, 10:14 The supply of optical disc drives used in notebook and desktops will remain tight in the third quarter of 2009 due to a shortage of pick-up heads (PUHs), according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Apacer becomes sales agent for Diskeeper in Greater China Newswatch - Jul 2, 14:38 Apacer Technology has ventured into software distribution by obtaining the rights to distribute Diskeeper's products in the Greater China market, according to the Taiwan-based memory module maker. Responsibilities will also include training and consulting services, the company said. Read more |
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Windows 7 will not help SSD sales much, say notebook vendors Jul 2, 14:14 Windows 7's support for SSDs will not do much to boost sales because the price gap with HDDs is still too high, according to sources at notebook vendors. Read more |
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Component makers optimistic ultra-thin notebooks will boost sales Jul 2, 12:34 Notebook component makers are optimistic about the business potential of ultra-thin notebooks and expect the products to increase their revenues in the third quarter, according to sources from notebook component makers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Epson launches Discproducer PP-100 Jul 2, 12:27 Seiko Epson on July 1 unveiled its Discproducer PP-100, a model equipped with functions of automatically burning optical discs and printing color photos/images onto the face side of discs, for sale in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$207,900 (US$6,350), with government agencies, schools and small- and medium-size businesses being target clients, according to Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading. The company aims to sell 200 units in 2009 in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics steps into medical devices Jul 1, 16:38 Taiwan-based electronics cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics has stepped into medial applications, having its subsidiary Digio2 International produce components for remote medical care devices, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Government imposes quality inspection on PND devices after MStar outage Jul 1, 16:29 The Taiwan government has imposed a quality inspection measure on all GPS PND devices for sale in Taiwan, according to sources at the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Read more |
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Taiwan retail chain Tsann Kuen raises HK$59 million from selling shares in China subsidiary Jul 1, 14:25 Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of the Tsann Kuen retail chain in Taiwan, on June 30 announced it has disposed of a stake in Tsann Kuen (China) Enterprise, its subsidiary which makes electrical home appliances in southeastern China, for a net capital gain of HK$59.53 million (US$7.68 million). Its stake in the subsidiary has decreased from 60.13% to 55.32%. Read more |
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Taiwan lists manufacturing industries eligible for China-based investment Jul 1, 13:59 Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on June 30 announced regulations on China-based companies investing in Taiwan, along with a list of manufacturing industries eligible for investment. Read more |
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Micron announces new 34nm NAND chip Jun 30, 15:27 Micron Technology has announced mass production of high-capacity 34nm NAND flash, which has been adopted by Lexar Media for its new flash memory cards. The new 16Gb and 32Gb NAND chips pair large capacity with performance to meet today's demanding portable storage requirements, which are tailored to end-customer product dimensions, claimed Micron. Read more |
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Lithium ion battery demand down 15% in 1Q09, says TSR Jun 30, 14:27 According to a recent report from Japan-based Techno Systems Research (TSR), global lithium ion battery demand totalled 577.5 million cells in the first quarter of 2009, down 15% from the previous quarter. Read more |
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Ritek, CMC to expand Blu-ray Disc capacities, says newspaper Newswatch - Jun 30, 11:43 Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker Ritek will expand its monthly Blu-ray Disc (BD) capacity from one million discs currently to two million discs in the third quarter of 2009, while fellow competitor CMC Magnetics will add two BD production lines in the second half of 2009 to bring its total to three, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more |
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China-based electronics makers eyeing investment opportunities in Taiwan, says CECC Jun 30, 11:37 A group of large China-based electronics makers is making a seven-day business tour in Taiwan to understand the environment for investment. Topics will include learning the Taiwan government's policies and incentives for investment, with a goal to place orders for Taiwan-made components worth an estimated 300 million yuan (US$43.9 million) during the tour, according to the organizer of the visit, the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC). Read more |
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China-based Haier hopes to cooperate with Taiwan 3C retail chains Jun 30, 11:16 China-based vendor Haier hopes to cooperate with Tsann Kuen and E-Life Mall, two Taiwan-based 3C retail chains, to sell its electric home appliances in the Taiwan market, according to a Haier executive. Tsann Kuen said it holds an open attitude to the idea while E-Life Mall declined to comment. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Consumers considering lawsuit against Dell pricing mistake, says paper Newswatch - Jun 29, 16:39 Consumers in Taiwan are considering a group lawsuit against Dell Taiwan as the company has not yet handed out compensation for a pricing mistake on its website on June 25, according to a Chinese-language The Liberty Times report. Read more |
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Catcher expects to ship one million plastic chassis per month in 2010 Jun 29, 16:16 Taiwan-based magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis specialist Catcher Technology expects its monthly shipments of plastic chassis will increase to around one million units in 2010, up from hundreds of thousands of units in the second half of 2009, according to the company chairman Shui-shu Hung. Read more |
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First-tier notebook makers to transfer connector orders away from Foxconn, says paper Newswatch - Jun 29, 16:13 First-tier notebook makers are starting to transfer their connector orders from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to other Taiwan-based connector makers to counter Foxconn's move of entering the notebook manufacturing business, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon aims at 45% DSLR share Jun 29, 11:27 Canon aims to hike its share of Taiwan's DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera market from 38% in 2008 to 45% or even 50% in 2009, according to vice president Jesse Su for Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Gigabyte looking to upgrade brand image as PC product vendor Jun 26, 16:05 Motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has launched a new series of crystal-decorated wireless mice in cooperation with Swarovski. Read more |
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Taiwan market: JVC to launch Everio camcorder GZ-X900 Jun 26, 14:40 JVC on June 25 debuted a new Everio series digital video camcorder, the GZ-X900, for launch soon in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$42,900 (US$1,310), according to JVC Taiwan. Read more |
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Shortage of 1.8-inch HDDs may hamper ultra-thin notebook and netbook shipments in 3Q09 Jun 26, 12:03 Supplies of 1.8-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) have become increasing tight recently as Samsung Electronics has suspended development of such products, according to sources at notebook makers in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony to launch two Walkman music players Jun 26, 10:15 Sony on June 25 unveiled two B140F series Walkman digital music players, the 2GB NWZ-B142F and 4GB NWZ-B143F, each weighing 26g, for launch in the Taiwan market on July 7, 2009 at recommended retail prices of NT$1,990 (US$61) and NT$2,990 respectively, according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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SuperSpeed to boost USB market after slower 2009, says In-Stat Jun 25, 12:26 Next-generation "SuperSpeed" technology will fuel the USB market over the next several years although the global recession will prompt a slight decline in USB-enabled device shipments this year, reported In-Stat. SuperSpeed, USB's new incarnation, will deliver 5Gbps, a 10-fold improvement over high-speed USB. With the late 2008 introduction of SuperSpeed, the question is not whether it will be successful, but how successful it will be, In-Stat said. Read more |
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Taiwan-based IGS working with Sega for China arcade game market, says newspaper Newswatch - Jun 25, 10:00 Taiwan-based International Games System (IGS) is working with Japan-based Sega to develop an arcade gaming machine specifically for the China market, with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2009, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more |
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Shortage of notebook components will remain in 2H09, says Wistron Jun 24, 16:12 Short supply of key notebook components will continue into the second half of 2009, according to chairman Simon Lin for ODM maker Wistron. Read more |
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U-Tech Media lands orders for Blu-ray movie discs from HLDS and TSST, says newspaper Newswatch - Jun 24, 13:38 U-Tech Media has landed orders for Blu-ray movie discs from Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST), two of the world's top three ODM/OEM optical disc drive makers, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Taiwan hinge maker Jarllytec looks to business from all-in-one PCs Jun 23, 17:09 Jarllytec, a Taiwan-based maker of notebook PC hinges, expects the global demand for all-in-one PCs to significantly grow in the second half of 2009 partly due to the launch of Windows 7, and the company hopes that this will bring in orders for all-in-one PC hinges, according to the company chairman, Charles Liu. Read more |
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Commentary: Free-to-air was the theme of mobile TV during Computex Jun 23, 16:46 Looking back at the product offerings at the recently concluded Computex Taipei 2009, you couldn't help notice that companies highlighting mobile DTV solutions based on the DVB standard were focusing on free-to-air solutions (DVB-T) as opposed to solutions targeting the subscription-based DVB-H standard, despite the latter being the technology standard developed specifically for digital mobile DTV. Read more |
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Delta invests in Dynapack Jun 23, 12:32 Delta Electronics' board of directors has approved the acquisition of notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology's domestic convertible bonds of NT$860 million (US$26.13 million) through private placement, according to the company. Read more |
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POS maker Flytech eyes medical applications Jun 23, 10:20 Taiwan-based POS (point of sale/service) maker Flytech Technology will step into development and production of devices or equipment for medical applications based on its successful POS business operation, according to the company. Read more |
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Notebook connector maker Alltop to see revenues up 25% sequentially in 2Q09 Jun 22, 17:00 Alltop Technology expects its consolidated second-quarter 2009 revenues to sustain 25% sequential growth as projected, although its revenues for May were down 17.5% from the previous month at NT$193 million (US$5.87 million), according to company sources. Read more |
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Blu-ray Disc player production cost to fall to US$50 in 2010, say Taiwan makers Jun 19, 16:57 Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) makers, in response to the offer of a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player model by US department store Sears for US$99.99, expect production costs of BD players to gradually drop to US$50 in 2010, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Inventec Multimedia begins to ship notebook camera modules to Toshiba Jun 19, 16:36 Inventec Multimedia & Telecom, a member of the Inventec group, has started shipping camera modules for notebooks to Toshiba and the company expects its products to also receive verification from Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) later in 2009, according to Tom Cho, chairman of the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: 1Q09 printer shipments down Jun 19, 10:38 A total of 43,079 laser and 112,426 inkjet printers/MFPs (multi-function peripherals) were shipped to the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2009, both decreasing on quarter and on year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) Taiwan. Read more |
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DSC maker Altek to sell own-brand handsets in China market Jun 19, 10:30 Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Altek has stepped into development and production of handsets and will debut own-brand handsets featuring 5-megapixel or more cameras and multimedia functions in the China market in July 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Telco TV to drive conditional access revenue growth, says ABI Research Jun 16, 15:14 In 2008 conditional access technologies earned revenues of nearly US$1.3 billion worldwide and will continue to grow, adding nearly US$105 million more in annual revenues by 2014. according to a new study from ABI Research. Cable generated the bulk of the revenues, followed by satellite and telco. This can be largely attributed to new deployments in the cable market and the momentum this segment has gained in regions other than North America where cable and satellite are mature markets. Read more |
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Foxconn may step into telematics Jun 16, 11:09 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) may step into development and production of telematics products, according to industry sources in Taiwan. In response, Foxconn indicated it has invested in R&D of telematics for a while but has not made any substantial operational plans. Read more |
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China market: CBHD to face competition from Philips 2,000-yuan Blu-ray Disc player Jun 15, 15:05 China-based Shinco and TCL, currently the two vendors of CBHD players, are expected to face strong competition from Philips plans to launch a 2,000 yuan (US$293) Blu-ray Disc (BD) player in the China market in July 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see May revenues down on month Stockwatch - Jun 12, 14:13 Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest makers in Taiwan of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs), respectively, have reported self-estimated consolidated revenues for May, with both seeing on-month decreases. Read more |
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CMC, Ritek enjoy revenue growth in May Jun 12, 14:07 CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have estimated revenues of NT$1.623 billion (US$49.9 million) and NT$1.21 billion, respectively, for May 2009, each increasing on month and on year. Read more |
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Notebook battery module makers report strong revenues for May Jun 12, 12:41 Taiwan-based notebook battery module makers Simplo Technology, DynaPack International Technology and Celxpert Energy all saw their revenues expand in May 2009. Read more |
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Altek, Ability Enterprise expected to benefit from Fujifilm bid in India digital camera market Jun 12, 11:39 Japan-based digital camera vendor Fujifilm plans to boost its market share in India from the current 3% to 15% in three years, and thus is expected to release more ODM orders to Ability Enterprise and Altek, its two existing production partners in Taiwan, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Altek ranked as top digital camera maker in 2008 Jun 12, 10:55 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek ranked as the world's number one ODM digital camera maker with shipments of 13.17 million accounting for a 22.9% share in 2008, the company has quoted data from Japan-based Techno Systems Research (TSR) as indicating. Read more |
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Foxconn Technology sees on-month revenue drop in May Stockwatch - Jun 12, 10:51 Upstream component maker Foxconn Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$11.34 billion (US$346.47 million) for May 2009, a drop of 7.9% compared to NT$12.31 billion in April, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Taiwan keyboard and mouse players suffer on-month revenue drop in May Jun 11, 17:16 Taiwan-based keyboard and mouse makers and vendors Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology, Darfon Electronics and KYE Systems all suffered on-month revenue drops in May 2009. Read more |
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Foxconn suffers revenue drop in May Jun 11, 12:51 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has posted non-consolidated revenues of NT$91.67 billion (US$2.8 billion) for May, a drop of 2.9% on month and 11.2% on year. Company spokesperson Edmund Ding pointed out that May is the traditional slow season, and Foxconn's performance is still at an average level compared to its competitors. Read more |
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Asia Optical to start shipping pico projectors in July Jun 11, 12:29 Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of digital cameras and optical lens kits, has successfully developed Pico projectors based on Microvision's proprietary PicoP technology and will begin volume production and shipments in July 2009, according to company chairman Robert Lai at the company's 2009 shareholder meeting on June 10. Read more |
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Samsung leads in 2008 SSD market with over 30% share, says Gartner Jun 10, 12:14 Revenues for the SSD market (including low-cost PC solutions) worldwide totaled US$585 million in 2008, rising over 100% from US$259 million in 2007, according to a recent report released by Gartner. PC applications contributed around 58% to the total market for SSDs last year. Read more |
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Taiwan to promote telematics development through tapping China market Jun 10, 11:12 Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on June 9 announced the establishment of the Telematics Promotion Office (TPO) specifically to help Taiwan-based companies engaged in telematics hardware and software to cooperate with automakers in China to tap the large local market. Read more |
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