Taiwan's handset ODMs saw significant shipment growth in the third quarter, but brand vendor HTC suffered sharp drops in shipments. As a result, Taiwan's overall handset shipments only registered a mild growth in the third quarter.

New orders from camera brand vendors for their fall season product launches were not enough to prevent Taiwan's DSC shipments from falling in the third quarter of 2013, as overall demand in the end market remained weak.

Taiwan's notebook shipments rebounded sequentially as a result of significant orders from HP and Apple. But they registered a sharp drop on an annual basis, as demand for tablets continued to undermine the notebook market.

With more and more smartphones and other portable devices adopting sapphire as cover glass, sapphire ingot vendor Sapphire Technology Company (STC) is looking to double its production capacity to meet the anticipated growth in demand. This short Digitimes Research Special report outlines the current suppliers and applications for sapphire crystal glass, and provides details of STC's planned capacity expansion plans.

This Digitimes Research Special Report outlines and analyzes the key trends and players that are influencing the continued development of China's large-size and small-to medium size TFT LCD panel industry, while providing related growth forecasts for the industry through 2016.

Seasonal factors had little to do with the sequential growth in Taiwan's DSC shipments during the second quarter, the traditional peak season of the sector. The on-quarter growth was contributed mainly by shipments delayed from the first quarter, rather than fulfillment of new orders.

Global all-in-one AIO PC shipments will increase 17.3% year-on-year in 2013, representing a big recovery from the 2.3% growth seen in 2012. However, the growth driver in the market will be Apple's iMac shipments and non-Apple shipments will not keep pace, especially for Lenovo, which will lose its number one ranking in the market. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides shipment forecasts and analysis of the key vendors and manufacturers in the AIO market.

This report examines the outlook for upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of the LED industry in 2013. The upstream sector, which includes MOCVD equipment, rare earth materials and sapphire substrates, is also particularly significant as an indicator of trends in the LED industry as a whole over the next year.

Global all-in-one AIO PC shipments will increase 17.3% year-on-year in 2013, representing a big recovery from the 2.3% growth seen in 2012. However, the growth driver in the market will be Apple's iMac shipments and non-Apple shipments will not keep pace, especially for Lenovo, which will lose its number one ranking in the market. The report provides shipment forecasts and analysis of the key vendors and manufacturers in the AIO market. This is complimentary (non standard ICT Report) provided by Digitimes Research for our ICT Report members.

Own-brand and ODM handset shipments from Taiwan both saw strong sequential growths in the second quarter of 2013. Taiwan's handset shipments for the second half of 2013 will be about 30% higher than the levels for the first half.

Taiwan's notebook industry is facing a tough challenge amid a weak global economy and keen competition from tablets. Taiwan makers suffered their worst-ever on-year drop in shipments in the second quarter of 2013.

China foundry industry's output value, makes use of cost structure analysis for IC design firms in the Greater China region, calculates foundry revenues from the China market and of the value created by foundry companies in the Greater China region' for the China semiconductor industry, as well as the foundry companies in the Greater China regions' share of the China foundry market.