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Monday 9 April 2012
Taiwan 2Q12 notebook shipments to grow 10%, says Kinpo-Compal chairman
Taiwan-based makers' combined notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2012 will increase by 10% sequentially, according to Rock Hsu, chairman of the Kinpo-Compal Group.
Thursday 5 April 2012
AUO to begin shipping AMOLED panels to Sony in 2Q12, says paper
AU Optronics (AUO) will start shipping 4.3-inch AMOLED panels to Sony for smartphone applications in the second quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Thursday 5 April 2012
Notebook ODMs to see ultrabooks account for 10% of 2Q12 shipments, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs expected ultrabooks to contribute 10% of their shipments in the second quarter as notebook vendors such as Apple, Sony, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Toshiba...
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Capacitor maker Chinsan positive about 2Q12 outlook
Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial expects to report positive revenue results for the second quarter of 2012, citing brisk orders for its solid electrolytic capacitors and specialty...
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile Communications aims to take up 30% share in Android segment in 2Q12
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its Xperia P smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile, and will also release the Xperia U and Xperia solar in the...
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Panel capacity utilization expected to rise to over 81% in 2Q12, says WitsView
The overall utilization of TFT-LCD panel production capacity worldwide is expected to increase from 73% in the first quarter of 2012 to more than 81% in the second quarter, according...
Monday 2 April 2012
Laser Tek, Leatec seeing orders rise
Chip resistor companies have stepped up their pace of orders as they plan to expand capacity especially that for 0201- and 01005-size products used in smartphones and tablets. Equipment...
Friday 30 March 2012
Slim hinges to account for 20% of notebook segment in 2Q12, say sources
Shipments of slim hinges will account for 20% of the notebook market in the second quarter of 2012 in line with the launch of Apple's new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lineups and the...
Friday 30 March 2012
Gigabyte Communications to launch MediaTek-based dual-SIM Android phones in 2Q12
Gigabyte Communications has been focusing on the production of dual-SIM Android smartphones recently, and plans to roll out dual-SIM models built on chipset solutions from MediaTek...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Foxconn to ramp up shipments of new iPads to 12-15 million units in 2Q12, say sources
Shipments from the new iPad supply chain are expected to expand significantly in the second quarter of 2012, with iPad assembler Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Silitech faces uncertain demand in 2Q12, say sources
The performance of handset keypad maker Silitech Technology is expected to be flat in the first quarter of 2012, while its business outlook for the second quarter still remains unclear...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Global LCD monitor shipments to grow 4-6% in 2Q12, says WitsView
Global shipments of LCD monitors are estimated to show a 4-6% growth in the second quarter of 2012, due in part to a pick-up in the capacity utilization rates of manufacturing facilities...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Lite-On optimistic about 2Q12
Warren Chen, CEO of the Taiwan-based Lite-On Group, has indicated seasonal factors have been causing first-quarter 2012 revenues to be 5% less than fourth-quarter 2011. Nevertheless,...
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Global LCD TV shipments to grow 8% on quarter in 2Q12, says WitsView
Global shipments of LCD TVs are expected to grow 8% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by anticipated strong sales in China during the May 1 holiday season, and inventory...
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Consumer IC designers likely to see 2Q12 sales grow over 20%
Taiwan-based consumer IC design specialists including Elan Microelectronics, Generalplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor...