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Monday 4 September 2017
Digitimes Research: FTTH fixed-line broadband service enjoys highest growth in Korea
For the four types of high-speed fixed-line services - FTTH, FTTB+LAN, HFC (hybrid fiber coaxial) and xDSL - currently available in Korea, the number of FTTH service subscribers increased...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
LGD solicits equity investment from Apple for 6G OLED plant, says report
LG Display (LGD) is reportedly in talks with Apple to solicit equity investment in its planned 6G OLED panel plant, according to a Korea-based The Bell report.
Monday 21 November 2016
Gigabyte partners with Blizzard to launch customizable PCs in South Korea
Gigabyte Technology is cooperating with game developer Blizzard Entertainment to release customizable gaming PCs under both Blizzard's Overwatch and Gigabyte's Aorus dual-brands and...
Monday 11 July 2016
LG likely to lower smartphone shipment target for 2Q16, says paper
LG Electronics is expected to lower its smartphone shipment target for the second quarter of 2016 to 15 million units from 16.5 million projected previously due to lower-than-expected...
Monday 4 July 2016
Korea market: Pantech reenters smartphone market, says report
Korea-based handset vendor Pantech has made a reentry into Korea's smartphone market launching a new model, the SKY IM-100, according to a Korea-based ET News report.
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea LCD driver IC vendor Silicon Works sees revenues hit record high in 2015
Combined revenues of Korea's major LCD driver IC vendors reached a record high of KRW419.4 billion (US$353.97 million) in 2015, with Silicon Works, a subsidiary of LG Electronics,...
Thursday 14 January 2016
Samsung to roll out 413 million handsets in 2016, says paper
Samsung Electronics plans to roll out 413 million handsets in 2016, a decline of seven million units or 1.6% from the 420 million units it produced in 2015, according to a Korea-based...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
South Korea market: SK Telecom to launch Luna produced by FIH Mobile
Korea-based SK Telecom will start marketing a smartphone with high specifications but a low price tag, the Luna, in the Korea market on September 4, according to a Korea-based Yonhap...
Thursday 9 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea-based MCnex, Sekonix aim to become top suppliers of car cameras
Korea-based car camera makers MCnex and Sekonix are striving to become the world's leading suppliers in the segment as related automobile safety agencies in the US and Europe are...
Monday 13 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Samsung semiconductor capex to reach record high in 2015
Semiconductor capital spending by Samsung Electronics is expected to reach an all-time high of US$15 billion in 2015, making the company's capex the world's highest in the semiconductor...
Monday 1 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea kicks off semiconductor development projects
Aiming at becoming the world's second largest system IC producer in 2025, Korea has mapped out a seven-point development project to develop related IC products, including core architecture...
Friday 11 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea to ramp PWM IC production value to US$10 billion by 2022
Korea plans to invest KRW323 billion (US$320 million) in R&D to ramp up the production value of its power management ICs (PWM ICs) to US$10 billion by 2022 with a 14% global market...
Monday 20 January 2014
Korea market: Local handset vendors dominate LTE smartphone segment
The launch of LTE Advanced (LTE-A) services by Korea-based telecom operators has further enhanced the leading market position of Korea-based handset vendors in their home market,...
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Digitimes Research: Samsung, SK Hynix to see sequential revenue growth in 2Q13
In the second quarter of 2013, demand in the global PC and smartphone market is expected to increase but most firms have no plans to expand capacity. Hence revenues at Samsung and...
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Solar demand in emerging Asian countries to grow by 28% annually through 2017, says Solarbuzz
Solar demand from the emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to Solarbuzz. Compared to 723MW of solar demand in 2012, this...
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Taiwan foundry industry revenues to slip in 1Q24 before rising in 2Q24, says DIGITIMES Research
Research Insight: Intel obtains subsidies but faces challenges
South Korea-based makers lead transparent display as China-based competitors ramp up Inkjet investments, according to DIGITIMES Research