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Wednesday 25 September 2013
Booming market for touch screen notebook displays hits speed bump in 2Q13, says IHS
Shipments of touch screen panels for notebooks amounted to 4.4 million units in the second quarter of 2013, down 4.9% from 4.6 million in the previous quarter. Up until the second...
Monday 23 September 2013
Upstream component makers conservative about touch screen notebook growth in 2013
Upstream component makers are maintaining conservative views about touch screen notebook growth in 2013 but expect demand will pick up in 2014.
Monday 9 September 2013
EETI, Elan offer mixed revenue outlook for 3Q13
Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) expects its third-quarter revenues to increase 20% on quarter, while fellow touchscreen controller IC company Elan Microelectronics has predicted a...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Touchscreen controller IC vendors adding stylus functions
Touchscreen controller IC vendors, including Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) are adding stylus functions into their touchscreen solutions to meet demand from...
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Taiwan market: Sales proportion of touchscreen notebooks may be below 20% in 4Q13
Touchscreen models' proportion in total notebook sales in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2013 is likely to be less than 20%, lower than the originally expected 30-40%,...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
EETI, Elan post mixed results for July
Touchscreen controller IC vendors Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) and Elan Microelectronics have posed mixed results for July. EETI saw revenues edge up 20% on month and 146.9% on...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Notebook vendors conservative about touchscreen notebook shipments in 3Q13
Notebook vendors increasingly are conservative about touchscreen notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2013, and in general are not expected to start shipments until September,...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Touchscreen notebook penetration to fall below expectations
Touchscreen notebooks may not be able to achieve the market penetration expected as channel retailers have placed most of their focus on clearing existing inventories of Ivy-bridge-based...
Thursday 25 July 2013
Elan mass shipping touch controller ICs for tablets
Elan Microelectronics has seen shipments of touch controller ICs for use in tablets ramp up significantly since the end of the second quarter. The firm is expected to ship more than...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Notebook touch screen makers likely to face low utilization in 2H13 due to cuts from vendors
Some touch screen makers are expected to face low utilization rates for their notebook products in the second half of 2013 due to cuts in orders from notebook vendors.
Monday 22 July 2013
Oversupply of notebook touch screen technology likely to occur in 2013, say observers
As the penetration rate of touch screens used in notebooks is expected to reach only around 10% in 2013, market observers increasingly believe that there may be an oversupply of the...
Friday 19 July 2013
Notebook ODMs remain optimistic about touchscreen notebooks
Although touchscreen notebooks are only expected to account for 8% of overall notebook shipments in 2013, notebook ODMs are still optimistic about the product line's long-term perf...
Friday 5 July 2013
IC design houses expect orders for notebooks to rebound in July
Orders for notebook-use chips such as analog ICs, LCD driver ICs, USB controllers and touchscreen controller ICs are expected to rebound in July, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Microsoft SST program not attracting brand vendors
Microsoft's Small Screen Touch (SST) program, which offers Windows licensing discounts on touchscreen devices with a display size of 11.6-inch or below, is struggling to attract notebook...
Monday 1 July 2013
Elan expects touch IC shipments to increase in 3Q13
Elan Microelectronics expects its monthly shipments of touchscreen controller ICs to reach five million units in the third quarter of 2013 from the current two million, buoyed by...