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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Saturday, May 17, 2008
12:33 (GMT+8)
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Commentary: Nokia to lead in global mobile navigation device market Storage, peripherals | May 16, 16:49 | | Nokia aims to sell 35 million GPS-enabled handsets in 2008 and is expected to soon outperform the current market leaders to become the number one vendor in the global mobile navigation product (including PND and GPS handsets) market. Read more | | |
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Flytech forecasts revenues growth in 2Q08 on increasing kiosk orders Desktop, server | May 16, 01:15 | | POS maker Flytech Technology expects to see its revenues in the second quarter reach NT$600 million (US$19.38 million), a sequential growth of around 10%, due to an on-year increase from 19% to 25% in the proportion of kiosk products in the company's total shipments, and the delayed shipping of several orders from the first quarter to the second. Read more | | |
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| | | | Ericsson to cooperate with Zyxel and Wistron NeWeb for IP STB production, say sources Storage, peripherals | May 16, 15:06 Taiwan network-equipment makers Zyxel Communications and Wistron NeWeb have been chosen by Ericsson as partners for the production of IP STBs (set-top... Read more | | Asustek to add more features to Atom-based 8.9-inch Eee PC Portable | May 16, 14:54 Asustek Computer will launch its Atom-based 8.9-inch Eee PC 901 in June and the company is planning to add more features to it in order to clearly separate... Read more | AUO and CMO to supply panels for new MacBook consumer notebooks, says paper Portable - Newswatch | May 16, 12:28 AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will evenly split the LCD panel orders from Apple for the company's new MacBook consumer notebook... Read more | | Taiwan IPC maker Aaeon expects medical applications to drive revenue growth in 2008 Storage, peripherals | May 16, 11:44 Aaeon Technology, a Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, forecasts a 30% on-year growth in revenues in 2008, which will be driven by sales for applications... Read more | Largan said to land orders for phone camera lens kits used in HTC Touch Diamond Storage, peripherals - Newswatch | May 16, 11:37 Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based producer of optical lens kits, has reportedly secured ODM orders for lens kits for use in the HTC Touch Diamond 3.5G... Read more | | Sprint and Samsung declare Mobile WiMAX ready for commercial service Networking | May 16, 10:46 Sprint and Samsung Electronics have announced that a new broadband wireless network offering WiMAX has met Sprint's commercial acceptance criteria including... Read more |
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Fujitsu announces Intel Atom-based UMPC Portable | May 15, 16:18
Fujitsu has showcased its second generation 5.6-inch UMPC U2010 with Intel's 45nm Atom processor. The UMPC will focus on the high-end market with a price of NT$40,000 (US$1295.34) and will be launched in Taiwan in July. Read more |
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Gemtek sends WiMAX devices to North America for testing on 2.5-2.6GHz band Networking | May 15, 11:57 | | Gemtek Technology has sent its WiMAX devices to a client in North America for testing on the 2.5-2.6GHz frequency band, according to company chairman Howard Chen. Read more | | |
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Philips requests further attachment on Prodisc factory, Prodisc asks banks not to withdraw lending Storage, peripherals | May 14, 01:10 | | Royal Philips Electronics has continued its legal action against Prodisc Technology with a request to a Taipei local court to put another of Prodisc's factories under legal attachment. In response, Prodisc stressed it is negotiating solutions with Philips and urged its lending banks not to take back loans due to Philips' action. Read more | | |
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Prodisc royalty dispute with Philips escalates Storage, peripherals | May 13, 11:51 | | Royal Philips Electronics on May 12 requested a local court in the Taipei area to place legal attachment on a Prodisc Technology factory located near Taipei to protect its claims on unpaid royalties, an extension of the provisional seizure of Prodisc's bank deposits that was earlier requested by Philips and approved by the court, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more | | |
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| | | | ECS targeting to ship one million notebooks in 2Q08, says paper Portable - Newswatch | May 13, 14:43 Second-tier notebook maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hopes shipments in the second quarter this year will reach one million units, the same volume... Read more | | EDoF to help promote 3-megapixel camera phones Storage, peripherals | May 13, 14:42 The use of EDoF (extended depth of field) alogrithms in camera phones is expected to help promote the penetration of 3-megapixel camera phones by reducing... Read more | Foxconn revenues up over 21% on year in April Storage, peripherals | May 13, 11:47 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) posted revenues of NT$102.87 billion (US$3.34 billion) in April, down 1.3% from the previous month but... Read more | | Chunghwa Telecom looks to procure MSTV STBs through open bid Networking | May 13, 11:36 Although Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has not yet officially decided to adopt MSTV – an IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) system developed by Microsoft, in... Read more |
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CyberLink expects to bundle BD software with TSST drives Software, Internet | May 12, 10:26 | | CyberLink, a Taiwan-based provider of digital multimedia software solutions, stands a good chance of having its Blu-ray Disc (BD) software products bundled with BD optical disc drives shipped by Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST), according to CyberLink chairman Jau Huang at an institutional investors conference on May 9. Read more | | |
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Quanta sees revenues growth of 62.5% on year in April Portable | May 9, 01:10 | | Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$73.51 billion (US$2.38 billion) for April, an increase of 62.5% on year, but a decrease of 3.1% on month. The company's accumulated revenues for the first four months of 2008 reached NT$452.4 billion, an increase of 44.2% compared to the same period in 2007. Read more | | |
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MSI cuts into car electronics business Storage, peripherals | May 9, 01:05 | | First-tier motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) recently acquired car electronics maker Jovialtek in order to cut into the car electronics market and to fulfill its strategy of business diversification, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
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| | | | Network-equipment makers speed up development of IP STBs Storage, peripherals | May 9, 15:38 More Taiwan-based network-equipment makers, including Gemtek Technology, Alpha Networks and Cameo Communications, have sped up their development of IP... Read more | | Synnex Technology sees April consolidated revenues down on month, up on year Portable | May 9, 14:28 Taiwan-based channel distributor Synnex Technology International on May 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$16.75 billion (US$549 million) for April... Read more | AMD reveals its future server lineup Desktop, server | May 9, 11:28 AMD is planning to launch its 45nm server processor Shanghai in the second half of this year, which features HyperTransport 3.0, instruction-per clock... Read more | | Compal to setup notebook plant in Brazil, says paper Portable - Newswatch | May 9, 11:02 In addition to building a notebook PC manufacturing plant in Vietnam, Compal Electronics is also planning to setup a plant in Brazil, according to a... Read more | Pegatron to increase manufacturing quotes in 2Q08, says paper Portable - Newswatch | May 9, 10:49 Following reports that Compal Electronics plans to increase its notebook manufacturing quotes, Pegatron Technology is also in negotiations with its clients... Read more | | Shipments of mobile navigation on-board devices up 130% worldwide in 2007, says Canalys Portable | May 9, 10:46 In 2006, there were 16.8 million units worldwide of mobile navigation on-board solutions shipped whereas in 2007, there were 39.0 million units, representing... Read more |
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Chunghwa Telecom sets up joint venture with Viettel in Vietnam Software, Internet | May 8, 01:15 | | Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), at a May 7 press conference, announced it and Viettel Corporation, a mobile and fixed-line telecom carrier in Vietnam, have established a joint venture, Viettel-CHT Company Limited (Viettel IDC), to provide IDC (Internet data center) services in Vietnam. The new venture marks CHT's first step in extending its business operations beyond Taiwan. Read more | | |
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Sony and BenQ to launch 22x DVD burners in 3Q08, say Taiwan makers Storage, peripherals | May 8, 01:00 | | With Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics having already launched 22x DVD burners, Sony and BenQ plan to launch competing products in July and the third quarter of 2008, respectively, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more | | |
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| | | | Large internal memory in digital cameras not to become mainstream Storage, peripherals | May 8, 14:55 Viewing that the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T2 and DSC-G1 digital cameras are equipped with 4GB and 2GB, respectively, of internal NAND flash memory, Taiwan-based... Read more | | Navigation devices and systems to generate revenues of US$62 billion by 2012 Storage, peripherals | May 8, 14:27 Consumer navigation is quickly becoming an established consumer electronics category with more and more consumers discovering the benefits of navigation... Read more | Wistron and Inventec see growth in April revenues Portable | May 8, 12:03 Wistron announced revenues of NT$27.07 billion (US$880.43 million) in April, an increase of 73.45% compared to the same month last year, while the company's... Read more | | Largan and Kinko see mixed results in April consolidated revenues Storage, peripherals | May 8, 11:20 Largan Precision and Kinko Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses and/or lens kits, reported that their estimated consolidated revenues for... Read more |
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Notes and corrections |
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A May 15 article incorrectly stated that VIA Technologies has forecast CPU shipments in 2008 will increase around 20-30% on year. The actual forecast is for double or triple on-year growth. |
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ICT Report: Taiwan ODD sector – 4Q 2007 (Mar 28) |
Taiwan shipped 21.3 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in the fourth quarter of 2007, down 3.8% sequentially and up 6.6% from the same period one year earlier. For the year, Taiwan shipped 80.6 million ODDs in 2007, down 7% from 2006, compared with a global growth rate of 9.7%. |
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ICT Report: Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2007 (Mar 28) |
Taiwan shipped 28 million notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2007, up 9% sequentially and 32% from the same period one year earlier. However, notebook shipments will fall 7% sequentially in the first quarter of 2008 amid seasonality, but shipments will still be up 39% from the same period in 2007. |
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ICT Report: Taiwan WLAN sector – 4Q 2007 (Mar 28) |
Taiwan shipped 58.4 million WLAN devices in the fourth quarter of 2007, up 9.5% sequentially and up 29.4% from the same period one year earlier. Shipments included 48 million NIC devices and 10.4 million wireless routers (WR). |
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Taiwan optical disc drive overview (Jul 6) |
The year 2006 saw further consolidation in Taiwan’s optical disc drive (ODD) industry, as the biggest player, Lite-On IT, took over the ODD manufacturing business of its closest competitor, BenQ. It was also the second year in a row that the Taiwan ODD sector had seen shipments drop with 2006 being even worse than 2005 with a shipment decrease of almost 20% against a worldwide growth of 5%. |
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Taiwan digital camera overview (Jun 26) |
Taiwan-based digital camera makers maintained a mild growth in 2006. The top-4 Taiwan-based makers, Foxconn (into which Premier Technology merged), Altek, Ability Enterprise and Asia Optical, together accounted for almost 90% of digital camera shipments from Taiwan-based manufacturers. |
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