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Realtime news
  • Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone

    Mobile + telecom | 10h 59min ago

  • Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13

    Bits + chips | 11h 11min ago

  • Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch

    Displays | 11h 26min ago

  • Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013

    IT + CE | 11h 28min ago

  • Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7

    Bits + chips | 11h 30min ago

  • Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013

    Displays | 12h 12min ago

  • E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers

    Displays | May 22, 20:49

  • UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D

    Bits + chips | May 22, 20:43

  • E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display

    Displays | May 22, 20:41

  • HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13

    Displays | May 22, 20:39

  • Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers

    IT + CE | May 22, 20:36

  • Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison

    Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16

  • TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13

    Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:03

  • Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman

    Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:59

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Smartphone industry and market, 2013 forecast
2013 global tablet forecast
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    Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.

  • Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market

    Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.

  • Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry

    Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.