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  • ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13

    Bits + chips | 7h 57min ago

  • Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May

    Bits + chips | 8h 11min ago

  • Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks

    Displays | 8h 23min ago

  • 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film

    Displays | 9h 9min ago

  • NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology

    Displays | 9h 35min ago

  • AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products

    Displays | 9h 47min ago

  • eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay

    Displays | 9h 51min ago

  • New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass

    Displays | 9h 52min ago

  • Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%

    LED | 9h 55min ago

  • Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13

    IT + CE | 10h 37min ago

  • Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK

    Displays | 11h 37min ago

  • Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs

    Before Going to Press | 8h 23min ago

  • Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market

    Before Going to Press | 8h 31min ago

  • Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers

    Before Going to Press | 8h 52min ago

  • Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013

    Before Going to Press | 9h 2min ago

  • Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers

    Before Going to Press | 9h 13min ago

  • Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan

    Before Going to Press | 9h 14min ago

  • China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei

    Before Going to Press | 9h 15min ago

  • Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z

    Before Going to Press | 9h 47min ago

  • Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May

    Before Going to Press | 10h 50min ago

  • CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module

    Before Going to Press | 10h 50min ago

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

    Before Going to Press | 11h 46min ago

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IT + CE | May 20, 21:43

As Microsoft is expected to unveil its next-generation Xbox game console codenamed Durango on May 21 at the Xbox Campus, sources from the upstream supply...

MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance

Bits + chips | May 20, 21:30

MediaTek is likely to report higher-than-expected sales for the second quarter of 2013 on a recent ramp-up in demand from China-based smartphone and tablet...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13

Bits + chips | May 20, 21:26

Shipments of LCD driver ICs by Taiwan-based IC design houses for the first quarter of 2013 grew 21.6% from a year ago to NT$20.18 billion (US$673.8 million)...

Ultra HD TV

Chip and transmission interface costs for Ultra HD panels have decreased

Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels

Displays | May 20, 21:24

Taiwan-based panel makers are continuing to see increased orders from China-based TV vendors for Ultra HD TV panels as the makers' pricing for the technology is continuing to drop.

  • Ultra HD

    Ultra HD is now the industry name for "4K" resolution

  • Full HD handset panel

    Panel makers are gearing up to produce Full HD applications for high-end smartphones.

  • LCD TV panel prices stable

    LCD TV panel prices have stabilized, with the China TV market reporting strong sales during the October...

  • Touch Taiwan 2012

    Many local and foreign makers, such as AUO, CMI and Corning, are at Touch Taiwan 2012 from August 29-31...

Smartphone industry and market, 2013 forecast
2013 global tablet forecast
  • Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market

    Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.

  • Trends in the China video market

    In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.

  • 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry

    In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.