Last update: Tuesday 21 May 2013 [248 news items]
May 21, 15:22
In the China market, third-party e-payment services generated total sales transaction value of CNY1.253 trillion (US$201.2 billion) in first-quarter 2013, rising 3% on quarter and...
China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
May 21, 15:09
Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY18 billion (US$2.89 billion) during the first quarter of 2013, falling 14.5% on quarter...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
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) in value, according to...
BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
May 20, 16:35
Taiwan-based backlighting unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has been seeking out orders from new customers in addition to Apple, which should help bump up the company's revenues...
Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
May 20, 13:55
Taiwan-based Capella Microsystems topped fellow analog IC design houses with the highest EPS of NT$3.48 (US$0.12) in the first quarter of 2013, according to market data.
Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
May 17, 16:05
Cleanroom equipment maker Acter has reported net profits of NT$114 million (US$3.82 million) for the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 33.9% from a year earlier. First-quarter EPS...
Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
May 17, 15:26
Online games developer Soft-World International has posted net profit of NT$161.4 million (US$5.4 million) for first-quarter 2013, with NT$83.91 million or 52% coming from non-operating...
Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
Stockwatch - May 17, 14:55
IT and consumer electronics products Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$73.637 billion (US$2.47 billion), gross margin of 3.23%, net operating...
HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
May 17, 14:18
TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display has posted revenues of NT$7.57 billion (US$254 million), gross margin of 27.36%, net operating profit of NT$1.328 billion, net profit of NT$1.315...
Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
May 17, 11:18
Total shipments of notebooks with touch screens were 4.57 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 51.8% from a quarter earlier, according to Displaybank. The notebooks made...
Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
May 16, 22:10
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled nearly 426 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a slight increase of 0.7% from the same period in 2012, according to Gartner...
Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
May 16, 21:04
Global mobile DRAM revenues slipped 5.2% sequentially to US$2.60 billion in the first quarter of 2013, due to seasonal factors, with Korea-based companies continuing to dominate the...
GTOC sees increased performance in 1Q13 due to 3D molded glass sales
May 16, 15:08
Glass substrate processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn Electronics), saw its revenues increase 8% on quarter...
SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
May 16, 14:20
Germany-based PV inverter firm SMA has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of 2013.
Adata posts significant profit growth in 1Q13
May 16, 14:10
Memory module firm Adata Technology enjoyed significant profit growth in the first quarter thanks to a pull-in of customer orders and support from its chip partners.
PC shipments in Western Europe decline 20.5% in 1Q13, says Gartner
May 16, 14:08
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 12.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20.5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner.
D-Link reports poor 1Q13 performance
May 16, 12:40
Networking/communication device vendor D-Link has released its first-quarter 2013 financial report, with all figures decreasing sequentially and on year.
Taiwan DRAM module makers perform strongly in 1Q13
May 15, 22:30
All Taiwan-based DRAM module makers were operating with profits in the first quarter of 2013, with Adata Technology leading fellow companies with the highest EPS of NT$3.20 (US$0.11)...
Global Unichip, Macroblock, ALi perform lower than expected in 1Q13
May 15, 22:12
IC design houses Global Unichip, Macroblock and ALi saw performances below market expectations in the first quarter of 2013. Global Unichip and Macroblock each posted EPS below NT$1...
JTouch and Mutto report losses in 1Q13
May 15, 15:17
Taiwan-based touch panel maker JTouch reached revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$69.9 million) in the first quarter of 2013, with a profit margin of 3.5%. The company suffered NT$124...
IC distributor Anstek reports on-year earnings gains in 1Q13
May 15, 15:13
IC distributor Answer Technology (Anstek) saw its net profits edge up 6.3% on year to NT$27 million (US$904,613) in the first quarter of 2013, buoyed by agent sales of Xilinx produ...
Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
May 15, 14:30
Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker, Ledlink Optics, saw its first-quarter gross margin fall to 43%. According to Telung Tang, CEO of Ledlink, performance in the second quarter is...
Foxconn sees lackluster 1Q13 financial performance
May 15, 13:48
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on May 14 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with consolidated revenues, gross margin, net operating profit...
Japan chip firms 1Q13 sales suffer double-digit declines
May 15, 12:33
IC Insights has ranked its worldwide top 20 semiconductor (ICs, and optoelectronics, sensors and discrete devices) sales leaders for the first quarter of 2013. Of the top-20 vendors,...
Drill bit maker Topoint sees net profits up over 27% on year in 1Q13
May 15, 12:28
Drill bit maker Topoint Technology has reported net profits of NT$59 million (US$1.98 million) for the first quarter of 2013, down 34.8% sequentially but up 27.2% on year. First-quarter...
Wistron posts 1Q13 net EPS of NT$0.74
Stockwatch - May 13, 16:24
Wistron recorded net EPS of NT$0.74 for first-quarter 2013, according to the company. The Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN) reported that Sharp...
Universal Display announces 1Q13 financial results
May 13, 15:15
Universal Display has reported a net loss of US$4.8 million, or (US$0.10) per diluted share for the first quarter of 2013, compared to a net loss of US$1.2 million, or (US$0.03) per...
MEMC reports 1Q13 net sales down 26% sequentially
May 13, 13:54
US-based polysilicon maker MEMC has reported first-quarter 2013 financial results with net sales of US$443.6 million, down 26% on quarter and 15% on year. The firm reported first-quarter...
Faraday earnings stay flat in 1Q13
May 13, 12:30
IC design service provider Faraday Technology has reported net profits of NT$205 million (US$6.91 million) for the first quarter of 2013, down 1% from the previous quarter and 16%...
SerComm nets NT$0.60 per share for 1Q13
May 13, 10:35
Taiwan-based networking/communication device maker SerComm has released its financial report for the first quarter of 2013, recording net EPS of NT$0.60.
Unity Opto sees 1Q13 revenues up 88% on year
May 13, 10:26
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto has announced first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$1.79 billion (US$59 million), representing an on-year increase of 75.6%. Net...
Arcadyan, PESI post 1Q13 results
Stockwatch - May 10, 15:36
Taiwan-based networking/communications device maker Arcadyan Technology has reported net EPS of NT$1.06 for the first quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, satellite communication device maker...
Total projector volume reaches 1.95 million units in 1Q13, says PMA Research
May 10, 11:44
Total projector volume in the worldwide projector market reached 1.95 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down slightly from 2.07 million units in the same quarter of 2012...
Sales in professional flat panel display segment up 8.5% in 1Q13, says Futuresource
May 10, 11:29
Sales in the professional flat panel display segment grew 8.5% on quarter, and posted a strong on-year result, up more than 30% to reach 523,000 units in during the first quarter...
Innolux swings into profitability in 1Q13 following 10-quarter losses
May 10, 10:55
TFT-LCD panel maker Innolux returned to profits for the first time in first-quarter 2013 after suffering net losses for 10 consecutive quarters, according to the company's latest...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:53
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:39
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | May 21, 21:27
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | May 21, 20:41
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | May 21, 20:15
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | May 21, 20:03
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | May 21, 19:59
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | May 21, 19:58
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | May 21, 19:55
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | May 21, 19:13
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:27
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:19
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:58
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:48
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:37
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:36
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:35
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:03
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 18:04
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 09:45 (GMT+8)
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
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Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 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.