Last update: Thursday 21 March 2013 [1912 news items]
Despite a 7.2% decline in 4Q11, worldwide server revenues increase 5.8% in 2011, says IDC
Mar 1, 15:37
According to the IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenues in the worldwide server market decreased 7.2% on year to US$14.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011...
China-based Hanvon suffers heavy losses in 2011
Mar 1, 11:35
Hanvon Technology, the largest China-based vendor of e-book readers, has released its unaudited 2011 financial report, recording consolidated revenues of CYN533.193 million (US$82.4...
Getac chairman expects 10-15 million ultrabook shipments in 2012, 50-60 million for 2013
Mar 1, 01:15
As ultrabooks fall to mainstream prices as well as the launch of Windows 8, Getac Technology chairman James Hwang expects total ultrabook shipments will reach 10-15 million units...
Getac to push rugged PC and notebook component businesses in 2012
Mar 1, 01:05
Getac Technology, after stopping its notebook OEM business, is turning its focus to the rugged PC industry, and is also pushing its car electronics and fiberglass chassis businesses...
Suntech tops 2011 solar PV module rankings, says IMS Research
Feb 29, 14:46
Suntech Power was the largest supplier of solar PV modules by shipment volumes for the second consecutive year, according to IMS Research. For the first time, it was also joined by...
First Solar announces 4Q11 and full year 2011 financial results
Feb 29, 14:35
US-based thin-film solar firm First Solar has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Fourth-quarter 2011 net sales were US$660 million,...
Taiwan science parks see revenues drop in 2011
Feb 29, 10:56
Taiwan's government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$1,905.14 billion (US$62.9...
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 5% in 2012
Feb 24, 15:09
Taiwan's PCB production value is forecast to rise 4.9% to NT$526 billion (US$17.8 billion) in 2012, after nearly flat growth in 2011, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge...
Tekcore reports 2011 net losses of NT$1.098 billion
Feb 24, 11:41
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has reported 2011 revenues of NT$2.688 billion (US$90.96 million), up by 10.3% on year to reach a historical high. Net losses were NT$1.098 billion,...
Gamania aims at 20% growth in 2012 revenues
Feb 24, 11:37
Gamania Digital Entertainment, a developer and operator of online games in Taiwan, recorded consolidated revenues of NT$7.054 billion (US$231 million) in 2011, growing 20.42% from...
Adlink reports growth in revenues, but drop in profits
Feb 23, 15:28
Taiwan-based IPC player Adlink Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.01 billion (US$169.38 million) for 2011, up 9.23% on year, but the company's net profits dropped...
E Ink posts EPS of over NT$6 in 2011
Feb 23, 14:12
EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) posted net profits of NT$6.53 billion (US$220.85 million) in 2011, increasing 59% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$6.05...
Taiwan 2011 economic growth stands at 4.04%
Feb 23, 13:58
Taiwan's on-year growth in GDP in 2011 has been slightly upward adjusted from 4.03% estimated in January 2012 to 4.04%, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out 2011 cash dividend of NT$5.45 per share
Feb 23, 11:08
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expected to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.45 for 2011 operation, accounting for 90.1% of the corresponding net earnings per share of NT$6.05,...
Catcher to see revenue contribution from notebooks surpass 50% in 2012
Feb 23, 01:00
Chassis maker Catcher Technology expects revenue contributions from its notebook business reach over 50%, surpassing its smartphone business, which was the major revenue contributor...
Notebook makers to see shipments recover in February
Feb 21, 01:30
Notebook makers, after suffering from a weak performance in January, are expected to see an overall on-month shipment growth of 10% in February as hard disc drive (HDD) supply returns...
Taiwan market: Nikon sees 2011 sales revenues up 50%
Feb 20, 10:52
Nikon saw revenues from digital cameras, mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILCs) and DSLR cameras in the Taiwan in 2011 increase 50% from 2010, according to general manager...
SunPower reports 4Q11 and fiscal year 2011 results
Feb 17, 11:02
US-based solar firm SunPower reported fourth-quarter 2011 revenues of US$563.4 million, down from US$705.4 million in third-quarter 2011 and US$937.1 million in fourth-quarter 2010...
Projector maker Young Optics posts EPS of NT$5 for 2011
Feb 17, 01:00
Pico projector maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$571 million (US$19.29 million) or an EPS of NT$5.01 on revenues of NT$7.03 billion for 2011.
China software industry posts 2011 revenues of over CNY1.846 trillion
Feb 16, 16:19
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY1.8467 trillion (US$285.5 billion) in 2011, growing 32.4% from 2010, according to statistics by the Ministry of Industry...
Commentary: Solar supply chain in dire straits despite growing installations in 2011
Feb 16, 14:01
According to European Photovoltaic Industry Association, the global solar PV system installations reached 27.7GW in 2011, up by 70% compared to 16GW in 2010. However, the solar industry...
MEMC reports 16% sequential decrease in 4Q11 revenues
Feb 16, 11:51
US-based polysilicon provider MEMC Electronic Materials has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 that reflected the continued challenging environment...
Acer expects double ultrabook shipments in 2Q12, improving gross margin each quarter
Feb 16, 01:25
Acer has announced results for 2011 with operating profit turning from losses to gains in the fourth quarter of 2011, while company chairman JT Wang pointed out that gross margin...
SPIL 4Q11 profits up 5%; 2011 EPS at NT$1.55
Feb 15, 16:02
IC packager Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) has reported NT$1.17 billion (US$39.7 million) in net profits for the fourth quarter of 2011, up 5.2% from a year earlier, with revenues...
BLU maker Coretronic posts EPS of over NT$2 in 2011
Feb 15, 16:00
BLU (back-lit unit) and projector maker Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$1.92 billion (US$64.88 million) or NT$2.09 per share on consolidated revenues of NT$77.06 billion...
Global demand for WiMAX chips to drop in 2012, says Sequans
Feb 15, 15:59
Because many operators of WiMAX networks have shifted to LTE, global demand for WiMAX chips in 2012 is expected to decrease from 2011, according to France-based Sequans Communicati...
Insyde posts 2011 net EPS of NT$11.03
Feb 15, 01:35
Insyde Software, a Taiwan-based developer of UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface) BIOS, generated net EPS of NT$11.03 for 2011, according to the company at a February 14 investors...
Samsung ranks number one in global flat-panel TV market in 2011
Feb 14, 16:35
Market research indicated that 2011 global flat-panel TV shipments reached 222 million units, up 7.5% on year. In particular, Samsung accounted for 20% of the market share, ranking...
Taiwan market: First-tier vendors dominating entry-level DSC market
Feb 14, 01:35
As sales of digital still camera (DSC) priced below NT$6,000 (US$203), continued to rise rapidly in 2011 in Taiwan, first-tier vendors Sony and Canon have been aggressive launching...
Clevo expected to see bigger profits in 2012
Feb 14, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook and retail channel player Clevo, after achieving profit of more than NT$1 billion (US$33.89 million) in 2011 from its retail IT mall business in China, is aiming...
ASE expects sales rebound in 2Q12
Feb 13, 10:46
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has estimated that its core IC assembly test and material (ATM) business will post another sequential decrease of 6-9% in shipments in the...
Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
Feb 10, 15:15
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased about 3% in 2011 compared to 2010 area shipments, according to SEMI. However, revenues grew 2% on year, said SEMI.
Lextar operates in the red in 2011
Feb 10, 11:01
Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar Electronics has reported net losses of NT$138 million (US$4.67 million) or NT$0.34 per share for 2011. It also reported consolidated revenues of NT$650...
MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
Feb 10, 01:15
MStar Semiconductor expects its consolidated revenues to decrease 8-13% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012, citing low seasonal demand. But sales for all of the year should...
Feb 9, 16:43
Macronix International, a manufacturer of mask ROM and NOR flash memory, has announced that net profits for 2011 declined 63% to NT$2.72 billion (NT$99.1 million). Revenues for the...
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card
Nvidia has unveiled GeForce GTX 660 Ti GPU, powered by Kepler architecture and is available starting at only US$299. Supporting resolution of 1080p, the GTX 660 Ti is 41% faster...
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Elpida Memory has developed 4Gb next-generation mobile memory chips for smartphones, tablet PCs and other mobile devices. The new DRAM achieves compliance with the "Wide IO" international...
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Atmel maXStylus for smartphones, tablets
Atmel has announced maXStylus, an active stylus solution for tablets and smartphones. Combined with Atmel's maXTouch solutions, the maXStylus family offers simultaneous touch and...
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Nokia has announced the Nokia 603, a smartphone preloaded with the latest apps and featuring single-tap pairing, sharing and tag reading with NFC. The Nokia 603 is equipped with...
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HTC has unveiled HTC Explorer, which features a curved and compact design, a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen and 3-megapixel camera. It also provides a web browsing experience with Adobe...
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Focus on advanced processes: Q&A with Alchip chairman Kinying Kwan
Founded in 2003 by semiconductor veterans from Silicon Valley and Japan, Alchip provides silicon design and manufacturing services for companies developing complex and high-volume...
Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits are high as well,...
The general view of the solar market is too pessimistic: Q&A with LDK president Xingxue Tong
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation...
Gearing up for smartphones: Q&A with Arima president Owen Chen
Via the ODM business model, Arima Communications has established a firm foothold in the worldwide market for feature phones, said company presient Owen Chen in a recent interview...
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
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| GTSM (OTC) | 119.56 | +0.49 | +0.41% |
| OTC electronic | 143.91 | +0.93 | +0.65% |
- 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
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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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
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
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.