Taiwan market: 200,000 MILCs to be sold in 2013

Feb 25, 11:13

About 150,000 MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras) were sold in the Taiwan market in 2012, growing 25% from 2011, and MILC sales in 2013 are expected to increase 33.3%...

Intel may score points in boosting Android smartphone, tablet platforms in 2013

Feb 22, 14:43

As Intel has won adoption for its smartphone processors from Lenovo and Acer, and for its tablet platforms from Lenovo and Asustek Computer, Intel stands a chance of winning more...

Stagnant PC sales expected to last through 1H13, say Taiwan makers

Feb 22, 14:00

Viewing that Windows 8 has fallen short of expectations in stimulating sales, global PC sales are expected to remain slack at least in the first half of 2013, but may rebound after...

Top notebook manufacturers start 2013 on a weak note, says IHS

Feb 22, 11:40

The world's leading notebook ODMs will endure a bleak first quarter and slow first half in 2013, before ultra-thin PC sales help revive the market later in the year, according to...

Taiwan market: Senao aims to expand to 350 retail stores in 2013

Feb 21, 21:47

Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, reported record January revenues. The firm aims to reach 350 retail stores in Taiwan in 2013 and 450 stores...

January 2013 large-size panel shipments drop 10.4% on month, says WitsView

Feb 21, 16:12

Large-size panel shipment volume reached 65.16 million units in January 2013, declining 10.4% on month but jumping 27% on year, according to research firm WitsView.

Ta-I reportedly lands more orders for LED heat dissipation substrates

Feb 21, 16:04

Taiwan-based Ta-I Technology is expected to significantly expand its ceramic heat dissipation substrate business in 2013, thanks to an influx of pull-in orders from LED lighting companies...

LCD TV market scores Super Bowl touchdown, as large-size sets drive double-digit growth in January 2013, says IHS

Feb 21, 15:45

American football fans rushed to buy gigantic television sets during the countdown to the Super Bowl, spurring a double-digit percentage surge in US shipments of LCD TVs in January...

TCL reports 52% on-year growth in LCD TV sales during January 2013

Feb 21, 15:30

China-based TV vendor TCL has reported that its LCD TV sales including commercial displays reached over 2.5 million units in January 2013, up 52.54% on year.

Increased white-box tablets expected to benefit panel makers in 2013, say observers

Feb 21, 15:26

Panel makers are expected to continue benefiting from the white-box tablet market in 2013 due to an expected increase in sales for the devices in China, according to market observe...

Taiwan IC production value to rise 9% in 2013, says report

Newswatch - Feb 21, 14:34

Taiwan's IC industry production value will rebound to a sequential growth track in the second quarter of 2013, and the overall value for the entire year is set to register a 9.3%...

MWC 2013: Acer to present new smartphone lineup

Feb 21, 12:33

Acer will showcase its family of smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona, targeting first-time smartphone users and customers with need of feature-rich multimedia...

Quartz component maker TXC to post 10-15% sales drop in 1Q13

Feb 20, 22:28

Quartz component manufacturer TXC is expected to report a 10-15% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013, due to a seasonal slowdown in orders,...

TV and LCD monitor panel prices expected to further drop through end of February 2013

Feb 20, 21:40

TV panel prices are expected to drop another US$1-2 during the end of February 2013 while LCD monitor panel prices are expected to drop 1% or US$0.50, according to market observers...

Innolux expected to see 10% decrease in revenues during February 2013

Feb 20, 21:26

Innolux Corporation expects to see an on-month 10% decline in revenues during February 2013 due to lack of personnel as well as to the Lunar New Year holiday period, according to...

Five IC suppliers to hold one-third of 300mm wafer capacity in 2013, says IC Insights

Feb 20, 20:28

Semiconductor industry capital spending is becoming more concentrated, with a greater percentage of spending coming from a shrinking number of companies. IC industry capacity is also...

Touch panel market projected for 34% growth in 2013, says Displaybank

Feb 20, 14:38

The touch panel market is growing rapidly due to the increasing sale of smartphones and tablets. The touch panel market size in 2012 was 1.3 billion units, a 39.4% growth over 2011...

Etron to hit 10 million USB 3.0 flash drive controller milestone in 2013

Feb 20, 13:45

Etron Technology is expected to see its cumulative shipments of USB 3.0 flash drive controllers surpass 10 million units in 2013, up significantly from the current one million units...

Acer expects shipment growth for tablets, notebooks and smartphones in 2013

Feb 19, 18:48

Acer will focus on pushing its tablet, notebook and smartphone shipments in 2013 and is aiming to ship more than five million tablets in the year, according to company president Jim...

Equipment distributors Topco, Scientech to see brisk 1Q13 sales

Feb 19, 15:37

Sales at Taiwan-based IC equipment and materials distributors Topco Scientific and Scientech both registered double-digit on-year revenue growth in January 2013. Both are expected...

Taiwan makers to showcase LTE products at MWC 2013

Feb 19, 14:29

Taiwan-based networking/communication device makers ZyXEL Communications, SerComm, Gemtek Technology and Arcadyan Technology will exhibit LTE devices at the Mobile World Congress...

Asustek reports strong January sales

Feb 19, 12:28

Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...

Acer eyes to ship 1.5-2 million smartphones in 2013, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 19, 12:08

Acer aims to ship 1.5-2 million smartphones in 2013 compared to 500,000 units shipped in 2012, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted company president...

Taiwan market: Three largest mobile telecom carriers to expand retail chains in 2013

Feb 18, 22:58

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will expand their retail chains by adding...

AUO expects positive turnaround in its financial performance during 2013, says company president

Feb 18, 22:10

AU Optronics (AUO) is looking to have a turnaround in its financial performance during 2013 and expects its shipments to start increasing as of March 2013, according to AUO president...

GPS fitness watch market to grow 50% in 2013 regardless of Apple rumors, says ABI Research

Feb 18, 15:10

Whether the Apple smart watch rumor is true or not, the GPS fitness watch market is set to reach US$1.07 billion in 2013, according to research firm ABI Research.

Electronics contract manufacturing business set for 4-5% growth in 2013, says IHS

Feb 18, 14:37

Despite lingering weakness in the global economy and continuing uncertainty in technology markets, the outsourced manufacturing industry is expected to post moderate revenue growth...

Solar demand in Asia Pacific region to reach 13.5GW in 2013, says NPD Solarbuzz

Feb 18, 10:38

Solar demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5GW in 2013, growing 50% on year, according to NPD Solarbuzz.

AUO January revenues rise 31.7% on year

Feb 8, 16:07

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced preliminary consolidated January 2013 revenues of NT$28.595 billion, down by 10.8% from the previous month but up by 31.7% from the same period last...

TSMC posts sales growth for January 2013

Feb 8, 15:10

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported NT$47.44 billion (US$1.6 billion) in consolidated revenues for January 2013, up 27.7 on month and 37.1% from a year...

Diode maker Actron to increase wafer self-sufficiency

Feb 8, 14:36

Automotive diode maker Actron Technology expects to increase the ratio of in-house produced diffusion wafers to 50-60% in 2013, up from the current 35%, according to the company.

Nuvoton expects double-digit growth for 32-bit MCU shipments in 2013

Feb 8, 14:34

Nuvoton Technology expects shipments of its ARM Cortex M-based 32-bit MCUs to continue to grow by a double-digit rate in 2013 after the MCU shipments were doubled in 2012, according...

Winbond to return to profitability in 2013

Feb 8, 12:06

Winbond Electronics is expected to return to profitability as early as the second quarter of 2013, thanks to a more favorable cost structure and product mix, according to market wa...

Richtek, GMT expect orders to pick up in March

Feb 8, 11:49

Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect their sales to start picking up late in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to demand for their...