Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [114 news items]
EUV to get ready for high-volume production in 2014, says IMEC chief
Oct 21, 14:04
Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is likely to reach mass production in 2014 at the earliest, according to Luc Van den hove, president and CEO of Belgian researcher IMEC. But...

Global connected TV shipments to reach 118 million units in 2014, says DisplaySearch
Oct 20, 17:02
While much of the news coverage surrounding TV features concentrates on 3D, the quiet revolution of connected TV is reaching new heights with over 40 million units expected to ship...
3D TV shipments to reach 3.2 million units in 2010, 90 million units in 2014, says DisplaySearch
Oct 14, 16:26
Shipments of 3D TVs in 2010 are expected to reach 3.2 million units, with growth to over 90 million in 2014, according to DisplaySearch. Based on this forecast, 3D TVs will grow from...
DSLR-like camera shipments to reach 4.5 million in 2011
Oct 7, 01:30
As both Japan- and Korea-based digital camera brands are turning aggressive in pushing DSLR-like cameras, DSLR-like camera shipments in 2011 are expected to triple from 1.5 million...
India mobile phone penetration to reach 97% in 2014, says iSuppli
Sep 23, 14:34
Mobile phone ownership has become near ubiquitous in India, with wireless subscriptions in 2014 expected to amount to more than 97% of the country's population of 1.26 billion, according...
Global wireless subscriptions reach 5 billion, says iSuppli
Sep 20, 15:39
Marking a major milestone in the history of technology, the number of worldwide subscriptions for wireless services is expected to reach five billion in September 2010, equaling 73.4%...
Global solar inverter market set to expand by factor of 9 in 2014, says iSuppli
Sep 17, 14:17
Success in the burgeoning market for power inverters will hinge upon suppliers' capability to provide the lowest long-term costs and their short-term wherewithal to source sufficient...
Power management chips to enjoy 40% growth in 2010, says iSuppli
Aug 17, 13:56
Comprising integrated circuits and discretes, power management semiconductors will generate US$31.4 billion in 2010, up 39.9% from US$22.4 billion in 2009, according to iSuppli. The...
MEMS sales to continue rising in consumer electronics and handset markets, says iSuppli
Aug 16, 14:18
Revenues for MEMS sensors and actuators used in consumer electronics and mobile phones is projected to reach US$1.5 billion in 2010, up 22.9% from US$1.3 billion in 2009, according...
iPad-type devices open new opportunities for wireless chip suppliers, says iSuppli
Aug 13, 11:31
Booming sales of emerging wirelessly enabled consumer devices will generate new growth opportunities for semiconductor suppliers, spurring soaring shipments of embedded wireless wide...
Shipments of 3D-ready projectors to reach 5.4 million by 2014, says Pacific Media
Aug 9, 13:51
The worldwide front projector market for 3D-enabled models will grow from about 1.0 million during 2010 to nearly 5.4 million in 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
Government incentives spur doubling in China LED market by 2014, says iSuppli
Jul 30, 12:10
Driven by government subsidies and soaring demand from new applications such as LCD TV backlighting and general illumination, China's LED market is set to more than double from 2009...
US solar market forecast to grow tenfold by 2014, says Solarbuzz
Jul 23, 12:09
Despite a challenging domestic economic environment, the US solar market grew 36% in 2009, according to Solarbuzz. This growth was, however, not nearly as strong as the region's 62%...
MEMS market to propel toward double-digit growth in 2010, says iSuppli
Jul 14, 14:35
Fueled by strong demand for consumer electronic devices and handsets, the market for MEMS sensors is set to rebound sharply in 2010 and approach a point close to the historical peak...
iSuppli issues more upbeat outlook on foundry business in 2010
Jul 9, 10:21
iSuppli has raised its revenue forecast for all semiconductor foundry activity for 2010 to US$29.8 billion, up 42.3% from US$22.1 billion in 2009. The firm previously predicted revenues...
Global TV shipments to grow 15% on year to 242 million units in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Jul 2, 14:15
Global TV shipments are expected to exceed 242 million in 2010, a 15% growth on year, a much significant growth compared to the 2% growth in 2009, according to DisplaySearch. Not...
Wireless charging market set to expand by factor of 65 by 2014, iSuppli says
Jul 1, 12:06
With a flood of electronic products with wireless charging capability arriving on the market in the coming years, global shipments of such solutions will soar to 234.9 million units...
Macronix develops 3D NAND flash
Jun 25, 14:04
Macronix International has announced that its recent research results will pave the way for the company to develop scalable and efficient 3D NAND flash using its patented BE-SONOS...

New iPhone to trigger explosive growth in mobile gyroscope market, says iSuppli
Jun 10, 13:31
Monday's introduction of the iPhone 4 is set to trigger explosive growth in the market for gyroscopes used in mobile phones, as a flood of competitors vie to emulate the feature,...
Worldwide media tablet PC shipments to reach 7.6 million units in 2010, says IDC
May 24, 09:39
The nascent market for media tablets, fostered by the launch of Apple's iPad, will be driven by the device's attributes as a content consumption platform and the compelling applications...
Enterprise cloud server hardware offers increased efficiencies for IT industry, says IDC
May 10, 14:58
The breaking dawn of economic recovery combined with an aging server installed base and IT managers' desire to rein in increasingly complex virtual and physical infrastructure is...
Netbooks and ultra-thin notebooks shine in 2010, says iSuppli
May 7, 16:41
Notebooks in 2010 will post solid double-digit growth due to improved economic conditions worldwide as well as the expected expansion of two high-achieving segments-netbooks and Consumer...
Shipments of handset motion sensors to rise fivefold by 2014, says iSuppli
May 7, 14:12
Global shipments of motion sensors for handsets are expected to quintuple by 2014 as smartphones and their operating systems increasingly support motion command and navigation applications...
Market for preloaded software in handsets to hit US$7.7 billion in 2014, says iSuppli
May 6, 15:16
Driven by soaring shipments of smartphones, the global market for preloaded applications and software for handsets is set to more than double from 2008 to 2014, according to iSuppl...
Commercial LTE to take off in 2014, says Qualcomm vice president
May 4, 13:55
While WCDMA and CDMA 2000, each with about 500 million users around the world, are developing toward LTE, large-scale commercial applications of the 4G standard will begin in 2014...
Chunghwa Telecom aims at FTTx coverage of 85% in 2014
May 3, 10:19
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its fiber-optic network around Taiwan and expects the number of its FTTx subscribers to exceed that of its ADSL subscribers in 2011 and its FTTx...
Asustek still second largest netbook maker, says CEO
Apr 23, 16:04
Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek Computer, during a shareholders meeting on April 22, said that based on Intel's Atom processor shipments, the company was still the world's second largest...
Power transistor market to hit sales high in 2010, says IC Insights
Apr 22, 16:44
After falling 16% in 2009, power transistor sales are expected to climb 31% in 2010 and reach a new record high of US$10.96 billion, according to IC Insights. The projected 31% growth...
Wind capacity to increase to 409GW by 2014, says GWEC
Apr 16, 15:00
GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council) expects that the global installed wind capacity will reach 409GW by 2014, up from 158.5GW at the end of 2009. This assumes an average growth rate...
STB shipments to continue brisk growth in 2010, says iSuppli
Mar 19, 15:32
Shipments of set-top boxes (STBs) will continue to rise during the next few years as consumer viewing patterns shift and as television content delivered via the Internet becomes more...
PC market rebound to drive double-digit growth through 2014, says IDC
Mar 16, 13:52
After a severely constrained first half, steeply discounted PCs along with improving economic conditions steered the global PC market back into the black in the latter half of 2009...
Ethernet-based microwave equipment market to grow 100% by 2014, says Infonetics Research
Mar 15, 15:50
The worldwide microwave equipment market grew from US$4.94 billion to US$5.85 billion between 2008 and 2009, up 18% on year, according to Infonetics Research, and Ethernet-only microwave...
Global fixed broadband service revenues to exceed US$210 Billion in 2014, says ABI Research
Mar 15, 09:44
The increasing demand for broadband helps increase subscriber numbers as well as service revenue, and global fixed broadband service revenue is expected to exceed US$210 billion in...
Worldwide WCDMA handset semiconductor revenues to exceed US$30 billion by 2014, says In-Stat
Mar 3, 16:12
WCDMA handset semiconductor revenues will see a CAGR of over 10% between 2009 and 2014, exceeding US$30 billion by 2014. Overall handset semiconductor revenues will see a more moderate...
Sales of dual-SIM handsets to double in 2010, sources say
Newswatch - Feb 25, 11:14
Sales of handsets with dual-SIM cards in the global market are expected to double in 2010 after the segment registered a strong growth of 74% in 2009, according to industry sources...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 6h 22min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 6h 49min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 6h 51min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 6h 54min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 7h 4min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 7h 32min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 7h 55min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 8h 2min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 8h 3min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 8h 4min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 8h 5min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 34min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 36min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 8h 56min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 8h 57min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 9h 27min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 9h 34min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 9h 55min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 10h 7min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 10h 8min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Releases
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- 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
- 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
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |

- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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

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.

















