Last update: Friday 18 May 2012 [161 news items]
Proportion of SSD-equipped ultrabooks to fall to 56% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
May 18, 16:30
The proportion of ultrabooks equipped with SSDs will drop from 86% in the first quarter of 2012 to 56% in the second as vendors attempt to cut component costs to keep down prices,...
IC design house Generalplus looks to 80% on-quarter revenue growth in 2Q12
May 18, 14:24
Generalplus Technology, a subsidiary of Sunplus technology specializing in the design of consumer ICs, is expected to see its revenues grow over 80% sequentially in the second quarter...
Worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2% in 2Q12, says Gartner
May 18, 10:41
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. This is...
GaAs foundry Win optimistic about 2Q12 outlook
May 17, 14:21
GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors is optimistic over the business outlook for the second quarter of 2012 due to strong demand from its major clients including China-based RDA...
Holtek expects 2Q12 revenues to show 20% sequential increase
May 17, 14:10
IC design house Holtek Semiconductor saw its revenues advance 9.6% to NT$335 million (US$11.3 million) in April, buoyed by increased orders from China. The April monthly figures were...
Shortage of high-end camera lenses may continue throughout 2Q12
May 17, 01:25
Because polished wafers and camera lens production volumes are unable to meet the rising demand for digital still camera (DSC) models with high optical zoom, a shortage of lenses...
Walsin sees increase in 2Q12 orders
May 17, 01:20
Walsin Technology, which makes multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$3.074 billion (US$103 million) and net losses of NT$640...
Walton expected to see 15-20% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues
May 16, 01:15
Walton Advanced Engineering, a Taiwan-based provider of memory IC packaging/testing services, is expected to see revenues for the second quarter of 2012 increase 15-20% on quarter...
Taiwan market: HTC confident of regaining largest market share for smartphones in 2Q12
May 15, 16:27
HTC is confident of returning to the status of the largest smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2012 with the launch of HTC One series models, according...
Laser Tek expected to see 10% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues
May 15, 14:45
Laser Tek, a Taiwan-based supplier of laser equipment and SMD packaging materials, is expected to have consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 rising 10% on quarter due...
MediaTek 2Q12 sales expected to meet guidance
May 15, 01:00
MediaTek's consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 are expected to meet the company's guidance of NT$22.4-23.5 billion (US$759-797 million), a 14-20% rise on quarter,...
Lite-On IT expected to see 22.6% growth in 2Q12 revenues
Newswatch - May 14, 15:38
Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), will see its consolidated revenues for the second quarter increase by 22.6% on quarter to NT$14.78 billion (US$503...
Compal Communications to ship 2 million smartphones in 2Q12
May 10, 16:13
Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones, including the Lumia 610 and Lumia 800, grow 20-30% sequentially to two million units in the second quarter,...
On-Bright Electronics expected to see 2Q12 revenues grow 50-58% sequentially
May 10, 01:15
Analog IC designer On-Bright Electronics is expected to see second-quarter revenues increase 50-58% sequentially to NT$544-573 million (US$18.5-19.5 million), according to industry...
Big Sun holds rosy outlook on 2Q12
May 10, 01:05
Big Sun Energy Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is optimistic about its business operations in the second quarter of 2012, according to company...
Global Mixed-mode expects 5-15% growth in 2Q12 revenues
May 10, 01:00
Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 5-15% on quarter to NT$1.155-1.265 billion (US$39.4-43.1...
Arima Communications to ship over one million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper
Newswatch - May 9, 11:57
Arima Communications is expected to ramp up its shipments of smartphones to over one million units in the second quarter of 2012, pushing up its second-quarter revenues to NT$5.86...
MStar aims at 2Q12 revenues of US$300-318 million
May 9, 01:05
MStar Semiconductor, a Taiwan-based LCD driver, analog, digital TV and mobile communication IC design house, expects consolidated revenues of US$300-318 million and gross margin of...
May 8, 15:14
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced that revenues for April 2012 grew 11.4% sequentially to NT$9.12 billion (US$311.3 million).
Holy Stone 2Q12 sales to rise 5-10%, say sources
May 8, 14:54
MLCC maker Holy Stone Enterprise is expected to post sales growth of 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 despite a decline in revenues in April, according to market so...
Novatek, Realtek report revenue gains for April
May 8, 14:26
IC design firms Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have reported over 5% sequential growth in April revenues, and expect their sales to continue moving higher in May...
Macronix, Winbond April sales up
May 8, 01:40
Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential growth in April 2012 revenues of 12.6% and 3.8%, respectively.
Sales of large-sized LCD displays expected to increase in 2Q12
May 8, 01:25
Makers of large-sized LCD display (TVs and monitors larger than 10-inches) are looking to boost terminal end products' sales as markets heat up and prices stabilize in North Americ...
GaAs wafer firm VPEC to post 5% sales growth in 2Q12
May 8, 01:20
Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs pi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) or consumer technology products such as smartphones and...
Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink
May 7, 16:06
With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...
Chilisin April sales up, Yageo down
May 7, 15:47
Yageo has announced consolidated revenues slid 5.1% sequentially in April 2012 while its subsidiary Chilisin Electronics reported sales growth of 5.8% on month.
OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12
May 7, 15:43
Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...
Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow
May 7, 15:41
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...
Asustek orders 1-1.2 million Intel 7 series chipsets
May 4, 14:35
Asustek Computer has placed orders with Intel for 1-1.2 million 7 series chipsets and 2.5-3 million H61 chipsets as well as ordering 600,000-800,000 760G and 500,000-600,000 A75 chipsets...
TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources
May 4, 14:34
TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...
Capella, Global Unichip reportedly break into supply chain for Samsung Galaxy S3
May 4, 14:07
Two Taiwan-based IC design firms are believed to be among the major chip suppliers for Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S3 smartphone, according to industry sources.
Taiwan market: Tablet PC sales flat in 2Q12, says ViewSonic
May 4, 11:06
Sales of tablet PCs in the Taiwan market have been weak recently with monthly sales hovering around 30,000 units compared to 40,000 units sold during the peak season, according to...
Taiwan makers to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
May 3, 16:40
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship a total of 13.68 million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2012, rising 25% on quarter...
Taiwan makers to ship over 67 million large-sized panels in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
May 3, 16:12
Chimei Innolux, AU Optronics, Chunghwa Picture Tubes and HannStar Display will ship an estimated 67.352 million large-size (over 9-inch) TFT-LCD panels in total in the second quarter...
Chip demand for LCD TVs, monitors picking up
May 3, 15:29
Demand for semiconductors used in LCD TVs and monitors has started picking up in May while notebook firms have stepped up their pace of orders, according to sources at IC design ho...
- China market: Booming sales of Windows Phones could be short-lived, say sources
- DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS
- Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Demand for TV LED backlights to hold in 2H12, say Taiwan LED makers
- Nuvoton looks to strong sales in May and June
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Advantech to deploy marketing offices in third-level cities in China in 2H12
- Taimide completes phase-1 of new polyimide factory
- Proportion of SSD-equipped ultrabooks to fall to 56% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Lumenpulse receives US patent on technology that converts analog to digital signals allowing lighting control over AC power lines
- Commentary: Solar trade war between US and China looming
- Energy Focus receives LED product order to re-light navy ships
- Suntech responds to preliminary decision on tariffs in US anti-dumping investigation of solar cells from China
- Yingli Green Energy responds to US decision on anti-dumping tariffs
- US levies heavy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar cells
- Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom
- High Power Opto begins mass production of blue, green LED chips on silicon substrates
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
21-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7192.23 | +41.04 | +0.57% |
| TSE electronic | 273.64 | +1.73 | +0.64% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 102.57 | +0.39 | +0.38% |
| OTC electronic | 131.23 | +0.42 | +0.32% |
- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.