MediaTek 3.5G-chip shipments likely to hit 1 million mark in September

Sep 30, 01:35

Shipments of MediaTek's MT6573 3.5G chipset solution approached one million units in August, and are likely to exceed the mark in September, according to industry sources. Shipments...

MediaTek buoyed by rising demand for Lenovo smartphones

Sep 15, 01:15

Brisk sales of Lenovo's A60-series smartphone in China has been boosting MediaTek's shipments of its 3.5G solution, the MT6573, according to market sources. Order momentum is expected...

China Unicom and China Mobile launch own-brand 3.5G smartphones competing with iPhones

Sep 5, 15:56

China Unicom and China Mobile both have launched own-brand 3.5G handsets using chipset solutions from MediaTek, with prices set below CNY1,000 (US$156), or one-quarter the price of...

Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet PC in 3Q11

May 19, 01:00

Japan-based notebook brand Fujitsu has recently launched its self-developed 10.1-inch LifeBook TH40/D tablet PC featuring Windows 7 in Japan, the US and Europe, and the company is...

Altek pushes sales of 3.5G Android smartphones to CHT and China Unicom

Mar 10, 01:30

Digital camera maker Altek has managed to push the sale of its 3.5G Android-enabled smartphone, the A14 Leo, into telecom operators in Taiwan and China, including Chunghwa Telecom...

Taiwan market: APBT waiting for NCC green light to offer CDMA2000 3.5G services

Mar 9, 12:37

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only CDMA 2000 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, is waiting for approval from the National Communications Commission (NCC) for its proposal...

Sintek, SMD sign deal for 5.5G LTPS production and touch sensors supply

Feb 16, 01:25

Sintek Photronics has announced the signing of a technological cooperation and supply agreement with the leading AMOLED maker Samsung Mobile Display (SMD), and Sintek will set up...

AUO expects mass production of AMOLED panels at 3.5G plant in 2H11

Jan 28, 01:25

AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at its 3.5G line and is scheduled to start mass production in the second half of 2011, according to executive...

CMI actively expanding LTPS capacity

Dec 28, 01:15

Chimei Innolux (CMI) reportedly has started expanding its LTPS production line as the capacity from the 3.5G plant (originally from TPO Displays) and Tainan plant will not fulfill...

China market: Altek teams up with China Unicom to sell 3.5G smartphones

Dec 23, 01:35

DSC maker Altek has announced a cooperation agreement with China Unicom to sell its 3.5G smartphone, the Altek Leo, in the China market. Leo will be customized for China Unicom and...

CMI, CPT set shipment records for small- to medium-size panels in November

Dec 10, 14:27

Shipments of small- to medium-size panels will be stronger than expected in the weak season in the fourth quarter of 2010 with Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT)...

Taiwan market: CHT, FET to add Wi-Fi access points to reduce 3G/3.5G traffic

Sep 23, 11:26

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will add Wi-Fi access points to lighten the traffic through their 3G/3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access...

Taiwan market: APBT to delay launch of ECOD 3.5G services until March 2011

Sep 14, 10:22

3G mobile telecom carrier Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) will defer the launch of its CDMA EV-DO (evolution data optimized) 3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access services from...

Sintek and Cando see on-month growth in August revenues

Sep 9, 14:33

Color filter (CF) makers Sintek Photronic and Cando have posted revenues of NT$573 million (US$17.92 million) and NT$338 million, respectively, for August, increasing 7% and 6% on...

CF makers Cando, Sintek report losses for 1H10

Aug 31, 16:16

Taiwan-based color filter (CF) makers Cando and Sintek Photronic have posted net losses of NT$311 million (US$9.705 million) and NT$553 million, respectively, for the first half of...

Taiwan market: APBT to offer 3.5G mobile Internet service in March 2011

Aug 10, 14:23

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting CDMA2000 in Taiwan, will launch 3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access service in March 2011, according...

AFPD to contribute 15,000 substrates to AUO AMOLED production in 2011

Aug 3, 14:59

AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at a 3.5G plant, with monthly capacity expected to reach 7,000 substrates by the end of 2010, while the...

AUO to start trial production of AMOLED panels

Jun 23, 11:53

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is modifying its 3.5G LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) factory for production of small- to medium-size AMOLED panels, and will...

Innocomm delivers first Android 3.5G smartphone with Telegent Mobile TV

Jun 4, 15:35

At Computex Taipei 2010, Telegent Systems, a mobile TV receiver maker, and Innocomm, a Taiwan-based provider of broadband wireless solutions, announced the introduction of the first...

Giantplus turns profitable in 1Q10

May 3, 10:11

Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$94.4 million) for the first quarter of 2010 with a 6% gross margin. Net profit...

Taiwan market: 3.5G data card subscribers to top one million in 2010

Mar 31, 16:23

The number of 3.5G data card subscribers in the Taiwan market more than doubled to 660,000 in 2009 and is expected to further expand to one million by the end of 2010, according to...

Giantplus acquires CPT CF line for touch panel production

Mar 18, 15:43

Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has announced it will acquire a 3.5G color filter (CF) line in Taiwan from Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) for NT$1.3 billion...

Delta to start production at AMTC 3.5G plant in 3Q10

Mar 12, 16:20

Delta Electronics will start small-volume color filter (CF) production at a 3.5G plant acquired from Allied Material Technology (AMTC) in the third quarter of 2010, according to company...

Ericsson to expand purchases of 3.5G, LTE and IPTV products in Taiwan, says paper

Mar 10, 15:35

Ericsson plans to expand its purchases from Taiwan to include CPE products supporting HSPA and LTE standards as well as IPTV products in addition to current 2G and 3G products, the...

Delta to use AMTC 3.5G CF line for e-paper production

Mar 10, 12:15

Delta Electronics on March 9 won rights to use a 3.5G color filter (CF) production line owned by Allied Material Technology (AMTC) through an open-bid, and plans to use the equipment...

Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to set up 1,100 3.5G base stations in 2010

Feb 25, 12:14

Taiwan-based telecom service provider Taiwan Mobile plans to set up 1,100 3.5G base stations in 2010, according to the company. By the year-end, the total number of its 3.5G base...

Taiwan market: 3.5G data card users double in 2009

Feb 8, 16:26

The number of 3.5G data card users in Taiwan doubled to 660,000 at the end of 2009 compared to 330,000 a year earlier, according to data compiled by Taiwan's National Communications...

Taiwan market: CHT cuts 3G mobile Internet-access fee

Nov 17, 10:56

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a 20% reduction in fixed monthly rate for its 3G-based unlimited mobile Internet-access service from NT$850 (US$26.3) to NT$680.

Taiwan market: TWM offers new hourly charge scheme for 3.5G mobile access to Internet

Nov 16, 16:08

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), a major mobile carrier in Taiwan, has offered a new rate scheme for its 3.5G Internet-access service. A monthly fee of NT$350 (US$10.8) will be charged for the...

HTC evaluating Broadcom as additional 3.5G chipset supplier, sources say

Sep 22, 11:34

HTC (High Tech Computer) is evaluating the possibility of adding Broadcom to its supplier list of 3.5G chipset solutions to fulfill its goal of introducing more entry-level and mid-range...

TMD sets up joint venture with China-based panel players, says reports

Aug 6, 12:30

Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD) will establish a joint venture in Guangdong, China with TFT-LCD panel players from China and Hong Kong with total investment up to US$100 million, according...

ITRI develops 3.5G turnkey solution for thin-film PV production

Jun 12, 14:50

The government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has successfully developed 3.5G turnkey equipment for making amorphous silicon or micromorphous silicon tandem-junction...

APBT to begin setting up CDMA 2000 EV-DO network in 2010

May 27, 15:06

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), Taiwan's only CDMA 2000 operator, plans to upgrade its infrastructure to 3.5G through establishing a CDMA 2000 EV-DO network beginning 2010,...