Last update: Monday 17 June 2013 [282 news items]
Taiwan market: APBT handset purchases to top 800,000 units in 2009
Oct 7, 14:59
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), Taiwan's only 3G mobile telecom carrier that adopts the CDMA 2000 standard, expects its handset purchases, including CDMA and dual-mode CDMA-GSM...
MediaTek buys office building in Beijing
Sep 25, 17:11
MediaTek has announced that it has spent 744.95 million yuan (US$109.09 million) buying an office building in Beijing, China, with market observers speculating that it is a step the...
MediaTek to shift to 45nm in 1Q10
Sep 25, 14:08
MediaTek plans to leap to 45nm processing for 3G chips in the first quarter of 2010 despite that volume production of 65nm WCDMA chips is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter...
China Telecom willing to strengthen partnership with Taiwan companies
Sep 11, 15:22
China Telecom chairman Wang Xiaochu has said he is willing to visit Taiwan to build further cooperation with Taiwan-based companies in the 3G segment.
iPhone launch in China to boost smartphone market, says iSuppli
Sep 11, 15:18
The arrival of Apple's iPhone in China is expected to help accelerate global shipment growth for smartphones in 2010 and 2011, following 2009 when growth is estimated to slow to 11.6%,...
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom expects to attain 2009 goal of 3G subscriptions in November
Sep 9, 14:56
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, will be able to reach the 2009 goal of 1.5 million subscribers ahead of schedule in November, according to company president Feng-hsiung...
Taiwan 3G operator APBT plans for listing
Sep 8, 15:36
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting the CDMA2000 standard in Taiwan, is planning for listing in either the Taiwan Stock Exchange's main...
Giantplus delays 3G plant expansion to 1Q10
Sep 7, 16:24
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is expanding capacity at its 3G plant at a slower pace than originally scheduled although production has reached...
Lanner introduces automotive DVR with 3G wireless and 4-channel H.264
Sep 3, 15:10
Lanner Electronics has announced the release of the VW-1104, a compact mobile DVR platform built on the Intel Atom CPU and offering Wi-Fi, 3G mobile and GPS communications along with...
Compal lands 100,000 Nokia Booklet 3G orders for 2009
Sep 3, 12:28
Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics has landed orders for 100,000 Booklet 3G mini notebooks (netbooks) from Nokia with shipments to be fulfilled before the end of 2009,...
Taiwan market: Sony launches W series netbook
Sep 1, 16:50
Sony recently launched its Vaio W series netbook in the Taiwan market and is cooperating with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to bundle the netbook with 3G services.
Qualcomm, MediaTek, TSMC to enjoy strong China 3G demand in 2010
Aug 28, 11:48
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries of China's 3G market in 2010. 3G handset sales in China are likely...
Nokia to offer ARM-based smartbook in addition to Booklet 3G, say Taiwan makers
Aug 26, 11:14
Nokia, in addition to its recently unveiled netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G, will offer an ARM-based smartbook and soon settle ODM orders, according to Taiwan-based handset makers.
Nokia announces Booklet 3G mini-notebook
Aug 25, 16:21
Nokia has announced the Booklet 3G mini-notebook (netbook) powered by Intel's Atom processor.
China Mobile 3G subscribers top one million in July 2009
Aug 21, 15:35
The total number of 3G subscribers of China Mobile reached 1.09 million at the end of July 2009, an increase of 129,000 from the previous month, according data released by the largest...
Taiwan 3G operator APBT plans for IPO
Aug 17, 11:58
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan that adopts the CDMA2000 standard, will file an application for IPO (initial public offering) in...
Taiwan market: CHT expects 3G users to make up 50% of mobile phone user base at end of 3Q09
Aug 14, 16:42
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its 3G subscribers to grow to account for 50% of all its mobile subscribers services at the end of the third quarter of 2009, according to the compan...
TriQuint to supply PAs bundled with MediaTek TD-SCDMA chips in 2010
Aug 10, 10:59
TriQuint Semiconductor will begin small-volume shipments of power amplifier (PA) products bundled with MediaTek's TD-SCDMA chips in 2010, according to market sources.
IC distributor Alltek to enjoy revenue growth on China demand
Aug 7, 10:22
Alltek Technology expects to enjoy revenue growth through August, thanks to increased demand for 3G base stations in China, according to market watchers. The IC distributor has entered...
TSMC replaces PHS with customized 3G handsets offered by CHT
Aug 3, 16:19
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun replacing low-power PHS (personal handyphone system) handsets used by about 20,000 employees for internal communications...
SiPix starts on second e-paper plant
Jul 30, 16:05
SiPix Imaging, an e-paper subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has recently started to establish its second e-paper plant to satisfy client demand, according to chairman, CT Liu.
ECS to supply WiMAX and 3G modules
Jul 29, 12:01
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has extended its production to include WiMAX and 3G modules targeting telecom service providers, according to the...
Jul 27, 14:34
Fueled by mobile penetration into the rural market and by uptake of 3G services, China's telecommunications market will generate US$187 billion by 2014, surpassing Japan to become...
Siano debuts CMMB mobile-TV chip with conditional access and descrambling
Jul 27, 11:29
Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the SMS1186 CMMB TV receiver chip, a drop in replacement to its SMS1180, which adds on-chip decoding support for Pay-TV services which are emerging...
Taiwan market: Netbook vendors seeing increasing bundling with 3G services
Jul 24, 17:07
Acer, Asustek Computer and BenQ have seen an increase in the number of netbook sales in the Taiwan market made via bundle deals with 3G services. Meanwhile, netbooks accounted for...
China market: Slow 3G handsets sales push vendors to focus again on 2G models
Jul 21, 13:46
Sales of 3G handsets in the China market have been slower than expected recently, pushing some handset vendors to reinforce sales in the 2G segment in order to maintain their market...
Wintek resumes second 3G line for new orders
Jul 14, 11:50
Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has resumed its second 3G line due to new LCD panel orders, with production slated for the third quarter, according to the compa...
Ericsson said to land contracts worth over 11 billion yuan with China 3G operators
Newswatch - Jul 10, 18:18
Ericsson has signed up a supply contract with China Mobile worth 6.8 billion yuan (US$995.6 million) and another with China Unicom for 4.8 billion yuan, according to recent local...
China market: 3G handset sales to top 5 million units in 2H09, says CCID
Jul 2, 15:47
Sales of 3G handsets in the China market are expected to top five million units in the second half of 2009, according to CCID Consulting.
IC distributor WPG sees 3G chip sales soar
Jun 29, 15:13
WPG Holdings' sales of chips used in 3G network interface cards (NICs) in June will be more than three times the May level, driven by China mobile service providers' 3G-netbook bundle...
Vibo Telecom to issue convertible bonds
Jun 29, 09:48
Vibo Telecom, one of five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will issue five-year convertible bonds to raise an estimated NT$3.49 billion (US$107 million) for private placement,...
China market: Nokia unveils 11 new handsets for emerging 3G segment
Jun 26, 14:18
Nokia unveiled a total of 11 new handsets in the China market recently. The new lineup includes nine WCDMA-enabled models and one CDMA EVDO-enabled handset, cashing in on the increasing...
APBT expects to break even in 2009
Jun 26, 12:08
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only one of Taiwan's five 3G mobile telecom carriers that adopts CDMA 2000 standard, expects to break even in 2009, company chairwoman Sophia...
Base station market contracting, says In-Stat
Jun 24, 14:06
After many years of rapid growth, the worldwide cellular base station market revenues will decline 22% in 2009, with shipments falling from the high levels of the 3G rollout frenzy...
Intel and Nokia team up for new mobile platform
Jun 24, 11:10
Intel and Nokia on June 23 announced a long-term relationship to develop a new class of Intel architecture-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures which will combine...
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 3min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 18min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 41min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 54min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 58min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 1h 58min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 2h 38min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 2h 40min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 3h 40min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 3h 55min ago
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-book reader
Amazon has introduced the fifth-generation Kindle e-book reader - Kindle Paperwhite - constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light...
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Amazon Kindle Touch/Touch 3G e-book reader
Kindle Touch is a new addition to Amazon's e-book reader family with a touch screen that makes it easier to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes - still with an e-ink display...
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Verizon Wireless has announced that the HTC Droid Incredible 2, an Android-based smartphone, will be available beginning April 28 and sell for US$199.99 with two-year service agreements...
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Intel has unveiled its newest family of business processors - Intel Core vPro, featuring the performance and capabilities of Intel's new microarchitecture, enhancements to Intel vPro...
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Acer Iconia Pad W500 tablet PC
Acer has unveiled a new tablet PC Iconia Tab W500 running on Windows 7 operating system and is equipped with AMD's C-50 processor and Radeon HD 6250 graphics chip for visuals and...
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China 3G market growing fast: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Roger Huang
The China telecom market officially entered the 3G era just two years ago, much later than some of its neighbors, such as Japan and Taiwan. But its 3G market will be growing fast...
Expanding through acquisitions: Q&A with STMicro CEO Carlo Bozotti
STMicroelectronics has made four major acquisitions since 2007 – Genesis Microchip, Nokia's 3G and 3.5G R&D team, NXP Semiconductors and Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP)....
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.