Last update: Thursday 16 May 2013 [81 news items]
Taiwan NCC sets floor pricing for 4G licenses
May 16, 14:15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on May 15 announced floor prices for acquiring frequency band units to operate next-generation (4G) mobile broadband communications...
Taiwan market: 4G license applications to open in May
Apr 25, 16:13
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on April 24 said that applications for 4G mobile communications licenses will begin on May 1, 2013 and end on June 15.
Taiwan market: Vee TIME plans to compete for 700MHz 4G license
Feb 26, 10:35
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, is likely to compete for a 700MHz 4G license through open bidding to be held by the National Communications Commission (NCC) by the...
Sequans, Alcatel-Lucent team up for LTE broadcast
Feb 25, 11:53
Sequans Communications has successfully completed interoperability testing of Alcatel-Lucent's LTE infrastructure equipment with Sequan's eBMS-capable LTE chipsets, according to the...
Taiwan market: Total investment in 4G operation estimated at NT$148.4 billion, says TCA
Feb 20, 14:54
The total investment by 4G mobile communication licensees to start operation in Taiwan is estimated at NT$148.4 billion (US$5.0 billion), not including licensing prices through open-bid...
Taiwan NCC details 4G licensing plans
Jan 24, 19:41
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 23 details its tentative planning for the release of a total bandwidth of 270MHz for operating next-generation mobile...
NCC plans to set conditions on 4G frequency band transfers to prevent speculation
Dec 20, 16:24
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will release 4G licenses by the end of 2013. In order to prevent possible speculative buying by licensees that have no intention...
Taiwan market: NCC sets forth principles for 4G licensing
Nov 27, 14:57
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 26 announced the principles for releasing total bandwidth of 270MHz for next-generation mobile broadband communication...
Taiwan NCC sets tentative schedule for 4G licensing
Nov 13, 14:20
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set a tentative schedule for releasing 4th-generation mobile communication licenses, with licensees to be selected at the end...
China may unveil frequency bands for 4G soon, says MIIT official
Sep 11, 15:13
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is likely to release frequency bands available for 4G mobile communication services as soon as the end of September...
Global Unichip posts record monthly revenues
Sep 7, 01:30
IC design service company Global Unichip has announced revenues of NT$1.12 billion (US$37.6 million) for August 2012, up 24.1% on month and 25.7% from a year earlier. The figure also...
Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
Newswatch - May 21, 15:33
IC design service provider Faraday Technology has completed the tape-out of ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, utilizing a 40nm process at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC),...
4G power amplifiers to buoy Sigurd sales in 2012
Mar 15, 14:50
Packaging and testing house Sigurd Microelectronics reportedly has landed new orders for 4G LTE chips, including those placed by Anadigics and other major power amplifier suppliers...
HTC likely to lose top rank in US 4G market
Mar 15, 01:25
Competition for the 4G smartphone market in the US is expected to heat up soon as AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless all have adopted new strategies for the purchase of...
March shipments of 4G mobile phones to reach over 1 million
Mar 1, 01:30
Mobile phone makers Samsung and HTC both target 4G phone shipments in March to exceed one million units. Shipments in second-quarter 2012 are likely to reach 5-10 million units. Suppliers...
Lantiq/Altair solution adopted by IPWireless for LTE end-user devices
Feb 22, 16:13
Lantiq has announced that IPWireless, which develops and designs 3G and 4G wireless broadband and broadcast solutions, has selected the solution that combines its XWAY GRX168 network...
Chip firms gearing up for 4G smartphones
Feb 16, 14:19
With Samsung Electronics, HTC and other smartphone vendors set to promote their 4G handsets in 2012, suppliers of the major components such as baseband processors and power amplifiers...
China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
Feb 10, 11:35
The China government reportedly will issue 4G licenses earlier than originally expected in December 2012 and China Mobile may be the first to obtain a license and adopt TD-LTE (Time...
LTE infrastructure spending booming, says IHS
Feb 1, 16:14
Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to reach US$24.3 billion in 2013, nearly triple the US$8.7 billion of 2012, according to IHS iSuppli. LTE infrastructure spending...
CES 2012: HTC intros 4G LTE Windows Phone
Jan 10, 11:01
HTC has unveiled the HTC Titan II, the company's first Windows Phone to run on a 4G LTE network, which is being showcased at the ongoing 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show...

LTE and 3G driving 30% growth in APAC mobile Internet infrastructure market, says Synergy Research
Nov 11, 11:25
One of the fastest growing technology markets is networking equipment to support mobile Internet access. The second quarter of 2011 saw mobile Internet infrastructure revenues pass...
RF transceiver market for mobile devices to reach 1.5 billion by 2015, says Petrov Group (part 2)
Oct 28, 15:36
RF transceivers are critical components of mobile devices including handsets/smartphones and tablet PCs. By 2015, the total RF transceiver market will reach 1.5 billion units while...
Standalone transceiver chips to dominate the smartphone market, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Oct 21, 16:36
Transceivers are essential to the performance of mobile devices. They are designed to detect weak signals at a specific frequency when receiving and to send signals at a specific...
Fujitsu Semiconductor, Sequans team up for LTE
Oct 21, 14:16
Sequans Communications announced on October 20 it has established a technology and marketing collaboration with Fujitsu Semiconductor for the purpose of providing customers with a...
HTC emerges as 4G smartphone leader in US in 2Q11, says NPD
Newswatch - Oct 17, 11:30
HTC ranked as the top vendor of 4G smartphones in the US market in the second quarter of 2011, comprising a 62% share of the segment, according to data released by market research...
T-Mobile USA adopts HTC Amaze 4G smartphone for HSPA+ 42Mbps services
Sep 28, 14:01
T-Mobile USA will launch the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S II smartphones in October supporting its HSPA+ 42Mbps services operated in 150 local markets in the US.
Global Unichip 3Q11 revenues to rise 15-20%
Sep 22, 01:10
IC design service provider Global Unichip is expected to report 15-20% sequential growth in revenues for the third quarter of 2011, as orders for 65nm and 40nm non-recurring engineering...
AT&T launches 4G LTE/HSPA+ tablet PC from HTC
Newswatch - Sep 2, 13:31
AT&T and HTC have jointly announced that AT&T will begin selling HTC's first 4G LTE/HSPA+ tablet PC, the HTC Jetstream, in the US market on September 4.
Sequans, Greenpacket and P1 collaborate on LTE solutions
Jul 22, 11:02
4G chipmaker Sequans Communications, 4G networking solutions provider, Greenpacket, and Packet One Networks (P1), a major 4G operator in Southeast Asia, have jointly announced that...
China-version iPhones to adopt China Mobile TD-LTE technology, says paper
Newswatch - May 20, 16:03
China Mobile Communications has reached a consensus with Apple under which the next-generation of iPhones to be sold in China will adopt TD-LTE technology developed by China Mobile,...
Baseband processors still essential, says Petrov Group
May 3, 17:02
With the proliferation of tablets and smartphones application processors are in the limelight, but another group of mobile processors, basebands, deserve attention too, according...
Shortage of ITO material and delay of equipment to affect LTPS and AMOLED capacity expansion
Mar 29, 01:40
Supply of ITO materials and NF3 gas is reportedly in shortage due to the Japan earthquake, and shipments for equipment from Nikon and Canon reportedly have been delayed also due to...
HTC unveils 3D smartphone, 4G-capable tablet PC and WP7 phone at CTIA
Mar 24, 01:45
HTC has unveiled two 4G-capable devices – the HTC EVO 3D smartphone and HTC EVO View 4G tablet PC – at the CTIA Wireless 2011 trade show in cooperation with Sprint Nextel...
AT&T continues 4G spectrum grab with T-Mobile buy, says IHS iSuppli
Mar 23, 12:14
With its purchase of T-Mobile USA, AT&T appears to be continuing to use acquisitions to gain control of more of the limited supply of wireless spectrum required to compete in...
Mar 16, 12:19
Recently several handset IC companies have announced integrated mobile processors – products that integrate baseband processor and application processor together with graphics...
Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
Bits + chips | 11min ago
Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 1h 31min ago
LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
LED | 1h 32min ago
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
LED | 2h 55min ago
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
Green energy | 4h 15min ago
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 4h 28min ago
Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
IT + CE | 4h 47min ago
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- GLT expanding light guide plate capacity
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
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- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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.























