Last update: Thursday 9 February 2012 [142 news items]
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Feb 9, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...
Notebook ODMs picking up the pace in inland China production
Dec 20, 01:15
Notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have both recently picked up their pace in production in inland China with Compal's plants in Chengdu set to produce 10...
Global all-in-one PC shipments to reach 15.8 million units in 2012, says Digitimes Research
Dec 8, 17:09
After experiencing strong growth of 45-50% in 2009 and 2010, demand for all-in-one (AIO) PCs has already started cooling down with shipment growth for 2011 expected to reach only...
Commentary: The trends and challenges of the touch panel industry
Aug 8, 14:53
Touch panels have expanded the markets for smartphones, tablet PCs, e-book readers, automotive devices and digital signage. The development of the touch panel industry, according...

Wistron, Pegatron, TPV-Inventa shipping more AIO PCs in 2011
Aug 5, 01:25
Wistron, Pegatron Technology and TPV-Inventa Technology are expected to see their shipments of all-in-one (AIO) PCs grow significantly in 2011, buoyed by orders from Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard...
AMD Llano processor shipments reach 1.3-1.5 million units in July
Aug 4, 01:40
AMD shipped about one million Llano APUs in June and 1.3-1.5 million units in July, and with the appearance of the company's new Llano APUs in the fourth quarter, annual shipments...
Taiwan market: HP aims at 30% market share for AIO PCs in 2011
Jun 8, 13:40
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on June 7 launched six new all-in-one (AIO) PCs, all based on Windows 7 Home Premium, in the Taiwan market and expects its AIO market share to increase form 10%...
Shuttle lands Android tablet PC orders from China-based Hasee
May 26, 01:25
Mini-PC and notebook maker Shuttle has recently landed orders for Android-based tablet PCs from China-based brand vendor Hasee, according to sources from upstream component makers;...
China market: Asustek business PC shipments increasing
May 20, 01:25
Asustek Computer's shipments of business-use PCs, including notebooks, desktops, all-in-one (AIO) PCs as well as server products to the China market have gained a boost recently due...
Taiwan market: Apple launches iMac starting at NT$38,900
May 5, 01:25
Apple has launched its new iMac all-in-one PC in Taiwan, featuring Intel's latest processor and Thunderbolt technology as well as AMD's Radeon GPU with pricing starting at NT$38,900...
Taiwan market: Sony launches new notebooks, aims at 10% market share
Mar 18, 01:45
Sony has launched a number of new models in its S-, C- and F-series of notebooks and other L-series all-in-one (AIO) PCs in the Taiwan market, aiming to take up a 10% share of the...
Quanta to set up touch panel joint venture with 3M
Mar 11, 01:45
Quanta Computer has announced plans to set up a joint venture with US-based 3M in Singapore for developing projected capacitive touch technology in order to gain profits from the...
Intel pushes standardization for all-in-one PCs
Mar 3, 14:36
Intel is cooperating with Taiwan-based all-in-one PC makers including Mitac International, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) to push standardization...
Flextronics reportedly laying off employees in Taiwan
Feb 25, 01:45
Flextronics International has reportedly laid off some of its staff working in the desktop and all-in-one (AIO) PC units of its plant in Taiwan due to lower-than-expected performance...
Lenovo set to challenge Apple ranking in AIO PC segment
Feb 21, 15:53
Backed up by the fast growing PC market in China, Lenovo has emerged as the second largest brand for all-in-one (AIO) PCs in the global market, giving the company a chance to compete...
Solid capacitor demand on the rise
Jan 25, 13:50
With motherboard makers looking to clear inventory and some clients are concerned about labor shortages after the Lunar New Year holidays, procurement for solid capacitors is on the...
Connector makers expect good profit if no price war
Jan 25, 01:40
Taiwan-based PC connector makers expect the connector industry will see good growth in 2011 benefiting by the new notebook platforms as well as USB 3.0 applications. However, growth...
Component suppliers to benefit from surging demand for all-in-one PCs
Dec 15, 14:15
All-in-one PC makers have recently started to increase component orders. Suppliers for optical touch and panels are expected to benefit from the surging demand for all-in-one PCs,...
Quanta to remain as the largest all-in-one PC maker worldwide in 2011, says Digitimes Research
Dec 10, 15:26
Quanta Computer is expected to remain as the largest all-in-one PC maker worldwide in 2011, accounting for 49% of global all-in-one PC shipments, according to Digitimes Research senior...
Taiwan market: MSI remains largest all-in-one PC vendor in 3Q10
Nov 25, 01:30
Micro-Star International (MSI) continued to be the largest vendor of all-in-one PCs in the Taiwan market in the third quarter of 2010 with a market share of 61% in terms of sales,...
All-in-one PC shipments to reach 14 million units worldwide in 2011, says Digitimes Research
Nov 10, 16:33
Despite weak consumer demand, all-in-one PC shipments are expected to reach 10.5 million units in 2010, up 53.3% on year, as the product has its own uniqueness plus the average price...
TPV-Inventa to supply all-in-one PC to HP
Nov 4, 01:45
TPV-Inventa Technology, an all-in-one PC joint venture of Inventec and TPV Technology, has recently cut into Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) all-in-one PC supply chain, sharing orders from...
Pegatron enters all-in-one PC DIY market in China
Sep 21, 02:13
Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has recently had cooperation with Ingram Micro China and China-based BOE Technology to enter the all-in-one PC DIY market in China.
Asustek may damage brand image by launching cheap all-in-one PCs
Aug 5, 13:53
Asustek Computer has recently launched an all-in-one PC and is selling it for NT$11,900 (US$374), the lowest price point so far for all-in-one PCs. Sources from channel vendors commented...
Quanta to benefit from new iMac launch
Jul 29, 13:07
As Apple has announced the launch of its new iMac all-in-one PC, Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the device, is expected to see strong sales coming from the machine, according...
Taiwan players to make more than 90% of the global all-in-one PCs, says Digitimes Research
Jul 13, 16:38
Of the forecast 11.15 million all-in-one PC shipments in 2010, Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien pointed out that more than 90% of the shipments will be manufactured...

Touchscreen module revenues to reach US$14 billion by 2016, says DisplaySearch
Jul 2, 12:14
Global touchscreen module revenues will reach nearly US$14 billion by 2016, increasing from US$4.3 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 18%, according to DisplaySearch.
Digitimes Insight: Global all-in-one PC shipments to surpass 11 million units in 2010
Jul 1, 16:09
All-in-one PC shipments in 2010 are expected to see strong on-year grow of 62.8% from 6.85 million units in 2009 to 11.15 million units, according to Joanne Chien, senior analyst...
TPV-Inventec joint venture to be set up in Hong Kong not Taiwan
Jun 23, 15:52
TPV Technology and Inventec originally planned to set up their all-in-one PC joint-venture, TPV-Inventa Technology, in Taiwan, but because of a delay in the legal process, both sides...
AUO, CMI cooperating with NextWindow for 'in panel' optical touch solutions
Jun 15, 16:06
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have been cooperating with NextWindow to develop "in panel" optical touch panels, and AUO is...
Lite-On Tech enters all-in-one PC OEM market
Jun 11, 16:51
Lite-On Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of LED lighting and electronics devices, has reportedly entered the all-in-one PC OEM market and is working aggressively to gain orders from...
Optical touch technology to gain advantage in future, says NextWindow
Jun 8, 12:37
Optical touch technology will gain the upper hand over projected capacitive touch technology in terms of cost for touch panel applications over 15-inches within the next 3-4 years,...
Computex 2010: Shuttle showcases two all-in-one PCs and power-saving technology
Jun 7, 14:52
Shuttle showcased two all-in-one PCs the X40, without support for a touch screen and X50V with a multi-touch configuration at Computex 2010 as well as its self-developed iCO2 power...

Computex 2010: Notebook vendor Anadem offering more design services for channel partners
Jun 1, 12:37
Computer vendor Anadem Computer considers itself a leader in delivering new and innovative products to the PC market. At Computex Taipei 2010, the company plans to showcase its design...

Computex 2010: Touchscreen products are everywhere
Jun 1, 11:42
Touchscreen products will be one of the focuses during Computex 2010, despite that there is no individual section dedicated to the segment, as vendors of handheld devices such as...
Pegatron to give up Asustek ultrabook orders, says paper
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- Acer to launch CloudMobile smartphone in 3Q12
- Rubicon sees slight increase of sapphire substrate orders
- Order surge of solar cells from Germany to level off in end of February
- ASE expects sales rebound in 2Q12
- Compal ships 2.1 million notebooks in January, says paper
- Acer sees decreased January revenues
- Chunghwa Telecom posts January EPS of NT$0.43
- Foxconn January revenues down sequentially
- HTC lands orders for quad-core smartphone, says paper
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Soft-World, Gamania January revenues hit records
- 20GW of solar PV manufacturing equipment to be replaced by 2016, says IMS Research
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
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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.





















