Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [122 news items]
Amtran and Jean to launch LED backlit products in 2H09, paper says
Newswatch - Mar 23, 16:57
Taiwan LCD display makers Amtran Technology and Jean will launch LED-backlit products in the second half of this year, according to a Chinese language Commercial Times rep...
Amtran reports profits of NT$239 million for 4Q08
Newswatch - Mar 19, 16:28
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported that its fourth-quarter 2008 revenues went up 12% sequentially to NT$14.87 billion (US$439.77 million), with profits totaling NT$239 million,...
Amtran sees better-than-expected performance in February
Mar 6, 15:36
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology saw better-than-expected results in February on revenues of NT$5.12 billion (US$146.51 million), up 12% from NT$4.58 billion in January, but down 15.09%...
Amtran benefiting from depreciating NT dollar
Newswatch - Feb 25, 16:03
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology is expected to see a profit boost coming from the depreciation of the Taiwan dollar in the first quarter of the year, as the company's...
Amtran January revenues decline almost 9%
Feb 11, 14:59
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported January revenues of NT$4.58 billion (US$134.71 million), down 8.58% sequentially and down 29.47% on year.
Amtran Vizio LCD TV shipments hit quarterly record in 4Q08, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 6, 16:44
Amtran Technology's Vizio-brand LCD TV shipments hit a quarterly record of 900,000- 950,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Amtran counter sues LCD TV maker Funai
Dec 23, 12:44
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology filed a patent infringement lawsuit at the United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin against Japan Funai Electric, according...
Amtran says Vizio TV sales strong on Black Friday
Dec 3, 01:10
Amtran Technology, which makes the Vizio-branded flat panel TVs, has disclosed that the brand had strong Black Friday sales because of its pricing strategy, selling 162,000 units...
Amtran sees no impact from Circuit City woes
Stockwatch - Nov 13, 11:00
In response to Circuit City's filing for bankruptcy, Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has remarked that it does not expect the case to have an impact on its finances despite...
Amtran to move its LCD monitor production to China
Stockwatch - Oct 24, 12:06
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology, one of Top-3 branded LCD TV vendors in North America is going to transfer its LCD monitor production from its Hukou, Hsinchu County factory to its...
Commentary: LG Display and Amtran relationship off to embarrassing start
Sep 26, 12:32
The competitive landscape in the LCD TV industry has made for strange bed partners, with Korea-based LG and Amtran being one example. On the one hand LG Display (LGD) announced in...
Amtran expects Vizio to ship 4 million flat panel TVs in 2008
Sep 18, 17:22
Amtran Technology expects its total shipments of LCD TV this year may reach three million units and the maker expects shipments of flat-panel TV from its Vizio brand to exceed four...
Amtran expects to see LCD TV shipments boost
Sep 18, 01:00
In order to satisfy demand during the year-end holiday season, Amtran Technology's channel partners in North America started to refill their LCD TV inventory since the beginning of...
Taiwan market: Amtran aims to expand Vizio LCD TV share, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 15, 12:32
Amtran Technology aims to have Vizio take 10% of Taiwan's LCD TV market, which is estimated to have a size of one million units in 2008, according to the Chinese-language Economic...
Amtran and LGD to set up joint venture in China for LCM and LCD TV assembly
Sep 1, 11:26
Amtran Technology has announced that it has signed an agreement with LG Display (LGD) to jointly set up a plant in China for the production of LCD modules (LCMs) and the assembly...
32-inch PDP prices drop to unprofitable levels
Aug 13, 12:34
Prices for 32-inch PDP panels have been driven down to unprofitable levels by continued price declines for LCD competition, according to industry sources.
Vizio LCD TV maker Amtran says it paid royalties for MPEG-2 patents
Jun 11, 11:24
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology, a major shareholder of US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio and also a major manufacturer for the brand, has stressed that it has already paid the royalties...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 9h 50min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 10h 4min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 10h 16min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 11h 2min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 11h 28min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 11h 40min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 11h 44min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 11h 45min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 11h 48min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 12h 30min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 10h 16min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 10h 24min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 45min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 10h 55min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 11h 6min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 11h 7min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 11h 8min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 11h 40min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 12h 43min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 12h 43min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 18:04
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |
- 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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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.