China market: Taiwan projector vendors face strong pressure from local brands

Jul 19, 11:04

While demand for projectors in the China market is on the rise due to government procurement projects for educational applications, Taiwan-based vendors including BenQ, Vivitek, Optoma...

Qisda to make lighting products for sale under BenQ brand

Jun 27, 10:10

Qisda, a Taiwan-based EMS provider, will use LED chips produced by Lextar Electronics, also a BenQ affiliate, to make LED lighting products for sale under the brand BenQ, according...

BenQ projector MP772ST granted EPD certification

Jun 3, 11:04

BenQ has announced it has obtained Type III Environmental Declaration, commonly termed Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), certification for its digital projector MP772ST from...

Computex 2011: The rise of mobile projectors

Jun 3, 01:25

Industry leading firms Acer, Asustek, and ViewSonic have been entering the market for micro and mobile projectors to showcase mobile projecting systems with brightness up to 200 lu...

Taiwan-based TV makers aim to increase 3D TV penetration

May 24, 01:40

Taiwan-based firms have not been able to achieve a high penetration of the 3D TV market. Firms such as Chimei Innolux (CMI) and BenQ will be introducing new lines of 3D TVs in the...

BenQ Materials quits optical disc production

May 2, 16:16

BenQ Materials (renamed from Daxon Technology), a major maker of polarizers, has decided to stop production of optical discs to devote more resources to new product lines, according...

Demand for LCD monitors expected to heat up

Apr 28, 16:46

Recently the demand for LCD monitors shows signs of return after Chinese New Year. The price gap between LED- and CCFL-backlit models also shrank, which allows vendors to have performance...

BenQ to reorganize retail channels in China

Mar 30, 01:30

Eyeing the 40 million unit LCD TV market in China in 2011, BenQ plans to reorganize its retail channels and expects shipments to double by the end of the year.

BenQ aims at double LCD TV shipments in 2011

Mar 30, 01:25

With sales in China, the middle East, and Asia Pacific regions, BenQ aims to boost its LCD TV sales to 400,000-500,000 units in 2011, up from 200,000-30,000 units in 2010.

Taiwan market: BenQ aims at 10% share of digital cameras in 2011

Mar 9, 10:56

BenQ sold 70,000 digital cameras in the Taiwan market for a 6-7% share in 2010 and expects to sell 100,000 units for a market share of 10% in 2011, according to the company.

BenQ Materials posts net profit for 2010, Gamma posts net loss for 4Q10

Mar 4, 01:30

Taiwan-based polarizer maker BenQ Materials posted a net profit of NT$141 million (US$4.78 million) for 2010, while optical film maker Gamma Optical posted a net loss of NT$105 million...

Revenue share for new applications to reach 30% in 2011, says Qisda executive VP

Mar 4, 01:25

With shipments of smartphones, tablet PCs and e-book readers expected to increase significantly in 2011, revenue share of new applications is expected to increase to 30% of BenQ's...

Taiwan market: LCD monitor market to remain flat in 2011, says BenQ

Mar 2, 01:40

With the LCD monitor market maturing and delays in government procurement projects, the LCD monitor market in Taiwan is expected to remain flat or decrease slightly in 2011, while...

Taiwan market: BenQ to launch 7-inch 3G-enabled tablet PC in 2Q11

Feb 22, 13:59

Taiwan-based brand vendor BenQ, following the debut of its first tablet PC model, 10.1-inch R100, on February 15, will offer a 7-inch 3G-enabled model in the second quarter of 2011...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches digital camera S1420

Jan 27, 12:27

BenQ has launched its new digital camera model, S1420, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$5,490 (US$187).

BenQ to launch a tablet PC by the end of January

Jan 3, 16:27

BenQ plans to launch its first tablet PC by the end of January, 2011. The device will adopt Android 2.0, a 10.1-inch panel and will be produced by Qisda.

Taiwan market: LED monitors account for 25% of overall monitor market in 3Q10, says IDC

Dec 17, 01:15

Through promotion from LCD monitor vendors such as Chimei and ViewSonic, LED-backlit LCD monitor sales in the third quarter of 2010 in Taiwan reached 125,000 units, accounting for...

Micro-projector products unlikely to see a strong market penetration in 2011

Dec 14, 01:30

Despite image product players such as Nikon, Samsung Electronics, BenQ and Aiptek International have all introduced products featuring an integrated micro-projector, but the price...

BenQ Materials receives NT$3 billion syndicated loan

Dec 7, 02:05

BenQ Materials has signed a 5-year NT$3 billion (US$99.568 million) syndicated loan with 14 banks to shore up its operating capital. The company registered NT$1.343 billion in revenues...

Qisda settles all lawsuits with Siemens

Dec 1, 10:48

Qisda has announced that, following its settlement of the international arbitral proceeding with Siemens AG in 2009, the company has now resolved all legal proceedings with the insolvency...

BenQ Group eyeing own-brand LED lighting market with product launch in 1H11

Nov 22, 11:32

The BenQ Group reportedly will launch own-brand LED lighting products in the first half of 2011, with BenQ focusing on the light bulb market, and Qisda on high-end LED lighting pro...

BenQ, CMI eyeing gaming monitor market

Nov 19, 01:20

BenQ, on November 18, launched a 3D LED-backlit LCD monitor, the XL2410T, eyeing the professional gamer market, while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is cooperating with Microsoft to set up...

FPD International 2010: BenQ Materials ships 3D optical films to AUO

Nov 12, 01:55

BenQ Materials has started shipping 3D optical films to AU Optronics (AUO) and in addition to its latest polarizer technology, BenQ Materials is also showcasing its latest touch panel...

BenQ Materials aims to become top-3 worldwide supplier of polarizers

Nov 12, 01:45

Taiwan-based polarizer maker BenQ Materials aims to become a top-three supplier worldwide and is actively expanding its capacity including purchasing two production lines and renting...

BenQ aims to ship 900,000 projectors in 2011

Nov 10, 01:45

BenQ aims for 13% market share in the global front projector market in 2011, which is about 900,000 units in shipments.

LCD panel makers bear advantages in touch panel market, says BenQ

Nov 5, 01:30

Compared to touch panel makers, TFT-LCD panel makers have advantages in terms of technology and resources as competition heats up in the touch panel industry, according to KY Lee,...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches camcorders S11, S21, digital camera T1460

Nov 3, 11:26

Taiwan-based vendor BenQ on November 2 debuted two digital camcorders, the S11 and S21, and a digital camera, the T1460, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market.

Netbook shipments of Taiwan-based vendors from 2007-2010

Oct 31, 16:41

Netbooks are low-cost notebooks with screen sizes below 10-inch mainly designed for Internet usage. Devices adopt either a solid state drive (SSD) or traditional hard drive and typically...

Taiwan market: BenQ aims at top position for LCD monitors and projectors in 2011

Sep 21, 14:20

BenQ aims to rank top-three for LCD TVs, LCD monitors and front projectors in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2010 and aims to become the leading vendor in the LCD monitor...

BenQ unveils PV-integrated e-book reader

Aug 31, 15:03

BenQ unveiled the K60, its e-book reader integrated with a photovoltaic (PV) panel for auxiliary power generation, at its 2010 Global Distributors' Meeting taking place in central...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches digital camera T1260

Jul 30, 10:32

BenQ on July 29 launched a digital camera, the T1260, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$5,990 (US$186).

Taiwan market: BenQ launches limited edition e-book reader

Jul 26, 15:09

BenQ has launched a limited edition e-book reader, the nReader Young Guns, based on a popular comic book series published in Taiwan.

BenQ aims to ship 550,000 projectors in 2010

Jul 1, 17:09

BenQ expects to ship 150,000 projectors in the Asia Pacific market in 2010, which would represent growth of 35% from 2009, while its worldwide aim is to ship 550,000 units, an increase...

Taiwan market: BenQ aims to ship 18,000 LED TVs in 2010

Jun 15, 11:27

BenQ on June 14 launched a 42-inch LED-backlit LCD TV model, the XT4242, in the Taiwan market at NT$43,900 (US$1,355) and expects to ship 18,000 LED-backlit TVs in 2010 in Taiwan,...