VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry

Jan 12, 01:05

Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...

Apple suppliers to start preparing materials for iTV in 1Q12, say sources

Dec 27, 10:55

The supply chain of Apple will start preparing materials for iTV sets in the first quarter of 2012 in order to meet Apple's schedule to launch the new display products in the second...

Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics

Dec 20, 01:10

Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...

D-Link sees better than expected Boxee Box sales

Dec 28, 01:45

Taiwan-based networking/communication device maker D-Link launched Boxee Box, an IPTV set-top box (STB) model based on Boxee media streaming software, for own-brand sale in the US...

DRAM contract prices drop further despite content per box growth, says inSpectrum

Oct 29, 17:05

Contract prices for mainstream DRAM chips have posted enlarged drops in the later half of October, reflecting a demand-supply imbalance expected to last till the first quarter of...

PND brand vendors squeezed by white box devices and in-dash navigation systems in China

Jun 10, 12:02

PND brand vendors are seeing tough competition in the China market with white-box devices assaulting the low-end market and more car buyers opting for in-dash navigation systems.

Asustek to adopt USB 3.0 in PC product lines

Mar 25, 15:50

Asustek Computer has announced that the company will add USB 3.0 support in its PC product lines including mainstream notebook, Eee PC and Eee Box.

Taiwan NCC plans digital TV set top box subsidy

Feb 23, 14:58

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), in line with its policy to stop analog terrestrial TV broadcasts in 2012, is drawing up a plan to subsidize the purchase of digital...

Global and white-box netbook vendors facing difficulty entering the China market

Nov 7, 15:43

Global first-tier vendors are being met with stiff competition in the China market as local brands, such as Hasee, have launched netbook products with similar specifications, but...

VIA forms white box netbook supply chain for second-tier vendors

Oct 28, 12:46

VIA Technologies has announced the establishment of Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB), which will function similar as Intel's Common Building Block (CBB) for white box netbook market,...

Handset chip demand from China white-box market growing strong

Jul 16, 01:15

Demand for handset chips from China's white-box market has started to grow after remaining low for two quarters, according to Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and KC Upper...

PVI May sales hit hard by weak China white box handset market

Jun 11, 10:43

Prime View International (PVI) saw its May revenues drop 30.7% to NT$538 million (US$17.69 million), compared to NT$777 million for April, because of fast declining demand from China's...

Small-size panel suppliers hit hard by weak China white-box handset market in May

Jun 4, 01:20

Small-size panel suppliers are expected to report sharp declines for their May performance as a result of fast shrinking demand in China's white-box handset market, plus a seasonal...

Computex 2008: Intel officially announces Atom, 90% of devices come from Taiwan makers

Jun 3, 17:04

Intel has officially launched its Atom series processors for low-power consumption, low-cost PCs designed to give users access to the Internet anywhere.