Last update: Wednesday 29 December 2010 [47 news items]
Color filter makers to see better sales due to shift to touch panel
May 25, 16:27
Taiwan-base color filter (CF) makers Cando and Sintek expect better financial performance in the second half of 2009 as a result of their active migration to production of capacitive...
CF maker Sintek March sales jump 240%; other LCD component suppliers also see growth
Apr 7, 16:49
Taiwan-base color filter (CF) maker Sintek has reported that revenues surged 240% to NT$306.57 million (US$9.15 million) in March due to rush orders, while cold cathode fluorescent...
Taiwan makers poised for production of multi-touch notebook panels
Apr 1, 16:57
Taiwan players are gearing up production for capacitive multi-touch panels for use in netbooks and notebooks in the second half of 2009, according to industry sources.
CF maker AMTC terminates rental contract with touch panel maker Bibest
Newswatch - Mar 5, 15:07
Color filter (CF) maker Allied Material Technology Corporation (AMTC) has announced that the company will terminate a rental contract with Bibest Optoelectronics, as Bibest has failed...
Taiwan FPD production value to fall almost 9% in 1Q09, says IEK
Feb 18, 12:06
Taiwan's overall flat panel display (FPD) production value is projected to drop 8.9% sequentially to NT$240.66 billion (US$7.18 billion) in the first quarter of 2009, according to...
CF maker Sintek to start shipping PV modules
Feb 13, 09:53
Sintek Photronic, a Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker, has stepped into production of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) photovoltaic (PV) modules and will begin shipments later...
CF maker Sintek January sales drop to NT$16 million
Feb 9, 17:13
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic has reported that its revenues for January 2009 dropped to a meager NT$16 million (US$0.48 million), down 98.5% from NT$1.11...
Huge losses prompt panel makers to press for more component price cuts, says WitsView
Feb 2, 11:44
With first-tier LCD panel makers suffering losses in the fourth quarter of 2008, components suppliers will be engaged in an exceptionally intense price war in the first quarter of...
CF maker Cando's utilization rate drops to 30%
Nov 20, 11:52
Affected by sharp drops in demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels, Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando has seen its utilization rate fall to only 30%, and the company...
Sintek aims to become touch panel specialist
Nov 12, 01:15
With sales dropping due to production cuts by LCD panel makers, color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic is gearing up to shift towards becoming a touch panel supplier, with plans...
CF suppliers hit hard by LCD panel production cuts
Sep 18, 11:33
Among the component suppliers who have been hit by LCD panel makers' production cuts, color filter (CF) specialists have suffered most, with the prices of 6G CFs dropping more than...
CF maker Sintek sees strong profit growth in 1H08
Aug 28, 10:45
Color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic has reported strong on-year profit growth for the first half of 2008, with consolidated net profits totaling NT$1.2 billion (US$38.17 million),...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 14min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 49min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 1h 7min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 1h 17min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 1h 48min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 2h 56min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 15min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 43min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 2h 27min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 2h 28min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 2h 53min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 3h 10min ago
Protech EB-821LF embedded board
Protech Systems has unveiled a new 3.5-inch embedded board, EB-821LF. A small form factor measuring 102mm x 145mm, the EB-821LF integrates a full-range of functions for general industrial...
Photo: Company, Feb 16.
SanDisk has announced what it claims is the world's fastest high-capacity CompactFlash (CF) card. The new SanDisk Extreme Pro series features 128GB of storage and up to 100MB/sec...
Photo: Company, Jan 24.
Finetech Japan 2010: Bridgestone 13.1-inch touchscreen color e-paper
Bridgestone displayed a 13.1-inch touchscreen color e-paper at the Finetech Japan 2010 in Tokyo. The 4096-color e-paper is enabled by color filter (CF).
Photo: Jessie Lin, Digitimes, Apr 20.
A-Data CF633X CompactFlash card
A-Data Technology has announced CF633X-series CompactFlash cards with capacities ranging up to 32GB for DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras. The new A-Data CF633X delivers...
Photo: Company, Dec 1.
Transcend 64GB CompactFlash card
Transcend Information has introduced high-capacity 400X CompactFlash cards with capacities ranging up to 64GB. The new 400X CF cards delivers fast transfer rates of up to 90MB/s...
Photo: Company, Nov 26.
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- 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.