Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues

Apr 10, 01:15

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...

Large-size panel prices may turn sour again in 2H12 on weak demand

Apr 9, 16:28

The market for large-size LCD panels would probably turn sour again in the second half of 2012 despite a recent rebound in panel prices that was pushed up by supply side bottlenecks...

BIPV subsidy program in China to spur demand in domestic solar market, says report

Apr 3, 15:11

The China government has been developing several solar PV system subsidy programs to help industry growth. In an interview with China-based Newenergy Tingxi Lu, chairman...

Taiwan market: LCD TV replacement demand to heat up in June

Apr 3, 14:51

With the Taiwan government planning to phase out analog terrestrial TV broadcasting, while ushering in digital broadcasting on July 1, replacement demand for LCD TVs is expected to...

Expectations of Germany policy adjustments drive global solar PV demand up 146% on-year in 1Q12, says Solarbuzz

Apr 3, 10:23

Strong early-year solar PV market demand in 2012, stimulated by a shifting and uncertain policy environment in Europe, has established the foundation for solar PV manufacturers to...

Silitech faces uncertain demand in 2Q12, say sources

Mar 28, 15:20

The performance of handset keypad maker Silitech Technology is expected to be flat in the first quarter of 2012, while its business outlook for the second quarter still remains unclear...

WIN Semiconductors poised for expected increased demand in 2012

Mar 28, 01:05

WIN Semiconductors, a Taiwan-based provider of GaAs wafer foundry services, has begun expansion of its production capacity since the second half of 2011 to meet expected increased...

Component makers concern for the possible impact from ultrabook

Mar 27, 01:15

Component makers, seeing their downstream brand partners are aggressively entering the ultrabook market, are concerned that if demand for ultrabook is not as good as expected, their...

Passive components see demand for notebooks pick up

Mar 23, 11:38

Demand for passive components such as chip resistors, MLCCs and solid capacitors is picking up as notebook companies gear up for product launches in the second quarter, according...

Italy expected to have 2GW solar installation demand in 2Q12

Mar 21, 15:28

The government in Italy will be making feed-in-tariff (FIT) cuts in June, and the industry believes a surge of demand about 2GW will happen in the second quarter before the cut.

Transition to USB 3.0 to spur NAND flash demand for memory cards and drives

Mar 20, 01:40

Early March contract prices for NAND flash memory saw a slight decreases to flat growth, mainly due to sluggish demand for memory cards and USB drives. However, with storage devices...

LCD driver IC demand picking up

Mar 13, 01:30

The visibility of orders for small-size LCD panel driver ICs has extended through the end of the second quarter, thanks to a ramp-up in orders prior to new phone and tablet rollouts...

Passive component providers looking to increasing demand from telecom, server and STB sectors

Mar 9, 15:13

Passive components providers including TXC, Lelon Electronics, Chilisin Electronics and Nichidenbo are likely to benefit from the recent rebound in demand from the set-top box (STB),...

Tablet PCs may surpass desktops in demand in 2013, say Taiwan makers

Mar 8, 01:05

In view of increasing popularity, global demand for tablet PCs of all types will rise to 130 million units in 2013, possibly exceeding that for desktops, according to Taiwan-based...

China-based vendors' demand for TV panels expected to peak in March-April

Mar 6, 01:05

China-based LCD TV vendors are expected to replenish TV panels beginning in the second half of March 2012 for the traditional peak sales period in early May, with the replenishment...

Demand for auto displays to grow nearly 50% by 2015, says DisplaySearch

Feb 24, 01:50

As flat panel displays become more prevalent in applications such as navigation, multi-functional in-console monitors and rear seat entertainment, shipments for the automotive segment...

Demand for 2.5G/2.75G handset solutions picking up

Feb 23, 15:58

Demand for feature phones has experienced a rebound recently, which will help boost sales of 2.5G/2.75G handset solutions for suppliers such as MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor in...

Taiwan market: Demand for driving recorders to top 400,000 units in 2012

Feb 23, 14:09

Sales of driving recorders - dashboard mounted cameras set to continuously record a driver's-eye view of the road - in the Taiwan market are expected to reach 400,000 units in 2012...

Catcher to see revenue contribution from notebooks surpass 50% in 2012

Feb 23, 01:00

Chassis maker Catcher Technology expects revenue contributions from its notebook business reach over 50%, surpassing its smartphone business, which was the major revenue contributor...

Panel price erosion and tablet panel demand impact LCD market dynamics, says DisplaySearch

Feb 22, 12:12

Two trends are emerging for large-area TFT LCD panel shipments: tablet PC panels are the fastest growing segment for large-area displays, and ongoing panel price erosion is impacting...

Notebook makers to see shipments recover in February

Feb 21, 01:30

Notebook makers, after suffering from a weak performance in January, are expected to see an overall on-month shipment growth of 10% in February as hard disc drive (HDD) supply returns...

Taiwan market: Acer prices new Cedar Trail netbook below NT$10,000

Feb 21, 01:10

Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all already started selling their latest Cedar Trail-based netbooks...

Increasing demand in backlight and lighting applications to reduce LED oversupply in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Feb 17, 14:35

In 2011, LED supply exceeded demand by 30% due to poor LED TV sales and slow growth in LED lighting. However, this gap is closing in 2012 due to recovering backlight demand and increasing...