Last update: Monday 21 May 2012 [285 news items]
Digitimes Research: Samsung may cut LCD panel orders for Taiwan after Sony exit from S-LCD
Jan 2, 10:28
Sony has been cooperating with Samsung Electronics on the TFT LCD business since 2004 when the Japan vendor was optimistic about the growth of the LCD TV market. Large-size panel...
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon spot price in Greater China continues to increase
Dec 30, 16:47
Due to demand increase, the spot price of polysilicon has been reviving since last week. This week (December 26-30), the spot price increased by US$1.50/kg to US$27/kg, said Digitimes...

Suntech CEO stays optimistic on solar, says China media
Dec 30, 11:21
The solar industry in China has been growing with an astonishing speed in recent years. According to an interview done by China news media outlet Yicai with Suntech's founder, chairman...
Digitimes Research: Osram plans to double LED chip capacity in 2012
Dec 29, 10:31
Osram is the LED firm under Siemens. The revenues for the fiscal year 2011 (from 2010 October to 2011 September) were EUR5 billion (US$6.46 billion). Osram currently has around 40,000...
LED lighting shipments to increase in 2Q12
Dec 28, 01:25
The LED lighting market is expected to shine in 2012. South Korea-based Samsung LED has recently been merged into Samsung Group to fully utilize the strong distribution channel of...
Digitimes Research: Samsung consolidating LED business
Dec 27, 14:55
In 2010, Samsung LED became the first LED firm in South Korea to have revenues exceeding KRW1 trillion (US$863 million) and ranked as number one among LED firms in South Korea. Its...

Digitimes Research: Polysilicon spot price in Greater China returns above US$25/kg
Dec 23, 16:12
The prices of solar products in Greater China did not experience a lot of changes this week (December 19-23). According to Digitimes analyst Chihheng Liang, the solar industry has...

Digitimes Research: Samsung foundry capacity to jump in 2012
Dec 19, 12:12
Based on Samsung Electronics' expansion plan for its logic foundry segment, the Korea-based vendor will stand a chance of beating United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Globalfoundries...

Digitimes Research: Slight dip of solar wafer price in Greater China
Dec 16, 16:23
After a few weeks of stable prices for the solar products in the Greater China region, the prices dipped slightly this week (December 12-16) because of seasonality, according to Digitimes...

Electricity subsidies for polysilicon firms cause concerns, says report
Dec 15, 15:01
The aim for expanding the solar market is to replace unclean energy sources. However, the production of polysilicon requires a large amount of electricity that is currently generated...

Solar thermal energy showing bright prospects in China, says report
Dec 14, 12:17
As the solar PV industry faces increasing challenges, China is looking at alternatives from solar thermal technologies. According to China media outlet Newenergy, technologies of...
Digitimes Research: Hard drive supply gap to only reach 5% in 2Q12
Dec 13, 16:17
Thailand's floods in early October, have created strong impact toward the hard disk drive (HDD) supply chain, causing many PC brand vendors to miss business opportunities in the fourth...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments slowing down
Dec 13, 16:01
LCD TVs shipped by Taiwan-based makers are expected to reach 12.36 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, up 9.6% sequentially and 1.5% on year, according to data released by...
Digitimes Research: Solar cell spot price in Greater China remains flat
Dec 9, 16:25
Spot price of solar cells in the Greater China region stopped falling this week (Dec 5-9), according to Digitimes Research analyst Chihheng Liang. The spot price of solar cells has...

Digitimes Research: Shipments of solar modules from China major firms continue to increase in 2011
Dec 8, 15:33
The revenues accumulated by China-based large-size internationally-listed solar firms in the first half of 2011 were less than the revenues from the same period in 2010, but shipments...
Digitimes Research: Solar firms facing concerns over the ability to repay loans
Dec 7, 14:31
Since the second half of 2011, many solar firms have been suffering losses and possible bankruptcies. US-based Solyndra, Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar all declared bankruptcy. Many...

Digitimes Research: Panasonic to provide LED lighting solutions
Dec 7, 14:08
Japan-based lighting firm Panasonic was ranked number one in sales of LED light bulbs in Japan in the first half of 2011 with market share reaching 35%.

Digitimes Research: Despite low demand, Nichia invests US$898 million in LED equipment in 2011
Dec 7, 10:19
In 2010, Japan-based LED firm Nichia had the largest share of the global sales of white light LED products. Its market share far exceeded second- and third-place, Samsung and Seoul...

Digitimes Research: Spot price of polysilicon in Greater China remains static
Dec 2, 15:38
This week's spot prices of solar products in the Greater China region continued to fall but the pace of decline was slowing down significantly, as the market approached an end of...

Digitimes Research: Europe, US solar firms shifting focus to PV systems
Dec 2, 15:19
Due to changes in the incentive programs announced by various governments, the solar industry experienced a stall in shipments in the first half of 2011. The stall in the market caused...

Digitimes Research: Top foundries in Greater China to see slight growth in 2011 revenues
Dec 1, 14:13
Following a strong recovery in 2010, Digitimes Research expects the top-three foundry chipmakers in Greater China to see their combined revenues grow at a modest 3% rate in 2011.

Digitimes Research: Government incentives boost US solar installations in 2011
Nov 30, 10:27
The solar PV market in the US has been growing rapidly since 2009 with annual growth of installations reaching more than 100%. Many large-size power stations and commercial solar...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 60 million digital cameras in 2012
Nov 29, 11:03
Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 60.604 million digital cameras in 2012, increasing 3.66% from 2011 and accounting for 49.5% of global shipments, according to Digitimes Res...
Digitimes Research: Vehicle display shipments to grow by CAGR 18.9% in 2011-2014
Nov 28, 16:54
While shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels for handset applications will continue to make up the largest portion of global shipments of flat panels, vehicle displays are...

Digitimes Research: Greater China solar product price decreases slightly
Nov 25, 16:51
The spot price of solar products in Greater China continued to show slight decreases his week (November 21-25) except the 125 mono wafers, according to Chihheng Liang, analyst of...

Digitimes Research: Price drops of solar products in Greater China begin to ease
Nov 18, 15:47
The spot prices of solar products in Greater China this weeks have been experiencing some leveling off, says Chihheng Liang, analyst of Digitimes Research. The leveling off is not...

Digitimes Research: Branded tablet PC shipments to grow 60% in 2012
Nov 11, 17:12
Global branded tablet PC shipments in the fourth quarter are not expected to see growth creating concerns among market watchers whether the tablet PC market has already reached saturation,...

Digitimes Research: Solar product prices continue falling in Greater China
Nov 11, 15:25
This week, the average spot price of polysilicon in Great China has come to US$28/kg, a US$1.00 drop compared to last week, according to Chihheng Liang, an analyst of Digitimes Research...

Digitimes Research: E-book reader shipment growth to reach 31.4% in 2012
Nov 10, 15:44
Since e-book readers will not receive any significant updates, pricing will still be the major attraction to stimulate sales growth. With Amazon further reducing its e-book reader...

Digitimes Research: Smaller first-tier notebook brands to achieve strong performance in 2012
Nov 8, 16:03
Despite that the global notebook market will remain in the doldrums, several smaller first-tier brands are expected to achieve shipment growth in 2011, and will continue to maintain...

Digitimes Research: Greater China polysilicon spot price drops below US$30/kg
Nov 4, 16:29
Spot price of polysilicon in Greater China region has fallen below US$30/kg, according to Chihheng Liang, an analyst of Digitimes Research. While international polysilicon suppliers...

Digitimes Research: Thailand flood to create 12% HDD supply gap in 4Q11 and may enlarge in 1Q12
Nov 1, 14:00
According to Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien, most hard drive and related key component makers are currently unable to fully control their plants that were affected...

Digitimes Research: Greater China solar cell spot prices show signs of stabilization
Oct 28, 16:45
The decline of solar cell spot prices has slowed down this week in the Greater China region due to increased installation demand from Germany as the new subsidy cut of 15% has been...

Digitimes Research: Spot price declines of solar modules in Greater China slow down
Oct 21, 17:10
The spot price of polysilicon in Greater China has continued to drop. However, the price drop of 125 mono solar wafers has halted, according to Chihheng Liang, analyst from Digitimes...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipment growth under 10% in 4Q11
Oct 18, 15:30
Shipments of handsets from Taiwan makers will grow at a slower-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by the launch of iPhone 4S and the suspension or cancellation...

Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 52min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 1h 5min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 1h 40min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 1h 58min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 2h 8min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 2h 39min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 3h 47min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 6min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 34min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 3h 18min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 3h 19min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 3h 44min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 4h 1min ago
- 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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- 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
- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.






















