Taiflex chairman predicts 10-15% growth for Asia FPCB market in 2010

Dec 18, 17:06

The FPCB market in Asia will grow 10-15% in 2010 thanks to increased demand coming from ultra-thin notebooks, smartphones and e-book readers, according to Sun Ta-Wen, chairman of...

China market: Consumer IC designers eyeing demand for e-book reader applications

Dec 16, 13:44

China-based consumer IC designers are optimistic about demand for e-book related products in Shenzhen and expect to enjoy an explosion in shipment growth of controller ICs and LCD...

Delta to expand e-paper product lines

Dec 11, 14:51

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics plans to broaden its e-paper business into not only the e-book reader and e-tag markets, but also to applications such as highway billboards, according...

Netronix to ramp up monthly e-book reader capacity to 200,000 units in early 2010

Dec 4, 12:20

Taiwan-based network equipment and e-book reader maker Netronix plans to ramp up its e-book reader production capacity to 200,000 units a month in early 2010, up from 100,000 units...

PVI revenues grow 264% on year in November

Dec 3, 15:09

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) has posted revenues of NT$1.56 billion (US$48.6 million) for November 2009, up 20% sequentially and 264% on year.

AUO ships e-book reader panels to China-based Hanwang

Dec 1, 11:56

AU Optronics (AUO) has started shipping 9-inch e-book reader panels to China-based Hanwang, with related products likely to hit the market in 2010, according to market sources.

Taiwan PCB makers not rushing to HDI boards for e-book readers

Nov 26, 16:49

With the exception of Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), most Taiwan PCB makers are still reluctant to enter the production of HDI boards for e-book readers as demand from the sector...

HannStar and LG Display sign patent cross-licensing agreement

Nov 25, 14:13

HannStar Display signed a patent cross-licensing agreement for TFT-LCD technology with LG Display on November 24, 2009, retroactively effective as of January 1, 2009, according to...

PVI EPD production in full swing for year-end shopping, says chairman

Nov 23, 16:59

Prime View International (PVI) is gearing up its EPD shipments to clients for the year-end shopping season, company chairman Scott Liu has said, amid reports that two of its major...

Major price cuts for e-book readers unlikely in 2010, says PVI chairman

Nov 23, 11:37

Prices of e-book readers are unlikely to drop sharply to as low as US$100 in 2010, as the market has just started to take off, and there is little need for vendors to resort to price...

PVI chairman expects e-book reader market to more than double in 2010

Nov 19, 11:50

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) chairman Scott Liu has forecast that the global e-book reader market will more than double in 2010, compared to...

Network equipment maker Netronix expanding e-book reader production lines

Nov 12, 14:53

Taiwan-based network equipment maker Netronix will begin to expand its production lines for e-book readers at the end of 2009 instead of the first quarter of 2010 as originally planned...

E-readers will take off for holiday shoppers in 2010, says Gartner

Nov 11, 15:37

This year is likely to be remembered as a watershed in the evolution of e-books and e-readers with several milestones and product launches standing out as catalysts for change in...

Taiwan market: CHT, FET and Taiwan Mobile competing for e-book services

Nov 6, 15:11

The top-three Taiwan-based telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Mobile are all eager to offer e-book services in order to help...

Acer chairman calls for cross-strait cooperation on WiMAX, e-book readers

Nov 4, 16:14

Acer chairman JT Wang, who also serves as chairman of the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), has invited China-based players to attend Computex 2010 and hopes participation could...

Asustek aims to increase revenues by about 30% in 2010

Oct 30, 16:57

Asustek Computer expects that its 2010 revenues will have a chance to approach NT$300 billion (US$9.23 billion), which would represent on-year growth of about 30%. The company is...

HannStar Display to begin shipping touch panels in March 2010

Oct 30, 14:58

LCD panel maker HannStar Display has entered design-in for the production of touch panels in cooperation with color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic with volume shipments slated...

CMO to starts shipping e-book display panels in 4Q09

Oct 27, 14:18

LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will start shipping 6- and 9-inch e-book reader panels to its e-paper production partner Prime View International (PVI) in the fourth...

MSI developing Tegra-based e-book reader, still no plans for Gigabyte

Oct 27, 12:19

Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu revealed that the company is currently in development of an Nvidia Tegra-based e-book reader, but since the device still has some...

Asustek aims to ship more than 16 million notebooks and netbooks combined in 2010

Oct 26, 17:15

Asustek Computer expects its notebook shipments (including netbook)s will increase from 12 million units in 2009 to over 16 million units in 2010, and global notebook shipments will...

PVI expected to ship up to 3 million EPDs in 2009

Oct 26, 16:24

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) is expected to ship 2.5-3 million EPDs in 2009, accounting for about 90% of the global e-book reader market, according...

Qisda announces net profit for 3Q09

Oct 21, 11:48

Qisda has released its third-quarter financial report, recording a consolidated net profit of NT$841 million (US$26 million), 17.3% gross margin, and EPS of NT$0.44. Operating income...

Delta to ramp up e-book reader EPDs in 2Q10

Oct 14, 15:18

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has begun shipments of e-paper panels for medical display devices, and expects to launch e-paper panels for e-book readers in the second quarter of...

IC designer AAT expected to benefit from AUO, PVI e-book reader, e-paper shipments

Oct 13, 15:02

Analog IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has completed design-in of power management (PWM) ICs for e-book readers and e-paper displays developed by AU Optronics (AUO)...

Color e-book readers to become mainstream in 2011, says Digitimes Research

Oct 13, 14:06

Color e-book readers will account for 4-5% of the total global e-book reader shipments in the second half of 2010, and will become mainstream in 2011, according to Digitimes Resear...

Acer chairman says company on target for 10% sales growth for 4Q09

Oct 6, 16:16

Acer chairman JT Wang recently assured investors that the company will achieve its forecasted 10% growth in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 thanks to the launch...

PVI and CMO cooperate on e-paper production

Oct 2, 12:27

LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) have signed a memorandum of collaboration for EPD production. PVI has...