Last update: Friday 14 June 2013 [742 news items]
Lelon lands new order for car electronics
Mar 6, 01:35
Lelon Electronics' aluminum electrolytic capacitors reportedly have been verified by Japan-based car electronics vendors - a milestone for the Taiwan-based company to break into...
Inductor maker Chilisin sales to rise on China orders
Mar 6, 01:30
Strong orders coming from China's smartphone sector will boost sales at inductor maker Chilisin Electronics in March 2012, according to industry watchers. Chilisin is likely to post...
Winbond rolls out serial flash for auto electronics application
Mar 1, 10:51
Winbond Electronics has announced that the company is bringing its proprietary SpiFlash serial flash memory technology to the automotive electronics market - a milestone for Winbond...

Getac to push rugged PC and notebook component businesses in 2012
Mar 1, 01:05
Getac Technology, after stopping its notebook OEM business, is turning its focus to the rugged PC industry, and is also pushing its car electronics and fiberglass chassis businesses...

IC designer Asix to see sales rise over 20% in 1Q12
Feb 21, 13:55
Network IC design house Asix Electronics is expected to see its first-quarter revenues increase more than 20% sequentially, driven by a ramp-up in orders from the ultrabook sector,...
Supply chain players facing more pressure from Foxconn increasing salary of factory workers
Feb 21, 01:35
As Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently revealed it will raise its minimal salary 16-25%, supply chain players pointed out that Foxconn's salary rise is making...
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...
Acme cautious on sapphire ingot outlook
Feb 17, 15:05
Despite a pick-up in orders, Acme Electronics remains wary on the outlook for sapphire ingots citing low pricing that has not recovered.
Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
Feb 9, 01:35
As High Tech Computer (HTC) has adjusted its product strategy and is expected to increase it purchasing of Nvidia Tegra series processors, Nvidia is expected to see its quad-core...

Quanta, Wistron see on-month drop in January revenues
Feb 9, 01:20
Quanta Computer and Wistron have announced their January results with both suffering on-month drops in terms of revenues and notebook shipments.
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Feb 9, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...
Foxconn enjoys recruitment crowds
Feb 2, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), despite being named a fear factory by the US media, still attracted large amounts of people in China looking for work, and the company's...
Acer, HP to expand notebook shipments from Chongqing, China in 2012
Feb 2, 01:05
As total notebook shipments from Chongqing, China increased to 15.74 million units in 2011 with production volume also growing more than 1,000 fold to US$5.15 billion, Acer and Hewlett-Packard...
Chilisin positive about demand for handheld devices
Jan 31, 01:25
Inductor supplier Chilisin Electronics expects brisk demand for products used in smartphones, tablets and other consumer handheld devices to sustain its revenue growth in 2012. Meanwhile,...
Taiwan IC testing houses to post single-digit sales drop in 1Q12
Jan 17, 01:05
Taiwan-based IC testing specialists including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec are likely to see their first-quarter revenues decrease 5-10% sequentially affected by clients'...
Phison to mass ship 55nm-made chips in 2Q12
Jan 13, 01:25
NAND flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics is set to begin mass shipments of its 55nm-made products in the second quarter of 2012, according to company chairman Khein...

Cal-Comp to enjoy strong external hard drive shipments in 2012; Min Aik announces 4Q11 result
Jan 12, 01:30
Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics expects its external hard drive shipments in 2012 to double from those in 2011 with global market share to reach 50%.
Delta Electronics December revenues down
Jan 11, 10:11
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$13.444 billion (US$443.7 million) for December 2011, falling 10.13% on month and 7.49% on year.
Phison Electronics expects 2012 revenue growth from high-speed controller ICs used in mobile devices
Jan 10, 01:10
Phison Electronics, a Taiwan-based design house of NAND flash controller ICs, has stepped into controller ICs of high-speed data transfer for use in mobile devices including SSDs...
Delta subsidiary gets US government funding for R&D on electric vehicle chargers
Jan 3, 16:31
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded funding of nearly US$2 million to Delta Products, its US-based subsidiary, for a research...
Chilisin to volume produce thin-film inductors in 1H12
Dec 30, 15:19
Chilisin Electronics is set to start volume production of 0201 thin-film multilayer inductors in the first half of 2012, with plans to boost the capacity for such parts to 100 million...
TXC, Harmony Electronics reduce sizes of quartz crystal components
Dec 28, 01:30
Taiwan-based TXC has reduced sizes of its quartz crystal components to as small as 1212 (1.2mm x 1.2mm), while fellow maker Harmony Electronics has signed for cooperation with government-sponsored...
Taiwan players may be left out of smart TV competition
Dec 27, 01:25
As smart TVs are expected to become major focuses of the IT industry in 2012, Taiwan players may be left out from the competition, according to sources from supply chain players.
Firms to phase out COF substrate business
Dec 26, 09:42
With LCD panel demand for large-size applications such as TVs remaining dull, Mitsui Kinzoku and Sumitomo Electronics Taiwan (SET) are looking to withdraw from the standard chip-on-film...
Hynix, Micron seeking closer ties with Taiwan controller suppliers
Dec 22, 11:56
Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology reportedly are looking to strengthen their ties with Taiwan-based Phison Electronics, Silicon Motion Technology and Skymedi amid concerns...
CES 2012 may not help pump up demand
Dec 20, 01:30
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012, which will be hosted from January 10-13 in 2012, may not help pump up consumer demand afterward as there are not expected to be many new...
Notebook ODMs picking up the pace in inland China production
Dec 20, 01:15
Notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have both recently picked up their pace in production in inland China with Compal's plants in Chengdu set to produce 10...
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...
Nvidia to set up China R&D center of Tegra-based automotive electronics with Foxconn
Dec 19, 14:00
Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun on December 16 signed with Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) for establishing an R&D center of automotive information/entertainment...
PTI to invest in Greatek Electronics
Dec 16, 01:00
Powertech Technology (PTI), a Taiwan-based provider of DRAM packaging/testing services, plans to acquire common shares in Greatek Electronics, a provider of logic IC packaging/testing...
Acer to downsize product lines by two-thirds in 2012, says chairman
Dec 15, 01:00
Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on the company's operations in 2012, pointed out that Acer will conduct a full-scale evaluation of its product lines and will simplify them based...
Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012
Dec 13, 01:25
Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...
Inductor maker Chilisin expects 2012 sales to grow 10-15%
Dec 9, 16:28
Chilisin Electronics expects revenues for 2012 to increase 10-15% buoyed by demand for consumer handheld products such as smartphones and tablet PCs, according to the company.
Delta Electronics sees decreased November revenues
Dec 9, 01:25
Delta Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$14.959 billion (US$495 million) for November, slipping 1.51% on month and 7.1% on year.
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 9h 51min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 10h 10min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 10h 14min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 10h 24min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 11h 16min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | Jun 18, 19:58
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 11h 1min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 11h 13min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 11h 53min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 5min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.






















