Last update: Thursday 17 January 2013 [56 news items]
LCD TVs will continue to grow with increasing demand and penetration, says Corning CEO
Aug 28, 15:47
LCD TVs still have big growth potential because their current penetration rate remains low at 13% of the total two billion units of installed TVs worldwide, according to Corning CEO...
A-Data to push own-brand in emerging markets
Aug 26, 10:37
A-Data Technology, which specializes in DRAM modules and flash applications, is looking to expand its own-brand business in emerging markets, according to the company. The memory-module...
ASE and SPIL continue to see sales recovery
Aug 11, 16:46
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported sequential revenue increases from February through July 2009, with smaller on-year...
Taiwan IC distributor WPG hits sales record in July
Aug 11, 12:15
Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings generated record monthly consolidated revenues of NT$18.88 billion (US$576 million) in July, up 38% on year. WPG's accumulated revenues from...
MediaTek expects to ship more than 300 million handset chips in 2009
Aug 5, 13:30
MediaTek now expects its handset chip shipments to exceed 300 million chips in 2009, compared to its original estimate of 250 million units. The IC designer attributed its upward...
NAND flash ASPs up 20% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange
Jul 31, 14:33
Production cutbacks and demand for restocking inventory from emerging markets pushed up NAND flash ASPs by about 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange...
SPIL chairman anticipates rising demand from emerging markets in 3Q09
Jul 30, 10:46
Following a better-than-expected second quarter financial report, IC packaging and testing firm Siliconware Precision...
Transcend partners with Ingram Micro in Central, South America
Jul 22, 15:28
Transcend Information has recently signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, a wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, for the Central...
Entry-level handset markets to enjoy 24% annual growth through 2014, says ABI Research
Jul 20, 16:00
Low cost and ultra-low cost (ULCH) handsets will see a CAGR of 24% over the next five years, according to ABI Research.
Taiwan DMS provider USI aims to ship over 600,000 WiMAX devices in 2009
Jul 9, 16:53
Taiwan DMS provider Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) is making efforts to tap emerging markets in the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Russia for its WiMAX...
CDMA subscriber base nearly half a billion, says CDG
Jun 26, 14:48
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced that high-growth markets such as Africa, China and India are raising the number of CDMA subscribers worldwide closer to half a billion...
Foundries to see reduced orders for communications chips in 3Q09
Newswatch - Jun 18, 16:00
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will see single-digit decreases in orders from the communications sector for the third...
IC distributor WPG 2Q09 sales likely to beat guidance
Newswatch - Jun 17, 13:54
WPG Holdings expects to see revenues for second-quarter 2009 exceed its guidance, mainly thanks to contributions from emerging markets. The IC distributor earlier estimated revenues...
Sales of low-cost handsets rising significantly, says Juniper Research
Jun 12, 10:43
Between 2009 and 2014, annual sales of low-cost mobile handsets will rise by 22% to over 700 million, according to Juniper Research. Operators and device manufacturers are increasingly...
Taiwan to promote telematics development through tapping China market
Jun 10, 11:12
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on June 9 announced the establishment of the Telematics Promotion Office (TPO) specifically to help Taiwan-based companies engaged in...
Kingston playing supportive role in Taiwan DRAM rescue: Q&A with company co-founder John Tu
Jun 3, 10:46
Kingston Technology, the US-based memory module maker who has long been a supportive partner for Taiwan's financially-distressed DRAM makers during difficult times, intends to play...
HP takes the lead in the US PC market, says IDC
Apr 17, 11:08
While the economic crisis continues to unfold, low-cost portable PCs continue to appeal to consumers and support growth in the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments (including desktop...
Memory-module maker Transcend eyes record shipments in February
Feb 18, 12:26
Memory-module maker Transcend Information stands a good chance of seeing monthly unit shipments break the 10 million mark this month, company sources have estimated. The company shipped...
Demand in emerging markets not as strong as expected, say IC design houses
Nov 5, 12:14
While emerging market demand had been counted on to support global 3C product shipments in 2008 while demand from first-tier markets is weak. However, the economy of emerging countries...
Arima handset shipments to LGE to jump to 10 million units in 2009
Aug 27, 01:15
LG Electronics (LGE), ambitiously eyeing the emerging markets, has placed orders with Arima Communications for at least 12 new 2.5G handsets, with shipments to reach as many as 10...
Global mobile market revenues to top US$1 trillion in 2012, says Ovum
May 26, 12:27
Analyst and consulting firm Ovum has recently published its latest forecasts for the mobile market, which highlight the changing nature of the world's wireless markets. "Connections...
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
Kingston playing supportive role in Taiwan DRAM rescue: Q&A with company co-founder John Tu
Kingston Technology, the US-based memory module maker who has long been a supportive partner for Taiwan's financially-distressed DRAM makers during difficult times, intends to play...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 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.