Last update: Thursday 12 January 2012 [24 news items]
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%.
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...
Taiwan market: 3Q11 external storage shipments down sequentially
Dec 13, 14:20
In the Taiwan market, shipments of external storage equipment/devices reached total capacity of 17,609TB during the third quarter of 2011, decreasing 7.4% on quarter but increasing...
Firms raise external HDD prices
Oct 26, 15:17
Companies have recently raised prices for their external hard drives by 10-20%, amid speculation that recent flooding in Thailand might cause tight supply for HDDs and related components,...
Taiwan market: External storage shipments up in capacity, down in value in 2Q11, says IDC
Sep 23, 16:05
In the Taiwan market, shipments of external storage devices reached a total capacity of 19,017TB during the second quarter of 2011, increasing 19.8% on quarter and 55.2% on year,...
Aug 25, 01:00
Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2011 with consolidated revenues of NT$102.1 billion (US$3.5 billion), down 32% on year, while operating...

Cal-Comp expects to ship 18 million external HDDs in 2011
Aug 10, 10:52
Cal-Comp Electronics, a Thailand-based EMS (electronics manufacturing service) provider belonging to the Taiwan-based Kinpo-Compal Group, expects to ship 18 million external hard...
ODD shipments still facing a crisis in 2H11 as Intel focuses on the ultrabook
Aug 2, 01:25
Optical disc drive (ODD) shipments are facing a great uncertainty in the future as Intel is aggressive pushing its new ultrabook design, which will not require the adoption of an...
External hard drive shipments in 2011 unlikely to meet targets
Jul 28, 01:25
Players in the external hard drive industry originally expected to see more than 100% growth on year in 2011, but may not be able to achieve growth as strong as expected due to serious...
Taiwan market: 1Q11 external storage shipments down on quarter, up on year
Jul 6, 16:01
In the Taiwan market, shipments of external storage devices reached a total volume of 15,925TB (terabytes) and a total value of US$32.55 million in the first quarter of 2011, dropping...
Global hard drive shipments to grow 15-20% sequentially in 3Q11, estimates Min Aik
Jun 14, 01:30
Taiwan-based hard drive component maker Min Aik Technology, calculated from its orders, has estimated that global hard drive shipments will grow 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter...
Computex 2011: AMD announces solution for tablet PC
Jun 2, 01:20
AMD, at its press conference at Computex 2011, announced a new 40nm Z series APU codenamed Desna to target the tablet PC market, according to Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and...
Darfon sees sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues
Apr 28, 01:40
Taiwan-based PC accessory maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.12 billion (US$212.21 million), down 8.7% sequentially with gross margin of 9.9% down...
External keyboards for tablet PC expected to see weak demand
Mar 10, 01:05
Despite most first-tier tablet PC players have designed their products with support of an external keyboard, Taiwan-based keyboard makers are taking a conservative attitude about...
Hard drive shipments expected to see a double-digit growth sequentially in 2Q11
Mar 3, 01:25
Hard drive shipments in the first quarter of 2011 are expected to see a sequential drop of 4-5% to only about 155-165 million units as notebook vendors face inventory pressure generated...
VIA Labs to ship new USB 3.0 hard drive controller in March
Feb 17, 02:05
VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies specializing in USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, is sampling new USB 3.0 controllers for external hard drives with volume shipments...
HDD component maker Min Aik expects double-digital growth in 2011 shipments
Jan 13, 02:00
Taiwan-based hard disk drive (HDD) component maker Min Aik Technology has announced revenues of NT$3.1 billion (US$106.69 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, up 2.89% on quarter...
Darfon expects to see slight growth in 4Q10
Oct 28, 01:50
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics expects its fourth-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues to grow between 0-5% as the company's notebook keyboard as well as external...
Nikon to launch new DSC with LCoS pico projector in August
Jun 24, 16:08
Nikon reportedly plans to launch a second-generation digital still camera (DSC) with built-in LCoS pico-projector technology from Himax Technologies, which is capable of connecting...
MediaTek to post second consecutive month of revenue decline
Jun 23, 14:26
MediaTek revenues may decline for the second straight month to below NT$9 billion (US$282 million) in June 2010 from NT$9.87 billion recorded in May, according to an estimate by industry...
Lite-On IT lands OEM orders for external Blu-ray drives from Plextor
Jun 4, 13:49
Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), a Taiwan-based joint venture of Philips Royal Electronics and the largest Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT, on June...
Taiwan market: Sony to launch external slim-type DVD burner DRX-S70U
Oct 2, 11:06
Sony will launch its DRX-S70U, a new external slim-type DVD burner intended for use with netbooks, in the Taiwan market later in October 2009 at a recommended retail price of NT$2,890...
Faraday subsidiary Innostor targeting external SSD market
Mar 25, 16:57
Controller IC designer Innostor, a 18%-held affiliate of IC design service provider Faraday Technology, is targeting the external SSD market via partnerships with memory-module mak...
Lite-On IT to offer USB external slim-type DVD burners in 3Q08
Jun 9, 15:27
Lite-On IT plans to offer external USB slim-type DVD burners in the third quarter of 2008, targeting owners of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), Eee PCs and other low-cost portable PCs that...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 30min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 1h 43min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 18min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 2h 36min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 2h 46min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 17min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 25min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 44min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 12min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 3h 56min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 3h 57min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 22min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 4h 39min 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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- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |

| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |

| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |

- 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.






















