Last update: Wednesday 26 October 2011 [15 news items]
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,...
Prices for 2.5-inch HDDs rise by 5-10% due to Thailand flooding
Oct 21, 16:42
The serious flooding in Thailand has forced hard disk drive (HDD) assembly and HDD component factories in the area to stop production and consequently a global shortage of HDDs is...
Taiwan memory module firms expanding portable HDD lines
Jul 20, 16:41
The market for external HDDs is expected to boom buoyed by the growing popularity of mobile computers such as thin and lightweight notebooks, and tablet PCs. Taiwan-based memory module...
Adata posts 9% sales drop in January
Feb 10, 01:00
Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced that revenues for January 2011 slid 8.8% sequentially to NT$2.8 billion (US$97 million). Revenues were down 24.1% compared to the...
Adata lowering proportion of DRAM-module sales
Dec 6, 11:47
Adata Technology has moved to lower the DRAM-module portion of its revenues in order to respond to continued chip price falls, while putting a greater emphasis on non-DRAM products...
Taiwan market: Hitachi GST aims for 16% share in mobile hard drive market by end of 2010
Apr 15, 16:49
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) on April 14 unveiled its external hard disk drives (HDDs) for launch in the Taiwan market, including the portable X Mobile Drive...
Supreme to see 30% on-year growth in 2010
Dec 17, 16:57
IC distributor Supreme Electronics is expected to see consolidated revenues top NT$40 billion (US$1.24 billion) in 2010, up 30% on year, due to growing demand for NAND flash, external...
Taiwan IC distributor Aeco Technology to offer LucidPort USB 3.0 chips
Sep 23, 15:32
Taiwan-based IC distributor Aeco Technology will begin to supply USB 3.0 chips developed by US-based LucidPort Technology and manufactured at Japan-based NEC's fabs in October 2009,...
Global storage market shrinks in 1Q09, says Gartner
Jun 8, 11:29
Revenues for the external controller-based disk storage market worldwide totaled US$3.8 billion in the first quarter of 2009, an 11.1% decline from the same period in 2008, according...
Toshiba to launch new portable 500GB external 2.5-inch HDD in February
Jan 8, 14:45
Toshiba will launch its new portable 500GB external 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD), the R500E03D, in its main markets around the world in February 2009, according to Toshiba's manufacturing...
Taiwan market: Fierce competition for 2.5-inch external HDDs may lead to price war
Nov 21, 17:05
In the Taiwan market, growing demand for 2.5-inch external hard disk drives (HDDs) due to increasing use of portable consumer electronics has attracted many new vendors since the...
Taiwan market: Seagate launches FreeAgent series external hard drives
Sep 22, 11:40
Seagate Technology on September 19 announced the launch of its new FreeAgent series external hard disk drives, consisting of 2.5-inch FreeAgent GO for mobile use as well as the 3.5-inch...
Taiwan market: Buffalo unveils 3.5-inch external hard drive series
Aug 21, 15:30
Japan-based Buffalo, on August 20, debuted the HD-CEU2, its series of 3.5-inch external hard disk drives, which will launch in the Taiwan market in late August 2008, according to...
Taiwan market: Toshiba to launch 2.5-inch external hard drives
Jul 31, 16:03
Toshiba has unveiled Toshiba iSense, a 2.5-inch external HDD series with storage capacities of 160GB, 250GB and 320GB, which will launch in the Taiwan market this month, according...
Taiwan market: Sales of external HDDs booming
Jul 22, 14:38
In the Taiwan market, sales volumes of 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch external HDDs have increasing significantly from a year earlier mainly because of fast growing demand for recording digital...
Samsung Electronics has announced its new 2.5-inch external hard disk drive (HDD), the S2 Portable 3.0. The new Samsung external HDD features an on-board SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface...
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Samsung adds 2TB capacity to external HDD line
Samsung Electronics has announced the STORY Station Plus, its new line-up of 3.5-inch external hard drives featuring an external serial ATA (eSATA) interface. The drives operate at...
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A-Data external hard drives for mini-notebooks
A-Data has launched the CH91, a 2.5-inch external hard disk drive with capacity up to 500GB for mini-notebook applications.
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Transcend announces addition to StoreJet portable hard drive line
Transcend Information has announced a new addition to its line of StoreJet portable hard drives. The new StoreJet 25M-R is available now in 250GB and 320GB capacities.
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Transcend launches 2.5-inch portable hard drive
Transcend Information has announced its new 2.5-inch portable hard drive, the StoreJet 25F. Measuring 113.8mm long by 80.9mm wide and 15.9mm thick, the StoreJet 25F hold up to 500GB...
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- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
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- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
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- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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.