Last update: Wednesday 31 August 2011 [16 news items]
Freescale wins adoption of i.MX 6 MPU from FIC
Aug 31, 16:33
First International Computer (FIC) has adopted Freescale Semiconductor's i.MX 6 series microprocessors for use in tablet PCs, Freescale revealed at a recent company event held in...
White-box players supply close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in 1Q11
Jun 28, 01:05
White-box tablet PC players are rising quickly in the tablet PC industry with related shipments already accounting for close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter...
Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek, FIC win government tablet PC bidding projects
May 9, 16:04
Three Taiwan-based notebook vendors – Acer, Asustek Computer and First International Computer (FIC) – have won bids for the supply of tablet PCs to government, military...
FIC cancels private placement fundraising for the time being
Dec 27, 10:04
First International Computer (FIC), a second-tier maker of PCs and consumer electronics, has canceled a plan to raise NT$1.3 billion (US$42.6 million) by issuing 100 million new shares...
Dec 22, 01:45
First International Computer (FIC), a second-tier Taiwan-based ODM of PCs and consumer electronics, has downsized its notebook business group personnel by nearly 100 employees to...
FIC unveils Windows 7 tablet PC Tycoon
Nov 11, 13:50
First International Computer (FIC), a second-tier Taiwan-based PC and consumer electronics ODM, on November 10 debuted the Tycoon, a tablet PC based on Windows 7 Home Premium, for...
PCB maker 3CEMS plans listing on TSE
Aug 24, 15:10
3CEMS Group has revealed plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2013, when the company expects its consolidated revenues to top US$1 billion.
FIC cooperates with Tridium for IPC solutions
Aug 9, 15:04
First International Computer (FIC) has announced a reseller agreement with Tridium, a global provider of device-to-enterprise application software and integration solutions. Under...
Hanwang announces two tablet PCs
May 20, 14:07
China-based e-book reader maker Hanwang has announced two tablet PCs, the TouchPad B10 and B20, targeting the enterprise market. Both are manufactured by First International Computer...
CES 2010: Shuttle alliance aims to ship up to 150,000 notebooks in 1Q10
Jan 11, 12:27
Shuttle's New Notebook Ecosystem alliance expects shipments for the first quarter of 2010 will reach 100,000-150,000 units, and will continue climbing each quarter throughout the...
FIC closes down Everex US subsidiary
Jul 20, 15:18
First International Computer (FIC) recently closed down the US subsidiary of its Everex brand, leaving only two subsidiaries continuing to operate worldwide.
Fujitsu outsources notebook manufacturing to Inventec and FIC
Sep 10, 15:15
Japan-based notebook vendor Fujitsu has outsourced its L-series entry-level consumer notebook orders to Inventec, while it has given First International Computer (FIC) netbook orders,...
White box notebook market still there, makers note
Sep 2, 12:18
Although some branded notebook vendors think the white box notebook market is facing pressure from branded netbooks and other low-cost notebooks, some notebook makers are optimistic...
FIC to close OEM subsidiary in the Czech Republic
Jul 28, 10:35
First International Computer (FIC) has recently decided to cease the operation of its notebook manufacturing subsidiary in the Czech Republic and will transfer the site's notebook...
Computex 2008: Second-tier notebook makers not missing from the show
Jun 6, 01:45
Although first-tier notebook makers have taken most of the the spotlight, second-tier makers including Mitac Technology, First International Computer (FIC), Clevo and several China-based...
Computex 2008: FIC showcases latest netbooks
Jun 4, 17:41
First International Computer (FIC) unveiled its latest 8.9-inch netbooks, the CE2A1 and CW0A1.
HP CEO to visit China and Taiwan
IT + CE | 16min ago
Touch-sensor technologies poised for growth, says DisplaySearch
Displays | 47min ago
Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
LED | 49min ago
Newmax Technology to begin shipments of lenses used in Xbox One in 3Q13
IT + CE | 51min ago
Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
Displays | 52min ago
Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
IT + CE | 55min ago
AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
Displays | 58min ago
UMC looking for potential acquisitions in Asia
Bits + chips - Stockwatch | 58min ago
Micron swings to fiscal 3Q13 profit
Bits + chips | 1h 54min ago
First International Computer (FIC) unveiled its latest 14-inch Calpella-based notebooks at CES 2010, the PCA40 and PCA41. The PCA40 and PCA41 are powered by Intel's Core i5 or Core...
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First International Computer (FIC) revealed its latest 15.6-inch Intel Calpella-based notebooks under its PCA5X-series at CES 2010 FIC offers three models under the notebook series...
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FIC 8.9-inch CE2A1/CW0A1 netbook
First International Computer (FIC) unveiled its latest 8.9-inch netbooks, the CE2A1 and CW0A1. The CE2A1 features a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV processor with VIA VX800 chipset and is capable...
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- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
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- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- 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
- 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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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- 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
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- 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.