Last update: Thursday 17 May 2012 [54 news items]
Flextronics reportedly lands consumer notebook orders for 2010 from HP
Jul 31, 15:55
Singapore-based Flextronics International has reportedly landed a 15.6-inch consumer notebook order from Hewlett-Packard (HP) with mass production scheduled at the end of second-quarter...
EMS providers and notebook ODMs are becoming DMS providers, says Acer founder
Jul 16, 13:52
Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) will disappear and be replaced by design manufacturing services (DMS) as EMS providers such as Flextronics and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai...
Flextronics obtains notebook orders from HP, say Taiwan makers
Jul 14, 11:17
Singapore-based Flextronics International has obtained OEM orders for notebook from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and will begin to ship two models as early as the end of September 2009 with...
Flextronics inaugurates notebook R&D facility in Banciao, Taiwan
Jul 13, 12:11
Flextronics has announced that it has launched a strategic facility in Banciao, Taiwan hosting dedicated design, R&D and supporting services for notebook computers. The new facility...
Altek ranked as top digital camera maker in 2008
Jun 12, 10:55
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek ranked as the world's number one ODM digital camera maker with shipments of 13.17 million accounting for a 22.9% share in 2008, the company...
Oerlikon to outsource production of thin-film PV equipment to Flextronics in future
May 5, 12:07
Switzerland-based Oerlikon, in preparation for fast emerging orders for production equipment of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules from the Asian market...
Gigabyte, ECS and Flextronics roll out Intel white-box notebooks
Apr 30, 17:15
Taiwan-based motherboard and notebook makers Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) as well as Singapore-based EMS firm Flextronics International have launched...
Taiwan market: HP launches Yukon-based Pavilion dv2 ultra-thin notebook
Apr 2, 15:49
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched its 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 ultra-thin notebook in the Taiwan market. The notebook adopts AMD's Yukon platform and is manufactured by Flextronics.
Russia falls off the EMS map, says iSuppli
Mar 26, 16:04
Once viewed as a promising emerging market with massive growth potential for the global electronics contract manufacturing business, Russia now is facing a cessation of new investment,...
Asia Optical announces joint venture with Flextronics
Mar 23, 11:34
Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, and Flextronics International, a Singapore-based EMS provider, will establish a joint venture based in Hong...
Asia Optical seeking to form strategic alliance with Flextronics
Mar 17, 11:27
Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has disclosed that it is negotiating a strategic partnership with Flextronics, currently the OEM maker of...
Asia Optical says no plan to buy Flextronics digital camera business at this time
Feb 25, 11:59
Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits and digital cameras, does not plan to acquire Flextronics' digital camera business unit for the time being but will remain...
Asia Optical reportedly interested in buying Flextronics digital camera business
Feb 24, 11:22
Singapore-based EMS provider Flextronics plans to sell its digital camera business unit, while Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits and digital cameras, is reportedly...
Taiwan makers conservative over possible Flextronics policy shift against Nortel
Jan 22, 14:02
Taiwan-based EMS (electronics manufacturing service) companies and network equipment makers are conservative over a possible change in the supply chain of Nortel Networks, following...
Top-three Taiwan digital camera OEMs benefit as vendors look to increase production efficiency
Nov 27, 16:56
As inexpensive digital cameras have been selling well worldwide, vendors have put more emphasis on ODM/OEM makers' economies of scale in an attempt to minimize production costs, according...
Flextronics lays off employees in Taiwan, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 27, 11:54
Singapore-based EMS provider Flextronics International has is reportedly laid off around 70 employees at its Taiwan office, while a further cutback is expected in the near future,...
Asustek reportedly releases PC orders to Foxconn and Flextronics, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 16, 12:17
Asustek Computer recently outsourced notebook and desktop PC production to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Flextronics, respectively, according to a Chinese-language...
HP to outsource notebook orders to Flextronics
Jun 26, 15:56
Flextronics recently announced that its computing segment has been chosen by Hewlett-Packard (HP) to design and manufacture a high-volume consumer notebook.
MSI said to be considering sale of OEM motherboard business; to focus on branded business
May 28, 11:55
Micro-Star International (MSI) is reportedly considers selling its motherboard manufacturing business to Singapore-based EMS Flextronics International, while keeping its brand motherboard...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 37min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 1h 50min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 25min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 2h 43min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 2h 53min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 24min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 32min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 51min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 19min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 3min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 4min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 29min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 4h 46min ago
HP Pavilion dv2 ultra-thin notebook
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched its 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 ultra-thin notebook in the Taiwan market. The notebook adopts AMD's Yukon platform and is manufactured by Flextronics...
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Flextronics adds new industrial building at China plants
EMS maker Flextronics has completed construction on the eleventh industrial building at its Zhuhai plant (Guangdong Province), which is its largest production base in China.
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- 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
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- 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.