Last update: Thursday 2 May 2013 [57 news items]
Flextronics to form handset ODM team in Taiwan, say sources
Sep 24, 12:07
Flextronics International plans to set up a handset ODM team in Taiwan in order to compete effectively with local handset makers for ODM orders from brand vendors such as Sony Ericsson...
EMS providers could pressure notebook ODMs in 2010, says Flextronics president
Sep 23, 16:08
Although EMS providers have not been competitive against ODMs for notebook orders, the former will eventually be able to compete with the latter due to advantages in global logistics...
Taiwan notebook makers to see increased orders from HP in August
Aug 13, 13:05
Notebook makers including Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have recently received new orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for August.
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...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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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- 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
- 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

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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.



















