Last update: Wednesday 17 August 2011 [59 news items]
Qisda announces net profit for 3Q09
Oct 21, 11:48
Qisda has released its third-quarter financial report, recording a consolidated net profit of NT$841 million (US$26 million), 17.3% gross margin, and EPS of NT$0.44. Operating income...
Taiwan market: Front projector shipments estimated to reach 60,000 units in 2H09
Oct 14, 17:02
Front projector shipments in Taiwan are estimated to reach 60,000 units in the second half of 2009 and a total of 95,000 units for the whole year, driven by educational procurement...

Taiwan market: Front projector prices to drop 35-40% in 2009
Sep 22, 11:42
Front projector prices in the Taiwan market are expected to drop by 35-40% on-year in 2009, with the 2,000-3,000 lumen segment seeing the biggest decrease, according to market sour...
Coretronic posts on-month growth in August revenues
Sep 10, 15:28
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.94 billion (US$181.68 million) for August, a growth of 11.62% from NT$5.32 billion for July, but...
Qisda August revenues drop on lower LCD monitor shipments
Sep 7, 13:38
Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.07 billion (US$215.27 million) for August, decreasing 5.3% from NT$7.47 billion for July and 15.9% from NT$8.4 billion for August...
US projector market up 12% sequentially in 2Q09, says iSuppli
Aug 31, 16:42
Shipments of front projectors in North America rose 12.4% in the second quarter of 2009 to reach 440,322 units, up from 391,646 in the first quarter, according to iSuppli. This contrasts...
Taiwan market: Projector shipments in 2Q09 drop below 20,000 units, says IDC
Aug 17, 10:25
Front projector shipments in the Taiwan market dropped to only 15,300 units in the second quarter of 2009, lower than the previous seven-quarterly average of over 20,000 units, according...
Coretronic posts net profit for 2Q09
Aug 13, 15:53
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced a consolidated net profit of NT$570 million (US$17.31 million) for the second quarter of 2009, equivalent to an EPS of NT$0.76...
BenQ expects global projector shipments to reach 6 million units in 2009
Aug 6, 09:56
BenQ has estimated that global front projector shipments will reach six million units in 2009. Of the total, the education segment will account for around 40%, enterprise around 50%,...

Taiwan market: Projector shipments drop in 1H09
Jul 23, 14:19
Front projector shipments for the first half of 2009 in Taiwan's retail market dropped 10-20% on year, according to industry sources.
Taiwan market: Price of 3,000 lumen projectors has dropped up to 50% in 2009
Jul 21, 14:37
The current price of 3,000 lumen front projectors in Taiwan has dropped up to 50% on year as players reduced prices to gain education procurement orders, according to market source...
Optoma increases 2009 China front projector sales target by 50%
Jul 1, 16:43
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology has increased its sales goal for the China market in 2009 by 50% to 60,000 front projectors from the original target of 40,000 units...
Taiwan market: BenQ aims at 20% share for education projectors
May 15, 14:25
BenQ plans to introduce 3-4 front projectors in July aiming to grab 20% of the front projector orders to be released by the Taiwan government for educational purposes, according to...
China market: BenQ becomes top projector vendor
May 13, 14:47
BenQ took 14.6% of China's front projector market in the first quarter of 2009, becoming the largest projector vendor in China, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
Taiwan market: Front projector shipments down 11.9% in 1Q09, IDC says
May 13, 14:07
Front projector shipments to the Taiwan market decreased 11.9% sequentially and 17.7% on year to 20,200 units in the first quarter of 2009, according to IDC.
Coretronic reports sequential increase in April revenues
May 11, 16:56
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) and DLP projector maker Coretronic has posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.73 billion (US$143.88 million) for April, up 21% sequentially, but down...
Worldwide front projector shipments drop 9% on-year in 1Q09, PMA says
May 4, 10:15
Worldwide front projector sell-in shipments were 1.26 million in the first quarter of 2009, a 9% decline over the first quarter of 2008 as the impact of the economic recession weighed...
Qisda records 78% of 1Q09 revenues from LCD monitors
Apr 29, 15:40
Qisda shipped about 3.2 million LCD monitors in the first quarter of 2009, accounting for 78% of its NT$18.02 billion (US$539 million) in consolidated revenues. Front projectors and...
Taiwan market: Epson aims at 30% share for front projectors
Apr 22, 16:41
Seiko Epson is aiming to take 30% share of the front projector market in Taiwan this year, and 45% share of the educational projector market, according to Epson Taiwan Technology...
BenQ third place in China LCD monitor and projector markets in 4Q08
Feb 19, 16:46
BenQ made it to the top-three rankings in both the LCD monitor and projector markets in China in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to data from research firms.
Worldwide front projector shipments grow 15% on-year in 3Q08, says Pacific Media
Nov 3, 12:25
Worldwide front projector shipments topped 1.6 million units in the third quarter of 2008, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA), representing 15.2% growth over the third quarter...
BenQ provides status update for its product sales in China
Oct 23, 16:52
While running down the status of BenQ's business status by product line in the China market, Hank Horng, president of BenQ China noted that the company estimates that its revenues...

BenQ takes aim at China front projector market
Oct 20, 15:11
BenQ, the number three front projector vendor in Taiwan, indicated that it is focusing on growing its share of the the front projector segment in China, according to Hank Horng, president...
BenQ aims to boost front projector shipments in Greater China
Aug 15, 15:54
BenQ, the number three front projector vendor in Taiwan, aims to double its share in the Greater China market in the third quarter to 9.6%. The company is also planning to introduce...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 48min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 1min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 36min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 2h 54min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 4min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 35min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 43min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 2min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 30min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 14min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 15min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 40min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 4h 57min 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
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |

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

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| 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.





















