Last update: Friday 4 May 2012 [34 news items]
Samsung introduces Galaxy S III smartphone
May 4, 14:19
Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display...
Capella, Global Unichip reportedly break into supply chain for Samsung Galaxy S3
May 4, 14:07
Two Taiwan-based IC design firms are believed to be among the major chip suppliers for Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S3 smartphone, according to industry sources.
Samsung to unveil next-generation Galaxy S III flagship smartphone in May
Apr 19, 01:30
Samsung Electronics will unveil its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III in London on May 3, which is expected to cash in on the outstanding performance of its predecessor...
Silitech sees weak performance in March
Apr 10, 01:35
Taiwan-based handset keypad and magnesium-aluminum alloy component maker Silitech Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$840 million, down 20.56% on year, while consolidated...
Taiwan market: Samsung offers upgrade to Android 4.0 for Galaxy series
Mar 21, 13:34
Samsung Electronics has begun offering services that will allow users of its Galaxy S II smartphone in the Taiwan market to upgrade the device's operating system to Android Ice Cream...
Taiwan market: Sales of Samsung Galaxy Note reaching over 100,000 units
Feb 24, 14:10
Samsung Electronics has sold more than 100,000 units of its 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphones in the Taiwan market since the model launched in November 2011, making the device one...
Taiwan market: FET offers HTC Sensation XL, Samsung Galaxy Note for contract-bundled sale
Nov 11, 11:10
Mobile Telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on November 10 launched the HTC Sensation XL and Samsung Galaxy Note for sale bundled with a 24-month contract.
Samsung beats Apple in 3Q11 smartphone sales, says IHS
Oct 31, 10:03
Samsung Electronics in the third quarter managed to take the No. 1 position in the global smartphone market for the first time ever, setting the stage for a close battle with Apple...
PC vendors concerned Google may reduce resources for tablet PCs
Oct 20, 01:15
Google launched its latest Android 4.0 operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich) on October 19, but since the focus of the launch conference was mainly concentrated on Samsung Electronics'...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy R smartphone
Sep 14, 01:20
Samsung Electronics has launched its Galaxy R smartphone in the Taiwan market with a suggested price tag of NT$15,900 (US$546). The Galaxy R is powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 CPU...
LCD industry yet to feel threatened by AMOLED
Aug 25, 16:58
AMOLED may be the next big thing for the display industry, but players in Taiwan's LCD industry have yet to feel real pressure from Samsung ramping up AMOLED production, industry...
Samsung Galaxy R features Nvidia core
Aug 12, 09:49
Samsung Electronics has announced its latest Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy R, which sports a 4.19-inch screen and features the Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile chip and Android 2.3 OS.
Samsung orders 30 million touch sensors for Galaxy smartphones in 2H11
Aug 1, 10:24
Samsung Electronics, in view of booming sales of its Galaxy i9000 and S2 smartphone, has placed orders for 30 million touch sensors used to make 4-inch AMOLED screens with Chunghwa...
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch Galaxy S Plus
Jul 27, 15:18
Samsung Electronics will unveil its Galaxy S Plus Android 2.3 smartphone featuring a 1.4GHz processor and a data speed of 14.4Mbps, at the Taipei Computer Applications Show which...
Products adopting AMOLED panels to grow in 2H11
Jul 5, 01:25
Samsung has been the biggest supporter for AMOLED panels. Industry sources stated there will be numerous mobile phone vendors adopting AMOLED panels in the second half of the year...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy S II smartphone in cooperation with CHT, TWM
Jun 8, 13:38
Samsung Electronics on June 7 launched its Android-based Galaxy S II smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Taiwan Mobile (TWM).
Computex 2011: Nvidia CEO expects smart devices to outperform PCs after five years
May 31, 01:40
Commenting on the tablet PC market, Nvidia CEO Huang Jen-hsun, at a company's press conference in Taiwan, pointed out that consumers do not care whether their products use x86- or...
Nvidia to showcase products at Computex 2011
Apr 19, 01:15
Nvidia is set to participate Computex 2011, which will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, from May 31 to June 4, and will set up booths at exhibit halls showcasing its latest products, while...
New Galaxy Tab may help Samsung lead non-iPad segment
Mar 24, 01:30
Samsung Electronics, on March 23, announced two new sizes for its Galaxy Tab tablet PCs – an 8.9-inch model and a 10.1-inch model – and since Samsung has strong advantages...
Nvidia launches new 3D Vision glasses and entry-level GPU
Mar 17, 01:25
Nvidia recently launched a new 3D Vision bundle priced US$149, lower than US$199 of the previous 3D Vision bundle, to boost demand for 3D applications, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Samsung partners with TWM for Android 2.2 Galaxy S5830, S5570
Feb 23, 01:45
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the five 3G telecom carriers in Taiwan, and Samsung Electronics on February 22 jointly announced the launch of Galaxy Ace (S5830) and Galaxy mini (S5570),...
Samsung places about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 orders for new Galaxy Tab
Feb 15, 02:10
Korea-based brand vendor Samsung Electronics has placed orders to Nvidia for about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 processors and will be used for its new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC,...
J Touch supplies 5.5-inch touch panel for tablet PC to Sharp
Nov 10, 01:40
J Touch has landed touch panel orders for 5.5-inch tablet PCs from Japan-based Sharp, and the touch panel maker will mainly focus on supplying medium-size touch panels to Sharp and...
Taiwan market: FET unveils Galaxy Tab, ViewPad 7
Nov 3, 12:12
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on November 2 unveiled tablet PCs from Samsung Electronics and ViewSonic, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab P1000 and 7-inch ViewPad...
Taiwan market: Samsung tablet PC pre-orders all booked, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 2, 16:28
Samsung Electronics is set to start selling its Galaxy Tab tablet PC in Taiwan on November 15 and the initial shipments of 400 units have all been booked within the first three hours,...
Samsung Galaxy Tab carries US$205 bill of materials, says iSuppli
Nov 2, 12:20
With its new Galaxy Tab GT-P1000, Samsung Electronics has developed a product with features and component costs that position it as a large-scale smartphone, rather than as a true...
J Touch enters supply chain for Samsung Galaxy Tab
Newswatch - Sep 16, 15:34
Touch panel maker J Touch has landed touch panel orders for Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab and is expected to ship about four million units, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Android-based Galaxy Tab tablet PC
Sep 9, 16:23
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Android-based 7-inch tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab, in the Taiwan market with commercial sales slated for the fourth quarter of 2010. The company...
Samsung tablet PC aims to compete against the mini iPad, say sources
Aug 27, 11:47
Samsung Electronics is preparing to demonstrate its new tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab at IFA 2010, which will be held from September 3-8 in Berlin, Germany. Sources from upstream component...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Android Galaxy S i9000 through cooperation with TWM
Jun 15, 11:20
Samsung Electronics on June 14 announced the launch of its Android-platform flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S i9000, in Taiwan at a retail price of NT$22,900 (US$706) through local...
Japan-based IC distributor Macnica gains control of Galaxy Far East
Newswatch - Apr 6, 15:36
Japan-based IC distributor Macnica has recently acquired an additional 59% stake in Taiwan-based IC distributor Galaxy Far East through open tender, boosting its total stake in the...
Japan IC distributor Macnica to acquire Taiwan-based Galaxy Far East
Jan 12, 15:55
Japan-based IC distributor Macnica's subsidiary in Hong Kong has recently announced a plan to acquire Taiwan-based IC distributor Galaxy Far East.
IC distributor Galaxy Far East expects growing demand for CPLDs
Aug 18, 16:12
Taiwan-based IC distributor Galaxy Far East noted that complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) are being used widely in smartphones for enabling design of more functions and are...
More graphics card makers to start selling IGP motherboards
Jul 25, 12:08
With falling demand for entry-level discrete graphics cards, and even mid-range cards in some cases, due to improvements in motherboard IGP performance, several graphics card makers...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 53min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 6min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 41min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 2h 59min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 9min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 40min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 48min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 7min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 35min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 19min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 20min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 45min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 5h 2min ago
Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone
Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view the content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED...
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Samsung quad-core application processors
Samsung Electronics has introduced the industry's first quad-core application processor built on the HKMG low-power process technology. With performance capabilities exceeding 1.4GHz...
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Samsung Electronics and Google have jointly announced Galaxy Nexus, a smartphone running the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest release of the Android platform. The Galaxy...
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Samsung Electronics has announced that the Galaxy S2 has passed the five million global sales milestone. The five million mark has been reached in 85 days, a rate which is 40 days...
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Samsung Electronics has launched a 4- and 5-inch version of Galaxy S media players, which feature a 1GHz processor and the Android 2.2 Froyo platform with a possibility to upgrade...
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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...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.