Last update: Thursday 23 May 2013 [95 news items]
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
11h 51min ago
Online gaming operators in the China market generated revenues of CNY12.788 billion (US$2.05 billion) during first-quarter 2013, increasing 4.4% sequentially and 13.5% on year, according...
Gaming consoles lead global connected TV usage, says DisplaySearch
Apr 16, 14:55
With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries,...
Feb 7, 11:59
Mobile gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CYN1.677 billion (US$268 million) during fourth-quarter 2012, growing 24.93% sequentially and 52.54%...
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys
Feb 4, 15:42
Online gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY12.248 billion (US$1.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.98% on quarter...
Feb 4, 10:40
DeNA, a leading social gaming platform in Japan with 45 million users, entered the China market in July 2011 and aims to be the most valuable social gaming platform instead of the...
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 11 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys
Dec 12, 13:41
Online gaming service Operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY11.7 billion (US$1.84 billion) during the third quarter of 2012, according to China-based consulting...
Taiwan market: Thermaltake sets up first joint-venture gaming peripheral store
Sep 17, 16:06
Thermaltake Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of PC DIY components, as well as mice, keyboards and headsets specifically promoted for gaming under the own-brand Tt eSports, has established...
Taiwan market: Thermaltake cooperates with Soft-World to market gaming peripherals
Aug 24, 14:01
Thermaltake Technology has begun cooperating with Soft-World International to market gaming peripherals in the Taiwan market.
BenQ sees 2Q12 Japan market share of 12% for gaming LCD monitors
Aug 17, 14:56
BenQ has been actively marketing 24- and 27-inch gaming LCD monitors and reached the largest market share at 12% in Japan in the second quarter of 2012, according company Asia-Pacific...
Taiwan market: BenQ expects to boost LCD monitor sales this summer
Jul 5, 01:10
BenQ says it is expecting to boost sales of LCD monitors over the summer due to the computer gaming season heating up as it is now officially summer vacation for students in Taiwan...
Genius introduces new GX Gaming series
Jun 6, 14:02
Genius was established in 1985 and with continued success it was recognized as one of Taiwan's Top 20 Global Brands from 2005-2011 for its innovative PC peripheral products as well...

May 25, 16:32
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has begun operation of its center for Chinese-language translation of console games developed by SEC and independent developers in Taiwan, according...
Retailers turning conservative about 2Q12 PC demand
May 3, 01:25
Although Intel has recently announced its latest Ivy Bridge processors and many players expected to see strong PC demand in the second quarter, some channel retailers have turned...
MSI launches Ivy Bridge-based gaming notebook
Apr 26, 01:05
Micro-Star International (MSI) has shifted its focus from consumer notebooks to gaming models, and on April 24 launched a new model equipped with Ivy Bridge Core i7-3610M processor...
Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:15
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...
China market: 4Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY 10 billion
Feb 24, 14:51
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY10.29 billion (US$1.62 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2011, rising 8.2% on quarter and...
Clevo expected to see bigger profits in 2012
Feb 14, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook and retail channel player Clevo, after achieving profit of more than NT$1 billion (US$33.89 million) in 2011 from its retail IT mall business in China, is aiming...
China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion
Jan 30, 12:08
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based...
MSI focuses notebook business on gaming models
Jan 13, 16:15
Micro-Star International (MSI) has focused its notebook business on more profitable gaming models because consumer models are already in keen competition, according to senior vice...

CES 2012: MSI to showcase gaming notebooks and tablet PCs
Jan 5, 15:24
At the upcoming CES 2012, Micro-Star International (MSI) will showcase its latest lineup of gaming notebooks in the Venetian Hospitality Parlor exhibition area from January 10-13...

China market: 3Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY9.5 billion
Jan 2, 15:56
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.51 billion (US$1.48 billion) during third-quarter 2011, rising 8.6% sequentially and 22.6% on year,...
MSI unveils gaming notebook with Intel Core i7 CPU
Dec 22, 12:32
Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its latest gaming notebook - GT780DX, featuring quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU and the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics card...

Gigabyte, MSI have not yet planned ultrabooks
Dec 1, 01:40
Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have not yet made plans for ultrabook product lines as both players are still seeing losses in their notebook businesses, according...
Intel CTO to visit Taiwan and discuss new technologies
Dec 1, 01:35
Intel Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Justin Rattner is set to visit Taiwan on December 6 to announce several new technologies developed by Intel Lab.
PC gaming hardware market to reach US$27 billion in 2014, says JPR
Oct 25, 16:50
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced its latest figures on the PC gaming hardware market for the second half of 2011 and forecast to 2014.
Lite-On IT achieves new historical high in 3Q11 revenues
Oct 25, 01:20
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$17.65 billion (US$585.02 million) for the third quarter, a new historical high and...
MSI reorganizing notebook business
Oct 25, 01:05
Micro-Star International (MSI), commenting about the recent market rumor that the company plans to shrink down its notebook business, pointed out that the company is only making some...
Transcend showcases products at Global Gaming Expo
Oct 5, 16:32
Taiwan-based memory module maker Transcend Information is exhibiting its products used in industrial control, including SSDs, memory modules and ruggedized memory cards, at the 2011...

MSI launches 2 new gaming notebooks
Sep 8, 16:26
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched two new gaming notebooks, the GT780DX and GT683DX featuring the Intel Core i7 processors and Nvidia discrete graphics chips.
Consumer and mobile MEMS to enjoy record growth in 2011, says IHS
Sep 1, 14:48
Benefiting from its exposure to the hot tablet and smartphone and businesses, the market for MEMS in consumer electronics and mobile communications devices is set to generate record...
China market: 2Q11 online gaming revenues over CNY8.7 billion, says Analysys
Aug 31, 13:57
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY8.76 billion (US$1.35 billion) during the second quarter of 2011, rising 3.1% on quarter and...
Strong sales of Nintendo 3DS to benefit Taiwan suppliers
Aug 18, 16:23
Sales of Nintendo's 3DS handheld gaming devices increased sharply in the Japan market during the week from August 8-14 after the vendor cut the device's price by 40%. The strong sales...
ODD shipments still facing a crisis in 2H11 as Intel focuses on the ultrabook
Aug 2, 01:25
Optical disc drive (ODD) shipments are facing a great uncertainty in the future as Intel is aggressive pushing its new ultrabook design, which will not require the adoption of an...
SiS to phase out its PC chipset business
Aug 2, 01:10
Taiwan-based chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) is set to phase out its PC business by the end of 2011 and will turn its business focus fully to chipsets for consumer electronics...
MSI introduces GE620DX gaming notebook
Jul 28, 17:03
Taiwan-based notebook player Micro-Star International (MSI) has introduced its new GE620DX gaming notebook, featuring Intel's Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor (2GHz) and Nvidia's...

AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 1h 22min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 1h 49min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 1h 51min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 1h 54min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 2h 4min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 2h 32min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 2h 55min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 3h 2min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 3h 3min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 3h 4min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 3h 5min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 3h 34min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 3h 36min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 3h 56min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 3h 57min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 4h 27min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 4h 34min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 4h 55min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 5h 7min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 5h 8min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |

| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |

- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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.






















