Last update: Tuesday 8 May 2012 [164 news items]
Getac, Bin Chuan announce revenue performance in April
May 8, 01:45
Taiwan-based notebook chassis and component makers Getac Technology and Bin Chuan Enterprise have announced their revenues for April with Getac saw drop and Bin Chuan achieved grow...
Wistron, Compal focus on touchscreen technologies
May 8, 01:30
Notebook ODMs Wistron and Compal Electronics are optimistic Windows 8 will bring a new trend for touchscreen control, and the companies have been working aggressively in the touchscreen...
Apr 26, 15:59
Corning has reported first-quarter 2012 revenues of US$1.9 billion, a 2% increase sequentially but a slight decrease of 0.2% from a year ago. Net profits totaled US$462 million in...
Catcher, Ju Teng reportedly enter into glass fiber reinforced plastic chassis industry
Apr 16, 16:33
As Intel is aggressively promoting ultrabooks with end prices of US$699, sources from the supply chain pointed out that PC brand vendors are turning to adopt glass fiber reinforced...
ITO glass maker AimCore posts strong net profits for 2011
Mar 22, 01:30
ITO glass maker AimCore Technology has reported net profits of NT$354 million (US$11.98 million) or an EPS of NT$8.23 on revenues of NT$1.66 billion for 2011. Based on its earnings,...
DSLR camera lenses become major shipment force for Kinko Optical
Mar 15, 01:35
With camera brand vendors including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony aggressively pushing into the DSLR camera and mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) industries, upstream...
Shipments of one glass touch solutions to gain momentum in 2012, says DisplaySearch
Feb 29, 14:07
Shipments of projected capacitive sensor-on-cover (SOC) touch screens, also referred to as "one glass solution" or "touch on lens," will gain momentum in 2012...
Digitimes Research: Corning forecasts 2012 glass substrate demand to grow by 12.5%
Feb 16, 15:46
International glass firm Corning predicts demand from PC and LCD will both grow by 10% compared to 2011. In addition, overall demand for glass substrates will increase from 3.2 billion...
Corning and Samsung Mobile Display form new OLED glass venture
Feb 6, 15:03
Corning and Samsung Mobile Display have signed an agreement to establish a new equity venture for the manufacture of specialty glass substrates for the rapidly expanding organic light...
CES 2012: Corning unveils Gorilla Glass 2
Jan 10, 15:19
Corning has introduced Gorilla Glass 2, the next generation of the company's damage-resistant cover glass for consumer electronic devices, at the International Consumer Electronics...
Cover glass demand rising on increasing large-size touch applications
Dec 13, 14:47
Demand for cover glass is set to increase significantly as the application of touch-controlled technology has expanded to include large-size panels for outdoor advertising windows,...
Corning cutting glass capacity
Dec 1, 11:41
Corning expects the LCD glass supply chain to exit 2011 at historically lean levels compared to past years as it moves to cut capacity amid oversupply, a company executive has reve...
Japan-based Ohara to set up optical glass plant in Taiwan
Nov 29, 10:45
Japan-based Ohara has announced an investment of NT$400 million (US$13.2 million) to establish a plant for making optical glass mainly for use in digital cameras at the Central Taiwan...
Global cover glass shipments to grow 146% in 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 24, 15:12
Global shipments of cover glass are expected to grow 146% on year to over 750 million units, valued at US$4.6 billion, in 2011, the Chinese-language Commercial Times has...
Fulltech Fiber Glass expecting increased demand from China leading up to Lunar New Year
Nov 15, 01:00
Fulltech Fiber Glass, a Taiwan-based maker of fiberglass yarn and fabric, will set up inventory of fiberglass yarn to meet expected increasing demand from China prior to the 2012...
G-Tech rolls out 3D cover glass solutions
Nov 3, 14:37
G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of Foxconn Electronics, has rolled out 3D cover glass solutions and is likely to win orders from branded smartphone vendors in the first...
Fiber glass fabric maker Fulltech conservative about 4Q11 outlook
Oct 31, 14:24
Fulltech Fiber Glass is conservative about the business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2011 due to weak demand for fiber glass fabrics from the copper-clad laminate (CCL) sector,...
Corning announces 3Q11 results
Oct 28, 01:00
Corning has announced its results for the third quarter of 2011.
Corning unveils Lotus Glass for high-performance displays
Oct 26, 12:09
Corning has announced the commercial launch of Corning Lotus Glass, which it said is an environmentally friendly, high-performance display glass developed to enable cutting-edge technologies,...
Fiber glass fabric makers post over 10% drops in September revenues
Oct 11, 13:57
Taiwan-based Fulltech Fiber Glass, Glotech Industrial and Baotek Industrial Materials, suppliers of fiber glass fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, all saw their revenues...
Acer plans 15-inch ultrabooks using fiber glass cases
Oct 7, 01:35
Acer plans to launch a 15-inch ultrabook model in early 2012 built using fiber glass cases supplied by Mitac Precision Technology. Asustek Computer is expected to follow suit, also...
Quotes for fiber glass fabrics likely to continue sliding in October
Oct 3, 12:21
Quotes for fiber glass fabrics are likely to continue declining in October after dropping 5% in July-August and another 2-3% in September due to weak demand caused by uncertainty...
G-Tech cover glass capacity continues to grow
Sep 28, 15:16
Cover glass maker G-Tech Optoelectronics has said it will continue expansion of cover glass production lines, both in fourth-quarter 2011 and 2012, and that the production of 3D glass...
Schott Xensation glass eyeing touch panel market
Sep 27, 16:18
Germany-based glass maker Schott, tapping the touch panel market, is introducing its Xensation Cover glass products to the Asia-Pacific market. According to Ulrich Ackermann, executive...
Curved cover glass to be popular among handheld devices
Sep 26, 15:07
Curved cover glass may be the next big thing in terms of handheld device designs as both Apple and the non-Apple camp are reportedly gearing up for the releases of products with curved...
Lextar, G-Tech, Chimei Materials to debut on TSE
Sep 20, 12:10
Panel component suppliers such as LED player Lextar, surface glass maker G-Tech Optoelectronics (G-Tech) and light guide plate maker Chimei Materials are expect to debut on the Taiwan...
Taiwan touch panel makers ramp up cover glass production
Sep 16, 14:13
Major touch panel players of TPK Holding, G-Tech, and Wintek are scaling up their production capacity for cover glass as touchscreen handheld devices enjoy rising popularity in the...
Corning reiterates US$10 billion sales goal
Sep 9, 12:33
Corning vice chairman and chief financial officer James B Flaws has reiterated that the company remains confident of achieving US$10 billion in worldwide sales by 2014, according...
TFT LCD panel makers to reduce glass input by 14% in 3Q11, says DisplaySearch
Sep 9, 09:58
Falling prices and weak demand expectations for large-area TFT LCD panels have caused panel makers to adjust their second-half 2011 production strategies. As panel prices approach...
Cover glass maker G-Tech reports strong earnings for 1H11
Sep 1, 01:35
G-Tech Optoelectronics, a cover glass affiliate of the Foxconn Group, has reported net profits of NT$501 million (US$17.26 million) for the first half of 2011, representing an 8-fold...
Corning Gorilla glass shows market potential for use in smartphone touch panels
Aug 4, 16:45
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and TPK Holding as well as LG Display and Samsung Electronics plan to adopt small-sized Gorilla glass produced by Corning as glass substrates used...
Quotes for copper foils, fiber glass fabrics to stay flat in July
Jul 4, 15:02
Quotes for copper foils and fiber glass fabrics, key raw materials for the production of PCBs, are expected to remain unchanged in July after a slide of 3-5% on average in June although...
TPK increasing cover glass output
Jul 1, 14:08
Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding has stepped up its production of cover glass for touch panels with its total capacity for 3.5-inch cover lenses now reaching five million...
G-Tech expanding cover glass capacity
Newswatch - Jun 20, 16:57
G-Tech Optoelectronics, a Taiwan-based provider of glass processing services in the Foxconn Group, is expanding capacity of cover glass at its two factories in southern China, with...
Corning opens Advanced Technology Center in Taiwan
Jun 16, 10:02
Corning has announced the opening of the Corning Advanced Technology Center, located in the Neihu Technology Park in Taipei, Taiwan. The facility will serve as a customer-focused...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 2h 4min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 17min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 52min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 3h 10min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 20min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 51min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 59min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 18min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 46min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 30min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 31min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 56min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 5h 13min ago
Acer Iconia dual-screen notebook
Acer has unveiled the Iconia that combines the versatility of a conventional 14-inch form factor with a unique dual-screen layout and all-point multi-touch functionality. The Iconia...
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Apple is offering its new Magic Trackpad, an optional accessory for its PC products. With a smooth glass and aluminum design, the technology gives iMac users the same intuitive Multi-Touch...
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Display Taiwan 2010: Corning 10G glass substrate
Corning showed its 10G glass substrate at Display Taiwan 2010 from June 9-11. At 2,880x3,130mm, a 10G substrate offers about 70% more surface area than an 8G sheet, according to...
Photo: Rodney Chan, Jun 14.
LG Display 19-inch flexible e-paper panel
LG Display has announced a 19-inch flexible e-paper panel. The product is optimized for e-newspaper applications as it is able to convey the feeling of reading an actual newspaper,...
Photo: Company, Jan 15.
Intel Intelligent Digital Signage concept
Intel has demonstrated a new 7-foot-6-inch multi-user, multi-touch Intel Intelligent Digital Signage concept at the National Retail Federation Convention (NRF) in New York. Intel...
Photo: Company, Jan 13.
- 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
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
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.