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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
09:25 (GMT+8)
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Taiwan market: Garmin launches three new PNDs, aims to capture top-rank in 2010, reports paper Newswatch - Nov 4, 15:14 PND vendor Garmin has introduced three new PND devices, the nuvi 1470T, 1480 and 1350, into the Taiwan market, all featuring in-house developed Taiwan map and travel information, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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PNDs face challenge from GPS-enabled handsets, says In-Stat Oct 14, 17:11 Stand-alone personal navigation device (PND) sales will continue to grow over the next five years, albeit at an anemic rate, while GPS-enabled mobile phone shipments will nearly triple by 2013, compared with 2009, according to In-Stat. Read more |
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Global number of GPS IC shipments will approach 450 million in 2010, says ABI Research Sep 30, 16:11 While GPS IC shipment growth has slowed during 2009, next year should see a 30% increase in shipments, according to ABI Research. The unabated interest in GPS-enabled smartphones during the recession has been a life-saver for the GPS IC industry, and future growth will be fueled by the integration of GPS in feature phones across Europe and Asia, and its appearance in an ever-growing number of new consumer form factors such as MIDs, netbooks, media players, games consoles, GPS watches, digital cameras, and connected cars, the research firm said. Read more |
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Elan sees increasing orders for touch solutions Sep 24, 14:33 Elan Microelectronics has recently landed more orders for touchscreen IC and module solutions, with order visibility extending into the first half of 2010, according to market sources. The IC designer's revenues in the fourth quarter are likely to hold level with the third or only drop slightly, and revenues in 2010 will have a significant growth, the sources noted. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek ties up with two carriers to promote Nuvifone G60 and M20 GPS handsets Sep 4, 13:54 Asustek Computer has tied up with Taiwan Mobile and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to push sales of Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 and M20 GPS-enabled handsets, respectively, with aims to ship 10,000 units for each model in the Taiwan market before year-end 2009, according to Benson Lin, president of Asustek's handheld device business unit. Read more |
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Lanner introduces automotive DVR with 3G wireless and 4-channel H.264 Sep 3, 15:10 Lanner Electronics has announced the release of the VW-1104, a compact mobile DVR platform built on the Intel Atom CPU and offering Wi-Fi, 3G mobile and GPS communications along with four-channel H.264 video capture and compression. Read more |
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Smartphones to surpass PNDs in navigation market in 2014, says iSuppli Sep 3, 14:16 By 2014, usage of navigation-enabled smartphones will rise to 305 million units, exceeding the 128 million PNDs that will be around by then, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Healthy outlook for GPS for sport and fitness, says ABI Research Sep 1, 11:22 Shipments of dedicated sport and fitness hardware such as Suunto GPS watches, Garmin cycling computers, and GPS golf rangefinders are suffering from the recession. But smartphone fitness applications such as MotionX-GPS are booming, with 1.2 million downloads in 2009. Continued application market growth will contribute to an annual growth rate of 34% through 2014, according to ABI Research. Read more |
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Samsung unveils three new digital cameras for launch in August Aug 17, 10:40 Samsung Electronics on August 14 debuted three new digital camera models, ST500, ST550 and ST1000, for launch simultaneously in Taiwan, South Korea, the US, the UK and other main markets later in August 2009, according to Samsung Electronics Taiwan. Read more |
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Global PND market recovering from slump, say sources Aug 12, 12:09 Sequential improvements in revenues in the second quarter of 2009 recorded by the word's top-two vendors, Garmin and TomTom, signal that the global PND market has recovered from the recent business slump, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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System makers freeze GPS chip orders for MStar, sources claim Aug 10, 13:51 MStar Semiconductor has yet to settle disputes with its customers who experienced issues with their devices adopting the IC designer's GPS chips, according to industry sources. Most of its clients for the GPS segment have stopped placing orders and are considering transferring their orders to CSR or SiRF, the sources claimed. Read more |
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Garmin-Asus smartphone hits Taiwan market amid growing global demand for GPS-enabled handsets Jul 31, 16:20 Asustek Computer and Garmin have launched their co-developed GPS-centric smartphone, the Nuvifone G60, in the Taiwan market, cashing in on the growing demand for GPS-enabled handsets in the global market. Read more |
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CSR debuts SiRFstarIV location-aware architecture Jul 28, 17:10 Fresh on the heels of its merger with SiRF, CSR has launched its SiRFstarIV location-aware architecture with SiRFaware self-assisted, micro-power GPS technology, which enables consumer devices to be location aware without draining battery power or any network assistance. CSR has also introduced its first SiRFstarIV-based product, the GSD4t receiver, which targets mobile handsets and other space- and power-constrained devices. Read more |
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Synnex starts marketing Navigon-brand GPS devices in Australia Jul 9, 16:09 Synnex Technology International, a 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, has said that it began to market Navigon-brand in-car GPS devices in the Australia market on an exclusive basis in July. Read more |
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Consumer LBS market to more than double in 2009, says Gartner Jul 8, 16:07 Worldwide consumer location-based service (LBS) subscribers and revenues are on pace to double in 2009, according to Gartner. Despite an expected 4% decrease in mobile device sales, LBS subscribers are forecast to grow from 41 million in 2008 to 95.7 million in 2009 while revenues are anticipated to increase from US$998.3 million in 2008 to US$2.2 billion in 2009. Read more |
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Global handset navigation subscriber base to grow to 26 million by 2010, says ABI Research Jul 6, 10:39 While PND and in-dash navigation device sales continue to suffer from the economic recession, handset-based turn-by-turn navigation is boosted by the rapidly growing smartphone segment. ABI Research expects the number of paying handset-based turn-by-turn navigation users to increase to 26 million by the end of 2010 with the Asia-Pacific region experiencing the strongest growth. Read more |
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Yageo unveils 1044 SMD LP patch antenna for GPS applications Jul 2, 15:27 Yageo has announced 1044 SMD LP patch antenna catering to GPS applications for smartphones, PNDs and notebooks. Yageo's 1044 SMD LP patch antenna is capable of delivering up to 80% more efficiency than traditional chip antennas while taking up 50% less space, the company said. Read more |
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Driver IC designer ILI says margin improved in 2Q09 Jul 1, 15:21 ILI Technology has estimated a gross margin of 20-25% for the second quarter, up from 18% in the first. The LCD driver IC designer said it expects clearer order visibility through the third quarter, thanks to increased demand for handsets and consumer electronics products such as digital cameras and GPS devices. Read more |
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CSR and SiRF complete merger Jun 30, 11:02 CSR and SiRF Technology have completed the merger between SiRF and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSR, creating a leading pure-play provider of connectivity and location platforms and a company with the scale, technology and strategy to enable its customers to address the exciting and emerging opportunities in mobile markets. Read more |
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MStar GPS chips have positioning issues, sources claim Jun 23, 14:48 An estimated 100,000 GPS devices built around an MStar Semiconductor solution and shipped to Taiwan, China, and North America shut down at zero o'clock on June 14 (GMT time), which has impacted products from such makers as Japan's Panasonic, Taiwan's Supa Technology and Globalsat Technology, and China's Newsmy, Quanzhou Truest Communication, and Mesada, according to market sources. Read more |
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New SiRF processor most likely to target mobile TV solutions Jun 17, 16:04 The recent launch by GPS chip design house Sirf of its SiRFatlasIV multifunction location system processor will most likely target mobile TV applications at first, according to Kanwar Chadha, founder of the company. Read more |
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MediaTek gearing up new WCDMA and DSC chips Jun 17, 14:36 MediaTek is expected to introduce a lineup of new chip solutions for WCDMA handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) soon, with volume production slated for the latter half of 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say Jun 15, 12:05 Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry sources. Read more |
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SiRF introduces SiRFatlasIV multifunction location system processor Jun 10, 17:01 SiRF Technology has introduced the SiRFatlasIV multifunction location system processor targeting an emerging class of location-centric devices. Read more |
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Alternative positioning technologies the key to unlocking the handset, says ABI Research Jun 4, 14:58 While GPS has become a standard feature in smartphones driven by the popularity of mapping, navigation and LBS applications, GPS penetration in feature phones remains low outside the US. Despite Nokia's announcement of GPS-enabled S40 phones such as the 6700 classic and the 6600i slide, it will take several years before GPS becomes widespread in mid- and low-end handsets in Europe and Asia. At the same time several US carriers continue to lock down GPS functionality for third-party LBS developers, according to ABI Research. Read more |
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Garmin selects MediaTek GPS chipsets for outdoor navigation devices May 26, 11:56 MediaTek has announced that its single-chip all-in-one GPS solution MT3329 is in mass production and has been integrated with a wide range of Garmin outdoor navigators, the Garmin GPSMAP 60 series. Read more |
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As LBS subscribers multiply, sustainable business models begin to emerge, says ABI Research May 13, 10:37 The number of subscribers to handset-hosted location based services (LBS) increased in 2008 to more than 18 million. North America continued to be the dominant region, accounting for slightly more than two-thirds of the total market, according to ABI Research. While navigation continued to lead in terms of total subscribers, two other application areas – enterprise and community (including social networking) – posted the highest on-year growth rates. Read more |
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Mio unveils three new PND products Apr 30, 15:08 Mio Technology, the brand division of Mitac International, has unveiled three PND products, the Moov S505, S555 and V765. Read more |
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Mobile computing and CE devices to drive next wave of rapid GPS growth, reports In-Stat Apr 30, 14:32 Although cellular handsets will continue to dominate shipments of devices with integrated GPS, the next growth spurt will come from mobile consumer electronics (CE) and mobile computing applications, reports In-Stat. Mobile computing and CE devices will comprise over 100 million units in 2013. Read more |
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Garmin and TomTom face challenging competition in Asia Apr 29, 12:09 While Garmin and TomTom together occupied 67% of the global shipments of portable navigation devices (PNDs) in the fourth quarter of 2008, their combined share in the Asia market reached only 10-20% due to strong competition from local PND makers and electronic map data suppliers, according to Michael Hsu, vice president of marketing, Garmin Taiwan. Read more |
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GPS navigation service providers to focus on combining LBS and advertising in 2009, says Navteq Apr 22, 12:16 Providers of GPS navigation services around the world are expected to focus their operations in 2009 on combining location-based services (LBS) with advertising, according to Partner & Developer Program vice president Marc Naddell for Navteq headquartered in the US. Read more |
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Global PND shipments will stagnate at 39 million units in 2009, says ABI Research Mar 25, 10:38 The once booming PND market is grinding to a halt in 2009 with little or no growth expected in most regions, according to ABI Research. With the European PND market forecast to decline and the North American market remaining flat, Asia-Pacific remains the only growth market. Read more |
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GPS IC shipment growth slowing to 15% in 2009, says ABI Research Mar 19, 10:36 Shipments of GPS semiconductors will increase 15% on a unit basis in 2009 compared to the previous year, according to a new analysis by ABI Research. This growth rate is lower than the year-on-year growth experienced in 2007 and 2008 and reflects the impact of several factors, most prominently the softness in demand for consumer devices in the current economic downturn. Read more |
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Mitac PND market share lags behind competitors in 4Q08 Mar 18, 14:39 Taiwan-based Mitac International's Mio- and Navman-branded PND devices held 6% of the global GPS PND market in the fourth quarter of 2008, much lower than the 37% of Garmin and 30% of TomTom, according to industry sources citing figures from Canalys. Read more |
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North America overtakes EMEA as largest satellite navigation market, says Canalys Mar 17, 16:42 North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for PNDs in the final quarter of 2008, according to research firm Canalys. In fourth-quarter 2008, the US alone accounted for 52% of the worldwide PND shipment total, compared to 36% for EMEA. Read more |
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Broadcom tops GPS IC vendors, says ABI Research Mar 16, 10:32 Broadcom ranked at the top of ABI Research's latest worldwide GPS IC vendors evaluation. Read more |
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CeBIT 2009: Mitac showcasing military-specific moblie devices Mar 3, 12:00 Mitac Technology has announced that it is showcasing the latest offerings from Getac's rugged solutions including the Getac PS535F, a next generation fully rugged GPS PDA featuring an auto-focus camera, altimeter and E-compass, as well as the new 9212 and 9213 series of durable notebooks. Read more |
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Garmin sees sales growth in 4Q08; increases global PND market share Feb 24, 17:01 Garmin has reported sales of US$1.05 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, up 20% sequentially but down 14% on year. Gross margin was 41.1%, representing a slight decline from 44.3% in the third quarter and 41.8% in the same period of 2007. Sales in 2008 totaled US$3.49 billion, up 10% on year with a better-then-expected gross margin of 44.5%. Read more |
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International g-sensor makers eyeing handset-based pedestrian navigation applications Newswatch - Feb 24, 11:47 International accelerometer (g-sensor) makers expect pedestrian navigation applications for handsets to help driving sales growth, as the market for notebook PC and game console applications matures, according to industry sources in Taiwan. These companies are poised to offer inexpensive g-sensors specifically designed for adoption by handset vendors beginning in the second quarter. Read more |
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CSR and SiRF combine forces for Bluetooth and GPS Feb 11, 11:53 CSR and SiRF have entered into a conditional agreement under which SiRF will merge with CSR, increasing the scale of CSR in the GPS technology market and strengthening CSR's position in both Bluetooth and GPS. Read more |
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Broadcom combo chip solution integrates Bluetooth, GPS and FM radios Feb 11, 11:20 Broadcom has extends its combo chip portfolio with an integrated GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio solution that delivers location based services (LBS) and multimedia in a single-chip design. Read more |
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Commentary: Will the co-brand strategy for handsets work for Garmin and Asustek? Feb 6, 16:58 The early February announcement of a strategic alliance between Asustek Computer and PND vendor Garmin to develop and market co-branded LBS (location base service)-centric mobile phones looks to complement both companies. But the reluctance of the companies to reveal more details of their business model, and a lack of a new entity to spearhead marketing of the co-branded products may eventually cast doubts over the prospects of the joint effort. Read more |
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Garmin and Asustek to create co-branded LBS-centric Nuvifone Feb 4, 15:22 Garmin and Asustek Computer have announced a strategic alliance that will leverage the companies' navigation and mobile telephony expertise to design, manufacture and distribute co-branded location-centric mobile phones. Read more |
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AUO expects 30% drop in small- to medium-size panel shipments in 1Q Jan 23, 14:59 AU Optronics (AUO) expects its small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments to drop 30% in the first quarter because of seasonality. Read more |
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GPS-enabled handsets expected to bypass the economic downturn, says ABI research Jan 21, 10:17 Shipments of GPS-enabled handsets will hit a speed-bump in 2009, but will still manage to post year-to-year unit growth through the current economic downturn, according to ABI Research. While global handset shipments are expected to drop by 4-5% in 2009, GPS-enabled handsets will climb to 240 million units, an increase of 6.4% over 2008. Read more |
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Mitac completes purchase of Magellan consumer product division Jan 14, 14:28 Mitac International has announced the completion of its purchase of the Consumer Product Division of Magellan Navigation. Magellan will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitac. The new entity will be called Mitac Digital Corporation and Magellan will continue to operate under the Magellan name and logo. Read more |
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Mitac aims to ship 8-9 million GPS devices and grab a global market share of 20% in 2009 Jan 13, 01:15 Mitac International has set the challenging goal for itself of shipping 8-9 million GPS devices in and attain a global market of 20% for 2009, according to the company. Mitac shipped 5.5 million GPS PNDs and other GPS products in 2008, falling well short of its 2008 target, the company indicated. Read more |
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CES 2009: Qualcomm mirasol display adopted by G-Core GPS golf range finder Jan 12, 16:10 Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and G-Core announced at the 2009 CES that G-Core will be the first GPS device maker to feature Qualcomm's MEMS-based mirasol display in the G-Core Mini Caddy, a GPS golf range finder. Read more |
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Inpaq to begin linear polarization antenna development next year Dec 31, 17:07 Inpaq ranks top in terms of market share for circular polarization GPS antennas worldwide, and will begin to develop linear polarization antennas next year, according to the company. Read more |
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Garmin expects to ship 18 million GPS devices in 2008 Dec 22, 11:17 Garmin, due to better than originally expected sales performance in the North American market since the Black Friday weekend, estimates that its 2008 total sales volume of PNDs and other GPS devices will increase by 50% from 2007 to 18 million units, according to the company's Asia Pacific marketing director Tony An. Read more |
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