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Taipei,
Thursday, December 4, 2008
04:56 (GMT+8)
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Motorola places 3.5G handset orders with FIH for 2009 Aug 19, 12:17 Motorola has speeded up the outsourcing of 3.5G handsets by teaming up with Foxconn International Holdings (FIH)/Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) for the ODM production of 3.5G handsets for 2009, according to sources in the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Handset makers said to be expecting double-digit growth in 4Q Aug 18, 16:35 Global handset demand has recovered recently, and with international handset vendors looking to makers to increase their inventory levels by 10-20% for the fourth quarter, handset shipment growth is expected to have related double-digit sequential growth in the fourth quarter, according to market watchers. Read more |
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BYD using VIA Telecom chipsets in CDMA handsets for Nokia, says paper Newswatch - Aug 18, 12:05 China-based handset maker BYD Electronics began to ship CDMA handsets, made using chipsets from VIA Telecom, to Nokia in the middle of this year, making VIA Telecom a member company of the supply chain of the world's largest branded handset vendor, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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China handset production to top 605 million units in 2008, says CCID Aug 14, 11:29 The production volumes of handsets in China are expected to top 605 million units in 2008 compared to the 550 million units produced in 2007, according to data released from China-based CCID Consulting. Read more |
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Wintek sees sharp rises in panel orders from Motorola, paper says Newswatch - Aug 13, 11:23 Wintek is seeing sharp increases in panel orders from Motorola - either directly from the US vendor or via its ODMs, Compal Communications and Qisda, as the handset vendor has swung back to profitability, according to Wintek chairman Hyley Huang, as cited by the Economic Daily News (EDN) newspaper. Read more |
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Nokia requires panel suppliers to be AMOLED-capable Aug 13, 01:10 Nokia has set the capability of AMOLED development as a condition for the selection of its panel suppliers, as the handset vendor expects AMOLED to play a major role in the market in the future, according to industry sources. Read more |
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J Touch shipping touch panels to Korean handset vendor Aug 12, 11:59 J Touch has started shipping touch panels to a major Korean handset vendor, whose orders are expected to boost the Taiwan supplier's sales significantly in August, according to the company. Read more |
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China handset makers eye CDMA market potential Aug 8, 16:28 China-based Shanghai Huaqin Telecom Technology recently signed a CDMA 2000 subscriber unit license agreement with Qualcomm, making the 2G handset maker the latest company to jump on the CDMA 2000 handset bandwagon. Read more |
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Handset component makers reporting mixed revenues in July Aug 7, 15:33 Taiwan handset component makers had mixed revenues in July, with Ichia Technologies and Merry Electronics reporting strong annual growth and Silitech Technology recording flat sales. Read more |
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Netbooks and handsets to drive up PPT sales in 3Q08 Aug 6, 14:59 Seeing its July sales sustain an upward trend, Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) has delivered an optimistic outlook for the third quarter, with flip-chip (FC) and chip-scale packaging (CSP) substrate demand to be spurred by strong sales of low-cost notebooks (netbooks) and handsets, according to company president Chu-Ching Hu. Read more |
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Commentary: MediaTek set to due battle in global 3G handset chipset market in 2009 Aug 4, 17:21 With MediaTek announcing that it is sampling its 3G WCDMA solution with customers at the end of 2008, the company joins the competition in the global 3G handset chipset market with players including Qualcomm, Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments (TI), Freescale Semiconductor, Marvell, ST-NXP Wireless and Broadcom. Read more |
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Global handset shipments surge 15% in 2Q, says Strategy Analytics Aug 1, 18:43 According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments grew a healthy 15% year-over-year, to reach 297 million units in the second quarter. Motorola surprised and held off LG to maintain the third spot in the global vendor rankings. Read more |
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HTC to begin shipping Android-based handsets in 4Q08 as scheduled Aug 1, 15:53 High Tech Computer (HTC) will begin to ship its first Android-based handsets to ODM clients in the fourth quarter of this year as scheduled, according to company CFO Hui-ming Cheng. Read more |
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MEMS market for handset applications to reach US$2.5 billion in 2012 Aug 1, 10:23 A 40% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) for MEMS components is expected in the handset market through 2012, according to Yole Developpement. In 2007, cumulative sales reached US$440M for only three MEMS products in handset applications (silicon microphones, FBAR/BAW filters, and accelerometers). The market opportunity will represent over US$ 2.5 billion by 2012. Read more |
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Mobile handset shipments still on course for 1.3 billion shipments in 2008, says ABI Research Aug 1, 10:14 In the second quarter of 2008, tier one handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15-22%. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during the quarter and therefore reaffirms its forecast that the mobile device market will deliver 13% growth to take 2008 annual shipments to 1.3 billion units. Read more |
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Commentary: Taiwan handset shipments to grow 9-10% on quarter in 2H08 Jul 31, 01:05 With Nokia, LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson continuing to increase their handset outsourcing, and expanding shipment volumes of High Tech Computer's (HTC's) Touch Diamond, Taiwan's handset shipments are expected to grow 9-10% on quarter during the final two quarters of 2008, bringing total shipments for the year to 120 million units, up 10.7% from a year earlier. Read more |
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IC distributors may still be facing inventory issues Jul 30, 16:55 A succession of investor conferences for IC distributors are going to be held this week, and the focus will be on their inventory levels, as shipments have note been meeting expectations, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung aims to boost handset market share with aggressive pricing Jul 30, 12:06 Samsung Electronics plans to launch a total of seven new handsets in the Taiwan market in August with aggressive pricing that aims to boost the company's share in the local market to 20% in the third quarter of this year, according to Jae Hyun Ryu, director of mobile communications unit at Samsung Taiwan. Read more |
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MediaTek may guide for 3Q growth below 10% Jul 30, 11:59 Although industry players have expected to see a recovery in the handset market in China, a number of IT companies have expressed a conservative view during their recent investor conferences. And with MediaTek holding its investor conference later today, market sources are now saying the company may not guide for double-digit sales growth for the third quarter. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek expects to ship up to 240,000 Eee PCs in 2008 Jul 29, 14:25 Asustek Computer expects to ship 220,000-240,000 Eee PCs in the Taiwan market in 2008, according to sources at the company. Read more |
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China mobile handset user base grows to 600.76 million in June Jul 29, 11:42 There were 600.76 million subscribers for mobile communication services in China as of the end of June 2008, representing growth of 1.46% on month and 19.76% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT, renamed from Ministry of Information Industry). Read more |
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LED demand from China white-box handset segment still not strong Jul 25, 16:55 With demand for white-box handsets in China recovering at a slow pace, order visibility for Taiwan LED players remains low, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan handset makers likely to benefit from Nokia-Qualcomm new licensing deal Jul 25, 14:26 Taiwan ODM/OEM handset makers are positive about the new licensing agreement reached between Nokia and Qualcomm, stating that the new deal may result in more handset orders from Nokia, according to sources from the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Touchscreen handset shipments to exceed 230 million by 2012, says IMS Research Jul 25, 10:25 Touchscreen-equipped mobile handsets sales have been building steadily for over a year now, and a new report from IMS Research forecasts that growth will become even stronger. Although there were fewer than 30 million touchscreen phones sold in 2007, IMS Research expect that number to increase to over 230 million by 2012. Read more |
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ODM handset makers hit snags in smartphone segment Jul 24, 14:29 Plans by Taiwan-based ODM handset makers, notably Compal Communications and Arima Communications, to make substantial inroads into the smartphone segment appear to have become stuck, as the companies face dwindling orders, according to sources at Taiwan handset makers. Read more |
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Taiwan handset shipments drift lower in 2Q Newswatch - Jul 24, 11:52 Affected by decreased orders from Motorola, Taiwan's shipments of general handsets (excluding smartphones) totaled 18.29 million units in the second quarter of this year, down 6.4% on quarter and also down 4.1% on year, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted data from the Market Intelligence Center (MIC) as reporting. Read more |
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Handset PCB makers see clear bookings through August only Newswatch - Jul 24, 10:58 Despite seeing a recovery in demand from handset customers, both Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board are still cautious about their third-quarter performance amid limited order visibility, according to company sources. Read more |
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Optimism in China for rebound in handset demand in 3Q Jul 23, 12:27 While sluggish demand in the global handset market has led handset vendors to adjust their sales goals for the second half of this year, market watchers in China believe handset demand in the local China market will pick up in late July, and chipset makers can expect increased orders in August and September. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson tops Nokia in handset sales value in June, says paper Newswatch - Jul 23, 12:00 Sony Ericsson outperformed Nokia and was ranked as the largest handset vendor in terms of sales value with a 31.6% share of the Taiwan handset market in June, compared to Nokia's 30.8%, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted sources in Taiwan's retail channel as saying. Read more |
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Handsets to account for 40% of NAND flash demand in 2008, says inSpectrum Jul 18, 16:59 Handsets will continue to serve as the key sales driver for NAND flash in 2008 and account for almost 40% of NAND flash capacity, thanks to growing adoption of small-form factor memory cards. Digital media players and digital cameras will be the two key applications after handset in terms of NAND flash, said inSpectrum. Read more |
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Arima Communications to ship 10 million handsets to LG in 2009, say sources Jul 18, 16:49 Arima Communications is expected to produce about 9-10 handsets for LG Electronics (LGE) in 2009 with combined shipments likely to surpass 10 million units, compared to 3-3.5 million units projected for 2008, according to information provided by sources at Taiwan handset component makers. Read more |
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China white-box handset sales expected to grow in July, as government crackdown eases Jul 18, 15:05 According to comments made by IC distributors, sales of white-box handsets in China are expected to increase this month, as the government has been less restrictive than it was in the second quarter. Read more |
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MediaTek sales may decline in July, recover in August Jul 17, 17:09 Although handset demand in China is expected to recover in the second half of the year, MediaTek estimates that its sales for July may still decline sequentially due to high levels of inventory remaining at distributors, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LG Electronics to launch DVB-T mobile TV handsets in 3Q08 Jul 17, 13:54 LG Electronics (LGE) plans to introduce its mobile TV handset, the HB620T, into the Taiwan market later this quarter, according sources at Taiwan retail channels. Read more |
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Foxconn and MediaTek land handset orders from LGE Jul 17, 01:10 Via investment at a MediaTek subsidiary, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and MediaTek have secured new handset orders from LG Electronics (LGE), posing potential threats to LGE's existing OEM partners Arima Communications and Compal Communications, according to sources at handset makers in Taiwan. Read more |
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Product launches to drive strong handset growth in 2H 2008, says research firm Jul 16, 10:58 Some impressive handset product launches between now and late 2008 will help the world's mobile handset markets close out the year with strong sales, according to ABI Research. Read more |
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Handset chip demand from China white-box market growing strong Jul 16, 01:15 Demand for handset chips from China's white-box market has started to grow after remaining low for two quarters, according to Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and KC Uppertech. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HTC rolls out customized Touch Diamond handsets for CHT and TWM Jul 11, 14:31 High Tech Computer (HTC) will roll out customized Touch Diamond handsets for both Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Taiwan Mobile (TWM), with deliveries to take place in July and August, respectively, according to Jack Tong, vice president of HTC Asia. Read more |
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Slow 3Q expected for handset chipmakers Jul 10, 17:01 Slowing handset shipment growth at the end of the second quarter from major handset vendors including Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics does not bode well for the global handset market in the third quarter, a sentiment that has been echoed by some major handset chipset players, which have noted that their customers are calling for market growth of lower than 5% in the third quarter, rather than in the 20% range, as seen in previous years. Read more |
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LGE ships over 300,000 handsets in Taiwan market in 1H08 Jul 10, 14:17 LG Electronics has shipped over 300,000 handsets in the Taiwan market in the first half of this year, accounting for an 8.3% market share in terms of unit sales, according to Finsen Chen, vice president of telecom business unit at LGE Taiwan. Read more |
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Motorola to fall to fifth place in 2Q handset ranking Jul 10, 12:26 Shipments of handsets from Motorola in the second quarter of this year might lag behind those from LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, which will push down the global ranking of the US handset vendor to the fifth place, according to sources in the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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GPS handset sales to account for 10% of China handset market in 2012 Jul 9, 15:09 The proportion of GPS-enabled handsets in the China market is expected to top 10% in 2012, up from less than 1% currently, as international handset vendors such as Nokia begin to incorporate GPS functionality into more handsets, according to sources at Taiwan handset chipmakers. Read more |
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Mitac to launch its first GPS-enabled 3G handset in 4Q Jul 8, 14:07 Taiwan PND vendor Mitac International plans to launch its first GPS-enabled 3G handset in the fourth quarter of this year, according to company sources, who also added that the forthcoming 3G handset will be built using the Qualcomm handset platform. Read more |
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Handset component players recovering from low season, June revenues improve Jul 8, 01:10 Taiwan handset components makers' June revenues rebounded, and players are optimistic regarding revenue growth in the second half of the year, said market sources. Read more |
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Compal Communications and Arima Communications have mixed shipment performance in 1H08 Jul 7, 14:06 The two leading Taiwan ODM handset makers, Compal Communications and Arima Communications, had mixed shipment performances in the second quarter of this year, according to information provided by sources at the companies. Read more |
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Lite-On takes up a 20% stake in wireless antenna maker Jul 4, 15:31 Lite-On Technology has taken up a 19.9% stake in wireless antenna maker Auden Technology for NT$179 million (US$5.89 million), or NT$22 per share, through a private placement, according to a company press release. Read more |
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China market: Over 42 million GSM, CDMA handsets sold in 1Q08 Jul 4, 10:40 42.1 million GSM and CDMA handsets were sold in the China market in the first quarter of 2008. Nokia, Samsung and Motorola were the top-three vendors with a combined market share of 60.1%, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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Everlight to reduce its proportion of shipments to the handset segment Jul 3, 12:04 Taiwan LED packaging company Everlight is going to adjust its shipment proportion going to the handset segment from 40% in 2007 to 33% this year due to weaker demand, according to company chairman Robert Yeh. Read more |
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BenQ to shift focus from handsets to MIDs Jul 3, 01:15 BenQ could possibly completely quit the handset market and shift focus to the Mobile Internet Device (MID) segment instead, according to industry sources. Read more |
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ST-NXP joint venture eyes white-box handset market in China Jul 2, 15:33 ST-NXP Wireless, a joint venture established by STMicroelectronics and NXP offering communications solutions, is said to be targeting white-box handset vendors in China. A low-cost solution for the company is already in sampling, according to industry sources. Read more |
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