Last update: Friday 20 April 2012 [34 news items]
China Mobile to operate FDD LTE in Hong Kong
Apr 20, 15:02
The Hong Kong branch of China Mobile on April 19 announced that the mobile telecom carrier will launch FDD LTE mobile communication services with a maximum data download speed of...
PTI to acquire operator of Apple franchise chain in Hong Kong
Mar 28, 01:10
Power Quotient International (PTI), a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, on March 27 announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in Hong Kong-based Designer Group Company, the operator...
China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong
Feb 8, 10:09
The Hong Kong subsidiary of China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has acquired 15-year licensed use of 30MHz-bandwidth radio frequency band 2,330-2,360MHz from...
GCL Group enters sapphire substrate market
Oct 31, 16:17
Following its recent accouncement to suspend development of its LED epitaxy due to low demand in the LED industry, Hong Kong-based GCL Group has spelt out the intention to enter the...
Lextar, Aeon Lighting to participate in Hong Kong lighting fair
Oct 26, 11:56
The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will take place from October 27-30. Many upstream and downstream LED firms such as Bridgelux, Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar...
Taiwan market: Nikon expects to surpass Sony and become the largest MILC player
Sep 22, 01:45
Japan-based Nikon, benefiting from its strong experience in DSLR cameras, expects to surpass Sony to become the largest mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) player in Taiwan...
Taiwan PC supply chain players facing bankruptcy crisis in China
Aug 4, 01:10
Taiwan-based PC supply chain players are facing a crisis of being bankrupted in China as the China government started executing new social insurance policies in July which will significantly...
Asustek may have difficulties achieving 2011 notebook shipment goal
Jul 26, 01:30
Taiwan-based notebook vendor Asustek has achieved a strong performance in the tablet PC market, but may not be able to achieve its shipment goal of 20 million notebooks and netbooks...
Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition
Jul 19, 01:30
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...
Taiwan 1H11 trade surplus drops
Jul 12, 14:23
The appreciation of Taiwan's currency has caused the trade surplus from January-June 2011 to show a negative 25.5% growth, according to a recent report by Taiwan's Ministry of Fina...
Chunghwa Telecom participates in construction of SJC undersea cable
Apr 13, 11:45
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced that Donghwa Telecom, its wholly-own Hong Kong-based subsidiary, will invest US$36-40 million to participate in a joint venture to construct and...
Taiwan market: Gray import digital cameras seeing increase in price
Mar 22, 01:20
Gray import digital cameras in Taiwan have seen their prices increasing as channel retailers concerned that the Japan's earthquake could cause the digital camera industry to see supply...
Soft-World lands sales right for MyCard Facebook in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Jan 27, 11:07
Taiwan-based online games developer/operator Soft-World International has secured an exclusive agent right from Facebook to issue and sell MyCard Facebook, a designated stored-value...
HTC and MediaTek make equity investment in NetQin
Jan 6, 11:56
HTC and MediaTek have both committed equity investment in Hong Kong-based mobile security service provider NetQin Mobile. With the new capital, NetQin will continue to strengthen...
Bluetooth headphone vendor Plantronics expects strong sales in 2011
Dec 21, 02:05
Bluetooth headphone vendor Plantronics expects its sales in Hong Kong in 2010 will grow 30% on year and will double in China as consumers demand rising. As for Taiwan, since Plantronics...
Mobile Asia Congress 2010 to take place in Hong Kong
Nov 17, 10:27
The Mobile Asia Congress 2010 hosted by the GSM Association will take place in Hong Kong from November 17-18, with China-based enterprises including China Mobile, China Unicom, Huawei...
GT Solar opens Asia-Pacific headquarters
Oct 14, 01:05
Solar-manufacturing equipment maker GT Solar International has announced the establishment of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. The regional headquarters will better serve...
China-based thin-film PV module maker Trony debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Oct 8, 01:45
Trony Solar Holdings, the largest China-based amorphous and micromorphous thin-film PV module maker, on October 7 listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a opening price of HK$5.85...
Customer service provider DYXnet works with Dell and VMWare for cloud computing
Sep 16, 01:50
Hong Kong-based customer server provider DYXnet has recently announced cooperation with Dell and VMWare to cut into the cloud computing services market in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China,...
Hong Kong market: Smartphones account for over 50% of handset sales, says Motorola executive
Jul 23, 13:50
Smartphones currently account for a 50% share of Hong Kong's mobile phone market, up from 25% in 2009, according to Ritchie Ma, general manager of mobile device business for Motorola...
China Mobile may adopt CMMB for mobile TV in Hong Kong
Jul 7, 12:28
China Mobile Communications' subsidiary China Mobile Hong Kong has won the only mobile TV operating license in Hong Kong through a HK$175 million (US$22.5 million) bid, and is likely...
TPV-Inventec joint venture to be set up in Hong Kong not Taiwan
Jun 23, 15:52
TPV Technology and Inventec originally planned to set up their all-in-one PC joint-venture, TPV-Inventa Technology, in Taiwan, but because of a delay in the legal process, both sides...
Chunghwa Telecom offers daily charge for data roaming in China and other Asian regions
May 14, 14:58
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a daily charge rate of NT$199 (US$6.28) for using up to 40MB of data roaming service in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia,...
Wistron to produce 6-inch e-book readers for Hong Kong publisher
Apr 1, 16:46
Wistron is cooperating with a Hong Kong-based publisher to tap China's e-book market, and plans to launch a 6-inch e-book reader in June 2010, according to industry sources.
Chunghwa Telecom to downsize capital by 20%
Mar 31, 15:28
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will reduce its paid-in capital by 20% from NT$96.968 billion (US$3.04 billion) to NT$77.574 billion, returning NT$19.394 billion to shareholders at NT$2 per...
WPG continues acquisitions with purchase of AIO Components
Mar 31, 13:51
IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced that it will acquire Hong Kong-based passive component distributor AIO Components for US$3 million. The announcement came just one week after...
STB maker Sandmartin signs strategic agreement with ZZNode
Mar 26, 16:14
Hong Kong-listed STB (set-top box) maker Sandmartin International Holdings has signed a strategic agreement with ZZNode Technologies, a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China-based...
Telecom providers in Asia gear up for LTE services
Sep 9, 15:23
A number of telecom service providers in Asia are gearing up to establish LTE networks, with plans to launch LTE-enabled services in 2010-2012, according to market sources.
Ju Teng has more revenues coming from Compal in 2009
Sep 3, 14:10
Chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings has pointed out that Compal Electronics' contribution to its revenues are expected to increase from 12-13% in 2008 to more than 30% in...
Crackdown on unlicensed flash cards not impacting NAND flash prices, say module makers
Aug 20, 15:19
Although SanDisk has stepped up its efforts trying to block shipments of unlicensed NAND flash cards, spot prices for NAND flash have remained stable and seen little impact from the...
Taiwan market: Gamania to launch new online game Atlantica
Apr 22, 15:13
Gamania Digital Entertainment on April 21 announced it has obtained licensing from South Korea-based Ndoors Corporation to operate its Atlantica for free play in the Taiwan, Hong...
Sun expects double-digit growth in Greater China
Feb 19, 11:36
Sun Microsystem has said it expects combined revenues in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to see double-digit growth this year due to continued growth in the China market.
Taiwan market: BenQ aims to ship 200,000 LCD TVs in 2009, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 16, 15:06
BenQ expects to ship over 80,000 LCD TVs to the Taiwan market this year, and set its shipment goal for 2009 at 200,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Eee Box launches today in Hong Kong
Jul 14, 10:57
Asustek Computer's Eee Box will be launched today (July 14) in the Hong Kong market, according to sources at Asustek Hong Kong.
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 3min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 20min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 28min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 32min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:34
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:49
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:24
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:07
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- 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
- 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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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- 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
23-May-2012 10:46 (GMT+8)
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- 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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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.