Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [484 news items]
HP, Dell to launch 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet PCs in 4Q12
Jul 6, 12:44
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell will launch 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet PCs equipped with processors developed by Texas Instruments and Qualcomm respectively in the fourth quarter of...
Digitimes Research: Non-Apple brand vendors unlikely to surpass Apple in ultra-thin battle in 2012
Jul 5, 13:15
Although many notebook brand vendors have been aggressively investing resources into the development of notebook products that feature ultra-thin design (ultrabook) as well as support...
Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12
Jun 28, 01:40
Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...
Inventec raises notebook shipments forecast for 2012
Jun 19, 13:43
Inventec chairman Richard Lee on June 18, said the company's 2012 notebook shipments are expected to see a double-digit percentage growth on year, better than its original forecast;...
Acer enters tier-3 to -5 cities in China
Jun 14, 01:30
Acer, starting 2012, is executing a three-year plan in China to expand its channel bases from tier-1 and -2 cities to tier-3 to -5 cities and is set to open new stores at a rate of...
Asustek, Acer to participate at CCISF in China
May 17, 01:10
The fifteenth China Chongqing International Investments and Global Sourcing Fair will start on May 17 in Chongqing, China with several international as well as local IT and automobile...
Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients
May 17, 01:00
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...
Taiwan market: HP unveils five new ultrabooks
May 15, 01:45
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled five new ultrabooks under its Envy 4 and Envy 6 series in Taiwan with a chassis design that combines a metal-based bezel with a plastic-based bottom;...
HP unveils ultra-like models in Shanghai
May 14, 12:28
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a series of ultrabooks priced at US$999.99 onwards as well as a number of ultra-like models priced from US$600-700 in Shanghai.
HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks
May 10, 01:40
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...
DLP technology keeps Texas Instruments at top of MEMS market, says IHS
May 9, 10:07
Texas Instruments (TI) remained the world's No. 1 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturer in 2011, retaining top honors after fending off runner-up Hewlett Packard (HP)...
HP regains top spot in client PC market, says Canalys
May 2, 16:33
Hewlett-Packard (HP) retook the lead in the worldwide client PC market in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures published by analyst firm Canalys. Apple had ousted...
HP, Dell and Asustek said to plan launch of 15-inch ultrabooks without an ODD
Apr 24, 00:47
As Apple reportedly may remove the design of the internal optical disc drive (ODD) for its new MacBook Pro and make it an optional pick, sources from supply chain pointed out that...
Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12
Apr 19, 01:25
Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...
HP to establish printer production line with Foxconn in Chongqing, China
Apr 19, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it will cooperate with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to establish production lines in Chongqing, China for printer manufacturing...
Compal expected to see 2H12 shipments rise 50-60% from 1H12
Apr 18, 16:41
Compal Electronics is expected to see notebook shipments in the second half of 2012 increase 50-60% from those in the first half, according to component makers.
HP to launch 5-7 ultrabooks in 2H12
Apr 18, 16:00
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has turned more positive about ultrabooks and will launch 5-7 models in the second half of 2012, with shipments expected to reach 3.7-5.5 million units for the...
Intel expected to bring forward the launch of Ivy Bridge
Apr 12, 01:00
Intel, which originally planned to announce its new Ivy Bridge processors on April 29, is expected to bring forward the announcement to April 23 with Asustek computer, Acer, Lenovo...
Notebook ODMs to see ultrabooks account for 10% of 2Q12 shipments, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 5, 15:52
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs expected ultrabooks to contribute 10% of their shipments in the second quarter as notebook vendors such as Apple, Sony, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Toshiba...
Government of Chongqing, China reportedly to accelerate subsidy to notebook players
Apr 3, 01:10
After the sudden replacement of Chongqing's committee secretary in China, the government of Chongqing reportedly will accelerate the subsidy it promised to notebook players as a pacification...
HP and Lenovo brand stores expected to sprout in Asia
Mar 27, 01:05
Seeing Apple achieving success by promoting its products with its Apple Stores, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Lenovo are both aggressively aiming to build up their own brand stores in...
HP announces organizational realignment
Mar 22, 11:36
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced an organizational realignment to improve performance and drive profitable growth across the entire HP portfolio.
Acer chairman reportedly to visit Chongqing for a cloud computing event
Mar 20, 01:20
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly will visit Chongqing, China for a cloud computing-related event to promote its AcerCloud, which is set to launch in April and since Chongqing's Committee...
Asustek, Inventec push into cloud computing business
Mar 15, 01:20
Asustek Computer has been aggressive about cloud computing and is set to launch its private cloud service for the National Taiwan University (NTU) in March, while Inventec, seeing...
Intel launches Xeon E5-2600 series CPUs with more server processors coming
Mar 8, 01:15
Intel has launched its latest Xeon E5-2600 series server processors with server vendors and makers including Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Quanta Computer...
Taiwan market: Acer prices new Cedar Trail netbook below NT$10,000
Feb 21, 01:10
Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all already started selling their latest Cedar Trail-based netbooks...
HP ARM-based servers expected to be available for testing in 2Q12
Feb 20, 16:28
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been working on a long-term project named Project Moonshot, with one of the plans to develop low-power server products that adopt ARM-based processors, according...
Taiwan market: HP unveils Envy notebooks
Feb 10, 12:34
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on February 9 unveiled two notebooks, the Envy 14 Spectre ultrabook and Envy 15 notebook for launch in the Taiwan market at retail price of NT$49,900 and NT$64...
Taiwan market: HP opens first all-service center
Feb 10, 12:16
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on February 9 opened an all-service center in downtown Taipei, with operations focusing on exhibiting business-use and high-end consumer PCs, and providing maintenance...
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Feb 9, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...
Vendors dropping ultrabook prices in preparation of second-generation models
Feb 7, 01:15
As ultrabooks from brand vendors such as Acer, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all recently seeing price drops in the North America, sources from retail channel believe that the...
Acer, HP to expand notebook shipments from Chongqing, China in 2012
Feb 2, 01:05
As total notebook shipments from Chongqing, China increased to 15.74 million units in 2011 with production volume also growing more than 1,000 fold to US$5.15 billion, Acer and Hewlett-Packard...
Apple storms past HP to lead global PC market, says Canalys
Jan 31, 14:27
Canalys has announced that Apple, after reporting stellar results, became the leading worldwide client PC vendor in the fourth quarter of 2011. Apple shipped over 15 million iPads...
AMD to launch ultrabook platform with lower cost
Jan 17, 01:20
As Intel is ready to launch its next-generation Ivy Bridge platform for ultrabooks in April, hoping to bring down the average price of ultrabooks to US$799-999 with enhanced performance,...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan notebook shipments sink 5.7% on quarter in 4Q11
Jan 9, 16:21
Shipments of notebooks by Taiwan makers posted a decline of 5.7% on quarter and 4.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by a downturn in the global economy and shortage...
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has introduced two ultrabooks, Envy 14 Spectre and Envy 15 Spectre, for launch in the Taiwan market at retail prices of NT$49,900 (US$1,683) and NT$64,900. Unlike...
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AMD FirePro V3900 graphics card
AMD has launched the AMD FirePro V3900, which enables workstation experiences at an entry-level price point. By leveraging AMD's latest graphics features, including AMD Eyefinity...
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HP has introduced its first business ultrabook, the Folio13, which delivers up to nine hours of battery life. A wide array of ports, including Ethernet, eliminates the need to carry...
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Intel has unveiled its newest family of business processors - Intel Core vPro, featuring the performance and capabilities of Intel's new microarchitecture, enhancements to Intel vPro...
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HP WebOS-based Veer smartphone
HP claims its Veer is the smallest webOS phone to date. It has the size of a credit card and is no thicker than a deck of cards. It has a full slide-out keyboard and touchscreen.
Photo: Company, Feb 11.
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- 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
- 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
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| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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.