Last update: Wednesday 23 January 2013 [28 news items]
Taiwan market: Mobile advertising valued at NT$2.64 billion in 2012, says FIND
Jan 23, 15:40
Providers of mobile advertising services on smartphones, tablets and other mobile terminal devices generated estimated total revenues of NT$2.64 billion (US$89.5 million) in 2012,...
Taiwan market: 2012 e-commerce trade value over NT$660 billion, says III
Nov 14, 16:04
The total value of e-commerce sales transactions through B2C and C2C modes in the Taiwan market in 2012 is estimated at NT$660.5 billion (US$22.2 billion), increasing 17.4% from 2011,...
Taiwan IC production value to outperform global industry in 2012 and 2013, says MIC
Oct 18, 12:07
Production value of the global semiconductor industry is expected to grow 4.8% to US$314.38 billion in 2013, buoyed by the launch of Windows 8 as well as the proliferation of mobile...
JMicron uses TSMC 55nm process to make SATA 6G/s SSD controller ICs
Aug 22, 01:00
JMicron Technology will adopt Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 55nm process for the production of its JMF667 controller ICs for SATA 6G/s SSDs, becoming the first...
Samsung introduces Galaxy S III smartphone
May 4, 14:19
Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display...
Samsung to unveil next-generation Galaxy S III flagship smartphone in May
Apr 19, 01:30
Samsung Electronics will unveil its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III in London on May 3, which is expected to cash in on the outstanding performance of its predecessor...
Game First lands exclusive sales agent rights for Diablo III from Blizzard Entertainment
Mar 30, 12:29
Game First International, a subsidiary of Taiwan's largest online game developer/operator Soft-World International, on March 29 announced that it has obtained exclusive agent rights...
Taiwan market: Canon launches DSLR camera
Mar 19, 12:31
Canon has launched the EOS 5D Mark III, its latest DSLR camera equipped with a 22.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS image sensor and a DIGIC 5+ image processor, in the Taiwan market at...

Taiwan broadband Internet-access users top 5 million in 2Q11
Nov 21, 10:27
The total number of home/business subscribers to broadband fixed-line Internet services was steadily increasing to 5.18 million at the end of second-quarter of 2011, according to...
Storage solution supplier Promise launches new private cloud solution
Nov 17, 15:59
Taiwan-based RAID storage solution supplier Promise Technology has cooperated with Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to launch on November 16 its SmartApp cloud storage...
MSI to showcase new all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at CES 2011
Jan 4, 01:25
Micro-Star International (MSI), in addition to its notebooks and tablet PCs, will also showcase its latest all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at Consumer Electronics...
Foxlink reportedly to partner with Sony and III for software design
Oct 19, 01:55
Taiwan-based PC connector maker Foxlink reportedly has signed an MOU with Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and a software design subsidiary of the Taiwan government-backed Institute...
Taiwan III to coordinate cross-strait digital content industry cooperation
Sep 8, 15:54
The Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) and its China counterpart, the China Center for Information Industry Development, on behalf of digital content...
III signs cooperation MOU with India CEWiT to develop relay stations
Sep 2, 16:52
The Taiwan government-backed Institute for Information Industry (III) on September 1 signed a cooperation MOU with the Center of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT) of India...
Only 25% of enterprises in Taiwan aware of cloud computing services, says III survey
Jul 28, 14:45
Although the Taiwan government has set aside a 5-year budget of NT$24 billion (US$745 million) to boost development of cloud computing technologies and applications, only 25.1% of...
Taiwan-based III to cooperate with China Mobile to develop OPhone
Jun 10, 15:18
The Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) has signed with China Mobile Communications, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, for cooperation...
Taiwan to come up with smart grid development plan in 2010
Nov 19, 14:47
The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has formed a task force to draw up a plan to promote the development of smart (electricity) grids around Taiwan,...
Taiwan market: IBM, III to jointly set up Smart City Demo Center to tout government IT procurement
Nov 13, 16:17
IBM and the Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) on November 12 jointly announced their cooperation to establish a Smart City Demo Center in Taipei...
Taiwan government, Chunghwa Telecom and Microsoft sign MOU on cloud computing
Nov 5, 15:29
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) each signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft on November 4 for cooperation and R&D on...

Taiwan market: Small- and medium-size businesses to spend less on IT products in 2009, says MIC
Aug 21, 16:45
Small- and medium-size companies with 20-199 employees in Taiwan have an average budget of NT$2.46 million (US$74,900) for IT investment in 2009, shrinking by 11.5% from 2008, according...
Seven Taiwan companies and organizations join 3GPP
Aug 14, 12:05
With an aim to develop related LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology and products, a total of seven Taiwan-based companies and organizations - HTC, Asustek Computer, HT mMobile, Coiler,...
Jul 28, 12:16
Taiwan's government-sponsored Institute for Information (III) on July 27 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Nanjing city government in China for cooperation to help...
MSI to showcase Android-based netbook at Computex, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 23, 12:02
Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to showcase an Android-based netbook at Computex 2009 aiming to gain orders from global PC vendors, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Chunghwa Telecom sets up system integration joint venture
Mar 6, 15:08
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has established InfoExplorer, a provider of IT system integration services, in a joint venture with the Information Engineering Institute under the Taiwan government-sponsored...
Nvidia, Autodesk and III cooperate to set up Advanced Media Lab in Taiwan
Dec 12, 16:59
In coordination with the Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III), Nvidia and Autodesk will cooperate to establish an Advanced Media Lab in Taiwan to provide...
Taiwan C2C and B2C market still growing, says Taiwan's MIC
Oct 30, 16:23
Online trade through C2C auction web portals and B2C shopping portals in the Taiwan market is rising, with the combined total sales transaction value projected to increase on year...
Fujitsu and Taiwan-based III commence operations at joint venture targeting WiMAX market
Aug 4, 12:23
Fujitsu Global Mobile Platform Inc.(FMPI), a joint venture established based on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Fujitsu's former LSI business divisions (currently a separate...
Vastar to team up with III for WiMAX content development
Jun 10, 14:35
Vastar Cable TV System, a WiMAX licensee for the southern region of Taiwan, plans to team up with the Institute for Information Industry (III) to develop content applications for...
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8383.05 | +6.00 | +0.07% |

| TSE electronic | 316.85 | +0.06 | +0.02% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.38 | +0.64 | +0.53% |

| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |

- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- 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.

















