Last update: Wednesday 9 November 2011 [44 news items]
VPEC reportedly lands orders from Skyworks; to see July revenues hit record
Jul 1, 16:07
Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) will likely see July 2010 revenues score the company's monthly high, and revenues for the third quarter of 2010 grow over 15% sequentially,...
Apple's iPhone 4 delivery difficulties might open up company to competitive risk, says iSuppli
Jun 30, 16:44
Apple's difficulties in satisfying the massive demand for the iPhone 4 are raising questions about the company's management of the supply chain and prompting frustrated customers...
GaAs foundry AWSC to gain more outsourcing from Skyworks, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 30, 16:20
Skyworks Solutions, a component supplier for the iPhone 4, is expected to significantly increase its outsourcing to contract partner Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC)...
iPhone 4 carries bill of materials of US$187.51, iSuppli says
Jun 29, 11:18
The iPhone 4's design may be radically different, but the strategy remains the same, with the latest member of the product line carrying a bill of materials (BOM) that should continue...
Genius Electronic starts shipping 5-megapixel lens modules for iPhone 4
Jun 28, 11:05
Genius Electronic Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits, has begun shipments of 5-megapixel camera lens modules used in iPhone 4 in small volumes, according to industry...
Strong channel demand reportedly causing tight component supply for Apple
Jun 24, 14:07
Strong channel demand for Apple's new products such as iPad is reportedly leaving its component suppliers including Foxlink unable to fulfill demand, which is also affecting iPad...
Taiwan market: Carriers manage inventory ahead of iPhone 4 launch
Jun 23, 14:30
Taiwan-based telecom carriers have been controlling inventory for previous-generation iPhones in anticipation for diminishing demand as consumers delay purchase and await the introduction...
Asia Optical shipping 3 million lens kits for iPhone 4 per month, says chairman
Jun 11, 11:24
Asia Optical began to deliver VGA lens kits for the iPhone 4 in May 2010, with a monthly shipment volume of three million units currently, according to company chairman Robert Lai.
New iPhone to trigger explosive growth in mobile gyroscope market, says iSuppli
Jun 10, 13:31
Monday's introduction of the iPhone 4 is set to trigger explosive growth in the market for gyroscopes used in mobile phones, as a flood of competitors vie to emulate the feature,...
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 9min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 35min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 47min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 51min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 52min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 55min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 1h 37min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 2h 37min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 2min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 13min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 14min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 15min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 47min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Before Going to Press | 55min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 50min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 1h 50min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 46min ago
- 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
- 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
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- 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
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- 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

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- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
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- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
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