Last update: Thursday 12 January 2012 [26 news items]
Konka pulls out of Epistar joint venture
Jan 12, 11:05
TV maker Konka has decided to terminate its partnership with Epistar in a joint venture running an epitaxy plant in Changzhou, China. But Epistar indicated that the exist of the China-based...
China market: Handset makers form alliance to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits
Dec 30, 01:15
A number of handset makers in China, including Lenovo, ZTE, TCL, Coolpad and Konka, has formed an alliance in preparation to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits to bring...
China TV sales flat during National Day holiday
Oct 13, 16:48
Sales of LCD TVs in China's retail channels during its holiday season in early October reached 2.5-2.6 million units, representing only a mild gain compared with the same period in...
MediaTek to post better-than-expected 2Q11 results
May 6, 01:40
Rising demand for MediaTek's MT6252 solution, positioned as an ultra low cost single chip solution for multimedia-rich mobile phones, is expected to buoy the IC designer's sales performance...
China market: Konka sells 3.2 million TVs through rural subsidy program in 1Q10-3Q10, says report
Newswatch - Oct 25, 15:48
China-based TV vendor Konka sold over 3.2 million TVs under the rural subsidy program for the first three quarters of 2010 with sales revenues exceeding 5.68 billion yuan (US$ 185.6...
Toshiba to outsource LCD TVs to China-based Konka
Oct 18, 14:14
Toshiba plans to increase its LCD TV outsourcing to 10 million units in 2011 and is reportedly to outsource 700,000 LCD TVs to China-based TV maker Konka for the Middle East and South...
Konka to bid for land for LCM capacity expansion, says report
Jul 5, 16:14
China-based vendor Konka has announced that it plans to join an open bid for a 370,000-square-meter lot of land in Kunshan City, China. Market watchers believe the land will be used...
China market: LCD TV price war looming
May 17, 11:30
LCD TV vendors in China are expected to resort to aggressive pricing to boost demand in the second half of 2010 in order to reach their shipment goals for the year following worse-than-expected...
China market: TV panel inventory digested through Labor Day holiday
May 13, 16:02
Despite weaker-than-expected sales, China-based TV makers successfully digested their TV panel inventories through the Labor Day holidays in May as most of the vendors had not ordered...
China TV vendors eyeing 3D TV market
Apr 2, 16:09
China-based TV vendors including Skyworth, Konka, TCL and Hisense are eyeing the 3D TV market, with Skyworth leading the way by introducing its 3D LED-backlit TVs to target the upcoming...
China market: 25-26 million LCD TVs sold in 2009
Mar 3, 11:42
In the China market, 25-26 million LCD TVs were sold in 2009, with local vendors having a combined market share of 70-80%, according to market sources in Taiwan.
China TV vendors and Taiwan makers sign US$5.3 billion LCD panel purchase agreement for 2010
Jan 22, 14:56
Nine China-based vendors and three Taiwan-based LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) officially signed an agreement...
TPV to remain top LCD TV maker in 2010
Jan 7, 14:31
TPV is expected to remain as the largest LCD TV maker in 2010 with a shipment gap of about six million units compared to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which is...
China market: TV vendors starting price war for LED TVs
Nov 12, 12:02
Domestic and international vendors in China are cutting prices for LED-backlit LCD TVs to stimulate sales, with Hisense offering the deepest cuts, according to reports from China.
China market: LED TV demand to reach 4 million units in 2010, says CECC
Nov 4, 11:58
Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs in the China market is expected to increase to four million units in 2010 from one million units in 2009, and to eight million units in 2011, as both...
China LCD TV vendors look to vertically integrate through LCM business
Oct 13, 17:10
China's top-five LCD TV vendors are stepping into the LCD module (LCM) production business to reduce production costs. Players are either cooperating with panel makers or raising...
China market: China TV vendors looking to increase LCD TV prices
Newswatch - Jul 8, 14:27
China TV vendors including Konka, Skyworth and TCL are reportedly looking to increase the prices of some new LCD TV models by 5-10% in July, according to a Chinese-language report...
China market: 1.4 million LCD TVs sold during May Day holiday
May 20, 14:40
Around 1.4 million LCD TVs were sold during the three-day May Day holiday in China, up 75% on year, with local vendors dominating sales, according to industry sources in China.
Taiwan TV vendors selected for second round of China stimulus program
May 19, 10:11
Taiwan-based BenQ, TPV Technology (AOC brand), and Proview's affiliate MAG Technology have been selected as suppliers for the China government's second stimulus program for rural...
China TV and home appliance vendors to come to Taiwan for procurement talks
May 8, 16:35
Representatives from China TV and home appliance vendors, including Hisen, Haier, Konka, TCL, Panda Electronics, SVA and Xoceco, are coming to Taiwan on June 1, 2009 for procurement...
China market: Handset shipments up 9.2% in 1Q09, says EJL
May 6, 11:35
Production of GSM and CDMA handsets in China in first-quarter 2009 dropped back to first-quarter 2007 levels at 102.3 million units, according to EJL Wireless Research. Shipments...
CPT lands TV panel orders from China vendors, paper says
Newswatch - Apr 28, 12:04
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has landed orders for smaller-size TV panels from China TV vendors Konka and Hisense, according to a Chinese-language...
AUO and CMO sign 2009 supply agreement with China TV vendors
Jan 20, 01:00
Leading Taiwan LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have signed a supply agreement for 2009 with nine China TV vendors, including Konka, Hisense,...
China LCD TV vendor Konka to produce LEDs for backlighting
Dec 3, 15:48
China-base LCD TV vendor Konka is entering the LED industry, with the company planning to start construction on a plant in Kunshan, China in mid January 2009 to produce LEDs for use...
China handset vendors make strong inroads into emerging markets
Aug 28, 12:44
Two China-based handset vendors - TCL and Konka - have made more inroads into the global handset market, especially in emerging markets, according to data released by the companies...
Skyworth and Konka show new large size TVs at Asia FPD 2008
May 23, 16:41
Skyworth and Konka both displayed new large-size TVs at the Asia FPD 2008 flat panel display exposition which ran in Guangzhou, China from May 21-23.
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 55min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 4min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 13min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 30min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 38min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 1h 42min 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
- 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 11:47 (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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- 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
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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
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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.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.