Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [365 news items]
Compal/Lenovo joint venture expected to output 3-5 million notebooks in 2013
Sep 4, 01:35
The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China was reported by local media to enjoy more than 10 million units of notebook production volume...
Microsoft fails to pacify PC vendors about Surface tablets
Aug 31, 01:15
To ease the impact created by its WoA Surface tablet PC, Microsoft has been negotiating with brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell since July hoping to pacify them;...
Lenovo offers quad-core LePhone K860
Aug 17, 16:20
Lenovo has unveiled the LePhone K860 smartphone featuring Samsung Electronics' quad-core Exynos 4412 processor, 1GB RAM, Android 4.0, 5-inch 1280 by 720 touch screen and 8-megapixel...
Lenovo posts 2Q12 net profit of US$141 million
Aug 17, 11:42
Lenovo has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2012 fiscal year (April-June), with net profits of US$141 million rising 30% on year.
Rumored US$199 price for Windows RT Surface expected to squeeze PC vendors out of the market
Aug 16, 01:05
As Microsoft is reportedly considering selling its Windows RT-based Surface tablet PC at US$199, sources from notebook players are concerned that if the rumor is true, notebook brand...
Lenovo may face difficulty entering cloud computing market, says HP executive
Aug 9, 14:40
Commenting on Lenovo's joint venture with EMC, managing director and vice president of enterprise business for Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan Jon Wang has said that there is a huge boundary...
Notebook ODMs shipments may stay weak in August
Aug 9, 01:05
Taiwan notebook ODMs may see their shipments in August stay flat on month and will not have a chance to recover until September, according to sources from notebook makers.
Lenovo yet to see positive market response with its K series smart TVs
Aug 7, 01:00
China-based Lenovo has yet to see favorable responses from consumers with its K series smart TVs due to its pricing, sales channels and increased competition in the flat screen TV...
China accounts for 27% of total smartphones shipped in 2Q12, says Canalys
Aug 2, 16:21
China accounted for 27% of the 158 million smartphones shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2012, compared to 16% for the US, according to Canalys Research. More than 42 million...
Lenovo teams up with EMC for China storage market
Aug 2, 16:13
China-based vendor Lenovo on August 1 announced the cooperation with US-based EMC for joint development of server technology, with Lenovo to undertake OEM production and agent sale...
Taiwan component makers look to orders from China-based smartphone vendors
Jul 27, 13:52
As China-based vendors Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad have had increasing market shares for smartphones in China, Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses and modules and other handset...
Taiwan market: Lenovo announces new ultrabook with carbon-fiber chassis
Jul 26, 13:37
Lenovo has announced its latest ultrabook – ThinkPad X1 Carbon – in Taiwan, adopting a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic chassis to strengthen its sturdiness, while reducing...

Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets
Jul 26, 01:25
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...
China market: Lenovo takes up No. 2 in smartphone ranking, says Sino
Jul 26, 01:20
Lenovo outperformed Huawei, ZTE, and Coolpad to capture the second-rank title in China's smartphone phone market in June with a 13% share, trailing after only Samsung Electronics...
Spreadtrum 1GHz solution powers Huawei TD-SCDMA smartphone
Jul 24, 14:13
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that the company's SC8810 1GHz TD-SCDMA smartphone platform is powering the Huawei T8808D, a dual-SIM dual-active smartphone for China Mobile...
Spreadtrum 1GHz solution validated for Lenovo TD-SCDMA smartphone
Jul 20, 01:25
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that the Lenovo A288t, a TD-SCDMA smartphone based on its 1GHz Android smartphone platform, the SC8810, has completed China Mobile's certification...
Approximately 100 firms competing in China smartphone market
Jul 18, 01:30
China's smartphone market has been seen as a market with great potential for growth. Many firms from different industries have been eager to obtain market share. There are currently...
Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs
Jul 17, 01:25
Ju Teng and Catcher Technology are expected to see strong performances in the second half of the year since Ju Teng is reportedly the chassis supplier of Google's Nexus 7 and strong...
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to enjoy 5% growth in 2Q12
Jul 16, 16:34
Global notebook shipments, facing overstocked inventory in March and a weakening worldwide economy starting in May, only achieved sequential growth of 5% in the second quarter, while...
Lenovo increasing in-house production a warning for Taiwan-based supply chain makers
Jul 16, 10:08
Lenovo will set up production lines in Japan and Brazil and is establishing lines at LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology, a joint venture making notebook and all-in-one PCs in northern...

Intel, Shuttle, Samsung, Lenovo, Asustek competing for education market
Jul 12, 01:10
Facing Apple iPad's domination of the consumer market, several tablet PC vendors including Intel, Asustek Computer, Shuttle, Samsung Electronics and Lenovo are all turning aggressively...

Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12
Jul 5, 01:40
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...
Newswatch - Jul 4, 14:03
Intel is expected to include ambient-light sensors as standardized IC parts for third-generation, Haswell-based ultrabooks, which will benefit Taiwan-based IC design house Capella...
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...
Digitimes Research: Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad to take 40% of China smartphone market in 2012
Jun 27, 11:03
The development of China's smartphone market has drawn much attention, particularly in 2012, during which the local brands Huawei Device and ZTE will make it to the global top-10...
Lenovo reportedly to launch dual-screen notebook similar to Asustek Taichi
Jun 21, 01:30
As notebook vendors are gradually turning to push new notebook industrial designs hoping to attract consumers, Lenovo reportedly plans to develop a dual-screen notebook similar to...

Intel aggressively planning for the smartphone industry
Jun 21, 01:20
Intel's Medfield platform-based smartphones have recently received attention from handset players and telecom carriers such as Orange, Lenovo, Motorola Mobility, ZTE and India-based...

Smartphone orders from China unattractive to Taiwan ODMs, say sources
Jun 18, 12:20
Despite efforts by China-base branded handset vendors to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 (US$157) smartphone models, Taiwan-based handset ODMs are not rushing to snap up orders, according...

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...

Taiwan market: Lenovo releases second-generation ultrabooks
Jun 12, 01:20
Lenovo on June 11, announced its second-generation ultrabooks in Taiwan, featuring Intel's Ivy Bridge processors with 13-inch IdeaPad U310 is priced at NT$28,900 (US$966) and IdeaPad...
SanDisk SSD adopted by Fujitsu, Lenovo
Jun 7, 11:19
SanDisk's mSATA SSD devices have been adopted by Fujitsu for its recently-announced ultrabooks, and Lenovo for the ThinkPad Edge-series notebooks, according to the flash memory ven...

Chilisin expected to see May revenues hit record for second time
Jun 5, 11:33
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues for May hit a record for the second consecutive month, mainly due to booming orders from China-based...
Price to become major obstacle for the standardization of Thunderbolt
Jun 5, 01:30
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting its Thunderbolt transmission technology in the PC industry, some PC players pointed out that the cost of Thunderbolt's controller chip...
Lenovo aims to triple smartphone shipments in 2012
Jun 4, 12:02
Lenovo plans to launch as many as 40 new models of smartphones in 2012, aiming to ramp up its smartphone shipments to 18 million units in the year compared to six million units shipped...

China market: Lenovo launches Intel smartphone
May 31, 14:56
Intel and Lenovo have jointly announced the general availability of the Lenovo LePhone K800 in China, Lenovo's first smartphone with Intel Inside. The LePhone K800 will be available...

ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 6h 27min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 6h 41min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 6h 53min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 7h 39min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 8h 5min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 8h 17min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 8h 21min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 8h 22min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 8h 25min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 9h 7min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 10h 7min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 6h 53min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 7h 1min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 7h 22min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 7h 32min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 7h 43min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 7h 44min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 7h 45min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 8h 17min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 9h 20min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 9h 20min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 16min 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
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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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| 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...
- 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.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.






















