Last update: Wednesday 19 June 2013 [374 news items]
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...
Notebook shipments in Brazil to grow over 50% in 2H12
May 30, 01:00
Shipments of notebooks in the Brazil market in the second half of 2012 are expected to increase more than 50% on year, according to Taiwan-based PC vendors.
Booming smartphone sales in China not generating volume orders for Taiwan component suppliers
May 29, 15:52
Although China has become as the world's largest smartphone market since the third quarter of 2011, orders for handset components and parts from China to Taiwan-based component suppliers...
Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
May 24, 11:20
China-based PC vendor Lenovo recorded net profit of US$473 million for fiscal year 2011 (April 2011-March 2012), increasing on year by 73.1%, according to the company's financial...
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.
AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek
May 11, 01:10
AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...
China market: Lenovo trial sales of smart TVs fall short of expectation
May 8, 15:20
Lenovo started trial sales of smart TVs in the China market on April 26 and sales performance has fallen short of expectations due to high pricing, according to industry sources.
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...
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...
China market: Samsung top smartphone vendor in January-February
Apr 19, 01:15
Samsung Electronics ranked as the top smartphone vendor in China in the first two months of 2012 with a 19.4% share, followed Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad with market shares...
China market: Lenovo to launch smart TVs in May
Apr 16, 12:04
Lenovo will launch its ifs first smart TV, the ideaTV K91, in the China market on May 8, nearly one month later than originally planned, according to industry sources.
Lenovo becomes best partner for Intel, say Taiwan makers
Apr 13, 01:05
Viewing that Intel is making an effort to push forward in the tablet PC and smartphone segments, Lenovo is thought of as the most important partner for Intel, according to Taiwan-based...
PC Market returns to positive growth, though gains remain small, says IDC
Apr 12, 15:35
The worldwide PC market saw a slight increase in volume during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, with shipments rising 2.3%, according to the IDC Worldwide...
Insyde receives orders from Lenovo
Apr 12, 01:25
Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software has announced several new UEFI firmware and tools designed for Windows 8 at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) and the company's solutions have...
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...
Intel to push StudyBook tablet PC for emerging markets
Apr 3, 01:15
Intel is set to push a tablet PC product codenamed StudyBook to target emerging markets and will adopt the same sales model as its Classmate PC, according to sources from PC players...
China market: Top-4 local vendors to keep entry-level smartphone prices around CNY1,000 in 2012
Mar 30, 14:01
The top-4 China-based branded handset vendors - Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad - will continue to develop the CYN1,000 (US$159) smartphone segment in China in 2012 and will...
China-based white-box handset players may face bankruptcy
Mar 29, 01:30
China-based white-box handset players are suffering as larger local players ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei are aggressively entering the CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone segment, while first-tier...
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...
Intel Medfield to heat up competition in entry-level smartphone market
Mar 20, 14:47
The adoption of Intel's Medfield processors by China-based vendors including Lenovo and ZTE for the production of entry-level smartphones may heat up competition in the segment, according...
Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011
Mar 20, 01:30
The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...
Intel expected to reveal details of its cooperation with China players at IDF Beijing
Mar 20, 01:00
Intel is set to host its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) for China on April 11 in Beijing, China with the market expecting the company will reveal details about its cooperation with China-based...
Taiwan component makers hesitate about setting up factories in Hefei
Feb 24, 16:39
Lienpal (Hefei), a joint venture established by Lenovo and Compal Electronics, will start construction of its factory in Hefei, northern China, next week and has invited Taiwan-based...
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...
China market: Handset makers upgrading hardware specifications of sub-CNY1,000 smartphone models
Feb 17, 15:07
China-based handset makers, including ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad, have continued to upgrade the hardware specifications of their sub-CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone models...
China handset makers to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 smartphones to mature markets
Feb 16, 16:38
Having mass-produced smartphones with a price tag of around CNY1,000 (US$159) for the China market since 2011, China-based handset makers ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad plan...
Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
Feb 10, 12:22
Lenovo generated consolidated revenues of US$8.4 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2011 (the fourth quarter of 2011), hitting a quarterly record, according to the co...
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
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Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
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Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
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Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
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Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says TrendForce
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Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
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LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
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Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
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HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
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Lenovo displays new 10.1-inch tablet at the Mobile World Congress
The Lenovo S6000 is powered by the MTK 8389/8125 1.2GHz quad-core processor, has a 10.1-inch IPS 1280 by 800 display with a wide 178-degree viewing angle, and is also equipped with...
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Lenovo launches new 7-inch tablet
The A1000 delivers Dolby Digital Plus integrated into the device and large, front-facing speakers. The A1000 runs Android Jelly Bean 4.1 on a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and has...
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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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Nvidia Quadro 600 graphics card
Nvidia has announced the expansion of its Quadro professional graphics solutions based on the Fermi architecture. The new entry-level Quadro 600 is a half height solution that features...
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Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphics card
Nvidia has announced the expansion of its Quadro professional graphics solutions based on the Fermi architecture. The mid-range Quadro 2000 with 192 CUDA processing cores now bring...
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- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.