Last update: Thursday 12 January 2012 [17 news items]
Cal-Comp to enjoy strong external hard drive shipments in 2012; Min Aik announces 4Q11 result
Jan 12, 01:30
Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics expects its external hard drive shipments in 2012 to double from those in 2011 with global market share to reach 50%.
Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics
Dec 20, 01:10
Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...
NRG Solar begins operations at facility in New Mexico
Sep 1, 10:41
NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, has started producing electricity at its 20MW Roadrunner Solar Generating Facility, the second-largest PV project in the state of New Mexico...
Cisco announces transfer of Juarez, Mexico manufacturing operation to Foxconn
Jul 19, 16:02
Cisco has announced an agreement with Foxconn Technology Group for the sale of its manufacturing facility in Juarez, Mexico. The agreement is another step in Cisco's efforts to streamline...
Compal acquires Toshiba TV plant in Mexico
Jul 14, 12:28
Compal Electronics has announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed an agreement to acquire Toshiba's TV assembly subsidiary Toshiba Electromex in Mexico with the transaction...
European Commission approves Foxconn acquisition of Sony TV plants in Slovakia and Mexico
Jun 29, 15:30
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Taiwan-based company Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) of Sony entities...
Commentary: Sony-Foxconn relationship may affect Wistron's LCD TV orders
Apr 7, 15:03
Wistron's LCD TV business may be affected by its major client Sony's stronger relationship with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which has agreed to buy another LCD...
Sony announces deal to sell Europe LCD TV plant to Foxconn
Apr 1, 10:56
Sony has announced an agreement to sell an LCD TV manufacturing plant in Europe to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which last year already acquired the Japanese...
Foxconn reportedly to buy Sony Slovakia LCD TV factory
Mar 26, 11:03
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly to purchase Sony's LCD TV assembly factory in Slovakia in order to enter the European market and further expand its...
Foxconn says fire at Mexico plant instigated by ex-employee
Feb 23, 14:55
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has responded to reports that a recent fire at its plant in Mexico was started by disgruntled employees over a dispute for unpaid...
Foxconn channels in China to sell Sony LCD TVs in 2010
Oct 21, 14:39
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will begin selling Sony LCD TVs and other consumer electronics at its retail channels in China in 2010, according to industry...
Foxconn expected to spend NT$4-5 billion to take up Sony LCD TV plant, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 2, 16:45
It will cost about NT$4-5 billion (US$121.6-152.0 million) for Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to acquire a 90% stake of Sony's LCD TV plant in Mexico,...
Sony to sell LCD TV plant to Foxconn
Sep 1, 16:24
Sony has announced that it will form a strategic alliance with Taiwan's Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) for the production of LCD TVs for the Americas region. Foxconn...
A-Data to push own-brand in emerging markets
Aug 26, 10:37
A-Data Technology, which specializes in DRAM modules and flash applications, is looking to expand its own-brand business in emerging markets, according to the company. The memory-module...
Foxconn reportedly to acquire Sony LCD TV plant in Mexico
Aug 21, 16:12
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly plans to acquire Sony's LCD TV plant in Mexico and the maker will also receive Sony's LCD TV orders for North America,...
Foxconn and Wistron take measures to protect employees from swine flu, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 28, 15:27
Taiwan-based IT players Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Wistron have both taken measures to protect employees at their plants in Mexico from swine flu, according...
Foxconn says no effect of fire at Mexico plant
Stockwatch - Apr 22, 16:42
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) stating that a recent fire at its Mexico plant was successfully controlled...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 1h 48min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 57min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 2h 6min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 2h 23min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 2h 31min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 2h 35min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
- 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 12:44 (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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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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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
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
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
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- 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.