Last update: Thursday 19 January 2012 [52 news items]
Mitac International to buy back 20 million shares
Stockwatch - Jan 19, 13:42
Taiwan-based Mitac International has recently announced plans to buy back 20 million shares of its common stock at a price range between NT$9-12 (US$0.3-0.4) from January 18 to March...
Mitac, Quanta Computer land server orders from Google, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 29, 14:00
Taiwan-based Mitac International and Quanta Computer have landed orders for servers from Google, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News report. Google recently...
Sep 20, 01:20
Mitac Information Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of IT system integration service, on September 19 announced the launch of smart public cloud computing services, MiCloud, through...
Intel directly cooperates with chassis suppliers to lower Ultrabook costs
Sep 8, 01:00
Intel has recently been aggressively cooperating with notebook chassis suppliers hoping to achieve the goal of dropping Ultrabook prices to below US$1,000, and Intel is currently...
Inventec, Mitac Tech announce July results
Aug 9, 01:20
Taiwan-based notebook maker Inventec has announced revenues of NT$33.1 billion (US$1.14 billion) for July with combined consolidated revenues from January to July reached NT$193.04...
Lack of metal chassis capacity pushing ultrabook vendors to adopt fiberglass
Aug 4, 01:30
Intel and notebook brand vendors have recently been aggressively searching for new chassis materials as capacity for magnesium-aluminum chassis, which is the most popular choice for...
Mitac establishing navigation cloud computing platform
Jun 29, 01:20
Taiwan-based ODM Mitac International is setting up a cloud computing platform featuring GPS navigation applications specifically for its terminal devices including GPS PNDs and tablet...
Intel new server platform expected to start large replacement trend
Jun 14, 01:15
Intel is set to launch a new server platform Romley in the third quarter of 2011 with social network websites such as Google and Facebook all planning to upgrade their servers by...
Mitac affiliates cooperate with Yang-Ming University to develop mobile health care solutions
May 18, 14:08
Mitac International and Mitac Information Technology, two members of the Mitac Group, and National Yang-Ming University on May 17 signed for cooperation to develop mobile health care...
Mitac International revenues drop in 2010
Apr 26, 01:25
Taiwan-based Mitac International has announced consolidated revenues of NT$55.92 billion (US$1.93 billion) for 2010, a drop of 11.76% on year. The company has also recognized total...
Mitac showcasing 4 tablet PCs, 2 AIO models in CeBIT
Mar 1, 16:48
Taiwan-based own-brand maker Mitac International is exhibiting four tablet PCs, the Valar 7, Valar 10, Zeus and Ulmo, and two all-in-one (AIO) PCs, the Maestro 650 and Maestro 680,...
Mitac International files lawsuit against PND software designer Maction
Dec 21, 01:55
Taiwan-based GPS portable navigation device (PND) maker Mitac International has filed lawsuit against Taiwan-based PND software designer Maction, accusing Maction to have violated...
Mitac far behind Garmin, TomTom in 3Q10 global PND market share: Canalys statistics
Nov 16, 01:25
Taiwan-based own-brand maker Mitac International's three brands Magellan, Mio and Navman had respective shares of 3.6%, 3.4% and 1.2% in the global GPS PND (portable navigation device)...
Mitac Tech to invest an extra NT$209 million in NAFCO
Sep 14, 01:40
Taiwan-based Mitac Technology has announced it will invest NT$209 million (US$6.58 million) to acquire 15.15 million shares of National Aerospace Fasteners (NAFCO), an aerospace component...
Mitac International to acquire parts of Synnex US
Jul 19, 15:16
Taiwan-based server maker Mitac International has announced it will acquire some contract assembly assets, including sale of inventory and customer contracts, from system integrator...
Mitac announces growth in 2009 revenues
Jan 28, 14:05
Mitac Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$18.11 billion (US$565.32 million) for 2009, up 6.6% on year, with net profit reaching NT$1.32 billion, up 9.8% on year.
3Q09 sales up on year for rugged notebook maker Mitac Technology
Oct 12, 17:05
Rugged notebook specialist Mitac Technology Corporation (MTC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.01 billion (US$156.07 million) for the third quarter, up 17.2% sequentially...
Global PND market recovering from slump, say sources
Aug 12, 12:09
Sequential improvements in revenues in the second quarter of 2009 recorded by the word's top-two vendors, Garmin and TomTom, signal that the global PND market has recovered from the...
Mitac Technology posts on-year growth for July revenues
Aug 6, 15:36
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Mitac Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.55 billion (US$47.38 million) for July, up 11.74% on year but down 4.26% on mon...
Mitac Technology reportedly lands notebook orders from the US, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 30, 12:56
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Mitac Technology reportedly has landed procurement orders from the US department of defense for its rugged notebooks with the total volume...
Mitac Technology sees June revenues highest in 2009
Jul 8, 16:38
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook ODM Mitac Technology generated revenues of NT$1.624 billion (US$49.6 million) in June, the highest monthly level so far in 2009 and rising by 46.6%...
Mitac places orders as PND demand increases in North America
Jun 22, 16:34
Mitac International recently placed a large order of PND processors due to the improving PND market demand in the US, helping to digest inventory at its IC distributor Zenitron, according...

Mitac Technology aims to become second largest vendor of rugged PCs by 2012, says president
Jun 9, 16:23
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Mitac Technology aims to become the world's second largest vendor of rugged PCs by 2012, according to company president James Hwang. Mitac...
Mitac to offer new Litepad-series PND product line in 2H09
Jun 9, 15:21
Taiwan-based GPS device maker Mitac International will offer its brand new Litepad-series PND product lineup in the second half of 2009, according to company president Billy Ho.
Computex 2009: Booth tour of IT players Part 2
Jun 5, 14:58
As the tour of Computex 2009 booths continues, read part 1, Getac, the rugged PC brand of Mitac Technology is also...

Six Taiwan-based notebook makers preparing white-box CULV shipments
May 5, 17:10
Six Taiwan-based notebook makers are preparing to launch CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks for the white-box market, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Mio unveils three new PND products
Apr 30, 15:08
Mio Technology, the brand division of Mitac International, has unveiled three PND products, the Moov S505, S555 and V765.
Mitac Technology to deal out NT$1 cash dividend for 2008
Apr 24, 16:23
Taiwan-based military and ruggedized notebook maker Mitac Technology has decided to deal out a cash dividend of NT$1 for its 2008 operations. The company recorded net profits of NT$1.2...
Mitac PND market share lags behind competitors in 4Q08
Mar 18, 14:39
Taiwan-based Mitac International's Mio- and Navman-branded PND devices held 6% of the global GPS PND market in the fourth quarter of 2008, much lower than the 37% of Garmin and 30%...
Mitac Technology becomes largest shareholder of magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis maker Waffer
Mar 11, 16:12
Mitac Technology has invested NT$250 million (US$7.2 million) to take part in the private placement of Waffer Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis...
Mitac revenues increase over 15% sequentially in February
Stockwatch - Mar 6, 13:48
Mitac International has posted revenues of NT$4.04 billion (US$116 million) for February, an increase of 15.4% from the previous month, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Mio to launch K70 GPS-enabled smartphone in May
Mar 5, 11:42
Mio Technology, the brand product unit of Mitac International, has unveiled online its first 3.5G GPS-enabled smartphone, the K70, with plans to launch the mobile device initially...
CeBIT 2009: Mitac showcasing military-specific moblie devices
Mar 3, 12:00
Mitac Technology has announced that it is showcasing the latest offerings from Getac's rugged solutions including the Getac PS535F, a next generation fully rugged GPS PDA featuring...
Mitac completes purchase of Magellan consumer product division
Jan 14, 14:28
Mitac International has announced the completion of its purchase of the Consumer Product Division of Magellan Navigation. Magellan will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitac....
Mitac aims to ship 8-9 million GPS devices and grab a global market share of 20% in 2009
Jan 13, 01:15
Mitac International has set the challenging goal for itself of shipping 8-9 million GPS devices in and attain a global market of 20% for 2009, according to the company. Mitac shipped...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
10-Feb-2012 markets closed
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
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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...
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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
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- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
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- 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.



















