Last update: Friday 10 May 2013 [56 news items]
Taiwan market: Mitac launches motorcycle on-board camcorder Mio MiVue M300
May 10, 16:09
Mitac International has launched Mio MiVue M300, an own-brand on-board motorcycle camcorder capable of recording at 1080p, 120-degree wide angle and 5-megapixel for the Taiwan market...
Mitac International to set up holding firm for organizational transformation
Apr 9, 13:55
Taiwan-based DMS (design and manufacturing service) provider Mitac International will establish a holding company (tentatively named Mitac Investment Holding) and then become a wholly-owned...
Mitac adjusts product lines for better profitability
Sep 21, 01:05
Taiwan-based Mitac International has been gradually adjusting its product lines by increasing production of products with higher gross margins to hike overall profitability, according...
Taiwan makers capable of developing and producing ARM-based servers
Jun 22, 13:14
Taiwan-based makers, including Mitac International and Wistron, are technologically able to develop and produce ARM-architecture servers featuring low power consumption and could...
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...
Micron swings to fiscal 3Q13 profit
Bits + chips | 48min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 22:09
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 21:51
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:47
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- 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
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- 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
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
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- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- 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
- 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
- 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.




















