Intel CEO meets Acer executives to discuss smartphone business

Sep 27, 01:45

Intel CEO Paul Otellini recently had a meeting with Acer's executives in Taiwan, discussing the smartphone business and has also introduced some telecom carriers to Acer as a foundation...

TSMC, chipset players receiving follow-up orders for iPhone 5, say sources

Sep 26, 11:36

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and chipset players have experienced a new wave of follow-up orders from Apple recently due to stronger than expected sales of iPhone...

MediaTek expects current sales momentum to continue in 1Q13, says company president

Sep 26, 01:15

MediaTek expects current booming sales of its smartphone solutions to continue in the first quarter 2013 thanks to an upsurge in replacement demand for smartphones in China, according...

Riot at Taiyuan facility will not affect shipments, says Foxconn

Sep 26, 01:05

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued another statement related to the recent riots at its Taiyuan facility in China saying that production lines that were temporary...

IC distributor CoAsia receiving more CMOS sensor orders in September

Sep 25, 14:19

CoAsia Microelectronics, which distributes Samsung Electronics' CMOS sensors in China, is expected to post strong revenue gains in September due to increasing orders for Samsung's...

Compeq sees handset PCB orders extend to November

Sep 25, 01:35

PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has seen the backlog of its handset boards extend to November, allowing the company to operate at full capacity in the fourth quarter of 2012, according...

MediaTek to ship 20 million smartphone solutions in September, say sources

Sep 25, 01:15

MediaTek is expected to ship 20 million units of smartphone solutions in September, 33% higher than the 15 million units projected by industry watchers previously. Consequently, MediaTek's...

Taiwan August manufacturing production index up on month, year

Sep 24, 16:26

Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 139.43 for August 2012, increasing 2.02% on month and 1.80% on year, according to statistics released by the...

Chipset solution supply to play a key role in year-end smartphone sales, say sources

Sep 24, 12:08

The ability of smartphone vendors to secure sufficient supplies of key components, particularly chipset solutions, will be crucial for them to win in the sales competition during...

Taiwan attracts January-August foreign direct investment of over US$3 billion

Sep 21, 10:19

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,642 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$3.081 billion in January-August 2012, respectively...

Taiwan August export order value up slightly sequentially

Sep 21, 01:00

Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.15 billion in total in August 2012, increasing by 0.6% on month but decreasing by 1.5% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...

HTC hopes to regain US market share with new Windows Phone 8 smartphones

Sep 20, 01:15

The rise of Apple and Samsung Electronics has pushed HTC to rank number three in the US smartphone market with an approximately 14% market share. The firm plans to regain turf with...

Apple iPhone 5 carries US$199 BOM, says IHS

Sep 19, 16:08

The new iPhone 5 carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$199 for the low-end model with 16GB of NAND flash memory, according to a preliminary virtual teardown conducted by the IHS...

ZTE considering venture into handset solution segment

Sep 19, 01:20

ZTE is considering following the steps of rival company Huawei Technologies to develop handset solutions for its own smartphones so as to reduce its reliance on chipset suppliers...

Intel Medfield struggling against ARM platforms, say Taiwan makers

Sep 19, 01:00

Although Intel's smartphone platform, Medfield, and has won adoption from several vendors including Orange, Motorola Mobility, Lenovo, ZTE and Lava International, it is struggling...

TXC revenues to hit new high in September, ramping up capacity for new orders

Sep 17, 16:20

Quartz component maker TXC is expected to see its revenues continue to hit a new record in September 2012 after revenues topped an historic high of NT$972 million (US$33 million)...

China market: Dual-core CPUs, 4-inch displays become standards for entry-level smartphones

Sep 17, 12:02

Local brands in China have made upgrades to the specifications of their entry-level smartphones for the CNY1,000-1,500 (US$158-237) segment making dual-core 1GHz processors and 4-inch...

Handset accessory firms to benefit from new features of iPhone 5

Sep 14, 15:26

Handset accessory firms expect to see increasing sales of protective cases and loudspeakers due to iPhone 5's new features such as the 4-inch screen and new Lightning connector, according...

MediaTek posts flat revenues in August, but looks to strong performance in September

Sep 10, 11:58

MediaTek has announced revenues of NT$9.22 billion (US$308.96 million) for August, down 0.3% sequentially but up 10.9% on year. For the first eight months of 2012, MediaTek posted...

Primax starts producing wireless charging modules for smartphones, say sources

Sep 7, 15:37

Primax Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals, mobile communication device components as well as MFPs, scanners and shredders, began small-volume production of wireless...

Nokia, Motorola introduce new smartphones

Sep 7, 01:35

Nokia and Motorola Mobility both introduced new smartphones on September 5, 2012. Nokia introduced two Windows Phone 8 models, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. Motorola launched three...

Timing is good for WP8 phones, but Microsoft faces challenges to maintain relationships with partners

Sep 6, 15:30

The timing for Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and HTC to release Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphones at the end of October or later in 2012 could not be better, but Microsoft's preferential...

Compal Communications to land Nokia Windows smartphone orders in 2013

Sep 6, 01:05

Nokia is aggressively trying to release Windows Phone 8 smartphones before the end of September to regain its momentum in the handset market. Meanwhile, its major OEM partner Compal...

Sufficient wafer supply to enable MediaTek to fulfill orders for September

Sep 5, 15:16

MediaTek is able to feel relief now that wafer shipments from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have become sufficient, which will enable the handset solution vendor...

More vendors to launch Atom-based smartphones, but market acceptance remains to be seen

Sep 3, 15:28

While market acceptance to Intel's Atom-chips for smartphones may become more clear in the fourth quarter of 2012 after its partners ZTE and Motorola Mobility launch Atom smartphones...

Silitech sees net profits up in 2Q12

Aug 27, 11:46

Handset keypad and chassis maker Silitech Technology has reported net profits of NT$235 million (US$7.83 million) for the second quarter of 2012, up 10.8% sequentially.

Coolpad to ship LTE smartphones to MetroPCS

Aug 23, 13:29

Smartphone vendor Coolpad will begin shipping its FDD-LTE-enabled Quattro 4G to US-based telecom service company MetroPCS, making it the third China-based smartphone vendor managing...

Partners expect Motorola to change its ODM strategy

Aug 23, 01:05

As Google has recently started reorganizing Motorola Mobility's manpower and product strategy, sources from Taiwan-based ODMs, observing from their orders, expect their handset orders...

Shipments of current iPhones to grow 10-15% sequentially in 3Q12 despite pending release of new iPhone, say sources

Aug 21, 13:55

Shipments of current iPhone models, mainly iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, are expected to grow 10-15% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012 despite mounting market speculation indicating...

Smartphone component makers turn to look for orders from feature phone market

Aug 21, 02:00

Smartphone component makers, seeing their shipments to smartphone brand vendors turning weak, have started seeking for orders from local and white-box feature phone players, according...

Competition in smartphone market to heat up in peak season

Aug 20, 13:11

Nearly all smartphone vendors including Nokia, Apple, Samsung Electronics, HTC and RIM will launch new flagship models in the August-September period, aiming to further ramp up, or...

Asia-Pacific-based OEMs dominate chip spending growth on home turf, says IHS

Aug 17, 15:27

On a worldwide basis Apple and other multinational OEMs may be the leading semiconductor purchasers in 2012, but within the all-important Asia-Pacific region it is the locally based...

Haier adopts Spreadtrum smartphone solution

Aug 17, 10:16

Spreadtrum Communications has announced that Haier has adopted its 1GHz TD-SCDMA Android platform, the SC8810. The Haier HT-I617, a smartphone designed to address the needs of the...

HTC lacks brand marketing, CEO says in memo to company

Aug 16, 01:30

HTC has been facing operating challenges. Company CEO Peter Chou indicated that problems such as lack of brand marketing, cross-department communication and execution have been causing...