Last update: Wednesday 27 February 2013 [41 news items]
VIA announces Android BSP enabling split-screen multi-touch digital signage display at DSE 2013
Feb 27, 14:43
VIA Technologies has announced its latest Android board support package (BSP) for the VIA Vantage digital signage line which enables a split-screen multi-touch user experience that...
Archos unveils multi-touch Android TV
Jan 4, 15:22
Archos has released a new TV called Archos TV connect, a multi-touch set supporting Android, allowing users to access their apps and games.
Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012
Apr 19, 01:05
Intel has internally estimated that ultrabook shipments will reach 20-30 million units in 2012 and the volume in 2013 is expected to double or even triple on year as the integration...
Ident, AUO partner to develop 3D gesture multi-touch display
Sep 21, 16:58
Ident Technology and AU Optronics (AUO) have announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Ident's GestIC three-dimensional (3D) gesture control chip together with AUO's 2D...
SiS 10-finger multi-touch solution wins Windows 7 certification
Jan 27, 01:05
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has announced its 10-finger multi-touch IC solution – SiS9200 series – has been validated by Microsoft Windows 7 certification. The SiS9200...
Cypress multi-touch solution selected for Acer Iconia
Jan 21, 01:45
Cypress on January 20 announced that its multi-touch solution has been adopted for Acer's latest duel-screen tablet PC, the Iconia.
CES 2011: TPK to showcase TRu multi-touch panel products
Jan 5, 02:05
TPK Touch Solutions, through its US-based subsidiary TPK USA's Touch Revolution business unit, will showcase TRu Multi Touch Monitors at CES 2011 in Las Vegas.
Gigabyte introduces new notebooks with rotatable touch-panel display
Sep 28, 02:20
Gigabyte Technology on September 28 will introduce the T1125 11.6-inch notebook, which reportedly will come equipped with a rotatable touch-panel display and docking station, prompting...
Lumax shipping more optical resins for capacitive touch-controlled solutions
Sep 27, 15:34
Lumax International, a semiconductor process control service supplier, has made inroads into the touch-controlled segment with its channel sales unit ramping up its shipments of optical...
AUO hiking LED backlight proportion for notebook, monitor panels
Aug 31, 11:33
AU Optronics (AUO) is increasing its applications of LED backlights for its TFT-LCD panels used in notebooks and LCD monitors, with the LED backlight proportion for the former to...
Display Taiwan 2010: 3M showcases multi-touch, 3D and USB-driven displays
Jun 10, 15:36
US-based 3M is showcasing a range of multi-touch, 3D and USB 3.0 display solutions, as well as its DBEF (dual brightness enhancement film) applications at Display Taiwan 2010.

Elan to ship multi-touch solutions for tablet PCs in 4Q10, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 2, 12:05
Touchscreen IC design house Elan Microelectronics has rolled out multi-touch solutions for medium- and large-size panels and plans to begin shipping Windows 7-certified solutions...
Elan seeks ITC ban on Apple multi-touch products, including iPad
Mar 31, 16:30
Touchscreen IC design house Elan Microelectronics, which has accused Apple of infringing its multi-touch technology, has filed another lawsuit with the US International Trade Commission...
EETI announces 4-point multi-touch technology
Jan 14, 16:32
Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has announced a new multi-touch technology, Real Multi Touch, that supports detection for...
eTurboTouch to be listed on emerging stock market
Jan 13, 16:07
Taiwan-based eTurboTouch Technology will be listed on Taiwan's emerging stock market on January 14, 2010, with a paid-in capital of NT$260 million (US$8.17 million).
Vendors to tread on the heels of Apple to offer multi-touch tablet PCs
Jan 13, 15:14
Apple is expected to unveil tablet PCs equipped with projected capacitive multi-touch screens around the end of the month, and other vendors are poised to follow suit by offering...
Elan files multi-touch infringement lawsuit against Pixcir
Jan 11, 15:56
Elan Microelectronics has filed a patent infringement complaint with the Las Vegas Justice Court against China-based Pixcir, according to the company. Pixcir's Tango S32 microcontrollers...
CPT to offer 3D, multi-touch and EPD panels, says president
Nov 12, 16:18
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to broaden its product lines and will start shipping 3D, multi-touch and EPD (electrophoretic display) panels as early as the end of 2009, according...
Taiwan IC designer Weltrend acquires Windows 7 certification for touchscreen ICs
Oct 20, 16:39
Taiwan-based IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor has obtained Windows 7 Logo certification for its two touchscreen ICs used in small- to medium-size products as well as certification...

Young Fast designing multi-touch panels for Windows 7 netbooks
Aug 26, 15:06
Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics is developing analog matrix resistive (AMR) multi-touch panels for use in netbooks, with availability scheduled for the end of...
Wintek touch panel passes Windows 7 certification
Aug 13, 13:03
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Wintek's 12.1-inch multi-touch panel has recently obtained Windows 7 Logo certification, while Cando's 10.1-inch panel and eGalax_eMPIA Technology's (EETI)...
CPT expects to get Windows 7 certification for 10.1-inch multi-touch panel
Aug 5, 15:58
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is developing 10.1-inch multi-touch panels mainly for use in netbooks, and expects to obtain Windows 7 Logo certification by the end of...
Stantum and Sitronix team up for multi-touch solutions
Jun 30, 10:36
France-based multi-touch technology company Stantum and Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designer Sitronix Technology have announced a partnership to provide voltage matrix multi-touch...
Display Taiwan 2009: AUO to showcase latest technologies and products
Jun 9, 17:16
AU Optronics (AUO) will introduce its latest technologies and products at the upcoming Display Taiwan 2009 on June 10-12. The exhibition is divided into nine sections: public information...

Computex 2009: Touch panel makers showcase multi-touch technology
Jun 4, 11:16
Touch panel makers, including eTurbo Touch, Mildex Optical, and Integrated Digital Technologies (IDT), are showcasing multi-touch technology supporting Microsoft Windows 7 at the...

Touch panel module revenues forecast to reach US$9 billion by 2015, says DisplaySearch
May 21, 11:08
The total touch panel market will grow to US$9 billion by 2015, from US$3.6 billion in 2008, with a CAGR of 14%, according to DisplaySearch.
Nokia to adopt Synaptics touchscreen IC solution for upcoming handsets in 3Q09
May 14, 14:51
Nokia has decided to adopt Synaptics' touchscreen IC solution for its upcoming high-end handset and smartphone to be launched in the third quarter, and it does not rule out the possibility...
Palm Pre aims at the iPhone, iSuppli cost analysis reveals
Apr 30, 15:51
Palm is aiming high with its new Pre, a smartphone that rival's Apple's iPhone in terms of slickness and hardware features, according to iSuppli.
SiS unveils new multi-touch panel controller IC
Apr 9, 16:25
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has unveiled the SiS810, a projected capacitive multi-touch panel controller IC.

Mildex to begin medium- and large-size touch panel mass production in 4Q09
Apr 8, 15:01
Taiwan-based Mildex Optical has introduced several medium- and large-size touch panels and will start mass production in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the company.

Taiwan makers poised for production of multi-touch notebook panels
Apr 1, 16:57
Taiwan players are gearing up production for capacitive multi-touch panels for use in netbooks and notebooks in the second half of 2009, according to industry sources.
Emerging Display to start volume shipments of capacitive touch panels in 2H 2009
Newswatch - Mar 3, 16:54
Taiwan-based capacitive touch panel maker Emerging Display Technologies will start volume shipments in the second half of this year, as its products have been adopted by several clients...
Cypress reportedly to supply touch solutions for Palm Pre
Jan 21, 12:29
Cypress Semiconductor has reportedly become the sole supplier of touch panel solutions for the Palm Pre, while 2009 will see more players competing in the touch panel market, market...
WinHEC 2008: Quanta Computer wins innovation award for Optical Touch technology
Jan 13, 17:02
Quanta Computer's design of an Optical Touch Display that highlights the features of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 platform won the company a WinHEC 2008 Award for Innovation at...
SiS to expand product lineup next year, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 30, 14:58
In addition to chipsets, Silicon Integrated System (SiS) plans to expand its consumer electronics lineup by developing products including digital photo frames and multi-touch panel...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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.






















