Last update: Friday 22 February 2013 [56 news items]
LCD TV 2009 shipment forecast up to 130 million units, says DisplaySearch
Sep 30, 16:15
Global LCD TV shipment forecast in 2009 is estimated to increase to 130 million units from previous 127 million units, for an annual growth of 24%, amid strong LCD TV shipment growth...
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Sep 30, 15:32
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
Panel makers may start suffering revenue drops in October
Sep 24, 16:28
LCD panel makers may see their revenues drop on month in October and November as the global economic decline will continue to impact demand in Europe and North America for the year-end...
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...
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,...
Global LCD TV shipments rise 27% on year in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Aug 20, 09:47
Global TV revenues fell 12% on year to US$23.7 billion while shipments fell 8% on year to 44.6 million units, according to DisplaySearch. Not all technologies fared equally though...
Global LCD TV shipments expected to increase 10-15% in 2010
Aug 18, 11:18
Global LCD TV shipments are estimated to increase 10-15% to 155 million units in 2010 amid a gradually recovering global economy, according to market sources.
Consumer IC orders drop on weak back-to-school and holiday season demand
Newswatch - Aug 14, 16:39
Growth momentum of consumer ICs is expected to be weak in the second half of 2009 because back-to-school and year-end holiday season demand from the US is not picking up amid a weak...
Asia-Pacific region will have 39% of cellular towers worldwide by 2014, says ABI Research
Aug 14, 16:29
The Asia-Pacific region will see huge numbers of cellular towers built over the next five years, with demand driven by the massive, rapid increase in mobile subscribers in China and...
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...
Amtran July 2009 revenues drop almost 30% sequentially
Aug 10, 15:28
Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology has announced revenues of NT$4 billion (US$121.86 million) for July 2009, down 28.99% from NT$5.64 billion for June and down 10.62% from NT$4.5...
Acer performs well in North America and Western Europe in 2Q09, says IDC
Aug 4, 16:19
Acer shipped 2.56 million notebooks in Western Europe during the second quarter of 2009, a sequential growth of 8.6% in contrast to a 10.2% decrease for the whole market, according...
Jul 31, 15:50
The worldwide handset market recorded another quarter of on-year decline in the second quarter of 2009. According to IDC, handset vendors shipped a total of 269.6 million units worldwide,...
Panel makers report clearer order visibility for North America LCD TV holiday sales
Jul 16, 15:20
LCD panel makers are reporting clearer order visibility from the North America market, and they expect significant demand to last until September, according to market sources.
MStar GPS chips have positioning issues, sources claim
Jun 23, 14:48
An estimated 100,000 GPS devices built around an MStar Semiconductor solution and shipped to Taiwan, China, and North America shut down at zero o'clock on June 14 (GMT time), which...
Global TV shipments decline 6% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
May 20, 10:09
Global TV shipments declined 6% on year in the first quarter of 2009 to 43.3 million units with a lingering global recession continuing to place pressure on discretionary spending,...
Orders for ICs used in toys not following seasonal pattern, say Taiwan designers
May 19, 11:39
Toy IC orders for the year-end holiday season may drop by 50% this year as demand from North America has decreased significantly, signaling the impact of the global economic depression,...
LCD TV shipments in North America market surge 23% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
May 12, 10:51
Despite continued economic weakness, North American consumers continued their love affair with flat panel TVs as demand outpaced brand and retailer supply during the first quarter...
Vizio ranks first in North American LCD TV shipments in 1Q09, says iSuppli
May 8, 12:06
US-based TV maker Vizio surged into the leading position in the North American LCD TV market in the first quarter of 2009, as dwindling disposable incomes sent consumers flocking...
Flexible PCB shipment book-to-bill ratio drops to 0.87 in North America in March, says IPC
May 8, 09:47
Rigid PCB shipments were down 30.5% and bookings were down 39.8% in March 2009 from March 2008, according to IPC. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were down 24.6% and bookings were...
Digital TV transition may help to boost LCD TV sales in the North America market during year-end
Oct 17, 16:29
With North America switching from analog signals to digital TV by February 2009, LCD TV players expect that the switch will boost the sales of LCD TV in the US market at the end of...
Sanyo high brightness projector PLC-XM100-150
Sanyo North America has introduced the PLC-XM150/150L and PLC-XM100/100L projectors for large venues and digital signage with high brightness. The projectors can project screen...
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Samsung A600 home theater projector
Samsung Electronics America has announced the release of the A600, the latest A series home theater projector with full HD 1080p performance. The A600 weighs less than 13 pounds...
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RIM introduces BlackBerry Tour in North America
The BlackBerry Tour smartphone supports high-speed 3G EV-DO Rev. A networks in North America, as well as 3G UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks abroad, according...
Photo: Company, Jun 23.
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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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- 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
- 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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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.