PC supply chain still has up to 3 months of inventory, says Acer Taiwan president

Mar 17, 01:10

Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin has pointed out that the PC industry's upstream supply chain still has an inventory level of about 2.5-3 months, and therefore will only see limited...

Apple secures 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply

Feb 17, 01:50

In order to achieve its internal goal of shipping 40 million iPad products in 2011, Apple has occupied close to 60% of the global touch panel capacity causing tight supply among Apple's...

E Ink to triple EPD capacity in 2011

Feb 16, 01:50

Amid increasing demand for e-paper, as well as FFS panels for tablet PCs and smartphones, electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to expand its EPD capacity...

Digital camera chassis makers to see shipment growth more so than profit growth

Feb 15, 01:55

Digital camera chassis makers will see their shipment volume increase in 2011 benefiting by Japan-based digital camera vendors releasing production to their Taiwan-based OEMs; however,...

ASRock becomes the third-largest brand in motherboard industry in 2010

Jan 27, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard brand ASRock shipped eight million branded motherboards in 2010 and became the third-largest motherboard brand, surpassing Micro-Star International (MSI)...

Top-10 OEMs consume a third of 2010 chip sales, says Gartner

Jan 21, 15:15

Global top-10 original equipment manufacturers (OEM) consumed a third of all semiconductor demand in 2010, according to a recent Gartner report. The leading OEMs accounted for US$104.3...

Compal successfully raises OEM quotes for 1Q11, says president

Jan 13, 01:35

Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, on January 12, revealed the company recently reached an agreement with its clients and has successfully raised OEM quotes for the first quarter...

LCD TV brands lower production in 1Q11, but OEMs, ODMs increase shipments, says DisplaySearch

Jan 12, 15:02

The LCD TV industry looked forward to reduced inventories as a result of strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2010, and based on that, had started to plan for a strong 2011. However,...

Foxconn to make smartphones and tablet PCs for Vizio

Jan 4, 01:35

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has landed OEM orders of smartphones and tablets for US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio.

All Taiwan motherboard makers fail to achieve 2010 shipment goals

Dec 30, 01:30

Affected by the bond crisis in Europe and weaker-than-expected demand in China, Taiwan-based motherboard makers have all failed to achieve their shipment goals for 2010. As China...

LCD TV market may reach 210 million units in 2011

Dec 28, 01:10

Through continue dropping prices and demand from emerging markets, the LCD TV market is expected to reach over 210 million units in 2011, up from 180 million units in 2010.

PCB drilling service provider Eva to raise capex for equipment purchases

Nov 25, 01:50

Taiwan's Eva Technologies, which provides OEM PCB drilling services for HDI boards and IC substrates, has said its capex is targeted at US$20 million for 2011. The number is far higher...

E Ink 4Q10 revenues may reach NT$9 billion

Nov 11, 15:36

Small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects revenues to increase 60-70% to NT$9 billion (US$298.38 million) in the fourth...

Taiwan LCD TV shipments to increase 34% in 2011, says report

Newswatch - Nov 3, 14:57

Benefiting from Japan- and Korea-based vendors increasing outsourcing orders, Taiwan LCD TV shipments in 2011 are expected to increase 34%, and account for 30% of the global LCD TV...

Taiyo Yuden may release OEM orders to CMC, Ritek, says newspaper

Sep 29, 10:57

Japan-based Taiyo Yuden has decided to reduce its monthly capacity of blank CD-R and DVD optical discs by 40.9% from 110 million discs currently to 65 million discs to cope with increased...

Touch panel makers to begin shipping medium-size capacitive touch panels in small volume in Sep-Oct 2010

Sep 14, 01:10

Taiwan-based touch panel makers Cando, Young Fast Optoelectronics, Wintek and Sintek Photonics will begin shipping in small volume medium-size capacitive touch panels used in tablet...

Asustek continues to lower OEM orders to Pegatron

Aug 27, 12:44

Asustek Computer continues to lower OEM orders to Pegatron Technology and has shifted some graphics card OEM orders to Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), according to market sources...

Kickback scandal will not affect OEM cooperation with Apple, says Pegatron

Aug 17, 14:08

Taiwan-based Pegatron Technology, in response to a Financial Times report that Kaedar Electronics, its wholly owned China-based maker of plastic components, was involved...

CMI lowers 2010 LCD monitor target shipments to below 40 million units

Aug 11, 15:48

Chimei Innolux (CMI), because of relocating assembly lines from southern China to other places in China, has downwardly adjusted its 2010 target shipments to below 40 million LCD...

Lextar lands LED lighting OEM orders from Philips and Osram

Aug 3, 11:27

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Lextar Electronics, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has landed OEM orders for LED lighting products from Europe-based vendors such...

HP likely to remain leading notebook vendor followed by Acer in 2011

Jul 30, 15:15

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to remain as the leading notebook vendor in 2011 shipping over 50 million units, followed by Acer with around 47 million units. HP's OEM partners...

Acer to end notebook partnership with Inventec in 2011

Jul 23, 15:26

Acer will exclude Inventec as a notebook OEM partner in 2011, ending their three-year cooperation as the two companies were unable to reach a consensus on various OEM details, according...

Qisda to ship over 13 million LCD monitors in 2010

Jul 12, 15:32

Qisda is expected to ship over to 13 million LCD monitors in 2010, up from previous estimates of 10-12 million units, due to newly received orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), according...

European Commission approves Foxconn acquisition of Sony TV plants in Slovakia and Mexico

Jun 29, 15:30

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Taiwan-based company Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) of Sony entities...

Panel makers feel effects from China salary hikes

Jun 25, 12:08

TFT-LCD panel makers in Taiwan have started to feel the effects from recent salary hikes in China as system makers and OEM players have started to use the issue as a bargaining tool...

Smartphones become the new LBS battleground, says iSuppli

Jun 23, 11:43

With smartphones emerging as the strategic computing platform for the next decade, the usage of smartphone-based OEM and aftermarket on-board navigation systems is set to soar by...

Zyxel sets up holding firm to split own-brand, OEM operations

Jun 18, 14:53

Shareholders of Zyxel Communications have approved the establishment of a new holding company, Unizyx Holding, paving the way for separating Zyxel's own-brand and OEM business operations...

Lite-On Tech enters all-in-one PC OEM market

Jun 11, 16:51

Lite-On Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of LED lighting and electronics devices, has reportedly entered the all-in-one PC OEM market and is working aggressively to gain orders from...

Inventec to start mass production at Chongqing plant in November

Jun 4, 16:45

Inventec chairman Richard Lee pointed out that he expects the company to start volume production at its Chongqing production plant in China in November 2010 as surging wages and frequent...

Computex 2010: China-based white-box PC makers seek to improve company image

Jun 4, 14:58

China-based white-box PC makers such as CZC Technology and Malata are showcasing their notebooks and branded products at Computex 2010 hoping to improve their company and product...

Lite-On IT lands OEM orders for external Blu-ray drives from Plextor

Jun 4, 13:49

Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), a Taiwan-based joint venture of Philips Royal Electronics and the largest Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT, on June...

No need to be afraid of Foxconn, says Pegatron chairman

Apr 30, 17:16

Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung has said there is no need to be afraid of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and that a monopoly will not form in the consumer electronics...

Foxconn receives test production orders for Acer notebooks

Apr 19, 15:15

Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has received order for a small volume test production run for notebooks from Acer, according to industry sources. If the test run goes smoothly,...

KYE denies mistreatment at Microsoft-OEM factory

Apr 16, 16:54

Taiwan-based PC accessory maker KYE Systems, which is also an OEM manufacturer of Microsoft products, has refuted a recently published report by the US National Labor Committee (NLC)...

Commentary: Sony-Foxconn relationship may affect Wistron's LCD TV orders

Apr 7, 15:03

Wistron's LCD TV business may be affected by its major client Sony's stronger relationship with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which has agreed to buy another LCD...