Last update: Tuesday 5 February 2013 [149 news items]
China market: 4Q12 online advertising valued over CNY 21 billion, says Analysys
Feb 5, 10:34
Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY21.05 billion (US$3.37 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, growing by 3.1% on quarter...
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys
Feb 4, 15:42
Online gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY12.248 billion (US$1.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.98% on quarter...
China market: Foxconn to start selling 60-inch LCD TVs in January
Jan 17, 11:56
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will start selling its in-house-produced 60-inch LCD TVs equipped with Sharp-made panels in the China market through its CyberMart...
China market: Online game revenues, user base up in 2012, says Analysys
Jan 9, 20:24
Online game operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY40.103 billion (US$6.36 billion) and attracted 201 million users in total in 2012, respectively growing by...
Taiwan market: Foxconn to start online shopping platform
Dec 25, 11:56
Cybermart, a channel retail subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), is set to start its new online shopping platform WOWCyber in Taiwan on December 27.
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 11 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys
Dec 12, 13:41
Online gaming service Operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY11.7 billion (US$1.84 billion) during the third quarter of 2012, according to China-based consulting...
China market: Online advertising valued over CNY 20 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys
Nov 30, 16:05
Online advertising service providers in the China market generated total revenues of CNY20.42 billion (US$3.21 billion) during the third quarter of 2012, growing 16% on quarter and...
EMC new CCL production capacity to come online by year-end
Sep 27, 01:00
New production capacity of CCL (copper clad-laminate) maker Elite Material (EMC) will come online by year-end 2012, boosting the company's monthly output of CCLs to 300,000 units.
China market: Smartphone vendors strengthening ties with retail and online channels
Sep 25, 14:00
China-based ZTE, Huawei Technologies and other handset vendors have been strengthening ties with local retail channels or online stores to boost sales of their smartphones, given...
TV price wars emerge from China-based online retailers
Sep 6, 17:11
TV price wars are increasingly emerging in China as local-based online retailers are reportedly trying to outdo one another with TV pricing, according to industry sources.
Taiwan market: Game Flier lands operating licensing for NBA 2K Online
Aug 29, 15:10
Game Flier International, an operator of online games in Taiwan, on August 28 announced the acquisition of licensing from US-based 2K Sports to operate NBA 2K Online, a game developed...
Taiwan market: Sony may launch online music service by end of 2012
Jul 25, 13:53
Sony extended operations of Music Unlimited, its online streaming music service under Soy Entertainment Network, from the US and Europe to the Japan market earlier in July and is...
Nvidia, AMD may miss PC replacement trend brought by Diablo 3
Jun 12, 01:35
Although the recent release of online PC game Diablo 3 has brought on a strong PC replacement trend in the consumer PC market, Nvidia and AMD may miss a good opportunity as their...
China market: IT brand vendors turn to strengthen online shopping platforms
Apr 19, 13:46
Facing strong competition from China-based retail chains such as Gome and Suning as well as online shopping platforms, IT malls in China have started to lose their popularity, forcing...

Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:15
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...
PChome Online runs B2C business in US
Apr 9, 12:30
Taiwan-based PChome Online has started B2C online shopping service in the US market, targetting ethnic Chinese customers, according to company chairman Jan Hung-tze.
Taiwan market: Samsung launches new consumer DSCs; targeting to become the 3rd-largest vendor
Mar 29, 01:05
Samsung Electronics on March 28, launched several new mid-range and high-end consumer digital still cameras in Taiwan, pushing its Smart Camera concept, which connects its DSCs with...
Taiwan 2011 online advertising revenues over NT$10 billion, says IAMA
Mar 20, 14:14
Providers of online advertising services in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$10.215 billion (US$335 million) in 2011, increasing 19.46% from 2010, according to statistics...
Microsoft plans to cooperate with Acer over online app store, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 6, 14:39
With Acer's Acer Cloud online app service set to start in the second quarter of 2012, Microsoft has expressed interest in cooperating with Acer by paying a fee to connect the Windows...
China market: Handset-based online game users top 30 million in 4Q11
Mar 2, 15:01
The China market had an estimated 30.28 million users of handset-based online games in fourth-quarter 2011, growing 12.1% sequentially and 49.4% on year, according to Analysys Inte...
China market: 4Q11 online advertising revenues top CNY14.8 billion
Feb 24, 15:18
Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY14.87 billion (US$2.34 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2011, growing 6.4% on quarter...
China market: 4Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY 10 billion
Feb 24, 14:51
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY10.29 billion (US$1.62 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2011, rising 8.2% on quarter and...
Taiwan market: FET expects sharp growth in revenues from online stores
Feb 2, 14:09
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) aims at sharp increases in revenues from its four value-added online stores for mobile applications, e-books, music and video content, hiking...
China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion
Jan 30, 12:08
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based...
China market: 2011 online search revenues over CNY18 billion
Jan 30, 11:52
Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY18.78 billion (US$2.90 billion) in 2011, increasing by 70.2% from 2010, according to iResearch Consulting...
China market: Online advertising revenues over CNY51 billion in 2011
Jan 30, 11:29
Operators of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY51.19 (US$7.92 billion) in 2011, growing 57.3% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch...
China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 billion in 2011
Jan 20, 16:14
Online shopping services in the China market generated total sales transactions of CNY773.56 billion (US$119.6 billion) in 2011, growing 67.8% from 2010 and accounting for 4.3% of...
China market: 3Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY9.5 billion
Jan 2, 15:56
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.51 billion (US$1.48 billion) during third-quarter 2011, rising 8.6% sequentially and 22.6% on year,...
Online game firms post mixed sequential growth in October revenues
Nov 11, 11:04
Soft-World International, Gamania Digital Entertainment and Chinesegamer International, three Taiwan-based developers/operators of online games, had October revenues rising 3.81%,...
Amazon sells Kindle Fire at low profit margin to promote online merchandise sales, says IHS iSuppli
Oct 3, 17:07
An IHS analysis reveals Amazon's business model for its new Kindle Fire tablet, with the company willing to settle for a razor-thin margin on sales of devices and digital content...
China market: 2Q11 online gaming revenues over CNY8.7 billion, says Analysys
Aug 31, 13:57
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY8.76 billion (US$1.35 billion) during the second quarter of 2011, rising 3.1% on quarter and...
Appearance of Android 3.2 to further impact notebook and netbook demand
Jul 26, 01:10
Google has recently revealed its Android 3.2 operating system with its downstream partners Motorola and Asustek Computer both to release plans at the last week of July for their users...
Pegatron receives orders for 15 million iPhone 5s from Apple
Jul 5, 01:10
Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s (iPhone 4S) from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011,...
Chinesegamer to replace 2/2.5D online games with web games
Jun 24, 12:05
Chinesegamer International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, will replace 2D and 2.5D online games to be developed in the future with web versions based on cloud computing...
China market: 1Q11 online gaming revenues near CNY 8.5 billion
May 25, 11:18
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY8.498 billion (US$1.29 billion) in first-quarter 2011, rising 6.1% on quarter and 8.7% on year,...
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 4h 6min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 5h 1min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 5h 10min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 5h 11min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 5h 13min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 5h 26min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 5h 28min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 5h 30min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 5h 32min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 5h 24min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 5h 28min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 5h 29min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 30min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 5h 30min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 5h 33min ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 5h 33min ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 5h 35min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 45min ago
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- 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
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
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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
20-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8377.05 | +8.86 | +0.11% |

| TSE electronic | 316.79 | +0.62 | +0.2% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.74 | +0.18 | +0.15% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | +0.15 | +0.1% |

- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 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.






















