Last update: Monday 14 November 2011 [23 news items]
Taiwan market: Commercial projectors to account for 60% of 2011 shipments
Nov 14, 15:14
Commercial models will reach beyond 60% of Taiwan's projector market in 2011, industry sources have indicated. The procurement of projectors by the government has been decreasing,...

Projector suppliers find new ground in emerging markets
Oct 18, 16:05
Projector vendors are finding new ground in emerging countries in Asia as consumer power in western countries becomes weak, according to industry sources.
Optoma focuses on 3D projectors
Aug 17, 16:45
Taiwan-based projector maker Optoma is gearing up for the 3D projector market in the second half of 2011. According to Futuresource's forecast, worldwide shipments of 3D projectors...
Optoma aims to ship 600,000 DLP projectors in 2011
Jun 14, 10:40
Taiwan-based Optoma expects to ship 600,000 own-brand DLP projectors in 2011, growing by 10% from 2010, the company told a shareholders meeting on June 13.
Computex 2011: The rise of mobile projectors
Jun 3, 01:25
Industry leading firms Acer, Asustek, and ViewSonic have been entering the market for micro and mobile projectors to showcase mobile projecting systems with brightness up to 200 lu...
Optoma expects pico projector shipments to grow by double-digits in 2011
Mar 17, 16:38
DLP projector maker Optoma Technology expects its shipments to grow by a double-digit rate, to reach 700,000-800,000 units in 2011, including its Neo-i projector which has been verified...
Taiwan market: Optoma launch 2 high-brightness projectors for commercial and educational market
Oct 19, 15:23
Eyeing the commercial and educational market, Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology has launched two high brightness front projectors, the EX779 and OP1991, in Taiwan.
Taiwan market: Optoma introduces 4 new projectors, including 3 3D-ready models
Sep 13, 15:33
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology has introduced four new front projectors, including three 3D-ready models in the Taiwan market, eyeing the 3D display and commercial...
Optoma expects to ship more than 70,000 pico projectors in 2010
Jul 7, 12:37
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology on July 6 unveiled two DLP pico projectors, the 20-lumen brightness PK201 and 50-lumen brightness PK301, with both featuring Osram-made...
Taiwan-based Optoma aims at 15% global market share for DLP projectors in 3 years
Mar 3, 16:58
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology shipped 490,000 units for a global market share of 8% in 2009 and expects to hit 15% in three years, according to the company.
Taiwan market: Front projector shipments up 81% sequentially in 4Q09
Feb 5, 16:54
Front projector shipments in the Taiwan market reached 57,300 units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 81% sequentially and 150% on year, mainly due to government procurements for...
Taiwan market: Front projector prices to drop 35-40% in 2009
Sep 22, 11:42
Front projector prices in the Taiwan market are expected to drop by 35-40% on-year in 2009, with the 2,000-3,000 lumen segment seeing the biggest decrease, according to market sour...
Optoma increases 2009 China front projector sales target by 50%
Jul 1, 16:43
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology has increased its sales goal for the China market in 2009 by 50% to 60,000 front projectors from the original target of 40,000 units...
Coretronic wins patent lawsuit against Epson
May 19, 12:19
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) and DLP projector maker Coretronic has confirmed that the US District Court in California ruled in a lawsuit filed by Japan-based Seiko Epson against...
Full HD to become mainstream for front projectors in 2009, Optoma says
Feb 17, 15:10
Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma expects that 1080p resolution will replace 720p as the mainstream specification for front projector this year.
Light engine maker Young Optics January revenues up
Feb 17, 10:07
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics Incorporated (YOI) has reported its January consolidated revenues of NT$437.21 million (US$12.78 million), up 5.17% from NT$415.71 in...
CES 2009: TI showcasing Pico devices
Jan 9, 15:08
Texas Instruments (TI) is showcasing at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009 a range of new category products based on the tiny DLP chip. With production of the...

Optoma claims strong market feedback for its pico projectors
Nov 25, 16:44
Taiwan projector vendor Optoma is indicating that feedback from the market for its pico handheld projector is much stronger than it expected, and while the company did not provide...
Worldwide front projector shipments grow 15% on-year in 3Q08, says Pacific Media
Nov 3, 12:25
Worldwide front projector shipments topped 1.6 million units in the third quarter of 2008, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA), representing 15.2% growth over the third quarter...
Optoma and Aiptek make headstart in handheld projector market
Oct 8, 12:24
Competition in the fledgling handheld projector market is heating up, as Optoma and Aiptek International have separately launched their first models, the former adopting the Texas...

Everlight starts shipping high-power LEDs for micro projectors in September
Sep 10, 01:50
Taiwan-based LED packaging company Everlight has received high-power LED orders to be used in micro projectors with shipment starting in September. Although initial order volumes...
Taiwan market: Epson and Optoma both claim lead in front projector market in 2Q
Aug 14, 17:07
Epson and Optoma both claim to be the number one front projector vendor in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of the year, and both companies aim for a 30% market share of the...
Taiwan market: Optoma number one projector vendor in 1Q
May 29, 16:42
Taiwan projector vendor Optoma beat Epson to take the number-one spot in the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2008, with a market share of 28.7% by shipments, according to Pacific...
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 16min ago
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
Bits + chips | 1h 5min ago
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 3h 3min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 3h 12min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 3h 21min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 3h 38min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 3h 46min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 3h 50min ago
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.






















