Last update: Tuesday 8 January 2013 [9 news items]
RIM, Huawei, ZTE, Pantech likely to score more points in US smartphone market, say sources
Jan 8, 15:15
A number of smartphone brands will try to ramp up their market share in the US in 2013, with LG Electronics expected to exert more efforts to maintain its third-ranked vendor position...
Asia-based vendors take lead in offering of 5-inch smartphones
Oct 16, 15:20
Following the steps of Samsung Electronics, a number of branded vendors in Asia including LG Electronics, Pantech, Sharp, Panasonic and HTC as well as some China-based handset makers,...
HTC to launch 5-inch smartphone in September-October, say sources
Aug 6, 14:58
HTC will step into the large-size smartphone segment by launching a flagship model with a 5-inch display featuring a resolution of 1794 by 1080 pixels in September-October, according...
Korea smartphone vendors eager to launch 5-inch models in 2H12
Jul 9, 15:54
Three Korea-based handset vendors – Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Pantech – all plan to launch smartphones with a display size of 5-inch in the second half of...
Computex 2011: Audio sound effect players seeking partners in smart mobile device market
Jun 3, 01:15
As tablet PC become the hottest topic at Computex 2011, audio sound effect players including Dolby and Digital Theater System (DTS) are turning aggressive in seeking partners at the...
Plotech expects HDI board orders from handset vendors to buoy 3Q10 sales
Jul 27, 12:17
PCB maker Plotech Technology has revealed that its Kunshan, China plant has seen HDI board orders from several brand handset vendors growing. The orders will be its major growth driver...
PCB maker Plotech begins volume shipments of handset HDI boards to Pantech, say sources
Feb 25, 16:54
PCB maker Plotech Technology has entered the handset component supply chain of Korea-based Pantech, expecting shipments of HDI boards to the vendor to start gaining momentum from...
Korea vendors may have 50% US handset market in 2009, say sources
Apr 6, 15:11
Korea handset vendors, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and Pantech, are likely to take up a 50% share of the US handset market in 2009, according to an estimate...
South Korea handset vendors saw stable growth in 3Q08
Oct 15, 14:44
According to media reports from South Korea, global handset shipments in the third quarter held level at 311 million units, while South Korea-based leading handset vendors Samsung...
Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 24min ago
LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
LED | 25min ago
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
LED | 1h 48min ago
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
Green energy | 3h 8min ago
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 3h 21min ago
Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
IT + CE | 3h 40min ago
Pantech IM-S400L with touchpad
The Pantech IM-S400L features a touchpad making use the Glide sensor technology. The keypad of the handset can be used just like touchpad of a notebook. This handset includes terrestrial...
Photo: Company, Jan 5.
Pantech launches C630 via AT&T in America
The Pantech C630 handset, with thickness of less than 1cm, provides multimedia functions such as instant message, MMS, player of various formats of music files, Internet access via...
Photo: Company, Dec 22.
Pantech's touch handset Presto IM-U310
The nickname of the handset, Presto, is a music term that implies "quite fast" and hereby means "get it by one touch." The one-touch music feature of Presto has enhanced access of...
Photo: Company, Dec 15.
Pantech Matrix dual slider handset
The Pantech Matrix dual slider handset features a unique sliding design which reveals a numeric keypad when opening vertically and a QWERTY keypad opened horizontally. The handset...
Photo: Company, Nov 24.
Pantech Group launches Pantech C610
Korea-based Pantech is partnering with AT&T with the Pantech C610 flip phone that is highlighted by its chrome plating process and urban red color. The C610 is a 3G phone that also...
Photo: Company, Oct 21.
- 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
- 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
- GLT expanding light guide plate capacity
- 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
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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...
- 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.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.