Last update: Friday 10 May 2013 [165 news items]
Asustek and Pegatron see increase in October 2009 revenues
Nov 10, 15:35
First-tier motherboard maker Asustek Computer has registered sales of NT$28.66 billion (US$882 million) for October 2009, up 22% on month and 18.16% on year, but combined sales from...
Oct 22, 17:10
With high tech companies beginning to report their third quarter results, it appears that the global economy is warming slightly from its previously gloomy conditions, and recent...
IC distributors expected to see high sales in October thanks to increased Sony PS3 component orders
Newswatch - Oct 15, 16:25
Taiwan-based IC distributors are expected to see their revenues remain high in October 2009 thanks to strong orders for Sony PlayStation 3 related products, according to industry...

Pegatron reportedly preparing for listing on TSE
Oct 12, 17:12
Pegatron Technology reportedly has quoted several security firms and is in preparation to be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to sources from security firms.
Compal, Wistron, Unihan and TPV land Toshiba TV orders for 2010
Sep 10, 11:49
Taiwan-based Compal Electronics, Wistron, TPV Technology and Unihan Technology (a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology) have recently landed LCD TV outsourcing orders from Japan-based...
Asustek rumored in talks to sell Pegatron stake to Inventec
Aug 26, 16:09
Asustek Computer and its wholly-owned subsidiary Pegatron Technology are rumored to be negotiating with notebook maker Inventec, for Asustek to sell a portion of its stake in Pegatron...
Motherboard makers see July 2009 revenues increase except ECS
Aug 11, 14:59
Asustek Computer has posted July 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$20.13 billion (US$615 million), up 8.8% on month, but dropping 8.9% on year.
ECS and MSI conservative about ARM-based smartbooks
Aug 5, 16:23
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) will not follow Acer, Foxconn Electronics, Pegatron Technology, Compal Electronics and Inventec Appliances which...
SiS suffering chipset shortage
Jul 30, 11:30
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has been suffering from tight supply of its entry-level chipsets since April due to its manufacturing partner United Microelectronics Corporation...
ECS, Foxconn, Pegatron competing for Lenovo all-in-one PC orders
Jul 29, 16:07
Lenovo is set to release second-round ODM orders for all-in-one PCs, and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron Technology are all set to compete for...
Pegatron starts ODM notebook shipments to Toshiba
Jul 29, 15:41
Pegatron Technology reportedly began ODM production on a notebook for Toshiba starting in June of 2009, at a volume of about 50,000 units, according to industry sources.
Asustek comments on Pegatron fund raising reports
Stockwatch - Jul 28, 16:45
Asustek Computer has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to comment on reports saying that it will issue new shares for its subsidiary Pegatron Technology to draw...
Wistron lands Toshiba notebook orders for 2010
Jul 27, 12:02
Wistron has landed consumer notebook orders from Toshiba, according to industry sources. This is the first time Toshiba has used the Taiwan-based manufacturer.
Asustek to see revenues increase 20% sequentially in 3Q09
Jul 24, 14:51
Asustek Computer is expected to see its revenues grow 20% sequentially in third-quarter 2009, led by shipments of 1.4 million notebooks and 1.2 million netbooks, according estimates...
PC players start recruiting, while AMD denies plans to cut staff by 3-5% in 2H09
Jul 21, 15:01
PC players Asustek Computer, Pegatron Electronics, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), and Intel and Nvidia have all recently started hiring in Taiwan as global market...
Foxconn comments on report speculating orders for new slim PS3
Stockwatch - Jul 1, 16:40
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Intel to release ODM motherboard orders to Foxconn, say Taiwan makers
Jun 23, 12:31
Intel will release ODM orders in place of OEM orders for the first time to Taiwan motherboard makers, with such orders initially being placed with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision...
Pegatron chairman refutes rumors of Asustek share release
Jun 8, 15:20
TH Tung, chairman of Pegatron Technology, has refuted recent market rumors that Asustek Computer plans to release its share holdings in Pegatron to a private equity firm, noting that...

Pegatron expected to see 20-30% sequential revenue increase in 3Q09
May 18, 12:17
Pegatron Technology's revenues in the third quarter of 2009 are expected to increase 20-30% sequentially as the company will start shipping notebook, netbook and nettop orders to...
Pegatron sees decreased sales in April
May 12, 16:45
Pegatron Technology shipped 2.12 million motherboards, 850,000-900,000 notebook PCs (not including Eee PCs) and 436,000 graphics cards in April, according to the company. Pegatron...
Pegatron turns to second-tier brand and local channel vendors for notebook orders
May 4, 12:06
Pegatron Technology has turned its focus from targeting first-tier brand notebook vendors to second-tier and local channel vendors in each region, according to sources at channel...

ASRock and Pegatron debut Nvidia Ion-platform nettops
Apr 29, 15:46
ASRock and Pegatron Technology unveiled the ION 330 and Cape 7, two nettops based on Nvidia's Ion platform, at an Nvidia press conference in Taipei on April 28.

Compal and Pegatron see March revenues increase significantly
Apr 10, 16:00
Taiwan-based ODM notebook makers, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology, saw their March revenues improve significantly from the previous month, according to data released by...
Asustek pushes back notebook outsourcing plans to 2Q09
Nov 14, 01:10
Asustek Computer's plans to outsource 30% of notebook production have been pushed back to second-quarter 2009, according to company president, Jerry Shen.
Motherboard OEMs consider raising manufacturing quotes, says paper
Newswatch - May 26, 14:27
In addition to notebook makers, motherboard OEMs, including Pegatron Technology, Foxconn Electronics and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), are all considering to increase their manufacturing...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- 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
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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

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.


















