Last update: Monday 4 March 2013 [42 news items]
Mobeam and ams: Smartphone barcodes will finally be readable by all POS laser scanners
Mar 4, 22:25
Mobeam and ams AG have announced they have formed a partnership that will accelerate the ability of smartphones to transmit barcoded content that can be read by all point-of-sale...
Rumblings of tight Intel Pineview supply in IPC supply chain
May 29, 01:35
Intel's Atom D525 (Pineview) processor, which has been adopted in industrial PC (IPC) products such as point of sales (POS), digital signage, gambling machines and industrial automation...
Taiwan market: WaveSoft offers iOS-based POS software
Dec 16, 16:39
Canada-based WaveSoft Technologies has begun sales promotion of WavePOS for iOS, its POS (point of sale/service) software application based on Apple-developed operating system iOS,...

Flytech lands POS orders from Japan, says paper
Sep 6, 10:16
Flytech Technology has obtained orders for a high-end POS device priced at about US$1,500 from a client in Japan, with shipments to begin in third-quarter 2011, according to the Chinese-language...
Shuttle lands Android tablet PC orders from China-based Hasee
May 26, 01:25
Mini-PC and notebook maker Shuttle has recently landed orders for Android-based tablet PCs from China-based brand vendor Hasee, according to sources from upstream component makers;...
Posiflex steps into medical care services through cooperation with 55Tone
Apr 29, 10:58
Posiflex Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of own-brand POS (point of sale/service) systems/devices, has developed interactive terminal devices for medical care of elderly people through...
Flytech to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$5.5
Stockwatch - Apr 27, 11:16
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) systems and devices, will distribute a dividend of NT$5.5 - NT$4.5 in cash and NT$1.0 in stock - for 2010,...
POS maker Flytech steps up capacity expansion
Mar 31, 01:45
POS (point of sale) device maker Flytech Technology on March 30 held a beam-raising ceremony for its new factory in northern Taiwan. The new facility is scheduled to commence operations...
POS maker Flytech to acquire 60% stake in OTEK to reinforce product mix
Jan 5, 01:10
Flytech Technology, currently the largest Taiwan-based maker of POS devices, on January 4 announced the acquisition of a 60% stake in OTEK System, a Taiwan-based maker of touch displays...
SSD supplier InnoDisk gains order for POS computers
Nov 30, 01:30
Taiwan-based InnoDisk, which in-house develops and produces flash storage devices for industrial applications and embedded systems, has cut into the supply chain of Toshiba's POS...
Oct 27, 17:00
With the PC market reaching a mature stage, Intel is giving more attention to new market segments to help drive growth. One area the chip giant and its partners see as having strong...

Flytech expects record revenues in 3Q10
Aug 26, 11:42
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices and kiosks, expects its consolidated revenues for the third quarter to increase by 10% from...
Flytech starts constructing new factory, to set up temporary SMT line
Aug 10, 14:46
Taiwan-based POS (point of sale) device maker Flytech Technology on August 9 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in northern Taiwan. In addition, the company will set...
AdvanPOS electronic-scale POS passes Swiss test
May 3, 11:34
AdvanPOS Technology has seen Switzerland's Federal Office of Metrology (METAS) validate its newly developed PC-based POS equipment integrated with an electronic scale, which will...

POS maker Flytech sees record 2009 gross margin
Mar 22, 16:51
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS devices and kiosks, on March 19 released unaudited financial results for 2009, with gross margin hitting a company record at 36.55%.
Posiflex to offer new POS product to avoid price war
Mar 17, 10:52
Posiflex Technologies, a Taiwan-based maker of own-brand POS (point of sale/service) equipment and devices, will launch a new product line - a platform integrating hardware, software...
POS maker Firich may see 40% revenue growth in 2010
Mar 16, 12:24
Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment and game machines, expects fast growing demand for handset-based sports betting in the China market,...
Taiwan-based maker Firich to offer POS based on cloud computing concept
Feb 9, 15:32
Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS equipment, will introduce cloud computing into the design of its new POS models for launch in the second half of 2010, according to...
MSI expects 50% profit growth from servers and IPCs in 2010, says chairman
Feb 2, 14:07
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects its server and industrial PC (IPC) businesses to generate 50% on-year growth in its 2010 profits, according to company chairman Joseph Hsu.
POS maker Flytech purchases land for new plant
Dec 25, 10:40
Taiwan-based POS maker Flytech Technology has acquired a plot of land measuring 3,637 square meters for NT$187 million (US$5.8 million) for constructing a factory in northern Taiwan,...
Taiwan-based POS maker Posiflex to acquire India sales agent Protocol Solution
Nov 4, 15:06
Taiwan-based own-brand POS maker Posiflex Technologies has announced that it will acquire Protocol Solution Pvt, its general sales agent in the India market.
POS maker Posiflex develops high-end electronic cash registers
Sep 4, 14:25
Taiwan-based POS (point of sale/service) equipment maker Posiflex Technologies has developed high-end electronic cash registers (ECRs) and terminal systems for use in medical care...
POS maker Flytech profit up over 34% in 1H09
Aug 20, 11:21
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service), on August 19 released its financial report for the second quarter and the first half of 2009, with January-June...
Taiwan government offers e-operation subsidies for new retail stores
Jul 20, 16:02
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will promote electronic retail operations by providing new stores starting business in 2009 with a maximum subsidy of 50% of their e-operation...
June revenues for POS makers Flytech, Posiflex highest in 2009
Jul 10, 15:51
Flytech Technology and Posiflex Technologies, two makers of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices, had June revenues of NT$221.6 million (US$6.8 million) and NT$131.4 million...
POS maker Flytech eyes medical applications
Jun 23, 10:20
Taiwan-based POS (point of sale/service) maker Flytech Technology will step into development and production of devices or equipment for medical applications based on its successful...
AdvanPOS offers US$700-800 POS terminals
May 26, 12:03
AdvanPOS Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices, on May 25 unveiled a new series of high-end POS terminal models for sale at US$700-800,...
POS maker Flytech sees revenue growth in April
May 8, 10:10
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices, has reported revenues of NT$203.2 million (US$6.1 million) for April, increasing by 19.32%...
ICP Electronics invests in POS software firm to tap China market
May 7, 16:07
ICP Electronics, a Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, on May 6 announced its investment of NT$25 million (US$746,000) to acquire a nearly 40% stake in UniSoft Technologies, the...
Apr 21, 11:23
Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices, on April 20 debuted ViVi POS, an electronic cash register equipped with basic POS functions,...

Three Taiwan POS makers see revenues rebounding in February
Mar 11, 14:31
Firich Enterprises, Flytech Technology and Posiflex Technologies, three Taiwan-based makers of POS (point of sale) equipment, on March reported revenues figures for February 2009,...
POS makers Posiflex, Protech in support of Microsoft at RetailTech Japan 2009
Mar 4, 12:29
Posiflex Technologies and Protech Systems, two Taiwan-based makers of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices, are showcasing their products at the RetailTech Japan exhibition...
Firich develops ViVi POS for small retailers
Jan 5, 10:41
Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment/devices, plans to start volume production of ViVi POS, electronic cash registers with basic POS functions...
Firich trialling low-cost POS in the US, Japan and China
Nov 21, 16:39
Taiwan-based POS device maker Firich Enterprise is trialling low-cost POS products with potential clients in the US, Japan and China, according to the company.
Taiwan POS maker Flytech's three-quarter net profit down almost 22% on year
Oct 31, 15:11
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS devices, on October 30 released its financial report for the third quarter of 2008. According to the report January-September net profit...
- 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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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- 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
- 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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- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 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.






















