Last update: Friday 10 May 2013 [202 news items]
Total projector volume reaches 1.95 million units in 1Q13, says PMA Research
May 10, 11:44
Total projector volume in the worldwide projector market reached 1.95 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down slightly from 2.07 million units in the same quarter of 2012...
Taiwan market: Projector shipments down in 1Q13, says IDC
May 3, 16:04
There were 19,452 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 20.9% on quarter and 24.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Optoma expects to see projector growth in 2013
Mar 21, 15:17
Taiwan-based projector vendor Optoma expects its projector shipments to increase slightly in 2013 by having an improved product mix as well as tackling education segments in emerging...

Coretronic BLU shipments down 18% in February
Mar 11, 10:24
Coretronic shipped 5.73 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 18% sequentially, according to the company. It also shipped 47,000 DLP projectors in February, dropping...
Taiwan market: Projector sales expected to climb in 2013
Feb 26, 18:59
Projector sales in Taiwan are expected to climb on year due to increasing interest for larger viewing display options among local consumers, according to market observers.
Taiwan market: 4Q12 projector shipments up on quarter, down on year, says IDC
Jan 31, 10:11
There were 24,607 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market in fourth-quarter 2012, increasing 6.4% sequentially but decreasing 8.6% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Full HD projector sales expected to reach 35,600 units in 2013 in education and business segments
Jan 30, 14:54
Full HD (1080p) projector sales in the education and business segments are expected to reach a cumulative 35,600 units in 2013 followed by a steady rise through 2016 when sales are...
Taiwan market: Optoma to drop Full HD projector prices
Nov 26, 22:15
Projector vendor Optoma will drop its Full HD (1,980 by 1,080) projector prices to approximately NT$30,000 (US$1,030) from NT$36,900 most likely before the end of 2012, according...
Taiwan market: Epson launches new projectors
Nov 16, 11:08
Seiko Epson has launched EB-1410Wi, a projector designed for conferences, and EB-W16SK, a 3D projector specifically for educational use, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail...

PMA reports worldwide projector market of nearly 2.5 million in 3Q12
Nov 15, 15:41
Projector research firm Pacific Media Associates (PMA) has released its latest projector research, stating that the worldwide projector market totaled 2.47 million units in the third...
Seiko Epson boosts projector sales in education segment
Nov 15, 14:36
Taiwan-based Seiko Epson has reportedly landed approximately 70% of orders for projectors used in the education segment, which pushed up its orders in the third quarter of 2012 by...
Taiwan market: 3Q12 projector shipments slightly up sequentially, says IDC
Nov 7, 09:32
There were 23,125 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 1.7% on quarter but decreasing by 13.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Taiwan market: BenQ launches 2 laser diode short-throw projectors
Sep 14, 14:04
BenQ on September 13 announced the launch of LX60ST and LW61ST, two DLP short-throw projectors featuring light sources that use completely mercury-free laser diodes, in the Taiwan...
Taiwan market: 2Q12 projector shipments decrease
Aug 1, 12:22
There were 22,743 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the second quarter of 2012, decreasing by 11.6% on quarter and by 11.9% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Coretronic ships 5.82 million BLUs in June
Jul 11, 12:18
Coretronic shipped 5.82 million backlight units (BLUs) in June, mainly consisting of 480,000 units for LCD TVs (94% being LED applications), 1.91 million units for monitors (86% being...
Optoma to see 20% growth in projector shipments this year
Jun 12, 16:50
Optoma Technology is expected to ship 700,000 projectors in 2012, a year-on-year growth of 20% largely due to its new hybrid laser-LED projectors, according to market observers.

Samsung expected to launch Galaxy Beam projector smartphone in 2H12
Jun 1, 14:02
Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its Galaxy Beam projector smartphone in the second half of 2012, and in Taiwan the Galaxy Beam is likely to carry a suggested retail price...
Pico projector market to grow significantly in 2012, say industry sources
May 30, 01:25
The micro and pocket projector market size in 2012 is likely to grow to four million units from two million units in 2011, according to industry sources. Vivitek, a Taiwan-based vendor...

Taiwan market: Projector shipments down 4% sequentially 1Q12
May 17, 14:28
There were 25,730 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 4% on quarter but increasing 19% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Taiwan projector market to show flat growth in 2012
May 7, 14:54
Taiwan's projector market is expected to be flat in 2012 compared to 2011 due to uncertain order visibility, according to industry sources.

Projector market grows 12% on year in Asia in 1Q12, says PMA
May 3, 15:40
The worldwide projector market totaled 2.3 million units in the first quarter of 2012, with the Asia region accounting for 39%, up from 35% in the year-earlier quarter, Pacific Media...
Intersil unveils low-cost LED-based LCoS pico projector reference design
Apr 28, 07:28
US-based analog and mixed signal designer Intersil recently introduced the Pico-qHD, what it calls the world's lowest cost pico projector system and the industry's smallest production-ready...
Young Optics reports 1Q12 gross margins of 28%
Apr 27, 16:43
Young Optics, a Taiwan-based projector maker, saw first-quarter revenues reach NT$1.429 billion (US$48.8 million), down 14.05% on year. According to the firm, first-quarter 2012 gross...
Taiwan market: NEC to launch high-lumen projectors
Feb 21, 16:28
NEC plans to launch high lumen projectors, including DLP models that can deliver up to 10,000 lumens of brightness in projector screen sizes of 80-500-inch, in the Taiwan market,...
Coretronic to begin volume production of laser projectors in 3Q12
Feb 17, 11:58
BLU and projector maker Coretronic plans to roll out LED laser hybrid projectors in the second quarter of 2012 and to begin volume production of laser projectors in the third quarter,...
Projector maker Young Optics posts EPS of NT$5 for 2011
Feb 17, 01:00
Pico projector maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$571 million (US$19.29 million) or an EPS of NT$5.01 on revenues of NT$7.03 billion for 2011.
Coretronic sets 2012 capex at NT$2 billion
Feb 16, 01:45
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic expects its capex for 2012 to reach NT$2 billion (US$67.6 million), with 70% of the budget to be allocated for the expansion of...
Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
Feb 10, 14:13
Coretronic expects to ship more projectors in February to boost its revenues after the company saw its consolidated revenues decrease 6% on month and 3% on year to NT$5.53 billion...
Taiwan market: Nearly 27,000 projectors shipped in 4Q11
Feb 2, 12:22
There were 26,925 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during fourth-quarter 2011, increasing 3% sequentially but decreasing 11.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Worldwide projector market neared 10 million units in 2011, says Pacific Media
Jan 30, 10:04
Total projector volume hit nearly 10 million in 2011 as annual sales registered a solid double-digit gain in Asia along with single-digit gains in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Mid-East,...
Coretronic posts December shipments of 102,000 projectors, 4.52 million BLUs
Jan 11, 15:09
Taiwan-based Coretronic shipped 102,000 projectors and 4.52 million backlight units (BLUs) to bring in consolidated revenues of NT$5.893 billion (US$194 million) in December, according...
Worldwide projector shipments to grow 31% in 2012, says PMA
Dec 26, 09:43
Although growth for the projector industry slowed in 2011, strong pockets of demand are expected to brighten the outlook for 2012. The projected 31% increase will bring worldwide...
Taiwan market: Projector sales to stay flat in 4Q11
Dec 22, 14:38
Sales of projectors in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2011 will reach 26,600 units, similar to the volume sold in the third quarter, according to an industry estimate...
Taiwan market: 3Q11 projector shipments increase
Nov 23, 10:56
There were 26,601 projectors shipped to the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2011, increasing by 3.0% on month and by 12.2% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Taiwan market: Epson aims to take up 30% of local projector market by year-end 2011
Nov 18, 13:59
Seiko Epson expects its share in the Taiwan projector market to reach 30% by year-end 2011, up from 23.4% at the end of the third quarter, according to Victor Chen, general manager...
- 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
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- 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
- 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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- 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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- 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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
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