Last update: Friday 10 May 2013 [202 news items]
Global projector market to reach almost 8.5 million in 2010, says PMA
Feb 17, 16:40
The global front projector market is expected to increase 34% on year to 8.49 million units in 2010, driven by demand for short-throw, high brightness and pico projectors, according...
Coretronic January revenues down 11.8% sequentially
Feb 11, 01:25
Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.69 billion (US$196.51 million) for January 2011, a decrease of 11.8% sequentially and 12% on year.
Taiwan market: Over 27,000 projectors shipped in 4Q10, says IDC
Feb 1, 12:54
There were 27,642 projectors shipped to the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2010, increasing 16.55% on quarter but decreasing 51.75% on year. The shipments of 104,422 projectors...
Pico projectors unlikely to be integrated into smartphones until after 2012
Jan 25, 02:05
With rumors circulating around the market that the Apple iPhone 5 will adopt a pico projector, sources from pico projector makers pointed out that the related R&D is still not...
CES 2011: MSI introduces tablet PC featuring built-in projector; several new notebooks
Jan 7, 16:25
Micro-Star International (MSI) is showcasing a concept product, the Staging, a tablet PC that features built-in micro-projector, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011. The tablet...

Asia Optical to begin shipping pico projector modules for DSCs and smartphones
Jan 7, 01:45
Asia Optical will begin to ship pico projector modules for DSC and smartphone applications in the first quarter of 2011 and expects revenues from the new product line to grow subst...
Pico projector makers expect 22 million units to sell in 2014, says PMA
Jan 4, 15:40
Global pico projector market is expected to reach 22 million units by 2014, up from about 700,000 units in 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
Asustek expects 2.5% share of global LCD monitor market in 2010
Dec 13, 16:34
Asustek Computer expects to account for 2.5% of the global LCD monitor market in 2010, and expects to rank in the top-ten if its sales in December continue to increase, according...
Coretronic reportedly to supply BLUs for iPad 2
Dec 8, 02:05
Coretronic has reportedly entered the supply chain for the second generation iPad, and will supply BLUs to Chimei Innolux (CMI) and LG Display.
Asia Optical to begin shipping built-in pico projector modules in 2011
Dec 3, 13:44
Taiwan-based Asia Optical will extend its production of pico projector modules from external to internal models for digital cameras, smartphones and digital video camcorders, with...
Sony aims at 30% of global Full HD home theater projector market in 2011
Nov 29, 15:38
Sony aims to account for 25-30% of the global Full HD home theater market in 2011, while estimating that 3D models will account for 30% of the global home theater market.
Pico projector market set to double in 2010, says PMA
Nov 24, 15:36
The global pico projector market is expected to reach 750,000 units in 2010, more than double the volume of 2009, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
Short-throw project market share to reach 10% in 2010
Nov 17, 01:55
Short-throw projectors are expected to account for 10% of the total front projector market in 2010, and will increase to 37% in 2014.
BenQ aims to ship 900,000 projectors in 2011
Nov 10, 01:45
BenQ aims for 13% market share in the global front projector market in 2011, which is about 900,000 units in shipments.
Pico and pocket projectors market up 125% on year in 3Q10, says PMA
Nov 5, 15:58
The global pico and pocket projector market is expected to increase 125% on year in the third quarter of 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA). This high-growth emerging...
Qisda posts net profits of NT$440 million for 3Q10
Oct 29, 01:30
Qisda has posted net profits of NT$440 million (US$14.35 million) for the third quarter of 2010, with an EPS of NT$0.23. Consolidated revenues for the quarter totaled NT$22.89 billion,...
Taiwan market: Projector market to increase 30% in 4Q10
Oct 27, 01:55
With the fourth quarter the traditional peak season, as well as bids for government projects to start soon, and demand is expected to continue to increase due to dropping prices for...
Coretronic nets NT$1.13 billion in 3Q10 profit
Oct 25, 11:15
Coretronic has posted net profit of NT$1.13 billion (US$36.74 million) for the third quarter of 2010, with an EPS of NT$1.45. Consolidated revenues for the third quarter totaled NT$25.9...
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: Front projector shipments to drop 30% on year in 2010
Oct 4, 11:43
Shipments to the front projector market in Taiwan are expected to drop by about 30% on year to about 80,000-85,000 units in 2010 due to limited educational procurement projects and...
Delta own-brand projectors targeting high-end market
Oct 1, 15:00
Delta Electronics sees 2010 as Year One for its own-brand business. Apart from electro-mechanical equipment and LED lighting, Delta is also embracing a two-prong strategy for its...
Taiwan market: Epson to take 50% projector market in 2010
Sep 21, 15:09
Epson has launched two high-end front projectors, the EH-R4000 and EH-R1000, featuring its latest 3LCD-Reflective technology in Taiwan and aims to take 50% market share of Taiwan's...
Global projector market to increase over 36% in 2010, says PMA
Sep 17, 14:19
The global front projector market will grow to a total of 8.65 million units in 2010, increasing by 36.65% from 6.33 million units in 2009, according to Pacific Media Associates (P...
Qisda to see 20% of revenues from e-book readers, smartphones, tablet PCs in 2H10
Aug 30, 16:13
Qisda expects its new businesses including e-book readers, smartphones and tablet PCs to account for 20% of its total revenues in the second half of 2010, up from 16% in the second...
Qisda posts net profit of NT$900 million for 2Q10
Aug 30, 15:51
Qisda has announced net profit for the quarter of 2010 totaled NT$900 million (US$28.117 million) with an EPS of NT$0.47.
Coretronic projector revenues up 16% sequentially in 2Q10
Aug 13, 16:40
Coretronic saw revenues for its projector business in the second quarter increase by 16.6% sequentially to NT$5.62 billion (US$175.84 million), and shipments increased 21% sequentially...
Taiwan market: Front projector shipments up 80% on year in 2Q10, says IDC
Aug 12, 17:06
Taiwan front projector shipments in the second quarter of 2010 totaled 27,600 units, up 3.2% sequentially and 80.6% on year, according to IDC data.
Taiwan market: Epson increases projector shipment goal for 2010
Aug 6, 15:46
With projector shipments in the first half of 2010 exceeding its goal, Epson has decided to raise its full-year shipment target for the Taiwan market to about 30,000 units, up from...
Taiwan market: LG expects to sell 1,000 3D LCD TVs in 2010
Aug 3, 10:46
LG Electronics unveiled its 47- and 55-inch 3D LED-backlit 3D LCD TVs on August 2 in Taiwan and aims to ship 1,000 units in 2010 to take 30% of the local 3D TV market, according to...
Global pico projector shipments reach 437,000 units in 1H10
Jul 28, 17:09
Global shipments of pico projectors in the first half of 2010 totaled 437,791 units, of which 46% were LCoS-based handset models offered by China-based white-box vendors, and 10%...
Delta working with TI for China movie theater market
Jul 5, 15:28
Delta Electronics is cooperating with Texas Instruments (TI) to tap into the movie projector market in China as the government is promoting a program to set up movie theaters in rural...
Vivitek introduces 38cm short-throw front projector
Jul 2, 15:28
Vivitek has unveiled a 3,000-lumen short-throw front projector using DLP technology, capable of projecting a 95-inch screen at a distance of 38cm. The new device is 3D ready and will...
BenQ aims to ship 550,000 projectors in 2010
Jul 1, 17:09
BenQ expects to ship 150,000 projectors in the Asia Pacific market in 2010, which would represent growth of 35% from 2009, while its worldwide aim is to ship 550,000 units, an increase...
Nikon to launch new DSC with LCoS pico projector in August
Jun 24, 16:08
Nikon reportedly plans to launch a second-generation digital still camera (DSC) with built-in LCoS pico-projector technology from Himax Technologies, which is capable of connecting...
3D DLP projector shipments reach 250,000 units in 1Q10, says PMA
Jun 14, 17:09
Shipments of 3D DLP projectors reached 250,000 units worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to president of Pacific Media Associates (PMA) William Coggshall.
- 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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- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
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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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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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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.






















