Last update: Friday 9 September 2011 [55 news items]
SOI cooperates with Japan-based Xiroku to offer CMOS-based optical touch panels
Jul 22, 16:31
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensors maker Silicon Optronics (SOI), a joint venture of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and OmniVision Technologies, is working with Japan-based...
Young Fast, J Touch to see strong resistive touch panel shipment growth in 2H09
Jul 10, 17:13
Taiwan touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch are expected to enjoy significant shipment growth for resistive touch panels in the second half of 2009 driven by...
Innolux to see record LCD monitor panel shipments in 2Q09
Jul 3, 12:27
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Innolux Display had second quarter LCD monitor panel shipments surpassing 9.5 million units, a company record, according to market sources. The company...
AUO, Giantplus benefit from booming sales of Samsung handsets
Jul 1, 15:12
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and Giantplus Technology will see handset panel shipments to Samsung Electronics continue to boom in the second half of the year, as the Korea vendor...
Display Taiwan 2009: CPT plans to resume 4.5G plant operations by the end of July
Jun 12, 16:17
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is considering resuming operations at a 4.5G plant to manufacture LCD panels, as well as touch panels, according to the...
Young Fast reports over 70% annual growth for May revenues
Jun 9, 15:06
Taiwan-based touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics has posted revenues of NT$962.53 million for May, up 4.28% from NT$923.03 million for April, and up 73.31% from NT$555.37...
Computex 2009: Shuttle seeks new opportunities from all-in-one PCs
Jun 4, 16:24
Wandering the halls of Computex 2009 it does not take long to realize that there has been a recent explosion of vendors trying to tap the all-in-one PC market. All the well-known,...
EETI introduces new analog matrix resistive touch technology
Jun 4, 12:19
Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has introduced new analog matrix resistive (AMR) touch technology and projective capacitive...
Orise to supply resistive touch ICs to AUO
May 27, 16:47
Taiwan-based driver IC designer Orise Technology is working with panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on resistive touch controllers for handset applications. Orise expects to start volume...
Touch panel module revenues forecast to reach US$9 billion by 2015, says DisplaySearch
May 21, 11:08
The total touch panel market will grow to US$9 billion by 2015, from US$3.6 billion in 2008, with a CAGR of 14%, according to DisplaySearch.
TPO and Wintek land orders from Nokia
May 15, 14:11
TPO Displays has reportedly received 3.5-inch TFT-LCD panel orders for Nokia's N97 handset, while Wintek has received capacitive touch panel orders from the vendor, according to market...
Notebook makers to launch touchscreen models in 2H09
May 7, 16:04
Taiwan-based notebook players are working with touch panel makers to launch touchscreen notebooks in the second half of the year in preparation for the launch of Windows 7, according...
Capacitive touch panel shipments may see significant growth in 2H09
Apr 21, 16:47
Shipments of handset-use capacitive touch panels are expected to see significant grow in the second half of 2009 as Apple plans to introduce the latest iPhone in June, High Tech Computer...
Finetech Japan 2009: Players showcase touch panel products
Apr 20, 16:15
Taiwan-based Chung Hua EELY Enterprise Group showcased a Touch Window handset with frameless resistive touch panel at Finetech Japan 2009. The panel is 2.4-inch with resolution of...
Nokia to replace 5800 handset with capacitive touch panel version, say component suppliers
Apr 17, 11:42
Nokia plans to replace the resistive touch panel currently used in its 5800 handset with a capacitive touch panel in order to compete effectively with rival models from Apple, Samsung...
Touch panel maker Mildex to raise NT$400 million via private placement
Apr 6, 16:27
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Mildex Optical has announced a plan to raise NT$400 million (US$12.06 million) by issuing new shares via private placement. Mildex is eyeing the notebook...
Taiwan makers poised for production of multi-touch notebook panels
Apr 1, 16:57
Taiwan players are gearing up production for capacitive multi-touch panels for use in netbooks and notebooks in the second half of 2009, according to industry sources.
Touch panel maker Young Fast to list on TSE main board on March 25
Newswatch - Feb 25, 15:28
Taiwan-based resistive touch panel maker Young Fast has confirmed the date for its listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) main board, saying trading on the main board will start...
Touch panel makers Young Fast and J Touch see January revenues up over 30% on year
Feb 12, 16:01
With first-tier handset vendors adopting their frameless resistive touch panels, touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch saw their January revenues go up significantly...
Resistive touch panel maker Mildex to list on OTC
Nov 28, 15:12
Taiwan-based resistive touch panel maker Mildex Optical will list on the Over The Counter (OTC) market of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after the Lunar New Year holidays (January...
- 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
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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.
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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 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.