Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [134 news items]
DFI spokesperson denies channel exit rumors; says will continue developing new motherboards
Dec 24, 14:36
Diamond Flower International (DFI) has commented on recent market rumors indicating the company plans to quit the motherboard channel market, saying it will continue to develop new...
Taiwan market: Clevo to join bidding in government IT mall project
Nov 23, 14:01
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo has said will join the bidding for a government IT mall project in Taipei since the company has a lot of experience operating retail...
Nanya Elixir distributor partners with HannStar Union
Nov 23, 12:09
Silicon-Power Computer & Communications, the distributor of Nanya Technology's Elixir brand products, has announced a partnership with HannStar Union, a Taiwan-based PC peripherals...
Nov 11, 14:18
Suning Appliance, the largest IT and consumer electronics retail chain in China, will help Taiwan-based own-brand vendors market their products in the China market and plans to partner...

Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek, Lenovo, MSI lower prices to clean inventories
Nov 10, 14:41
Taiwan-based PC vendors Acer and Asustek Computer and China-based Lenovo have lowered retail prices for their ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks in the Taiwan market, while Taiwan-based...

China market: Clevo invests in retail outlet in Chongqing
Oct 16, 16:40
China-based retail channel operator Buynow, which was set up by second-tier Taiwan notebook maker Clevo, will open its nineteenth store in China in March 2010. The store will be located...
Back-to-school sales down but not out, says NPD
Oct 8, 17:05
Back-to-school sales followed a downward trend like most of 2009, but there were a few bright spots for the US consumer technology and school and office supply industries, according...
Clevo notebook shipments drop in September
Oct 5, 16:23
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo shipped 190,000 notebooks in September of 2009, down from 200,000 units in August, according to the company.
AMD Fusion Partner Program may help improve profitability, says channel
Oct 1, 16:30
Channel retailers are optimistic about AMD's Fusion Partner Program and believe the strategy could improve their profits as both AMD and Intel will start providing more bundling choices...
Taiwan market: All-in-one PC sales stagnant due to pricing
Sep 28, 11:47
Sales of all-in-one PCs in the Taiwan market have reached only slightly above 1,000 units a month due to relatively high prices, according to sources in the channel.
China market: Lenovo leads in August notebook sales
Sep 23, 16:40
China-based vendor Lenovo sold 600,000 notebooks in the China market in August 2009, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) with 420,000 units, Asustek Computer with 300,000 units, Acer...
Synnex sees strong revenues in August
Sep 9, 10:44
Synnex Technology International, the largest 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, has reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of...
Clevo to ship 500,000 notebooks in 3Q09
Aug 17, 15:34
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo expects its notebook shipments in the third quarter to reach 500,000 units, growing only slightly on quarter due to tight supply of components...
Transcend partners with Ingram Micro in Central, South America
Jul 22, 15:28
Transcend Information has recently signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, a wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, for the Central...
Taiwan market: Japan gaming PC vendor DosPara enters online retail channel
Jul 17, 15:34
Japan-based gaming PC vendor DosPara has announced plans to enter Taiwan's online retail channel and will initially push its gaming PC brand, Galleria.
Taiwan market: First-tier channel retailers suffer drop in June revenues
Jul 10, 17:00
Taiwan-based first-tier channel retailers Tsann Kuen, Sunfar Computer and E-Life Mall have all suffered on-year drops in their June revenues indicating that consumer spending in the...
Mobinnova shipping Android-powered handsets to Russia-based Vobis Computer, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 6, 13:52
Taiwan-based handset maker Mobinnova, an affiliate company under the Foxconn Group, has converted its Windows Mobile-based smartphone, the Mobinnova Ice, to support the Android platform,...
Synnex consolidated revenues for May up on year
Jun 9, 11:13
Synnex Technology International, a major 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) product distributor in Taiwan, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$14.3 billion (US$440...
Synnex Technology sees strong April sales
May 11, 10:11
Synnex Technology International, the largest 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, has reported that consolidated revenues increased 2.1%...
Taiwan-based Tsann Kuen, Clevo to offer online shopping services in China
Apr 27, 17:12
Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of the Tsann Kuen retail chain in Taiwan, and a second-tier Taiwan-based notebook maker Clevo will launch an online shopping service for IT and...
Taiwan channel retailers to attend ISS this year
Apr 24, 16:58
Taiwan major channel retailers including Synnex Technology International, Genuine C&C, E-Life Mall and Tsann Kuen will attend the Intel Solutions Summit (ISS) this year, while...
Clevo considering setting up retail chain store in Taiwan, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 14, 15:31
Second-tier notebook maker Clevo is considering setting up new branch of its PC and consumer electronics retail chain, Buynow, in Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Taiwan market: Acer to cut connections with retailer E-Life Mall
Apr 2, 15:26
Acer has announced that company chairman JT Wang and president Scott Lin will both resign their board of director positions at Taiwan-based channel retailer E-Life Mall. Acer will...
Foxconn working with German vendor to cut into the retail channel in China
Mar 26, 15:58
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently cooperated with German channel vendor Metro Group to cut into the retail channel in China. The company plans to establish...
Synnex Technology sees November consolidated revenue down
Dec 8, 10:05
Synnex Technology International, the largest IT and consumer electronics products distributor in Taiwan, has reported self-estimated consolidated revenue of NT$13.16 billion for November...
Notebook vendors take precautions against building up inventory in 4Q
Nov 11, 12:22
With notebook vendors keeping a careful eye on demand in the sales channel, sources in the channel have indicated that if sales are not strong at the beginning of the end-of-year...
Amtran expects to see LCD TV shipments boost
Sep 18, 01:00
In order to satisfy demand during the year-end holiday season, Amtran Technology's channel partners in North America started to refill their LCD TV inventory since the beginning of...
Channel players worried about netbook effect on market
Aug 6, 12:19
With PC vendors competing through innovation on industrial design and specifications of their upcoming netbooks, prices may increase from the under NT$15,000 (US$486.34) seen for...
Taiwan market: Handset sales down 8.5% on month in April
May 26, 11:48
Sales of handsets in Taiwan totaled slightly over 540,000 units in April 2008, compared to 590,000 units sold in March, according to preliminary data compiled by retail channels in...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 12h 4min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | May 23, 21:44
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | May 23, 21:42
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | May 23, 21:39
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 21:29
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | May 23, 21:01
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:38
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:31
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:30
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:29
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:28
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:59
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:57
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:37
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:36
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:06
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:38
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:26
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:25
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- 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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |

| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |

- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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.
















