Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [653 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...
Advantech targets US$1 billion revenues in 2013
Mar 1, 15:34
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech has announced 2012 total consolidated revenues of NT$27.552 billion (US$930 million), representing an on-year growth of 4.2% compared...
VIA announces Android BSP enabling split-screen multi-touch digital signage display at DSE 2013
Feb 27, 14:43
VIA Technologies has announced its latest Android board support package (BSP) for the VIA Vantage digital signage line which enables a split-screen multi-touch user experience that...
Quanta Computer to recruit software engineers
Feb 27, 14:00
Quanta Computer will recruit software engineers specializing in BIOS, firmware and management software for data center servers, according to industry sources.
Global NOR flash market to continue slide, says IHS
Feb 25, 12:06
After a decline in 2012, the NOR flash memory market is set to shrink again in 2013 and 2014 as more segments of the handset market eschew the device in favor of alternative NAND...
Linaro to extend Linux reach to networking equipment
Feb 21, 10:50
Linaro, the not-for-profit engineering organization developing open source software for the ARM architecture, has announced the formation of the Linaro Networking Group (LNG) with...
Feb 8, 11:33
Apple dislodged Nokia in January 2013 for the first time as the most popular mobile vendor in terms of global Internet usage, according to website analytics company StatCounter. Samsung...
Mobile and cloud computing spur tripling of micro server shipments in 2013, says IHS
Feb 7, 15:54
Driven by booming demand for new data center services for mobile platforms and cloud computing, shipments of micro servers are expected to more than triple in 2013, according to an...
Handsets to become biggest consumer of flash memory in 2013, says IHS
Feb 4, 11:56
In another sign of the pre-eminent position smartphones now hold in the global technology market, handsets as a whole are set to become the world's single largest consumer of flash...
US IPTV growth decelerates in 4Q12, says IHS
Feb 1, 15:31
The growth of the US Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) market continued to decelerate in the fourth quarter of 2012, due to the impact of hurricane Sandy and the slowing expansion...
AMD eyeing business opportunities from embedded solutions
Jan 30, 11:45
As AMD is set to raise its embedded business' revenues contribution to 20% in 2013 from 5% currently, AMD vice president and Embedded Solution general manager Arun Iyengar has pointed...
In Win Development and partners launch cloud computing appliances
Jan 29, 19:52
In Win Development, a Taiwan-based PC/server chassis and power supply maker, and its partners including SaveCom International, Lancer Systems, Advanced Control & Systems and NetVision...
Delta Electronics showcasing iPEMS at ISE 2013
Jan 29, 11:35
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics is showcasing iPEMS, an in-house-developed smart monitoring and management system, at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2013 exhibition in Amsterdam...
IPC maker Firich to enjoy revenue and profit growths in 2013
Jan 28, 23:08
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Firich Enterprise expects to enjoy strong revenue and profit growth in 2013, as the company has recently formed a cooperation with gambling...
Competition between ODMs over server-related products heats up
Jan 28, 16:03
Competition over server-related products between Taiwan-based ODMs has started heating up as Quanta Computer and Wistron continue to land server orders directly from large web players...
Micron intros high-endurance MLC SSD for data center storage
Jan 23, 14:25
Micron Technology has announced its next-generation solid state drive (SSD) for data center servers, appliances and storage platforms.
Taipei City to develop cloud computing industry parks
Jan 23, 14:23
The Taipei City Government has announced plans to develop cloud computing industry parks on three suburban sites in the city based on a BOT (build-operate-transfer) model.
HannStar Board to lower notebook PCB sales in 2013
Jan 21, 11:27
HannStar Board, the world's largest maker of notebook PCBs, aims to lower the ratio of notebook PCBs to 55-59% of its total sales in 2013 compared to 59% in the previous year amid...
Wiwynn unveils storage server system at fourth Open Compute Summit, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 18, 11:28
Wistron's wholly-own subsidiary Wiwynn, which provides hardware and system integration services for cloud computing applications, unveiled a storage server system equipped with Intel...
Bestec Power sees continual sales growth in 2013
Jan 15, 11:36
Taiwan-based switching power supply maker Bestec Power Electronics expects its sales for 2013 to exceed the amount it posted in 2012 during which revenues soared 68.2% to NT$1.93...
Chunghwa Telecom to cooperate with Wiwynn to launch Cloud Appliance
Jan 10, 16:15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on January 9 signed an MoU with Wiwynn, a wholly-owned subsidiary of notebook ODM Wistron providing system integration services for cloud computing applications,...
Foxconn to focus on technology transfer and commerce development in Indonesia
Jan 4, 15:45
Commenting on the recent news from Indonesia that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will establish factories in the country in 2013, Foxconn, although declining to...
Google data center in Taiwan may begin operations in 2H13
Jan 3, 22:07
Google's three data centers in Asia are said to begin operations in 2013 starting with the data center in Singapore. However, Google Taiwan noted that there has been no notice about...
Jan 3, 16:31
China-based Huawei Technologies has always been known for its telecom technologies and equipment, but seeing the rise of cloud computing, the company has also become aggressive about...

InnoDisk plans Taiwan OTC listing by end of 2013
Jan 3, 14:08
Taiwan-based InnoDisk, which develops and manufactures flash storage devices for industrial applications and embedded systems, plans to list on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market...
ODMs reportedly to receive storage product orders from Facebook
Jan 2, 20:36
Facebook reportedly plans to outsource new storage product orders to Taiwan-based ODMs with both Quanta Computer and Wistron having a chance to land the orders, according to sources...
Axiomtek expects a double-digit percentage growth in 2013
Dec 27, 15:43
Seeing strong demand in the US and emerging markets, Taiwan-based industrial PC player Axiomtek expects its revenues to enjoy a double-digit percentage growth on year in 2013.
Advantech expected to achieve 15% on-year revenue growth in 2013
Dec 27, 13:44
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech is expected to enjoy 15% on-year revenue growth in 2013, according to market watchers.
Flytech to expand distribution network in China
Dec 25, 13:58
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Flytech Technology recently signed a contract with China-based channel retailer China National Electronic Devices for the retailer to handle...

Asustek forms health cloud computing alliance
Dec 20, 13:40
Asustek Computer on December 19 formed a health cloud computing alliance through cooperation with Taiwan-based Show Chwan Health Care System to establish a cloud computing ecosystem...
Compal to enter server ODM business in 2013
Dec 17, 21:41
Compal Electronics reportedly plans to enter server the ODM business in 2013 and will establish a new department to handle all related services and sales, according to sources from...
Quanta, Wistron become white-box server suppliers for Baidu, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 17, 11:57
Tawian-based notebook ODMs Quanta Computer and Wistron have won white-box server orders from Baidu, the largest search engine in China, through cooperation with China-based partners,...
Kingston partners with ESET and ClevX for encrypted flash drives
Dec 14, 12:16
Kingston Technology has partnered with security software developer ESET and ClevX, an IP development and licensing company, to enhance its encrypted USB flash drives for keeping sensitive...
Quanta Computer lands sever orders from Goldman Sachs, say Taiwan makers
Dec 13, 20:26
Quanta Computer has obtained white-box server orders from Goldman Sachs to establish data centers, with shipments to begin soon, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Quanta...
Intel launches 6W server-class processors
Dec 13, 13:59
Intel has introduced the Atom processor S1200 product family, delivering the world's first low-power, 64-bit server-class system-on-chip (SoC) for high-density microservers, as well...
- 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
24-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |

| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |

| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |

- 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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.



























