Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [3445 news items]
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
May 24, 12:36
There were 33.1 million LCD monitors shipped globally on an OEM basis in the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 13.9% on year, largely due to the influence from tablet and smartphone...
Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
May 23, 16:07
Panel suppliers are being forced to reshape their large-size TFT LCD business plans in 2013 as market demand for various applications continues to change rapidly. TFT LCD panel suppliers...
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
May 22, 20:36
Possibly because Microsoft has lowered licensing rates for Windows 8 for use in tablets, many vendors are developing Windows 8 tablets for launch in the second half of 2013, and thus...
Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
May 22, 10:57
Global LED tube lighting shipments in 2013 will increase to 220 million units to account for 5.5% of the entire lighting market, as LED tube lights' luminous efficiency reaches 110lm/W,...
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
May 20, 21:45
Global large-sized panel shipments in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
May 20, 21:43
As Microsoft is expected to unveil its next-generation Xbox game console codenamed Durango on May 21 at the Xbox Campus, sources from the upstream supply chain revealed that they...
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
May 20, 21:28
China-based Lenovo jumped into the world's 10 largest smartphone vendors for the first quarter and has set an ambitious goal of shipping 60 million smartphones in fiscal year 2013...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
May 20, 21:26
Shipments of LCD driver ICs by Taiwan-based IC design houses for the first quarter of 2013 grew 21.6% from a year ago to NT$20.18 billion (US$673.8 million) in value, according to...

Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
May 20, 15:33
As Apple is ready to release its new MacBook products in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain has revealed that their orders for MacBook devices are estimated to...
Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
May 20, 15:31
While many vendors and ODMs expect notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to significantly increase from the first, Taiwan-based component makers generally hold conservative...
PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
May 17, 14:13
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is expected to report sales growth of more than 10% sequentially for the second quarter of 2013 on...
Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
May 17, 11:18
Total shipments of notebooks with touch screens were 4.57 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 51.8% from a quarter earlier, according to Displaybank. The notebooks made...
PC shipments in Western Europe decline 20.5% in 1Q13, says Gartner
May 16, 14:08
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 12.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20.5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner.
Quanta Computer expects 2H13 notebook shipments to rise 50% from 1H13
May 14, 21:49
Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to increase by 50% from the first half, company vice chairman CC Leung said at an investors conference on...
Global shipments of large-size panels drop 5% in April 2013, says WitsView
May 14, 20:53
Global shipments of large-size panels in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.
Gemtek raises 2013 LTE shipment goal
May 14, 10:40
Taiwan-based networking/communication device maker Gemtek Technology originally set a goal of shipping one million LTE terminal devices in 2013, but expects shipments to exceed the...
Inventec acquires orders from new server clients for 2H13
May 13, 21:36
Inventec at its investor meeting on May 13 revealed that the company has acquired server orders from a new client for the second half and though Inventec refused to name the client,...
Haswell-based notebooks to arrive in channels at the end of May
May 13, 15:23
Notebook brand vendors' new Haswell-based products have mostly been shipped and are estimated to arrive in retail channels worldwide at the end of May; however, since the new models...
Sony aims for 16 million LCD TV shipments in fiscal 2013
May 13, 15:10
Sony hopes to reach 16 million LCD TV shipments in fiscal year 2013, up 19% from fiscal year 2012, and believes that it will make up for past losses in its flat screen TV segment.
Smart mobile device shipments exceed 300 million in 1Q13, says Canalys
May 10, 10:51
Total smart mobile device (notebook, tablet and smartphone) shipments for first-quarter 2013 hit 308.7 million units, according to Canalys' latest worldwide estimates. This represents...
Global notebook shipments to increase significantly in 2H13, says Compal chairman
May 9, 20:12
While global notebook sales have so far been stagnant, shipments in the second half of 2013 are expected to see large growth from the first half mainly due to the launch of new models...
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q13 down sequentially, up on year
May 9, 11:44
There were 31.93 million tablets shipped globally during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing on quarter by 26.1% but increasing on year by 66.1%, according to figures collected...
Giga Solar front silver paste shipments reach 2 tons in 1Q13
May 8, 21:50
Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported front silver conductive paste shipments in the first quarter reached 2.4 tons. Including shipments of back silver...

Demand for SSDs in PCs to boom through 2017, says IHS
May 8, 16:01
Global shipments of solid state drives (SSD) in PCs are set to rise by a factor of seven by 2017, allowing them to claim more than one-third of the market for PC storage solutions...
Handsets with 4.5-inch and above screens to make up 30% of shipments in China during 2Q13
May 7, 20:04
About 30% of handsets shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2013 are expected to have panels sized 4.5-inch and above, according to market observers.
Inotera 2Q13 sales likely to rise 30%
May 7, 15:21
DRAM manufacturer Inotera Memories is expected to post revenue growth of 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, thanks to rising shipments of chips built using 30nm process...
Radiant Opto-Electronics April BLU shipments down over 20% sequentially
May 7, 15:02
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 8.143 million LED backlight units (BLU) in April, dropping 22.68% on month and consisting of 7.008 million units used in notebooks, 1.023...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 handset shipments to rise by 43.4% sequentially
May 7, 12:02
Taiwan-based makers will ship 17.15 million handsets on OBM (own brand manufacturing), ODM and JDM (joint design manufacturing) basis during the second quarter of 2013, increasing...
Touchscreen models to account for 50% of Acer notebook shipments in 2014
May 6, 22:38
Acer is set to raise the shipment proportion of its touchscreen notebooks from 12% of the total volume in the first quarter to 50% by 2014 and 70% by 2015, according to Acer vice...
Sony PS4 may not achieve expected shipments in 2013
May 6, 14:18
Sony's PlayStation (PS) 4 may have trouble achieving shipments of 12-16 million units in 2013 as expected, as the related upstream supply chain has not yet received any shipment instructions...
Acer chairman expects 5% on-year growth in 2Q13 notebook shipments
May 6, 14:01
During a recent product launch event in New York, Acer chairman JT Wang said the company has a good chance of seeing a 5% on-year revenue growth in the second quarter.
Digitimes Research: Global top-5 notebook brands see over 20% shipment drop in April
May 6, 11:38
Global top-5 notebook brands together suffered a more than 20% on-month shipment drop in April, while top-3 ODMs together had a drop of 14% due to most brand vendors having started...
Tong Hsing sees weaker LED ceramic substrate shipments in 2Q13
May 6, 10:36
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has said that shipments of its LED ceramic substrates in the second quarter of 2013 will be affected by revisions to product roadmaps at clients who...
Wintek expects increased shipments of notebook touch panels in 2Q13
May 3, 16:08
Wintek expects shipments of notebook touch panels in the second quarter of 2013 to significantly increase on quarter, with revenue proportion to rise from about 5% to 8-10%, according...
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.
- 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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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.


























