Last update: Tuesday 22 May 2012 [2910 news items]
Notebook ODMs to see gross margins improve in 2Q12 on increasing shipments of ultrabooks
Apr 10, 15:11
Gross margins of Taiwan-base notebook ODMs are expected to rebound in the second quarter of 2012 along with the launch of new ultrabook models by branded vendors including Hewlett-Packard...
Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:15
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...
Notebook ODMs enjoy on-month growth in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:10
Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have announced their revenues for March, with each of the firms enjoying shipment growth on month.
Wah Hong looks to increasing shipments of optical films in 2Q12
Apr 9, 15:16
LCD optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial expects its shipments of diffusion films, ITO films as well as optical films for LCD TVs and large-size monitors to gain momentum in the...
Digitimes Research: Suntech ranks number one in 4Q11 solar module shipments among China peers
Apr 9, 14:04
Digitimes Research tallied fourth-quarter 2011 solar module shipments of major China-based solar module firms. The ranking of the top five solar module makers by shipments changed...

Getac to increase shipments of fiberglass-reinforced plastic casings for ultrabooks in 2Q12
Apr 9, 11:03
Taiwan-based Getac Technology will increase shipments of fiberglass-reinforced plastic casings for ultraboks in second-quarter 2012, according to industry sources.
Taiwan 2Q12 notebook shipments to grow 10%, says Kinpo-Compal chairman
Apr 9, 10:22
Taiwan-based makers' combined notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2012 will increase by 10% sequentially, according to Rock Hsu, chairman of the Kinpo-Compal Group.
Notebook ODMs to see ultrabooks account for 10% of 2Q12 shipments, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 5, 15:52
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs expected ultrabooks to contribute 10% of their shipments in the second quarter as notebook vendors such as Apple, Sony, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Toshiba...
Digitimes Research: New iPad did not impact notebook shipments in March
Apr 3, 14:41
The notebook industry, which was in a downturn, seems to be in recovery in March as hard drive shortage issues have already been resolved, while consumer demand is also rising. In...

Samsung widens lead in US LCD TV shipments with record high market share in 4Q11, says IHS iSuppli
Apr 3, 10:59
Samsung Electronics in the fourth quarter of 2011 solidified its leadership of the US LCD TV market, as its share of unit shipments reached a record high, according to IHS iSuppli.
Quanta, Compal expected to achieve growth in 2H12 gross margin
Apr 3, 01:30
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are both expected to see falling gross margins in the first quarter of 2012 with Quanta's problems due to its weak shipments for non-notebook...
Government of Chongqing, China reportedly to accelerate subsidy to notebook players
Apr 3, 01:10
After the sudden replacement of Chongqing's committee secretary in China, the government of Chongqing reportedly will accelerate the subsidy it promised to notebook players as a pacification...
Samsung expects to see 30% on-year growth in 2012 notebook shipments
Apr 2, 16:16
Samsung Electronics has internally set a goal of achieving 30% on-year growth in its notebook shipments in 2012 with 30% of the total volume being ultrabooks and the ultrabook proportion...
ASMedia expects controller shipments to top 100 million in 2012
Mar 30, 14:55
ASMedia Technology's overall controller shipments are likely to top 100 million units in 2012, driven by orders for USB 3.0 host controllers and new contracts for USB 3.0 bridge controllers...

Foxconn to ramp up shipments of new iPads to 12-15 million units in 2Q12, say sources
Mar 29, 14:06
Shipments from the new iPad supply chain are expected to expand significantly in the second quarter of 2012, with iPad assembler Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to...
Shipments of NFC-enabled smartphones reach 30 million units in 2011, says Berg Insight
Mar 29, 11:57
Global sales of handsets featuring Near Field Communication (NFC) increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30 million units, according to data compiled by Berg Insight.
Global LCD monitor shipments to grow 4-6% in 2Q12, says WitsView
Mar 28, 12:30
Global shipments of LCD monitors are estimated to show a 4-6% growth in the second quarter of 2012, due in part to a pick-up in the capacity utilization rates of manufacturing facilities...
Global LCD TV shipments to grow 8% on quarter in 2Q12, says WitsView
Mar 27, 12:32
Global shipments of LCD TVs are expected to grow 8% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by anticipated strong sales in China during the May 1 holiday season, and inventory...
Mar 27, 11:36
Global shipments of small cells are projected at 3.2 million units in 2012, and will keep growing to 62.4 million units in 2016, according to chairman Simon Saunders for the Small...
Notebook players to see better performance than expected in 1Q12
Mar 27, 01:30
Acer and Asustek Computer, after enjoying a strong notebook shipment growth in February, are expected to see their shipments continue to rise in March, helping them to achieve better...

Notebook makers gross margins dip below 5% for 4Q11
Mar 27, 01:20
As Wistron suffered a decline in 2011 gross margin to 4.91% from 5.61% in 2010, market watchers pointed out that Taiwan-based first-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer and Compal...
Component makers concern for the possible impact from ultrabook
Mar 27, 01:15
Component makers, seeing their downstream brand partners are aggressively entering the ultrabook market, are concerned that if demand for ultrabook is not as good as expected, their...
Ability to ship 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom digital cameras in 2H12
Mar 26, 14:38
Ability Enterprise plans to start shipments of 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom CMOS digital cameras in second-half 2012, company chairman Roger Tseng has told an investor conference.
Flash module vendors decline shipments at low prices
Mar 26, 10:16
As NAND flash prices have kept falling since the end of 2011 due to oversupply, Taiwan-based vendors of flash memory have suffered continued drops in prices of flash cards and pen...
Sharp, LG Display to increase panel shipments for iPads in 2Q12
Mar 23, 17:36
Sharp and LG Display both have begun small-volume shipments of flat panels for Apple's new iPad recently after they had failed to meet the requirements previously, making Samsung...
Memory prices almost at bottom, says Transcend chairman
Mar 23, 01:30
Prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory chips are "almost at rock bottom" and have little room for further drops, according to Transcend Information chairman Peter Shu. In...

Notebook-related players to see growth in 2Q12
Mar 21, 16:26
After hitting bottom in the first quarter, notebook players and their upstream component suppliers are expected to see shipment growth of 10% sequentially in the second quarter as...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan OEM LCD TV shipments to top 10.71 million units in 1Q12
Mar 21, 01:15
Shipments of OEM LCD TVs by Taiwan makers will reach 10.71 million units in the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 7% on quarter and 1.5% on year, Digitimes Research has estimated.

PC shipments expected to have strong 2H12, says IDC
Mar 20, 16:20
Worldwide PC shipment growth for 2011 ended on a slightly positive note, growing to 1.8% on the year, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. While the first half of...
Lithium polymer to account for 15-20% of total battery shipments in 2012
Mar 20, 15:37
Lithium polymer's proportion in the overall battery shipments is expected to rise to 15-20% in 2012 from 5% in 2011 as tablet PC and ultrabook players including Hewlett-Packard (HP),...

Large-size LCD panel shipments increase 14.4% in February, says WitsView
Newswatch - Mar 20, 14:09
Global large-size panel shipments reached 59.58 million units in February, an increase of 14.4% on month, according to WitsView.
Acer chairman reportedly to visit Chongqing for a cloud computing event
Mar 20, 01:20
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly will visit Chongqing, China for a cloud computing-related event to promote its AcerCloud, which is set to launch in April and since Chongqing's Committee...

February global shipments of large-sized panels up 14.4% sequentially, says WitsView
Mar 16, 12:20
Global shipments of large-sized TFT-LCD panels in February stood at 59.58 million, growing 14.4% on month, according to WitsView.
Notebook ODMs to post higher-than-expected shipments in 1Q12
Mar 16, 11:32
Major notebook ODMs, which all saw their February shipments register double-digit sequential increases, are expected to post higher-than-expected shipments for the first quarter of...

Asia-Pacific market: Kingston DRAM module shipments up 20% in 2011
Mar 16, 01:25
Kingston Technology saw its DRAM module shipments in the Asia Pacific area increase 20% in 2011, despite the unfavorable market conditions constraining many of its fellow rivals'...

Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 11min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 15min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 18min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 23min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 37min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 42min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 1h 3min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 1h 21min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 1h 27min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 36min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 46min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 48min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 49min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 2h 42min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 3h 1min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 3min ago
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.

























