Last update: Wednesday 27 February 2013 [30 news items]
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...
Ibase lands digital signage orders from US, Japan, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 29, 14:41
Taiwan-based industrial computing device maker Ibase Technology has obtained an order for 500-800 digital signage sets from a US-based fast food chain operator, with shipments scheduled...
Digital signage TV demand picks up in North America, says IHS
Nov 1, 14:16
The North America market for signage and professional displays grew in the second quarter of 2012, aided by higher demand of lower-priced digital signage televisions (DS TVs) that...
VIA announces ARM-based digital signage system with Android support
Jun 21, 11:52
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA ARM digital signage (DS) system.
Rumblings of tight Intel Pineview supply in IPC supply chain
May 29, 01:35
Intel's Atom D525 (Pineview) processor, which has been adopted in industrial PC (IPC) products such as point of sales (POS), digital signage, gambling machines and industrial automation...
Microsoft develops digital signage through cooperation with Intel, NEC, says executive
Mar 6, 14:38
Microsoft's Windows Embedded business group has been developing digital signage through cooperation with Intel for the past two years and Japan-based NEC for 1.5 years, with digital...
AOpen gears up for digital signage
Jun 13, 16:09
Taiwan-based mini-PC maker AOpen has been developing and producing digital signage products for several years with its focus on three types of application - POS (point of sale/service)...
Digital signage to see 40% growth in 2013, says IMS Research
Jun 10, 10:10
Growth in the worldwide digital signage market will exceed 40% in 2013, totaling US$7 billion, according to IMS Research.
Global revenues for digital signage equipment and software...
Shipments boom for touch screens in professional and signage markets, says IHS iSuppli
May 19, 14:10
Shipments of touch screen displays for the signage and professional market are set to surge by more than a factor of seven over the next three years to reach nearly three million...
EIH enters EPD-based signage segment
Mar 16, 01:35
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has ventured into advertising signage in the US, Korea, Taiwan and other markets, leveraging its Ink-In-Motion technology,...
AOpen teams up with Philips to tap North American digital signage market
Mar 4, 01:50
AOpen has teamed up with Philips to tap into the digital signage market in North America, with the Dutch-based company responsible for displays and AOpen handling the production of...
Software designers partner with Taiwan IPC players to enter China market
Jan 4, 02:05
Several US-based software designers such as SCALA, BroadSign and Omnivex are cooperating with Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) players to enter China's digital signage and security...
AOpen lands digital signage orders from China hotel chain
Jan 4, 01:30
Taiwan-based digital signage maker AOpen has cut into the China-based hotel chain Motel168 and has also landed orders from several China's coastal cities' subway system, according...
AOpen announces growth in November revenues
Dec 14, 01:20
Taiwan-based small form factor (SFF) PC maker AOpen, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$238 million (US$7.92 million) for November, up 7.2% on month and 44.38% on year, benefiting...
AOpen to tap China digital signage market
Nov 5, 15:33
AOpen has seen successful sales of its digital signage in the US market through cooperation with sales agent Ingram Micro, and began to tap the Taiwan market through cooperation with...
Oct 27, 17:00
With the PC market reaching a mature stage, Intel is giving more attention to new market segments to help drive growth. One area the chip giant and its partners see as having strong...

Intel announces digital signage specification
Oct 12, 15:11
Intel has announced a specification that will help standardize the design and development of digital signs, a form of communication using digital display screens such as LCD, touch...
Wistron cuts into software service market
Jun 4, 15:42
Wistron has been working aggressively on software service R&D and is currently developing solutions for e-book readers, digital signage and medical electronics, according to company...
Digital Signage Expo 2010: VIA to demo dual-GPU S3 graphics card
Feb 22, 15:09
VIA Technologies has announced plans to demonstrate a dual GPU add-in-board, the S3 Graphics Chrome 5400E x2, aimed at multi-display digital signage applications at Digital Signage...
Lanner releases SFF digital signage computer with 3G communications and GPS
Feb 10, 14:55
Lanner Electronics has announced the new LEC-7020, an Intel Atom-based industrial computer with 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities. The small form factor (SFF) computer has a VGA, COM,...

Touchscreen module shipments to increase 5x in 2010, says iSuppli
Jan 13, 14:56
Global shipments of touch-screen modules for applications are set to grow more than fivefold in the coming years, rising to 5.4 million units in 2013 from 971,755 in 2009, according...
Intel unveils digital signage concept
Jan 12, 16:10
Intel has demonstrated a new 7-foot-6-inch multi-user, multi-touch Intel Intelligent Digital Signage concept at the National Retail Federation Convention (NRF) in New York. Intel...
US LCD digital signage shipments up 41% sequentially in 3Q09, says DisplaySearch
Nov 10, 14:35
US LCD digital signage shipments increased 41% sequentially and 19% on year in the third quarter of 2009, according to DisplaySearch. September sell-through was up 49% from shipments...
VIA announces motherboard for digital signage
Sep 24, 16:37
VIA Technologies has announced VB8003 mini-ITX motherboard featuring a dedicated on-board graphics processor that it says is ideal for a range of digital media applications.
Taiwan maker AOpen tapping China digital signage market
Aug 27, 16:51
AOpen has been making efforts to promote digital signage products in the China market, according to the company.
TV vendors looking to commercial display segments for higher profits, says DisplaySearch
Jul 22, 11:59
Large-size (26-inch and larger) products that are self-classified as consumer TVs but shipped through commercial outlets have continued to significantly outpace their commercial-grade...
LCD commercial display and digital signage up 67% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Jun 16, 12:04
Global shipments for larger-size (26-inch and larger) flat panel displays (FPDs) used in commercial applications for out-of-home environments grew 2% on year, but dropped 10% sequentially...
Retail digital signage market to triple by 2013, says iSuppli
Jun 3, 16:01
The changing needs of retailers are prompting them to move away from traditional advertising and seek alternative means, including retail digital signage, whose shipments will more...
AOpen sees high gross margins from digital signage products
Apr 28, 17:16
AOpen, a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals and mini PCs, has stepped into the production of more profitable digital signage products, according to the company. Consequently, AOpen's...
Finetech Japan 2009: Delta showcasing e-paper solutions
Apr 16, 14:08
Delta Electronics is showcasing its electrophoretic display (EPD) products at the ongoing Finetech Japan from April 15-17, 2009.

- 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

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 in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 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.























