Last update: Wednesday 6 February 2013 [49 news items]
Nanya enhancing products targeted at consumer electronics, servers
Jul 21, 01:30
Nanya Technology now offers products ranging from 64Mb to 2Gb for consumer electronics applications, and has received orders from first-tier network equipment suppliers and brand-name...
Connected TV shipments to exceed 138 million units in 2015, says DisplaySearch
Jul 6, 14:31
Products launched by TV manufacturers in 2011 show how critical internet services are to the future of TV. In 2011, more than 25% of all flat panel TVs shipped are expected to have...
The coming of Smart TV: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Tom Lo
Jun 22, 14:04
Digitimes Research has been publishing quarterly research reports on the ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) industries since 2004. Starting...

Commentary: Slow is better than fast for the TV industry
Jun 1, 16:52
The price for TV panels has been increasing recently and hopefully it will enhance the performance of large-size panel makers. The downward trend of the price for panels has been...
Lenovo to venture into smart TV segment
Apr 15, 01:30
Lenovo plans to venture into the smart TV segment leveraging its PC system retail channels. The company reportedly is in talks with a number of OEMs, including Wistron and Compal...
Samsung aims for 30% of Smart TV market in 2011
Mar 25, 01:45
Samsung Electronics is actively promoting Smart TV to compete with Sony's Google TV and aims to ship 12 million units in 2011, accounting for 30% of the global Smart TV shipments.
Smart TV at the center of global LCD TV market in 2011
Jan 12, 02:00
Smart TV will be the focus of the global LCD TV market in 2011 as Samsung Electronics plans to add smart TV functions to all of its 40-inch and larger models, while LG Electronics...
Sampo cooperates with content provider to introduce Cloud TV
Jan 12, 01:50
TV vendor Sampo is cooperating with content provider 5TV and has introduced an LCD TV called Cloud TV which combines a built-in Internet connection, mobile communications and home...
CES 2011: Smart TVs, 3D TVs and tablet PCs to be the spotlights
Jan 6, 01:20
Samsung Electronics and Sony are both preparing to promote their smart TV businesses at CES 2011, which will start on January 5. Samsung is displaying its smart TV advertisement on...
Connected TVs forecast to account for 21% of global TV shipments in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Dec 31, 11:53
While the consumer electronics industry prepares its wares for the CES 2011 in Las Vegas, the foundations of a quiet revolution in TV viewing continue to be built, with 21% of all...
Creative replacement products help FPD industry to keep growing, says Samsung president
Nov 11, 16:40
Creative replacement will help the FPD industry to continue to grow. Five products will replace current products such as smart TVs replacing LCD/PDP TVs, tablet PCs replacing notebooks,...
CHT to upgrade MOD for smart TV business opportunities
Oct 22, 11:56
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), in light of the market potential of smart TVs, will upgrade its MOD platform from a closed platform currently to closed and open platforms in parallel, according...
Chunghwa Telecom, Intel to talk about cooperation on smart TV, cloud computing, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 20, 14:40
Chairman Lu Shyue-ching for Chunghwa Telecom will talk with Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini, who will visit Taiwan on October 28, about cooperation on smart TV solutions and...
Acer expected to launch more products for smart TV market in 2011
Sep 17, 01:50
Acer is expected to launch more products for the smart TV segment in 2011 following the debut of its Revo 2 set-top box (STB) at IDF. The Revo 2 boasts an Intel CE4100 processor running...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 4h 2min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 4h 29min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 4h 31min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 4h 34min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 4h 44min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 5h 12min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 35min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 5h 42min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 5h 43min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 5h 44min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 5h 45min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 6h 14min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 6h 16min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 6h 36min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 6h 37min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 7h 7min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 7h 14min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 7h 35min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 7h 47min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 7h 48min ago
- 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
- Releases
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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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| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

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| 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...
- 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 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.




















