Last update: Wednesday 19 June 2013 [1434 news items]
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Jun 19, 20:49
Blue filter glass is reportedly in short supply due to white-box smartphone vendors in China using the technology in camera lenses, according to industry sources.
Jun 19, 15:31
Japan Display (JDI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux are supplying 4.7-inch panels for China-based smartphone vendor Huawei Device, 5.8-inch panels for Samsung Electronics...
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Jun 19, 10:49
Samsung Electronics' launch of large-sized Galaxy Mega family smartphones for the US$400-600 segment will affect sales of comparable models launched by China-based branded vendors...
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Jun 18, 21:55
Prices of chipset solutions for smartphones and tablets are expected to decline 10-20% sequentially in the second half of 2013 due to competition between MediaTek and Qualcomm, according...
China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
Jun 18, 15:28
China's mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China's smartphone shipments totaled...
Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
Jun 17, 21:37
Taiwan-based handset component makers indicated that they have received increasing orders for accessories used in smartphones and/or tablets from overseas designers and/or trading...
Acer, Asustek to continue posting losses in smartphone business
Jun 17, 14:10
Acer and Asustek Computer will continue to post losses in their smartphone businesses in 2013 as the two vendors have failed to ramp up their shipment volumes in cooperation with...
Career Tech expects orders from China-based smartphone clients to generate more sales in 2013
Jun 14, 12:20
Career Technology, which manufactures flexible PCBs for smartphones, tablets and other consumer technology products, expects sales generated from orders placed by its China-based...
China market: 4-inch smartphones to replace 3.5-inch models to become mainstream
Jun 14, 11:27
In the China market, mobile telecom carriers have stopped subsidizing 3.5-inch smartphones and instead are looking to launch more 4-inch or above models, which are expected to become...
Smart connected device shipments in emerging markets to surpass 1 billion by 2014, says IDC
Jun 13, 22:21
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1.7 billion...
Supply of MCP devices remains tight
Jun 13, 15:54
The booming smartphone market has propelled demand for key components such as multi-chip package (MCP) memory modules, which integrate multiple chips of different types. The supply...
China market: HTC cooperates with Senao for smartphone maintenance services
Jun 13, 14:59
Smartphone vendor HTC has cooperated with Senao International, which runs a consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, to establish HTC maintenance centers in China, according to...
Communications IC sales to exceed computer IC sales in 2013, says IC Insights
Jun 13, 14:14
Surging smartphone shipments coupled with sluggish notebook sales are forecast to propel the total communications IC market past the total computer IC market for the first time in...
GaAs IC foundries vying for orders from China PA startups
Jun 13, 11:52
An increasing number of China-based fabless companies specializing in smartphone power amplifiers (PA) has drawn the attention of GaAs IC foundries, such as Win Semiconductors, which...
Digitimes Research: AMOLED handset panel shipments to reach 363 million units in 2015
Jun 11, 10:24
Currently, smaphone is the most important application for AMOLED panels and has been fueling shipment growth. Digitimes predicts AMOLED handset panel shipments to grow to 363 million...
Excitement ebbing on WP8, say Taiwan makers
Jun 10, 22:24
International smartphone vendors other than Nokia have become less interested in adopting Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform mainly because WP8 has had a global smartphone market...
Commentary: Samsung deepens cooperation with Microsoft, paving way to notebook market
Jun 10, 15:49
South Korea-based Samsung Electronics supplies key components such as panels to Microsoft while developing new notebooks using Microsoft's operating systems. Samsung can use discounts...
China market: Nufront to launch quad-core chips for smartphone, tablets
Jun 7, 15:29
China-based Nufront, a developer of ARM-based SoCs, has rolled out quad-core solutions for mobile phones and tablets with shipments slated for the fourth quarter of 2013 at the earliest,...
China market: Shanda to launch new Bambook smartphone
Jun 7, 14:34
China-based Shanda Group plans to release its next-generation Bambook smartphone on June 17 in China. The new model will be powered by a MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor, according...
Acer, Asustek adopt different approaches to shore up their fragile smartphone businesses
Jun 7, 12:21
Acer and Asustek Computer are still struggling with their fragile smartphone businesses and the two firms appear to have adopted different approaches to improve their penetration...
Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
Jun 6, 21:49
One of the most interesting new features on Intel's Thunderbolt 2 technology is the addition of DisplayPort 1.2 support in order to enable video streaming to a single Ultra HD monitor...
Over 1 billion Android phones to ship in 2017, says Canalys
Jun 6, 12:03
Worldwide smartphone shipments are set to top 1.5 billion units in 2017, contributing 73% to overall mobile phone shipments, according to Canalys. Shipments of Android models will...
Computex 2013: Intel readies Bay Trail for Holiday 2013 tablets and 2-in-1 devices
Jun 5, 19:33
At Computex 2013, Hermann Eul, general manager of Intel's Mobile and Communications Group, unveiled new details about the company's forthcoming Intel Atom processor-based SoC for...
Computex 2013: Asustek and Acer exhibits
Jun 5, 11:31
On the fourth floor of Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, many brands are showcasing their latest products and technologies for Computex 2013 from June 4-8.
Lenovo, NEC may set up smartphone joint venture
Jun 3, 20:05
China-based vendor Lenovo and Japan-based NEC are likely to establish a joint venture in Japan to design, produce and sell smartphones in the global market, according to Taiwan-based...
New power management IC from ams targets China smartphone market
May 31, 11:45
Austria-based ams, formerly austriamicrosystems, has introduced a new power management (PWM) IC. Acknowledging continued growth in China's smartphone and tablet markets, ams is looking...
Digitimes Research: Global 2Q13 handset touch panel shipments to show 5% sequential growth
May 31, 10:55
The second quarter is the beginning of the traditional boom season for the touch panel market and demand from handset makers has been reviving. Digitimes Research predicts that global...
MediaTek to increase number of component suppliers for its reference designs
May 29, 21:53
MediaTek plans to increase the number of its suppliers of parts and components for its smartphone solution reference designs in order to smooth out its production, according to industry...
LG may not cooperate with Google on Nexus 5
May 29, 21:08
South Korea-based brand LG has no plans regarding the development of Google's next Nexus smartphone, according to company executives.
Smartphone panels sized 4.7-inch and above expected to see increased shipments in 2H13
May 28, 22:02
Panel makers are expected to see a surge in 4.7- and above size smartphone panels in the second half of 2013 while those size 4-inch and below are expected to drop, according to industry...
Kingston hiking shipments of embedded memory solutions to China smartphone sector
May 28, 14:29
Kingston Technology has been ramping up its shipments of embedded memory devices to the smartphone sector in China, leveraging a shortage in the supply of comparable IC parts from...
HTC considering Liquidmetal for new smartphones
May 27, 21:49
High Tech Computer (HTC) is reportedly considering adopting Liquidmetal for its new smartphones in the second half of the year and is set to cooperate with Taiwan-based chassis maker...
China smartphone market: Sony Mobile, LG, Motorola in serious competition, say Taiwan makers
May 27, 21:46
In the China smartphone market, Samsung Electronics has performed well among international vendors while Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics and Motorola Mobility have fallen...
May 27, 16:14
Global smartphone shipments will surpass shipments of basic and feature phones for the first time in 2013, according to research firm DisplaySearch, adding that the device's screen...
China market: Samsung is top smartphone vendor in April, says report
May 27, 10:22
In China, Samsung Electronics posted the largest market share of 18.8% in April 2013, according to Sino Market Research, as cited by the Hong Kong-based Ming Pao Daily new...
Getac to launch slim ruggedized notebooks
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Taiwan market: Nearly 127,000 inkjet, over 44,000 laser printers shipped in 1Q13, says IDC
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Acer has announced its tablet/phone, the Acer Liquid S1, designed to be a travel companion for consumers. With a 5.7-inch HD 1280 by 720 display, the device is able to enhance mobile...
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Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy Mega - a 6.3-inch smartphone. The device is also light and thin, portable enough to put into a pocket or hold in one hand. The 6.3-inch...
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Huawei has unveiled its 6.1-inch Acend Mater smartphone. It runs on Android 4.1 and 1.5GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 + Intel XMM6260. The new smartphone is equipped with a 6.1-inch...
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Samsung introdces the new Galaxy S4 smartphone
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has Full HD Super AMOLED display. The product's 5-inch screen has 441ppi and utilizes Corning's new Gorilla Glass 3. The new feature, Samsung Smart Pause,...
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MWC 2013: Intel introduces new mobile SoCs
Intel has announced a range of new products for the mobile market, including a dual-core Atom SoC (Clover Trail+) platform for smartphones and Android tablets, and the company's first...
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The new frontier in mobile computing: Q&A with Qualcomm EVP Steve Mollenkopf
Current trends in mobile devices have substantially changed how we think about computing in general, and looking at the market shows that these tectonic shifts will affect the entire...
Gearing up for smartphones: Q&A with Arima president Owen Chen
Via the ODM business model, Arima Communications has established a firm foothold in the worldwide market for feature phones, said company presient Owen Chen in a recent interview...
Inventec Appliances is an ODM maker rolling out MP3 players, GPS devices, smartphones, VoIP phones, and 3G data cards, and yet it is also the vendor of OKWAP-brand handsets. In addition,...
Acer aims to ship 2-2.5 million own-brand smartphones in 2010 and the company expects its annual shipments to increase to 20 million units by 2012-2014, making the company a top-five...
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 600
- Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
- Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
- Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
- Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
- Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
- AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
- Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
- IDC lowers forecast growth for monitors while average screen size increases
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- Chilisin eyes strong prospect of tablet market, expects strong growth
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- 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
20-Jun-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7898.91 | -108.48 | -1.35% |
| TSE electronic | 296.68 | -4.49 | -1.49% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 118.6 | -1.33 | -1.11% |
| OTC electronic | 142.43 | -1.93 | -1.34% |
- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.