Last update: Tuesday 22 May 2012 [1010 news items]
Commentary: Growing AMOLED penetration puts pressure on makers of small- to mid-size LCD panels
Mar 21, 14:31
Samsung Electronics, Nokia and HTC are all rolling handsets with AMOLED displays, accelerating the penetration of AMOLED applications in the handset market, with sales for such phones...
China market: 280 million handsets sold in 2011, says iiMedia Research
Mar 20, 15:14
There were 280 million handsets sold in the China market in 2011, growing by 12% from 2010, and 58.7% of them were at CNY1,000 (US$155) and below, according to China-based iiMedia...
Intel expected to reveal details of its cooperation with China players at IDF Beijing
Mar 20, 01:00
Intel is set to host its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) for China on April 11 in Beijing, China with the market expecting the company will reveal details about its cooperation with China-based...
Asustek involved in Pragmatus patent infringement charges
Mar 19, 12:03
Patent licensing company Pragmatus has filed charges with the US International Trade Commission against Asustek Computer and several other vendors for alleged infringement of its...
HTC plans to set up smartphone plant in Argentina, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 15, 13:49
HTC plans to set up a plant in Argentina for the production of smartphones, and the company has also signed an agreement with wireless products distributor Brightstar for the distribution...
Chipbond sees flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Mar 13, 14:22
Chipbond Technology, which provides packaging and testing services for driver ICs used mainly in TV and handset panels, expects its consolidated revenues to register flat sequential...
Quad-core smartphone solutions not yet mature, say sources
Mar 13, 13:56
Although HTC, LG Electronics, Huawei Device and ZTE all have unveiled quad-core smartphone models, the quad-core solutions may not be mature enough for consumers at the moment, and...
LCD driver IC demand picking up
Mar 13, 01:30
The visibility of orders for small-size LCD panel driver ICs has extended through the end of the second quarter, thanks to a ramp-up in orders prior to new phone and tablet rollouts...
Taiwan market: Samsung looks to take top smartphone vendor ranking in 1Q12
Mar 8, 01:35
Samsung Electronics is expected to rank as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market by the end of the first quarter of 2012, buoyed by strong sales of its Galaxy Note and Galaxy...
HTC February revenues up over 22% sequentially
Mar 7, 14:30
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.294 billion (US$685 million) for February, increasing 22.14% on month but decreasing 36.79% on year.
MediaTek March revenues to rise over 30%
Mar 7, 11:26
MediaTek has enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for smartphone chips from its China-based clients since end-February, according to industry sources. The IC design house is expected to see...
Inductor maker Chilisin sales to rise on China orders
Mar 6, 01:30
Strong orders coming from China's smartphone sector will boost sales at inductor maker Chilisin Electronics in March 2012, according to industry watchers. Chilisin is likely to post...
Largan Precision sees 50% of camera lens shipments being 8-megapixel models
Mar 6, 01:15
Largan Precision in February has about 50% of its camera lens shipments being 8-megapixel models with 5-megapixel models accounting for about 20% and models with smaller resolutions...
China market: HTC to launch new smartphones with top-3 carriers in 2Q12
Mar 1, 01:40
HTC plans to launch a complete lineup of new smartphones in the China market in cooperation with the top-3 local telecom carriers starting the second quarter of 2012, targeting the...
Low-cost smartphones may cannibalize feature phone market, says MediaTek executive
Mar 1, 01:00
Low-cost smartphones may soon begin to cannibalize the market for feature phones as the former devices are affordable enough to attract more consumers in emerging markets, particularly...
HTC to begin shipping HTC One X in March, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 29, 11:30
Following its recent announcement that its new One series smartphone will be avaialble in a number of markets in April, HTC is expected to start shipping the flagship model of the...
Asustek unveils PadFone at MWC
Feb 29, 11:04
Jonney Shih, chairman of Asustek Computer, on February 27 debuted PadFone, a smartphone fitted in a tablet PC chassis, at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain,...
Taiwan market: Sales of Samsung Galaxy Note reaching over 100,000 units
Feb 24, 14:10
Samsung Electronics has sold more than 100,000 units of its 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphones in the Taiwan market since the model launched in November 2011, making the device one...
Taiwan market: Handset sales to reach 8 million units in 2012
Feb 24, 11:47
Buoyed by strong demand for smartphones, sales of handsets in the Taiwan market are expected to hit eight million units in 2012 compared to 6.5-7.5 million sold in previous years,...
Taiwan market: Samsung to expand product experience shops
Feb 24, 01:30
Samsung Electronics plans to expand the number of its product experience shops in the Taiwan market from 92 in 2011 to 225 in 2012 to promote sales of its complete lineup of products...
Arima Communications looks to ship 23-25 million handsets in 2012
Feb 24, 01:20
Arima Communications is expected to ship a total of 23-25 million handsets in 2012, of which 15-16 million units will be feature phones and the remaining 8-10 million units smartphone...
China handset players pessimistic about Microsoft pushing Tango OS in China
Feb 23, 15:53
As Microsoft is set to push its Tango operating system into China's smartphone market in 2012, domestic handset players in China are pessimistic about the plan and believe the operating...
Taiwan market: Global Mobile unveils dual-mode smartphone
Feb 23, 11:52
Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in Taiwan, has launched 7G Miracle, a 3G/WiMAX dual-mode smartphone, in the Taiwan market for contract sale through carrier Vibo Telecom.
Catcher to see revenue contribution from notebooks surpass 50% in 2012
Feb 23, 01:00
Chassis maker Catcher Technology expects revenue contributions from its notebook business reach over 50%, surpassing its smartphone business, which was the major revenue contributor...
China market: China Telecom to sell CDMA2000 iPhone 4S
Feb 22, 15:54
China Telecom has announced that it will begin contract-sale of a CDMA2000 version of iPhone 4S in the China market on March 9, 2012.
Taiwan IC designers seeing orders pick up
Feb 22, 14:52
Customer orders have been perking up recently, according to Taiwan-based IC design houses, adding that the upcoming international IT fairs are also expected to see new orders flow.
Taiwan market: Vibo introduces smartphone from SK Telesys
Feb 22, 14:09
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has unveiled W S150, a smartphone model provided by South Korea-based vendor SK Telesys, for contract sale, according to Vibo.
Compal Communications expects 20% sequential growth in 1Q12 smartphone shipments
Feb 22, 01:20
Compal Communications, in view of increasing orders for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphones from Nokia and orders for Android smartphones from Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, expects...
First Tegra-powered smartphone announced with Icera modem technology
Feb 22, 01:05
Nvidia and ZTE have announced the ZTE Mimosa X, the first smartphone to be powered both by the Nvidia Tegra application processor and its Icera modem, which came to Nvidia through...
MediaTek reiterates 3G chip shipment goal for 2012
Feb 20, 11:02
MediaTek is maintaining its goal of shipping 50 million 3G handset chips in 2012, and could potentially exceed the targeted number, according to the IC design house.
China market: Handset makers upgrading hardware specifications of sub-CNY1,000 smartphone models
Feb 17, 15:07
China-based handset makers, including ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad, have continued to upgrade the hardware specifications of their sub-CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone models...
China handset makers to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 smartphones to mature markets
Feb 16, 16:38
Having mass-produced smartphones with a price tag of around CNY1,000 (US$159) for the China market since 2011, China-based handset makers ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad plan...
Worldwide smartphone sales soar 47% on year in 4Q11, says Gartner
Feb 16, 16:11
Worldwide smartphone sales to end users soared to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 47.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Gartner. Total smartphone...
Taiwan market: Vibo to purchase 500,000 handsets in 2012
Feb 16, 11:54
Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile teleocm carrier in Taiwan, plans to purchase 500,000 handsets in 2012, with 90% to be smartphones, according to company CEO George Chou.
Korean firms leading mobile DRAM market
Feb 14, 14:03
The increasing popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs drove demand for mobile DRAM memory during 2011. Taiwan-based Nanya Technology, Powerchip Technology and Winbond Electronics...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 22min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 26min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 29min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 34min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 48min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 53min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 1h 14min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 1h 32min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 1h 38min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 47min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 57min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 59min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 2h ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 2h 53min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 3h 12min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 14min ago
Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone
Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view the content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED...
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Samsung quad-core application processors
Samsung Electronics has introduced the industry's first quad-core application processor built on the HKMG low-power process technology. With performance capabilities exceeding 1.4GHz...
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Nokia CDMA Windows Phone in China
China Telecom and Nokia have announced the Nokia 800C, the first CDMA Windows Phone in China and Nokia's first Lumia phone for the world's largest smartphone market. The partnership...
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ZTE Mimosa X smartphone with Tegra 2 processor
Nvidia and ZTE have announced the ZTE Mimosa X, a smartphone powered both by the Nvidia Tegra application processor and its Icera modem, which came to Nvidia through its Icera acquisition...
Photo: Company, Mar 6.
Spreadtrum SC6820 baseband chip
Spreadtrum Communications has introduced a 1GHz Android smartphone platform for TD-SCDMA (SC8810) and EDGE/WiFi (SC6820) and announced that both products are now sampling with customers...
Photo: Company, Jan 11.
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...
- 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
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.