Arima Communications looks to ship 12-14 million smartphones in 2013

Jan 2, 15:43

Arima Communications is expected to ship 12-14 million smartphones in 2013, with NEC and Sony Mobile Communications together taking up over 60% of the shipments, according to an industry...

Orise looks to strong sales in 2013 on growing shipments of WVGA driver chips

Dec 26, 21:32

LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues rally by 40% in 2013 buoyed by increasing shipments of high-margin WVGA driver chips to smartphone makers in...

Taiwan IC distributors look to slow demand in 1Q13

Dec 26, 14:36

Taiwan-based IC distributors are conservative about their business outlooks for the first quarter of 2013 as demand for IC parts has been affected by a pile-up of smartphone and tablet...

Digitimes Research: Smartphone sales in China to grow 137% to 189 million units in 2012

Dec 26, 13:41

Sales of smartphones in China are expected to grow 137% on year to 189 million units in 2012, buoyed mostly by a take-off in demand for EDGE and TD-SCDMA models in the second half...

Replacement demand for smartphones to continue for 1-2 years, say sources

Dec 26, 13:26

Although the pace of replacement of feature phones with smartphones has been slower than expected in the second half of 2012, replacement demand is expected to continue for at least...

Intel expected to show new smartphone platform at 2013 MWC

Dec 25, 21:56

Intel is expected to unveil a new smartphone platform, and new Atom processors based on 22nm and 14nm processes featuring lower power consumption, at the 2013 Mobile World Congress...

Samsung aims to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, say sources

Dec 25, 12:07

Samsung Electronics aims to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, of which 350 million will be smartphone models, according to industry sources, citing an internal estimate by Samsung...

Wistron aims to boost non-notebook business contribution

Dec 24, 22:45

Wistron is set to increase its investments by US$87 million on non-notebook businesses including after-sales service, small- to medium-size panels and smartphones, aiming to raise...

Taiwan flexible PCB makers December sales to drop

Dec 24, 09:52

Revenues at Taiwan-based flexible PCB suppliers Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology are expected to register sequential decreases in December as clients...

Slowdown in China smartphone sales to affect MediaTek performance

Dec 22, 10:56

Sales of low-cost smartphones in China have been weaker than expected since October, which has had a negative impact on MediaTek's revenues, which are generated mostly from the sale...

TSMC sales to slip over 10% in December

Dec 21, 10:41

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to report an over 10% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for December 2012, as orders for smartphone and tablet...

MediaTek creates chief marketing position

Dec 20, 21:25

IC design house MediaTek has named a former Qualcomm executive to the newly-created role of chief marketing officer (CMO).

SMIC announces breakthrough in backside-illuminated image sensors

Dec 20, 20:36

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced a breakthrough in its development of backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology. The complete BSI...

Linux-based mobile platforms hope for adoption in 2013, but smartphone vendors to keep watching

Dec 20, 20:33

While Android and iOS together occupy about 85% of the global smartphone market, other mobile platforms, mainly Tizen, Open webOS, Firefox OS and Sailfish OS, hope to be adopted in...

HTC 1Q13 smartphone shipments to grow slower than expected, say sources

Dec 18, 22:05

Affected by the launch of iPhone 5 and rapidly declining smartphone prices in China, HTC reportedly has revamped its product roadmap for 2013 and is expected to see its smartphone...

China market: 300 million smartphones to be shipped in 2013, says IDC

Dec 18, 14:21

There will be 380 million handsets shipped in the China market in 2013, growing by 5% from 2012, of which 300 million units will be smartphones, hiking 44%, according to IDC China.

Taiwan smartphone ODMs and component suppliers cautious about orders from China

Dec 14, 14:20

Makers in the smartphone supply chain in Taiwan have become more cautious about accepting orders from China-based smartphone vendors because of sharp fluctuations in order volumes...

Goodix to expand presence in China

Dec 13, 21:47

Goodix Technology, an affiliate of MediaTek specializing in the design of touchscreen controller ICs, has its solutions incorporated in MediaTek's new smartphone reference design,...

More smartphone vendors to launch models with 5-inch Full HD displays in 1H13, say sources

Dec 13, 16:31

Samsung Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics, Huawei Device and ZTE are expected to follow HTC and Sharp to roll out smartphones with 5-inch Full HD displays in...

MediaTek launches MT6589 quad-core smartphone solution

Dec 12, 16:15

MediaTek has announced the launch of the MT6589 which is says is the world's first commercialized quad-core system on chip (SoC), available for mid- to high-end Android smartphones...

Taiwan market: Telecom carriers offer contract iPhone 5 deals

Dec 12, 16:05

Taiwan's mobile telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have announced the pricing for their respective contract iPhone...

Toshiba develops MRAM for mobile processors

Dec 12, 10:42

Toshiba has announced the development of a prototype memory element for a spin transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM). The new MRAM element achieves what...

Nokia increasing competition in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment

Dec 7, 14:02

Nokia is strengthening its deployment in the entry-level to mid-range smartphone market with the launch of Lumia 620, a move which will affect the sale of Windows Phone 8 handsets...

Digitimes Research: Android phones to account for 70% of global smartphone market in 2013

Dec 6, 12:19

Android will further solidify its market leadership in the smartphone operating system race in 2013, thanks to a broad support from smartphone vendors and the rollout of a wide range...

Nokia to sell Finnish headquarters

Dec 5, 15:57

Nokia announced on December 4 that the company had agreed to sell its head office building in Espoo, Finland, for EUR170 million (US$222.9 million).

iPhone 5 yield rates improving, say sources

Dec 5, 14:44

Yield rates for the production of iPhone 5 in the supply chain appear to have improved recently, as Apple has shortened the standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe...

China market: Samsung leads in 3Q12 smartphone market share, says report

Dec 4, 14:00

There were 49.8 million smartphones sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, hiking 31.1% on quarter and 154.9% on year, tech.163.com cited China-based...

SZS to expand MIM capacity in 2013

Dec 3, 22:20

Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) is set to expand its metal injection molding (MIM) capacity in 2013, increasing the number of its MIM sintering furnace from...

Taiwan market: Samsung sets launch date, price of WP8-based Ativ S

Nov 27, 21:43

Samsung Electronics has launched its Windows Phone 8-based Ativ S for the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The model will be available in the local market...

Rise of Sony Mobile, Lenovo to benefit Taiwan handset ODMs

Nov 27, 21:23

Sony Mobile Communications and Lenovo have both strengthened their positions in the global smartphone market, which will benefit their handset ODM partners in Taiwan, Foxconn International...

Japan Display to invest JPY30 billion in expanding smartphone panel production

Nov 27, 20:47

Japan Display will reportedly invest JPY30 billion (US$365.5 million) to expand smartphone panel production at its 4.5G plant to as high as 470,000 glass substrate units a month by...

Largan to receive camera lens orders from Korea-based smartphone brand in 2013

Nov 26, 22:13

Taiwan-based camera lens maker Largan Precision is expected to start supplying high-end camera lens to Korea-based smartphone brand vendor in 2013; however, Largan’s orders...

China market: More multimedia player makers become smartphone vendors

Nov 26, 15:50

China-based multimedia player makers including Meizu, OPPO Digital and BBK have entered the Android smartphone market in China, targeting the mid-range to high-end segment, according...

Digitimes Research: Entry-level to mid-range models to drive smartphone sales momentum in 2013

Nov 26, 14:23

Entry-level to mid-range smartphones sold to emerging markets will serve as growth drivers for the smartphone industry in 2013. Vendors which offer complete lineups of low-priced...

FIH, Sharp to jointly develop smartphone markets in Southeast Asia, say sources

Nov 23, 15:05

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) will continue its cooperation with Sharp in the development of smartphones, and the two firms will shift their focus to promote sales in Southeas...