Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [33 news items]
Arbor Technology to tap Southeast Asia market
May 7, 19:52
Arbor Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of embedded and industrial computing devices, will extend focus marketing from the North America market currently to Southeast Asia specifically...
Acer to focus smartphone marketing in Europe, Southeast Asia in 2013
Apr 26, 15:38
Viewing that its brand awareness for smartphones is not as global as for PCs, Acer will focus its marketing on Europe and Southeast Asia in 2013.
Southeast Asia potential market for Taiwan-based Internet service providers, says Google Taiwan head
Apr 18, 13:38
As the population is large and Internet services as well as use of smartphones and other mobile terminal devices are growing rapidly in Southeast Asia, while there are relatively...
Foxconn subsidiary enters Southeast Asia countries with Sharp smartphones
Jan 29, 11:59
Commtiva Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) that handles the parent company's business and product cooperation with Sharp, recently hosted...
Dec 4, 14:08
As sales prices for Chromebooks have fallen to a low level and Chrome browser is increasingly popular in the Southeast Asia market, Taiwan-based ODMs are recommended to directly cooperate...
Posiflex expects China, Southeast Asia markets to drive growth in 2013 revenues
Nov 27, 15:34
Taiwan-based POS (point of sale/service) terminal device and peripheral maker Posiflex Technology expects the China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) markets to be...
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...
Digitimes Research: Southeast Asia solar markets need subsidies to stimulate growth
Nov 8, 20:25
Countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines have sufficient sunlight hours which is suitable to develop a strong solar market.
TV vendors focus more on Southeast Asia markets
Nov 8, 15:40
TV vendors that are not China-based are aiming to develop their products more in Southeast Asia, as the vendors are having difficulties increasing their market share in China, according...
Thailand and Indonesia to drive Southeast Asia solar market, says IMS Research
Nov 2, 11:03
Total cumulative solar installations in Southeast Asia are forecast to reach almost 5GW by 2016, according to IMS Research. By conducting analysis on the solar markets in Thailand,...
Taiwan market: Acer prices new Cedar Trail netbook below NT$10,000
Feb 21, 01:10
Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all already started selling their latest Cedar Trail-based netbooks...
TCloud Computing to tap Southeast Asia market
Jan 9, 12:06
TCloud Computing, a cloud computing application R&D company wholly owned by Taiwan-based information security software solution and service provider Trend Micro, has scored points...
Acer enjoying strong short-term notebook orders for Europe
Sep 22, 01:15
Acer, benefiting from Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) uncertainty about its PC business, has started receiving strong notebook orders from channels in Europe with volumes, as of September...
MediaTek announces investment in Spice Digital
Stockwatch - Aug 1, 11:53
MediaTek has announced that it will invest US$20 million in Spice Digital, an India-based mobile value added service (VAS) company with presences in close to 20 countries.
International smartphone vendors face competition from local brands in Southeast Asia
Jun 22, 14:42
With sales ratios of smartphones to total handset sales in some markets in the Southeast Asia region expecting to grow about from 10% currently to 40-50% in the next 3-5 years, the...
Smartphones to boom in Southeast Asia, says Canalys
Jun 20, 16:47
About 106 million mobile phones are expected to ship in Southeast Asia in 2011, up 19% from the 90 million units shipped last year, according to Canalys. Driveny primarily by smartphone...
Acer notebook shipments in retail channel expected to surpass 3 million in June
Jun 14, 01:25
Acer's notebook shipments in the retail channel are expected to surpass three million units in June and if the company's upstream partners such as Compal Electronics, Wistron and...
May 5, 11:52
Demand for a-Si thin-film PV modules is growing significantly in the Southeast Asia region including the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, but potential clients are asking for low...
Southeast Asia may become production hub in the future
May 3, 01:30
Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacture's Association has recently released an investigation report for investment risk and environment of Southeast Asia and India in hoping...
MediaTek expects little impact from Japan earthquake
Mar 16, 01:00
IC design house MediaTek on March 15 said that the recent earthquake offshore of Japan will not affect the company's operations. Forecasts of first-quarter revenues remain at NT$19.5-21...
Nokia represents half of mobile game downloads on Djuzz gaming portal, says BuzzCity executive
Jan 20, 11:07
Although local white-box devices made an impact in the last quarter of 2010, Nokia still accounted for 49% of the mobile game downloads from Djuzz, a gaming portal under mobile media...
Sunwell expands sales to South and Southeast Asia
Dec 1, 16:08
Thin-film solar module maker Sunwell Technology is aiming to expand sales distribution to South and Southeast Asia markets. The company will sign a 20MWp supply contract with South...
First-tier notebook brands target emerging markets to clear inventory
Nov 16, 01:40
First-tier notebook brands have recently started digesting their Calpella- and Montevina-based notebook inventory, selling them mainly to emerging markets such as Latin America, Southeast...
Yosun consolidated revenues up 46% on month in September 2010
Oct 7, 16:40
Taiwan-based IC distributor Yosun Industrial has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.68 billion (US$45 million) for September 2010, up 45.9% on month. The company attributed...
Telegent partners with Samsung for free-to-air mobile TV
Mar 21, 15:30
Telegent Systems has announced that its analog mobile TV receiver is shipping in Samsung's Star TV S5233T handset that was recently launched in Southeast Asia. With this handset,...
Shuttle expects desktop shipments to reach 300,000 units in 2010
Feb 5, 15:49
Shuttle expects its desktop shipments will grow from 200,000 units in 2009 to 300,000 units in 2010, according to chairman David Yu.
Shuttle notebook alliance lands orders from players in China and Southeast Asia
Dec 31, 16:11
Shuttle's recently established New Notebook Ecosystem alliance has already landed orders from players in China and Southeast Asia and will start shipping soon after February or March...
Aug 24, 17:10
Southeast Asia (SEA) mobile users are expected to hit 453.3 million subscribers by the end of this year, growing 18.4% over 2008. Billings are estimated to grow by 13.6% on year to...
Zenitron obtains right to distribute Frecso Logic USB 3.0 products
Jun 4, 17:05
Taiwan IC distributor Zenitron and US-based USB 3.0 controller maker Fresco Logic have signed a strategic agreement under which Zenitron will be responsible for Fresco's product distribution...

ECS to enhance own-brand marketing
May 20, 15:39
Taiwan motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is beefing up its own-brand sales activities particularly in China, North America, Latin America and Southeast Asia, according...
China makers to vie for ODM netbook orders at Computex
May 13, 16:19
China-based makers, including Haier, Founder, Tsinghua Tongfang, Hasee, Great Wall and Malata, will showcase netbook PCs at Computex Taipei 2009 (scheduled for June 2 through 6) in...
Southeast Asia MCU market set to grow steadily, says Frost & Sullivan
Apr 6, 16:29
The popular perception that the microcontroller unit (MCU) that offers the fastest clock speed at the most advanced process node is the future of the Southeast Asian microcontroller...
Southeast Asia emerges as next LCD TV hot spot
Jul 11, 09:52
Shipments of LCD TVs to Southeast Asia are expected to rise by more than a factor of eight from 2007 to 2012, due to a combination of falling prices, increased user awareness, economic...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 11h 11min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 11h 23min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 11h 38min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 11h 40min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 11h 42min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 12h 24min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | May 22, 20:49
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | May 22, 20:43
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | May 22, 20:41
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | May 22, 20:39
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | May 22, 20:36
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:03
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:59
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- 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
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line 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
22-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |

| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |

- 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

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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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- 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.

















