Taiwan IC design houses to perform well in 2013 on booming tablet sales

Mar 4, 14:45

IC design houses, including MediaTek, Elan Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor, are expected to perform strongly in the first quarter of 2013 and also see their sales momentum...

Coretronic expects over 50% sequential growth in 1Q13 tablet BLU shipments

Mar 1, 15:25

Taiwan-based maker Coretronic expects its backlight unit (BLU) shipments for tablets during first-quarter 2013 to increase over 50% sequentially.

7-inch tablet panel shipments reach nine million in January, expected to drive panel growth in 1Q13

Mar 1, 15:16

Shipments for tablet panels sized 7-inch exceeded nine million units in January 2013 and are expected to be the main driver for panel makers' revenues during the first quarter of...

Panel makers expect increased LCD TV and tablet panel shipments in 2013

Mar 1, 11:37

Panel makers expect to see increased LCD TV and tablet panel shipments in 2013, according to market observers.

Commentary: Entering the entry-level tablet competition a must for ODMs

Mar 1, 10:32

Although some upstream supply chain players do not think notebook ODMs should join the entry-level tablet competition because of profitability concerns, it seems a neccessary step...

Tablet and mobile video viewing doubled in 2012, says Ooyala

Feb 27, 14:10

Analytics platform provider Ooyala has released a report offering insights into how viewers watch video online around the world. The report found that viewers watched live video 18...

Mobile device market to reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, says Canalys

Feb 26, 15:56

Worldwide mobile device shipments (notebooks, tablets, smartphones and phones) will reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Canalys. Tablets will be...

Competition over entry-level tablets may hurt ODMs

Feb 26, 14:25

As Compal Electronics and Wistron are competing aggressively over orders for Acer's upcoming 8- and 10-inch entry-level tablet devices, sources from the upstream supply chain are...

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet

Feb 26, 11:23

Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the portable 8-inch screen and allow access to a number...

China white-box tablet players struggling for survival

Feb 26, 11:14

Due to fierce competition from first-tier brand vendors, several China-based white-box tablet players in Shenzhen, China have reportedly gone bankrupt, while remaining ones are also...

Acer to ship 10 million tablets in 2013, say sources

Feb 25, 12:21

Acer may be able to ship 10 million tablets in 2013, up more than 400% on year, due to strong demand for entry-level tablets, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC

Feb 25, 11:57

There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.

Mobility reigns as the smart connected device market rises 29.1% in 2012, says IDC

Feb 25, 10:28

When looking at a holistic view of smartphones, tablets, and PCs, one thing is clear: smartphones and tablets are driving mobility growth. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...

China white-box tablet makers to use DDR3 instead of mobile DRAM

Feb 22, 15:09

Several of China-based white-box tablet manufacturers have utilized DDR3 chips, instead of mobile DRAM, for their products in order to bring down their manufacturing costs further,...

Intel may score points in boosting Android smartphone, tablet platforms in 2013

Feb 22, 14:43

As Intel has won adoption for its smartphone processors from Lenovo and Acer, and for its tablet platforms from Lenovo and Asustek Computer, Intel stands a chance of winning more...

Tablet gamers to spend over US$3 billion on In-App purchases in 2016, finds Juniper Research

Feb 22, 11:15

The rapid take-up of tablets, combined with the growing acceptance of in-game purchasing and virtual currencies will result in an estimated US$3.03 billion of sales in 2016, reaching...

Graphics card makers aggressive about entering entry-level tablet market

Feb 20, 21:56

After seeing China-based motherboard maker Onda and graphics card maker Colorful entering the entry-level tablet market, graphics card brand Galaxy Microsystems has recently cooperated...

DisplayLink enables docking station expansion for Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

Feb 20, 15:33

DisplayLink has announced support for Microsoft's new Windows 8 Surface Pro tablets with DisplayLink enabled docking stations providing multiple displays, audio, full-size keyboard...

Mainstream tablets 7-inch at US$199, say Taiwan makes

Feb 19, 20:37

Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire HD have reshuffled the global tablet market and consequently 7-inch with a price cap of US$199 has become the mainstream standard for tablets,...

Acer expects shipment growth for tablets, notebooks and smartphones in 2013

Feb 19, 18:48

Acer will focus on pushing its tablet, notebook and smartphone shipments in 2013 and is aiming to ship more than five million tablets in the year, according to company president Jim...

Asustek reports strong January sales

Feb 19, 12:28

Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...

Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to suffer 20% drop in 1Q13

Feb 8, 16:17

Worldwide brand tablet shipments are estimated to reach 33.8 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 21.8% sequentially, but up 75.8% on year, according to Digitimes Research...

Tablet and smartphone users debunk printing, scanning, and document management myths, says IDC

Feb 7, 15:16

The explosion of smartphone and tablet adoption will impact printing, scanning, document management, and print volumes over the next five years, according to research firm International...

One in 6 PCs shipped in 4Q12 was an iPad, says Canalys

Feb 7, 13:54

Worldwide PC shipments increased 12% on year in the fourth quarter of 2012 to reach 134 million units, with pads accounting for over a third. Apple continued to lead the PC market,...

Asustek likely to unveil 7-inch Fonepad at 2013 MWC

Feb 6, 12:31

Asustek Computer may unveil the Fonepad, a 7-inch Android 4.1 tablet equipped with voice communication functions at the 2013 Mobile World Congress (MWC) to take place in Barcelona,...

Tablet shipments soar to record levels during strong holiday quarter, says IDC

Feb 5, 14:03

Worldwide tablet shipments outpaced predictions reaching a record total of 52.5 million units worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to research firm International Data...

Upstream supply chain sees good profit from Intel Classmate PC shipments

Feb 4, 21:39

Despite fierce competitions within the notebook and the tablet markets, netbook and tablet products are currently still seeing good demand in the education segment, especially Intel's...

Digitimes Research: Branded tablet shipments hit 109 million in 2012

Feb 1, 15:30

Global branded tablet shipments enjoyed better than forecast growth, rising 63% sequentially and 100.3% on year, to 43.22 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to...

Windows 8 Pro Surface tablet to see initial shipments of 1 million units

Jan 30, 13:52

Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro-based Surface tablet, which is set to release on February 9, will only have an initial shipment volume of one million units, far lower than the four million...

FCCL firm ThinFlex expects tablet demand to drive company growth in 2013

Jan 29, 15:14

Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) maker ThinFlex expects brisk demand from the tablet sector to drive its revenue growth in 2013, although revenues for the first quarter of the...

Google to cooperate with Asustek for second-generation Nexus 7

Jan 28, 23:02

Google is set to announce its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet in May with the cooperation of Asustek Computer. The combined shipments of the company's first- and second-generation...

Asustek aims to ship 24 million notebooks in 2013

Jan 28, 14:39

Asustek Computer has set goals of shipping 24 million notebooks and 12 million tablets in 2013, hiking 26.3% and 90.5% respectively from 2012, according to the company.

Strong demand from non-iPad tablet sector to boost short-term performance of IC vendors

Jan 28, 13:52

Demand for IC parts from the tablet industry in China has been stronger than expected in the first quarter of 2013, which could help boost the short-term performance of IC design...

Worldwide tablet shipments to reach 145 million in 2013, says ABI

Jan 24, 20:16

An estimated 145 million tablet devices will ship worldwide in 2013 due to a combination of new market entrants, more affordable choices for consumers, and increased adoption by business...

Samsung surpasses Apple as top global semiconductor customer in 2012, says Gartner

Jan 24, 11:09

Samsung Electronics and Apple both dominated semiconductor demand in 2012, although Samsung overtook Apple as the top worldwide semiconductor customer, according to Gartner.