Touchscreen controller IC shipments boost on China demand

Oct 19, 11:52

FocalTech Systems and Goodix, which specialize in the design of touchscreen controller ICs, have both seen their monthly shipments approach the 10 million mark buoyed by strong demand...

Smartphones, tablets causing the IT supply chain to fall into imbalance

Oct 17, 21:45

The rapid growths of the smartphone and tablet markets have started to impact demand in other industries such as desktops, notebooks, and digital still cameras (DSC), while causing...

Google to debut US$99 Nexus tablet in 4Q12, say Taiwan makers

Oct 17, 12:12

Google, following the launch of Nexus 7 tablet models in June 2012, will unveil a Nexus tablet model for US$99 later in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Taiwan-based supply...

Tight supply of NAND flash may remain until early 2013

Oct 16, 10:21

The global supply of NAND flash memory has been tight, boosting prices for the chips recently, according to industry sources. The tight supply is likely to persist until early 2013,...

Demand for white-box tablets keeps growing despite keen competition

Oct 15, 15:10

Demand for white-box tablets rolled out by China-based makers remains strong currently despite the launch of US$199 models by Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Google, and the dominance...

AMD Hondo-based products to be launched in mid-November at the earliest

Oct 12, 15:33

While AMD is expected to release the recently announced Hondo APUs specifically designed for use in tablets in late October, launches of products with the APUs will not begin until...

Korea-based panel makers expected to lose tablet panel market share in near future, say sources

Oct 12, 10:41

LG Display and Samsung Electronics now hold a 60% market proportion of panels produced for tablets but will most likely start to lose ground to Panasonic, Sharp and AU Optronics (AUO)...

Prices of Windows 7 notebooks declining; more Windows 8 tablets unveiled

Oct 9, 15:27

Some branded notebook vendors have lowered the prices of their Windows 7-based notebooks sold through channel operators in the US recently in order to pave the way for the launch...

JTouch to increase revenues in 4Q12 from tablet product orders

Oct 4, 11:14

Taiwan-based touch panel maker JTouch is expected to see fourth-quarter 2012 revenues hit the highest quarterly level of the year due to increased orders for touch screen panels used...

EMC new CCL production capacity to come online by year-end

Sep 27, 01:00

New production capacity of CCL (copper clad-laminate) maker Elite Material (EMC) will come online by year-end 2012, boosting the company's monthly output of CCLs to 300,000 units.

Shipments of keyboard-integrated tablet covers to increase

Sep 25, 14:48

As keyboards become standard equipment for Windows 8-based tablets, while some iPad users purchase a keyboard for convenience, shipments of keyboard-integrated tablet covers are expected...

Global tablet display shipments to soar by 56% in 2012, says IHS

Sep 19, 10:29

Booming tablet shipments including the iPad with its 9-inch screen, as well as smaller 7-inch models from various brands will create a 56% on-year shipment increase for the tablet...

Supply chain estimates x86 Surface Price at US$500-700 and RT below US$399

Sep 18, 01:30

Microsoft's own-brand Surface tablets are expected to launch at the end of October with the related supply chain players estimating that the Surface RT's hardware cost is at around...

New Lenovo tablet PC uses MediaTek chip

Sep 14, 01:00

MediaTek on September 13 announced that Lenovo has selected its Android mobile platform for the new LePad A2107, which is shipping to customers globally.

Smartphone and tablet forecasts show varying OS fortunes, says Canalys

Sep 11, 12:04

The latest product announcements by leading smartphone and tablet vendors will help drive consumer demand to new heights, according to Canalys. It forecasts that in 2016, global annual...

PCB maker TPT posts record monthly revenues

Sep 11, 01:00

Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has announced revenues of NT$1.94 billion (US$65 million) for August 2012, up 8.4% on month and 40.3% on year. The figure also hit the highest monthly level...

Launch of Amazon tablets marks rebound in large-sized tablets, says Digitimes Research

Sep 7, 14:19

As Digitimes Research anticipated in its recently published "Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market," Amazon today has introduced a new line of 7- and 8.9-inch...

Taiwan market: Nexus 7 available for pre-order at NT$8,990

Sep 4, 01:40

Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed Nexus 7 tablet PC on September 3, became available for pre-order in Taiwan market with the 16GB model priced at NT$8,990 (US$300),...

Microsoft fails to pacify PC vendors about Surface tablets

Aug 31, 01:15

To ease the impact created by its WoA Surface tablet PC, Microsoft has been negotiating with brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell since July hoping to pacify them;...

Asustek outlines future plans

Aug 30, 01:35

Asustek Computer hosted an investors conference on August 29, announcing that the company's sales performance in the second quarter was better than expected and achieved new records...

Asustek may rank second globally in 4Q12 portable shipments

Aug 29, 16:15

Asustek Computer is expected to ship more than eight million notebooks, tablet PCs and netbooks in total in the fourth quarter of 2012, ranking second next only to Apple among vendors,...

HTC considering to launch new tablet PC in cooperation with Pegatron, say sources

Aug 27, 13:56

HTC is considering reigniting its efforts in the tablet PC market by the end of 2012 and is reportedly in talks with Pegatron Technology for ODM production, according to sources at...

Low-priced tablet battle poses challenges for supply chains

Aug 24, 14:46

Low-priced tablet supply chains will face increasing pressure in the second half to provide low-priced goods, which will pose challenges particularly for parts suppliers to make profits,...

Non-Apple players competing for China educational tablet market

Aug 22, 16:19

With China expected to have a demand for at least 10 million educational tablet PCs, and related government units are in the middle of establishing standards for "e-backpack"...

Supply volume of 7.85-inch iPad to reach 4 million units starting in September

Aug 21, 02:05

Supply volume of Apple's 7.85-inch iPad is estimated to reach four million units per month starting in September in order to prepare for demand from year-end holidays, according to...

Shuttle announces on-year growth in July revenues

Aug 20, 16:00

Taiwan-based PC brand vendor Shuttle has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.31 billion (US$43.66 million) for July, down 2.8% on month, but up 57.7% on year with combined consolidated...

Taiwan market: Tablets outsell notebooks in May-June

Aug 17, 11:38

In the Taiwan market, nearly 70,000 tablet PCs were sold in both May and June, more than the corresponding sales of notebooks, according to local retail channels. Of tablet PCs sold...

Toshiba halting development of Windows RT tablet PCs may cause chain reaction

Aug 16, 14:28

With Toshiba recently announcing it will halt development plans for Windows RT tablet PCs due to component supply delays, sources from notebook players believe the action could trigger...

Rumored US$199 price for Windows RT Surface expected to squeeze PC vendors out of the market

Aug 16, 01:05

As Microsoft is reportedly considering selling its Windows RT-based Surface tablet PC at US$199, sources from notebook players are concerned that if the rumor is true, notebook brand...

Flexible PCB makers to enjoy double-digit sales growth in 3Q12

Aug 14, 11:51

Taiwan-based flexible PCB manufacturers are expected to post double-digit sequential growth in third-quarter sales thanks to rising demand coming from the smartphone and tablet PC...

TPT 3Q12 consolidated sales likely to hit record high

Aug 14, 11:14

Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, will likely report record high revenues for the third quarter of 2012 buoyed by strong orders for tablet PC...

AKM leads magnetic sensor market on strong sales to handset and tablet makers, says IHS iSuppli

Aug 13, 14:10

Propelled by strong sales to tablet and cellphone manufacturers, Asahi Kasei Microsystems of Japan led the semiconductor magnetic sensor market for the third year in a row in 2011,...

Microsoft working to minimize Surface impact, says Acer chairman

Aug 10, 11:06

After publicly urging Microsoft to reconsider its move to launch own-brand tablet PCs recently, Acer chairman JT Wang on August 9, commented that Microsoft is pushing Surface to help...

Surface is a must for Microsoft, say chip makers

Aug 9, 14:08

Commenting on recent complaints from PC brand vendors and ODMs about Microsoft's moves over its Surface tablet PC, sources from first-tier chip makers pointed out that the release...