Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [1111 news items]
Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
4h 17min ago
Asustek Computer, originally expected to enjoy sequential growth in notebook shipments and a slight on-quarter drop in tablet shipments in the second quarter, has adjusted both forecasts...
Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
Jun 17, 21:40
Demand for tablets in the Taiwan market is growing fast, with nearly two million units to be sold in 2013 including mobile telecom carriers' contract-bundled sales and sales of Wi-Fi...
Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
Jun 17, 21:37
Taiwan-based handset component makers indicated that they have received increasing orders for accessories used in smartphones and/or tablets from overseas designers and/or trading...
Sysgration targets industrial tablet market in partnership with Japan-based Tsuzuki Denki
Jun 14, 16:13
Taiwan-based industrial PC player Sysgration has recently formed a partnership with Japan-based Tsuzuki Denki to focus on the industrial tablet market.
China-based white-box 2013 tablet shipments likely below forecasts
Jun 14, 14:38
China-based white-box tablet vendors' shipments in 2013 were originally forecast at 120 million units, but actual shipments may fall short due to strong competition from inexpensive...
Jun 14, 11:26
Pegatron has landed orders for an inexpensive iPhone with plastic chassis and next-generation iPad mini from Apple and will begin shipments in August, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Smart connected device shipments in emerging markets to surpass 1 billion by 2014, says IDC
Jun 13, 22:21
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1.7 billion...
Second-generation Nexus 7s will stay away from entry-level price competition, say sources
Jun 13, 15:11
Google's second-generation Nexus 7 tablets are estimated to be available in the retail channel in July with a 16GB version priced at US$229 to avoid competing directly against entry-level...
US$99 7-inch tablets may appear in 3Q13
Jun 10, 15:54
With Asustek's new 7-inch MeMO Pad HD 7(8GB) priced at around US$129, sources from ODMs believe that other brand vendors are likely to follow suit and US$99 tablets will have a good...
Commentary: Samsung deepens cooperation with Microsoft, paving way to notebook market
Jun 10, 15:49
South Korea-based Samsung Electronics supplies key components such as panels to Microsoft while developing new notebooks using Microsoft's operating systems. Samsung can use discounts...
White-box vendors expected to lower prices for entry-level 7-inch tablets to US$40 in 2H13
Jun 7, 14:32
The market for 7-inch tablets is seeing intense competition and white-box vendors are expected to further reduce prices for entry-level models to US$40 in the second half of 2013,...
Taiwan players losing advantage in tablet competition
Jun 6, 20:19
Although global tablet demand is expected to grow around 60-70% from 130-140 million units in 2012 to 230-240 million in 2013, surpassing notebook shipments, Taiwan may not be able...
MSI to push for shipment growth in all product lines in 2013
Jun 5, 20:51
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects its motherboard, graphics card, notebook and tablet shipments to grow significantly on year in 2013 as it has finalized its business organization...
Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Jun 5, 11:56
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...
Computex 2013: Asustek and Acer exhibits
Jun 5, 11:31
On the fourth floor of Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, many brands are showcasing their latest products and technologies for Computex 2013 from June 4-8.
Digitimes Research: 2Q13 brand tablet shipments to reach 34 million units
Jun 3, 12:02
Following the low season in the first quarter of 2013, many vendors from the non-iPad tablet camp will introduce new affordable models running on the Google Android platform in the...
Acer, Asustek to showcase the latest innovations at Computex 2013
May 31, 15:32
At Computex 2013, Acer will showcase two Windows 8 tablets, the 8-inch W3 810 and 11.6-inch Bulgari, while Asustek Computer reportedly will display its new Zenbooks featuring reinforced...
Global tablet shipments to grow 62% in 2013, says MIC
May 31, 15:08
There will be 182 million notebooks shipped globally in 2013, decreasing 5.3% on year, while tablet shipments will increase 62.2% to 228 million, according to the Market Intelligence...
Digitimes Research: Global 2Q13 handset touch panel shipments to show 5% sequential growth
May 31, 10:55
The second quarter is the beginning of the traditional boom season for the touch panel market and demand from handset makers has been reviving. Digitimes Research predicts that global...
May 29, 16:49
According to a new forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, tablet shipments are expected to grow 58.7% on-year in 2013 reaching 229.3 million units, up from 144.5...
Global tablet sales in 2Q13 may fall 20-30% sequentially, say Taiwan makers
May 29, 15:42
Global tablet sales in the second quarter of 2013, due to off-season effects and consumers deferring purchases in anticipation of new models to be launched in the third quarter, are...
China market: Lenovo prices the A1000 tablet at around CNY1,000
May 27, 16:21
Lenovo has recently started selling its new Lenovo A1000 in China, priced only at around CNY1,000 (US$163), and the tablet has already become one of the top sellers in the country.
China market: White-box tablet makers approaching MediaTek for quad-core solutions
May 27, 15:17
China-based white-box tablet makers are reportedly approaching MediaTek for the purchase of the chipmaker's integrated MT8125 and 8135 quad-core application processors for tablets,...
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
May 22, 20:36
Possibly because Microsoft has lowered licensing rates for Windows 8 for use in tablets, many vendors are developing Windows 8 tablets for launch in the second half of 2013, and thus...
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
May 22, 15:21
Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan on May 21 unveiled the Xperia Tablet Z, an Android 4.1.2 waterproof tablet equipped with Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 10.1-inch 1920...
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
May 20, 21:30
MediaTek is likely to report higher-than-expected sales for the second quarter of 2013 on a recent ramp-up in demand from China-based smartphone and tablet companies, according to...
Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
May 17, 16:09
As 7- to 8-inch displays are expected to become a new specification for ruggedized tablets in 2014, vendors, such as Taiwan-based Getac Technology and Japan-based Panasonic, are eyeing...
Samsung reportedly to supply panels for Microsoft 7.9-inch tablet
May 15, 22:18
Microsoft will reportedly release a 7.9-inch Surface tablet at the end of June featuring displays from Samsung Display, but LG Display (LGD) and Taiwan-based firms have yet to be...
Microsoft 2nd-generation Surface RT estimated price between US$249-299
May 15, 21:53
Microsoft is ready to announce its second-generation Surface RT tablet with an 8-inch display in June with an estimated price between US$249-299, according to sources from the upstream...
Taiwan IC suppliers land pull-in orders from China smartphone, tablet makers
May 14, 14:13
Shipments of IC parts to China by Taiwan-based IC suppliers have regained momentum following a slight pause after the May 1 holidays, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch own-brand tablet
May 14, 11:34
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will launch myPad P4 Lite, an own-brand 7-inch tablet, for contract-bundled sale on May 15.
Tablet vendors ask panel makers to refrain from raising panel prices
May 13, 21:31
Tablet vendors hope to sell entry-level 7-inch tablets at between US$129-169 in 2013 and are asking panel providers to refrain from increasing pricing for their panel technology,...
Smart mobile device shipments exceed 300 million in 1Q13, says Canalys
May 10, 10:51
Total smart mobile device (notebook, tablet and smartphone) shipments for first-quarter 2013 hit 308.7 million units, according to Canalys' latest worldwide estimates. This represents...
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q13 down sequentially, up on year
May 9, 11:44
There were 31.93 million tablets shipped globally during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing on quarter by 26.1% but increasing on year by 66.1%, according to figures collected...
China market: Rising popularity of tablets with 3G functionality to benefit MediaTek, Qualcomm
May 9, 10:46
Demand for 7-8-inch white-box tablets with built-in 3G functionality in China has been increasing, a trend which is likely to benefit MediaTek and Qualcomm, according to industry...
Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
IT + CE | 3min ago
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
Displays | 25min ago
Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
Mobile + telecom | 27min ago
MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 31min ago
Netronix aims to become largest e-book reader ODM in 3 years, says paper
IT + CE - Newswatch | 58min ago
PCB equipment makers Csun, Ampoc 2Q13 sales to rise
Bits + chips | 1h 28min ago
Alltop expects 20-30% growth in non-notebook businesses
IT + CE | 2h 59min ago
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Bits + chips | 3h 2min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Handycam camcorder GW88V
IT + CE | 3h 49min ago
Simplo, Dynapack approve 2012 dividends
IT + CE - Stockwatch | 3h 52min ago
Spreadtrum raises sales guidance for 2Q13
Bits + chips | 3h 59min ago
Taiwan optical supply chain facing challenges from China players
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 22:11
Acer Wintel-based Iconia W3 tablet
Acer has unveiled its Iconia W3, an 8.1-inch tablet running Windows 8 with an Intel Atom processor. The Iconia W3 will features pre-installed Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013...
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Acer has announced its tablet/phone, the Acer Liquid S1, designed to be a travel companion for consumers. With a 5.7-inch HD 1280 by 720 display, the device is able to enhance mobile...
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Samsung Electronics has announced that the Galaxy Note 8.0 is coming to the US market on April 11. Unveiled globally at Mobile World Congress in February, the Galaxy Note 8.0 will...
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Wacom's 20.4-inch Cintiq 24HD touch-enabled display offers design, video, art and animation functions. The integration of multi-touch capabilities directly on the Cintiq screen, along...
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MWC 2013: Samsung Galaxy 8.0 tablet
Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the screen and allow access to a number of live applications...
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Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
From hardware vendor to turnkey solution provider: Q&A with Shuttle
The PC hardware industry has begun to evolve rapidly in recent years. The emergence of various hardware and software solutions and platforms has enabled hardware players to differentiate...
As iPad is expected to account for close to 60% of the global tablet PC market, while Apple has also launched iBook 2 and iBook Author to compete in the educational market, bringing...
Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits are high as well,...
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- ODMs promoting convertible notebooks to brand vendors
- Chunghwa Telecom breaks ground for data center in northern Taiwan
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Digitimes Research: Competition in the AMOLED panel industry continuing to heat up
- Wistron, Inventec unlikely to see notebook revenue proportion drop below 50% in the short term
- Acer, Asustek to continue posting losses in smartphone business
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Order visibility from BlackBerry extends to 2-3 quarters, say suppliers
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom mulls partnership for 4G investment
- LED packaging houses face rising technological challenge
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Rising demand for large-size TVs beneficial to polarizer makers: Q&A with Ho Jau-yang, chairman of CMMT
- Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Coolpad becomes top 3G handset vendor in China
- Releases
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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
18-Jun-2013 markets closed
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| OTC electronic | 143.95 | +0.94 | +0.66% |
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
Singapore-based Gajah International Pte Ltd (Gajah) has won several Computex 2013 Design and Innovation...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.