Last update: Friday 15 June 2012 [70 news items]
Tatung to focus more on developing small-sized panels
Jun 15, 15:40
Tatung should mass produce small- and medium-sized panels that can be used for tablets and ultrabooks to meet industry requirements as well as increase revenue, according to chairman,...

Tatung unable to turn losses into profits this year, says company president
Jun 13, 15:41
Tatung president Lin Kuo Wen-yen has said the company's chances of turning around its losses into profit this year are slim due to uncertainties in the global economy expected to...
Taiwan market: Tatung aims to ship 150,000 LCD TVs in 2012
Apr 27, 14:19
Tatung expects shipments of its own-brand LCD TVs in the Taiwan market to reach 150,000 units in 2012 and plans to launch 65-inch 3D TV models in the third quarter of the year.
Second-tier LCD monitor OEMs facing increasing challenges in 2012, say sources
Apr 3, 01:00
Second-tier LCD monitor OEMs will face increasing challenges in terms of shipments in 2012, as the top-2 OEMs - TPV Technology and Foxconn Electronics - combined are expected to take...
Taiwan market: Vee TIME to acquire WiMAX competitor Tatung InfoComm
Mar 26, 16:20
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has revealed that it will fully acquire competitor Tatung InfoComm for NT$150 million (US$5.08 million).
Taiwan-based TV brands promoting LED TVs
Mar 14, 16:00
Taiwan-based household appliance vendors including Tatung, Teco, and Sampo have been promoting LED-backlit TVs due to government incentive policies. The Taiwan government has been...
Taiwan market: Vendors look to 10% sales growth for energy-saving home appliances
Feb 14, 16:35
Taiwan-based household appliance vendors Teco, Sampo and Tatung all expect their sales of energy-saving appliances, including refrigerators, air conditioners and laundry machines,...
Taiwan market: Tatung InfoComm under pressure to expand WiMAX network
Jan 13, 10:57
Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has set up fewer than 600 base stations and therefore is under the pressure of expanding its network to meet the required minimum...
Heavyweight newcomers to accelerate solar market transformation
Oct 19, 10:01
Solar firms have been facing low demand in 2011. As marginalization continues to weed out firms that are less competitive, many non-solar industry leading corporations have been eyeing...

Tatung Technology to ship 1 million IP STBs in 2011
Oct 14, 11:08
Taiwan-based Tatung Technology began shipments of IP set-top boxes (STBs) to telecom carriers in Europe through its parent company Arcadyan Technology in May 2011, and monthly shipments...
Tatung to up panel applications for e-book readers, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 19, 15:40
Tatung will give more emphasis to panel products for e-book readers as the panel market has yet to see a rebound, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited the company's...
Solar outlook remains optimistic, says GET
Sep 2, 11:44
The solar industry is still considered young, and therefore has a lot of potential for growth and development, according to WS Lin, chairman for Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green...

SiS to phase out its PC chipset business
Aug 2, 01:10
Taiwan-based chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) is set to phase out its PC business by the end of 2011 and will turn its business focus fully to chipsets for consumer electronics...
Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition
Jul 19, 01:30
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...
CPT aims at breakeven by end of year, says group chairman
Jun 27, 15:26
Taiwan-based consumer electronics vendors Tatung held its shareholders meeting on June 24. According to chairman of Tatung, WS Lin, the company aims for revenues to return to the...
Tatung and China Steel jointly introduce new green motor
Dec 31, 12:09
Tatung and China Steel have unveiled a 3HP 4P AC induction motor, which is the first motor in the world to receive carbon footprint accreditation from DNV, the companies said.
Dec 31, 01:35
WS Lin , chairman of TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and the Tatung Group has suggested the Taiwan government loosens its rule keeping the most advanced panel production...
Tatung monitor shipments reach high in 2010
Dec 29, 12:12
LCD monitor shipments of Tatung are expected to set a record high of three million units in 2010, and with orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Tatung's monitor shipments could increase...
WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm to promote joint purchase of WiMAX base stations
Dec 17, 16:51
Taiwan WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm is talking about joint procurement of base station equipment with fellow operators Vee TIME, Global Mobile, Vmax Telecom and First International...
GET, Tatung to set up solar-grade wafer plants in Taiwan
Oct 21, 01:00
Green Energy Technology (GET) on October 20 broke ground for a solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot and wafer factory, each with an annual production capacity of 500MWp in equivalent,...
Taiwan market: Tatung works on landing smart grid orders from the government for 2011 and 2012
Oct 12, 01:25
As Tatung's smart grid business successfully cut into Taiwan's procurement market early this year, the company is currently working aggressively to land orders for replacing smart...
Taiwan market: Tatung slashes 32-inch and 42-inch LED TV prices
Sep 28, 11:07
Tatung has announced that it will cut prices for 32-inch and 42-inch LED-backlit LCD TV to NT$24,900 (US$793) and NT$34,900, respectively, from around NT$30,000 and 43,900. The Taiwan-based...
Taiwan market: FET, Tatung InfoComm offer free WiMAX roaming services
Sep 16, 15:11
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Tatung InfoComm, two WiMAX operators in Taiwan, on September 15 jointly announced the launch of free WiMAX roaming services on a trial basis...
Tatung reports net loss for 1H10
Sep 2, 17:07
The Tatung Group has posted net loss of NT$721 million (US$22.53 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of negative NT$0.13.
Tatung to ship 4-5 million LCD monitors in 2011 due to HP orders
Jul 22, 17:18
Tatung, mainly due to OEM orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), will ship an estimated 4-5 million LCD monitors in 2011, much more than three million units forecast for 2010, according...
Qisda, Tatung land LCD monitor orders from HP
Jul 6, 12:39
Qisda has won the most OEM orders, through intensive price competition among Taiwan makers, from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for LCD monitors to be shipped in 2011, and the orders were also...
Tatung signs syndicated loan for NT$3.6 billion
May 25, 16:18
Tatung on May 24 signed a 4-year syndicated loan of NT$3.6 billion (US$113 million) with 12 local Taiwan banks, according to the company.
CPT expects operation to turn profitable in mid-2010, says chairman
May 12, 11:29
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects its monthly operation to turn profitable in mid-2010, according to company chairman WS Lin.
WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm takes over 197 base stations from parent company
Apr 13, 15:59
Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has taken over 197 WiMAX base stations in southern and eastern parts of Taiwan at a total book value of NT$1.76 billion (US$55...
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm to increase capital to NT$2.5 billion
Mar 16, 15:44
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm plans to increase its capital from current NT$1.8 billion (US$56.53 million) to NT$2.5 billion in April, with parent company Tatung Company...
Tatung Group to see growth in LCD monitor shipments in 2010
Mar 11, 15:54
The Tatung Group is expected to see a 20-30% on-year shipment growth in its LCD monitor OEM business in 2010, while the company's own-brand LCD TV business is expected to see shipments...
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm to expand coverage
Newswatch - Mar 9, 10:45
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will expand its WiMAX coverage to also include Hualien and Pingtung counties soon, in addition to the current coverage in Kaohsiung and...
Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments estimated at 150,000 units in January 2010
Feb 12, 15:02
LCD TV shipments in the Taiwan market are estimated to have reached 150,000 units in January 2010, with Sony ranking the number one vendor with 22,000 units in shipments, according...
Tatung's PV subsidiary to seek cooperation with international firms
Jan 26, 11:28
Tatung, a consumer electronics vendor in Taiwan, expects its subsidiary, photovoltaic (PV) module maker Apollo Solar Energy, to expand business operation through cooperation with...
Tatung InfoComm secures NT$2 billion syndicated loan for WiMAX network
Newswatch - Sep 24, 10:41
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm has secured a syndicated bank loan of NT$2 billion (US$61.73 million) which it will use to build up its WiMAX networks and improve its...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
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- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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.




















