Last update: Friday 15 June 2012 [70 news items]
Taiwan market: Teco is top LCD TV vendor in August
Sep 15, 11:58
Teco took the top spot among LCD TV vendors in the Taiwan market in August with shipments of 12,000 units, due to strong demand for smaller-size LCD TV, according to Taiwan TV vend...
Taiwan market: Chimei is top LCD TV vendor in 1H09
Aug 12, 14:53
Taiwan-based Chimei, Tatung and Teco were the top-three LCD TV vendors in the Taiwan market in the first half of 2009, followed by LG and Sony, according to data from the companies...
Taiwan market: Tatung, Chimei increase LCD TV prices
Jul 31, 16:34
LCD TV vendors Chimei and Tatung have made plans to increased LCD TV prices in the Taiwan market, according to market sources.
Forward Electronics lands NT$4 billion LED street lamp orders from China
Jul 28, 15:33
LED chip packaging company Forward Electronics has landed orders for a total of 400,000 LED street lamps from local governments in Fujian, China, with a value reaching as much as...
Tatung InfoComm to invest additional NT$10 billion in WiMAX over 5 years
Jul 9, 12:07
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm plans to invest an additional NT$10 billion (US$303 million) for the build-up of its WiMAX networks in the next five years, according to...
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator to offer mobile TV service, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 8, 12:16
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will team up with Era Digital Media, an affiliate of Taiwan Land Development Corporation, to step into Internet and mobile TV segments...
Taiwan market: Tatung aims to sell 170,000 LCD TVs in 2009, says president
Jul 1, 16:54
Tatung Consumer Products Company (TCPC) sold about 70,000 Tatung-branded LCD TVs in the Taiwan market in the first half of 2009, falling short of its target due to short supply of...
Taiwan LCD makers call for allowing next-generation lines investment in China
Jul 1, 14:44
Tatung chairman WS Lin and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) vice chairman Wu Biing-Seng, at a June 30 press conference, urged the Taiwan government to allow Taiwan-based companies to...
WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm gains additional capital from parent company
Jun 11, 16:16
Tatung Company, the parent company of WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm, has spent NT$1.4 billion (US$42.6 million) to take up the 140,000 new shares released by Tatung InfoComm, boosting...
Intel likely to make investment in Tatung InfoComm, says paper
Jun 3, 14:56
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm plans to bring in strategic partners through a capital expansion project soon. Market sources have identified Intel as one of the potential...
Taiwan market: Tatung Infocomm chooses Green Packet solution to enhance WiMAX services
May 4, 11:27
Green Packet Berhad, a developer of next-generation mobile broadband and networking solutions, has sealed an agreement with Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung Infocomm to enhance...
Taiwan market: Tatung InfoComm launches WiMAX services in Penghu
Apr 28, 14:58
Tatung InfoComm on April 27 officially inaugurated its WiMAX services in Penghu, a group of small islands west of Taiwan, making it Taiwan's first WiMAX operator.

Tatung chairman reveals development of Android-based smartphones
Newswatch - Apr 24, 13:56
Taiwan-based IT company Tatung has stepped into the development of Android-based smartphones, although the company has yet to finalize its product roadmap, according to company chairman...
Tatung InfoComm aims to attract one million WiMAX subscribers in five years
Apr 22, 16:45
Tatung InfoComm, one of the six WiMAX licensees in Taiwan, aims to solicit up to one million WiMAX subscribers in five years. The company will officially launch its commercial WiMAX...
Taiwan market: February LCD TV shipments drop about 50%
Mar 11, 15:42
LCD TV shipments to the Taiwan market are estimated at 60,000-70,000 units for February, down some 50% sequentially, according to market sources. Shipments in January reached 134,000...
Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments weaken in February
Mar 6, 12:34
Shipments for LCD TVs in the local Taiwan market are expected to drop in February with most vendors expecting a 30-40% drop on year, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: Sony remains top LCD TV vendor in January
Feb 17, 12:20
Sony remained the top LCD TV vendor in the Taiwan market in January for the second month in a row with shipments of about 21,000 units, compared to about 10,000 units in December...
Taiwan market: LCD TV sales strong during Lunar New Year, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 6, 09:43
LCD TV vendors saw strong sales in Taiwan in January during the Lunar New Year holidays when doemstic demand was boosted by government-issued cash coupons for all citizens, according...
Taiwan market: Teco aims to be top-5 LCD TV vendor
Newswatch - Feb 3, 15:12
Teco Electronic & Machinery aims to become a top-5 LCD TV vendor in Taiwan this year with monthly shipments of over 10,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Tatung set to increase penetration in China IPTV market
Jan 21, 14:55
The Taiwan-based Tatung Group is set to increase its penetration in the IPTV market in China as one of its subsidiaries has received IP STB (set-top box) orders from China-based Guangzhou...
Taiwan market: Sony top LCD TV vendor in December
Jan 9, 17:06
Sony jumped to number one in Taiwan's LCD TV market in December 2008 from fourth place in November, according to market sources.
Tatung to implement unpaid leave policy next month
Newswatch - Dec 30, 16:14
Taiwan-based consumer electronics and home appliance maker Tatung, the parent company of LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), will require employees to take a one-day unpaid...
Tatung InfoComm to deploy Starent Networks' mobile WiMAX solutions in Taiwan
Dec 17, 11:17
Starent Networks, a leading provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services, has announced that Taiwan-based Tatung InfoComm has selected...
Taiwan market: Top-3 local LCD TV vendors maintain strong shipments in November
Dec 9, 12:44
Despite the sluggish economy, major local LCD TV vendors were able to maintain stable shipments in November, as the vendors and retailers have been promoting LCD TVs in November,...
Taiwan market: Local LCD TV vendors expect to join price war
Dec 2, 01:10
With Sony starting a price war in the local Taiwan LCD TV market in order to boost its sales for the Lunar New Year holiday in January 2009, second tier international vendors and...
Taiwan market: Top local LCD TV brands see strong sales in October
Nov 7, 14:42
Despite the sluggish demand in Taiwan's overall consumer electronics market in October, major local LCD TV brands still saw strong sales for the month as a result of pricing campaigns,...
Oct 31, 16:27
The Tatung group and phone camera lens kits maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) have won orders for Taiwan's largest government project for LED street lamps, winning out for street...
Tatung InfoComm to purchase WiMAX base stations from Alcatel-Lucent
Oct 14, 15:50
Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX licensee for the southern region of Taiwan, plans to purchase about 200 WiMAX base stations and related network equipment from Alcatel-Lucent, according to...
Taiwan market: Lower prices not boosting LCD TV demand
Oct 1, 11:51
LCD TV vendors' pricing campaigns can now do little to stimulate demand in Taiwan, where consumers have grown numb to frequent price reductions, according to market sources.
GE launches global HDTV joint venture with Tatung
Sep 24, 11:50
GE has announced the formation of General Displays & Technologies (GDT), a new joint venture with Taiwan-based Tatung Company. GDT will design, market and service GE-branded HDTVs...
Tatung Group extends deployment in LED business via San Chih's investment at Formosa Epitaxy
Sep 8, 15:18
San Chih Semiconductor, a subsidiary of the Tatung Group, has announced it is to invest in LED maker Formosa Epitaxy via a private placement. With the investment, industry watchers...
Tatung InfoComm to complete installation of 200 WiMAX base stations by year-end 2008, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 4, 11:41
Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX licensee for the southern region of Taiwan, has completed the installation of 90 out of the 200 WiMAX base stations it purchased from NEC, and the company...
Taiwan market: Samsung LCD TV sales far worse than expected
Sep 4, 11:40
Despite its success beating Sony in the North America LCD TV market, Samsung's LCD TV sales in Taiwan were far worse than expected in the first half of the year, according to market...
Samsung places LCD TV orders with TPV and Tatung
Jul 9, 01:05
Samsung Electronics has placed LCD TV orders with Taiwan-based makers for the first time in order to increase its price competitiveness and further expand market share, according...
Commentary: Will WiMAX mark a milestone for 90-year-old Tatung?
Jun 25, 16:45
Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX licensee for the southern region of Taiwan, is a subsidiary of Tatung Company, which celebrates its 90-year anniversary in 2008. Will the WiMAX license likely...
- 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.



















