Efun selects Applied Materials system for production of touch screen films

Jul 22, 15:35

Taiwan-based Efun Technology, a manufacturer of critical components for touch screens, LCD monitors and backlight modules, has started to produce flexible substrates coated with indium...

Panasonic outsources small volume of DSC production to Foxconn in 2H11

Jul 19, 01:35

Facing pressure from dropping prices and competition of smartphones and DSLR cameras, digital still camera (DSC) brand vendor Panasonic has outsourced a small volume of its DSC orders...

Acer reportedly planning to launch slide tablet PC in 4Q11

Jun 30, 01:00

Acer reportedly plans to launch a slide tablet PC in the fourth quarter of 2011, targeting the year-end holiday season, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

White-box players supply close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in 1Q11

Jun 28, 01:05

White-box tablet PC players are rising quickly in the tablet PC industry with related shipments already accounting for close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter...

RIM PlayBook to benefit Quanta and Foxlink

Apr 7, 01:40

As Research In Motion (RIM) is set to launch its PlayBook tablet PC on April 19 in the US and Canada priced at US$499.99, its upstream assembly partner Quanta Computer and connector...

CeBIT 2011: ECS to showcase tablet PCs

Feb 22, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) is set to showcase its latest 10.1-inch Windows 7- and Android-based tablet PCs at CeBIT 2011, which will be hosted...

Apple secures 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply

Feb 17, 01:50

In order to achieve its internal goal of shipping 40 million iPad products in 2011, Apple has occupied close to 60% of the global touch panel capacity causing tight supply among Apple's...

Quanta to cooperate with 3M for new touch screen technologies

Jan 11, 02:40

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has announced it will cooperate with US-based 3M over touch screen technologies and will develop a next-generation solution; however, Quanta...

Polyimide film maker Taimide to ramp up capacity by over 30%

Dec 24, 02:20

Taimide Technology, which supplies polyimide (PI) films for flexible PCBs (FPCB), expects capacity to climb more than 30% when a new plant comes online.

Flexium, Taiflex to raise capital for capacity ramp

Dec 23, 01:45

Flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect and Taiflex Scientific, a supplier of flexible copper-clad laminates (FCCL), have recently revealed plans to raise capital to ramp up...

CMI to showcase latest 3D, touch screen flat panel displays at FPD International 2010

Nov 9, 01:20

Chimei Innolux (CMI) will exhibit a complete range of new products at the FPD International 2010 to be held in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12. In addition to a debuting its...

Touch screen IC shipments to buoy Elan September revenues

Sep 16, 01:40

Touch panel IC designer Elan Microelectronics expects to see revenues in September 2010 bounce back to better than the level of August, buoyed by a ramp-up in orders from both the...

Software vendors help drive touchscreen revolution, says iSuppli

Jul 28, 10:27

Independent software vendors (ISVs) are set to play a central role in the booming market for touch screens in handset and desktop PCs, providing the differentiating features that...

Touchscreen module revenues to reach US$14 billion by 2016, says DisplaySearch

Jul 2, 12:14

Global touchscreen module revenues will reach nearly US$14 billion by 2016, increasing from US$4.3 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 18%, according to DisplaySearch.

Touch panel shipments pass 600 million in 2009, says DisplaySearch

May 21, 17:09

Global touch panel shipments increased 29% on year to 606 million units in 2009, according to DisplaySearch.

Touch screen devices to help push demand for flexible PCBs in 2010

Feb 12, 11:17

Most Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) makers, including Career Technology, Ichia Technologies and Taiflex Scientific, are optimistic about the outlook for the FPCB industry in 2010,...

Touchscreen module shipments to increase 5x in 2010, says iSuppli

Jan 13, 14:56

Global shipments of touch-screen modules for applications are set to grow more than fivefold in the coming years, rising to 5.4 million units in 2013 from 971,755 in 2009, according...

Qisda June revenues up almost 12% sequentially on LCD monitor shipment growth

Jul 7, 14:59

Qisda has announced June consolidated revenues of NT$6.89 billion (US$208.82 million), up 11.7% from NT$6.17 billion for May, but down 23.7% from NT$9.04 billion for June 2008. The...

Touch panel module revenues forecast to reach US$9 billion by 2015, says DisplaySearch

May 21, 11:08

The total touch panel market will grow to US$9 billion by 2015, from US$3.6 billion in 2008, with a CAGR of 14%, according to DisplaySearch.

IC designer Sonix says no merger with Pixart

Newswatch - Apr 20, 14:11

Sonix Technology has denied rumors saying that it may work with Quanta Computer or merge with Pixart Imaging for entering the touch screen market.

IC distributor Chip Hope steps into developing Android 3G IC solutions

Mar 17, 14:40

Chip Hope, a Taiwan-based IC distributor, has stepped into development of Android-platform IC turn-key solutions for use in WCDMA- and TD-SCDMA-based solutions together with an international...

Taiwan market: Asustek netbook strategy causing competitors to cut prices

Jan 8, 14:08

The launch of Asustek Computer's Eee PC 1002HA, which has a high price/performance ratio, plus the recent NT$1,000-2,000 (US$30-60) price reduction in Asustek's 10-inch Eee PC 1000...

Mio to launch its first GPS-enabled 3.5G touch screen handset in 1Q09

Dec 1, 11:40

Mio Technology, the brand product subsidiary of Mitac International, plans to launch its first Windows Mobile-based 3.5G GPS handset in the first quarter of 2009, according to company...

VIA launches Vipro touch-screen panel PC

Nov 19, 12:29

VIA Technologies has announced the VIA Vipro VP7710 touch screen panel PC, a full featured, entirely fanless panel PC that the company is saying is its first in a series of advanced...

Mitac PND devices come with Touch UI

Oct 16, 14:52

Taiwan-based Mitac International has begun to offer PND devices with its self-developed touch user interface, the Spirit, under the Navman brand, according to the company.

Taiwan market: Local digital music player vendors quit adoption of touch screens

Sep 25, 15:36

Taiwan-and China-based digital music player vendors have stopped adopting touch screens for new models due to component and higher after-sale service costs, according to industry...

Innolux rumored to have secured touch panel orders from Apple

Jun 26, 01:20

Innolux Display is said to have secured touch panel orders from Apple, with shipments slated to begin soon, according to industry sources.

Elan touch screen product line grows despite overall weak sales in May

Jun 6, 12:01

IC designer Elan Microelectronics saw its May revenues stay flat as a result of weak demand for consumer ICs, but shipments of its touch screen solutions continued to grow during...