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LED backlighting, 16:9 ratio remain mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010

Nov 11, 11:10

LED-backlighting and 16:9 aspect ratio will remain as the mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010 with some models featuring touchscreen and 3D functions, according to...

Asustek delays Eee Keyboard launch

Nov 6, 15:33

Asustek Computer has delayed the launch of its Eee Keyboard, which the company originally said would be launched in the US and Europe in October of 2009 because the device has not...

Cando, Pixcir provide touchscreen solution for Acer notebook

Nov 3, 15:35

Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando and China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics are providing touch panels and touch...

HannStar Display to begin shipping touch panels in March 2010

Oct 30, 14:58

LCD panel maker HannStar Display has entered design-in for the production of touch panels in cooperation with color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic with volume shipments slated...

Motorola steps up cooperation with China-based handset makers, say sources

Oct 27, 11:39

Motorola has stepped up its cooperation with China-based handset makers, instead of Taiwan makers, for the production of entry-level and mid-range handsets using chipset solutions...

Asustek aims to ship more than 16 million notebooks and netbooks combined in 2010

Oct 26, 17:15

Asustek Computer expects its notebook shipments (including netbook)s will increase from 12 million units in 2009 to over 16 million units in 2010, and global notebook shipments will...

Microsoft launches Windows 7

Oct 23, 16:48

Microsoft has announced the worldwide availability of its new Windows 7 operating system. The new operating system offers a streamlined user interface and significant new features...

Windows 7 Home Premium

Taiwan market: Nokia launches touch-enabled N97 mini smartphone

Oct 23, 14:01

Nokia has launched its touch-enabled N97 mini smartphone in the Taiwan market and will release two additional touch-enabled models - the 5230 in fourth-quarter 2009 and the X6 in...

AUO unveils flexible e-paper technology and 20-inch e-paper module

Oct 20, 16:41

AU Optronics (AUO) today announced a series of e-paper products, including a 20-inch e-paper module and a 6-inch flexible e-paper. AUO plans to offer flexible e-paper samples in 2010,...

AUO 20-inch electrophoretic display (EPD) module

Taiwan IC designer Weltrend acquires Windows 7 certification for touchscreen ICs

Oct 20, 16:39

Taiwan-based IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor has obtained Windows 7 Logo certification for its two touchscreen ICs used in small- to medium-size products as well as certification...

Weltrend touchscreen ICs passed Windows 7 logo certification

Asustek to launch new 8.9-inch touchscreen netbook; to delay 10-inch model

Oct 19, 15:57

Asustek Computer is expected to launch an 8.9-inch touchscreen netbook Eee PC T91MT around the timeframe of the Microsoft Windows 7 launch, according to sources in the channel. The...

STN panel maker EDT reports growth in September revenues

Oct 15, 13:59

STN LCD panel maker Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) has announced revenues of NT$272.69 million (US$8.44 million) for September, an increase of 15.46% on month, but a decrease...

IC distributor Maxtek expands product lines with USB 3.0, touchscreen solutions

Sep 29, 16:28

IC distributor Maxtek Technology has added USB 3.0 and touchscreen solutions to its product lines. It expects to start distributing Prolific Technology's USB 3.0 device solutions...

Quanta reportedly gains all-in-one PC orders from Fujitsu, Acer and MSI

Sep 24, 15:07

Quanta Computer has reported received all-in-one PC orders from Fujitsu, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI) and will start shipping products soon, according to industry source...

Elan sees increasing orders for touch solutions

Sep 24, 14:33

Elan Microelectronics has recently landed more orders for touchscreen IC and module solutions, with order visibility extending into the first half of 2010, according to market sources...

Touch panels to contribute 20-30% of Cando September revenues

Sep 10, 11:59

Cando expects monthly revenues contribution from touch panels will rise from NT$43 million (US$1.32 million) in August to over NT$100 million in September and October, accounting...

PC vendors turning optimistic toward touchscreen notebooks, touch panel makers say

Sep 10, 11:15

PC vendors are turning positive about the potential of touchscreen notebooks for 2009 as they prepare to launch touchscreen notebooks next month, along with the aggressive entrance...

Touch panel IC quotes dropping fast

Newswatch - Sep 7, 12:13

The current prices of 3.5-inch touch panel modules have dropped to US$9-11 compared to US$16-18 one year ago, and the chip prices for the segment has also been reduced to under US$2...

Synaptics supplies touchscreen solutions for Nokia X-series

Sep 4, 12:20

Synaptics has secured touchscreen solution orders for Nokia's recently announced X-series handsets, according to market sources. Synaptics is expected to see record shipments of touchscreen...

Nokia X-series

Zenitron to see revenues up 20% sequentially in 3Q09

Aug 28, 17:07

IC distributor Zenitron is expected to see its revenues expand at least 20% sequentially in the third quarter due to strong demand for touch panels, according to industry sources...

LCM maker Star World posts net loss of NT$93 million for 1H09

Aug 27, 14:19

Small- to medium-size LCD module (LCM) specialist Star World Technology has announced consolidated net loss of NT$93.31 million (US$2.83 million) for the first half of 2009, which...

Smartphones defy slowdown, says Canalys

Aug 20, 14:03

Smartphones continue to shine as one of the brightest spots of the technology industry, with shipments growing despite the global recession. Innovation in interfaces, design, applications...

Compal Communications to start shipping Eos smartphones to Palm in October, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 19, 10:31

Taiwan-based handset maker Compal Communications is expected to start volume shipments of Palm's entry-level smartphones, the Eos, in October 2009, according to a Chinese-language...

MSI to be first to launch Pine Trail-M netbooks in December, claim sources

Aug 18, 14:25

Micro-Star International (MSI) has decided to take the initiative among global vendors to launch netbooks based on Pine Trail-M in December 2009 although Intel reportedly has decided...

Acer to launch three touch-enabled products with Windows 7, manager says

Aug 14, 15:50

Acer plans to launch three touch-enabled products with Windows 7, according to a project manager from the company's mobile computer department. The manager, Shih Hung-wu (transliterated...

Touch panel makers Young Fast and J Touch July revenues up on orders for handsets

Aug 11, 15:18

Taiwan touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch saw revenues increase in July due to orders from first-tier handset vendors preparing for the launch of touchscreen...

Handset shipments return to growth in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Aug 5, 16:59

Global shipments of handsets in the second quarter climbed 4.7% compared to the first, marking the first sequential increase for the market since the third quarter of 2008, according...

Taiwan market: Samsung to launch over 10 touch-enabled handsets in 2H09

Jul 28, 13:46

Samsung Electronics plans to launch more than 10 touch-enabled handsets in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2009, aiming to unseat rival vendor LG Electronics (LGE) from the...

Asustek touchscreen-based Eee PC T101 pushed back to September at the earliest

Jul 20, 14:45

Asustek Computer is expected to launch its 10-inch touchscreen-based Eee PC T101 in September 2009 at the earliest, more than two months later than the company's original schedule...

Asustek touchscreen-based Eee PC T91 netbook

Quanta and KYE obtain shares from Pixart

Jul 15, 16:37

Quanta Computer and KYE Systems both have announced that they have obtained 500,000 and 110,000 shares from Pixart Imaging at a cost of NT$73 million (US$2.21 million) and NT$16 million...

Consumer IC designers see sales jump in 2Q09

Jul 8, 13:29

Taiwan-based consumer IC designers saw second-quarter revenues increase significantly and market watchers expect them to continue to enjoy revenue growth in the third quarter.

Corning supplies Samsung with Gorilla glass for touchscreen handsets

Jul 8, 12:05

Corning has announced that its Gorilla glass was selected as the protective cover glass for Samsung Ultra Touch handsets.

Sitronix enters touch panel IC market

Jul 3, 12:30

Driver IC design house Sitronix Technology has introduced a touchscreen SoC which integrates CPU, DSP, and scanning system. The company expects to see a significant revenue contribution...

Taiwan market: Samsung launches touch-enabled Star S5230 handset

Newswatch - Jul 1, 14:10

Samsung Electronics launched four handsets, the mid-range touch-enabled Star S5230 as well as the S3600, C3050 and B309, in the Taiwan market on June 30. The company expects the ratio...

Corning Gorilla glass targets Windows 7 touchscreen market

Jun 16, 16:42

Corning, targeting the touchscreen demand expected to be generated by the launch of the Windows 7 operating system (OS), has revealed that it is working with 10 brand-name vendors...

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    IT + CE | 1h 31min ago

  • Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April

    Mobile + telecom | 1h 36min ago

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    IT + CE | 1h 55min ago

  • PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12

    IT + CE | 2h 16min ago

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    Bits + chips | 2h 34min ago

  • Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units

    IT + CE | 2h 40min ago

  • Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor

    Before Going to Press | 2h 49min ago

  • NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May

    Before Going to Press | 2h 59min ago

  • Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June

    Before Going to Press | 3h 1min ago

  • Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment

    Before Going to Press | 3h 2min ago

  • Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI

    Before Going to Press | 3h 55min ago

  • PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth

    Before Going to Press | 4h 14min ago

  • Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12

    Before Going to Press | 4h 16min ago

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    EIZO FelxScan monitor with NextWindown touch panel

    Eizo Nanao Corporation (EIZO) is using the NextWindow 1900 Desktop Touch in its new multitouch FlexScan computer monitors. The FlexScan monitors provide a unique tilt function offering...

    Photo: Company, May 3.

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    Gigabyte Booktop T1125 notebook

    Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest notebook, the Booktop T1125, featuring an 11.6-inch touchscreen panel. The notebook can be turned into a tablet PC and is capable of...

    Photo: Company, Nov 8.

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    Sony e-book reader, the PRS-650 Touch Edition

    Sony has launched new e-book readers including the new Reader Pocket Edition, Reader Touch Edition and in the US market , the wireless Reader Daily Edition. The Touch Edition used...

    Photo: Company, Sep 14.

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    Sony e-book reader, the PRS-350 Pocket Edition

    Sony has launched new e-book readers including the new Reader Pocket Edition, Reader Touch Edition, and in the US market, the wireless Reader Daily Edition. The Pocket Edition features...

    Photo: company, Sep 10.

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    Sony PRS-950 Daily Edition e-book reader

    Sony has launched the wireless Reader Daily Edition for the US market. The Daily Edition Reader features touchscreen, E Ink Pearl e-paper, wireless connection with 3G service from...

    Photo: company, Sep 8.

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