White-box handsets popular during Olympics; MediaTek expected to see higher sales growth in August and 3Q08

Aug 25, 12:02

The China government's crackdown on unlicensed handsets prior to the Olympics had an influence on sales for white-box handset makers as well as chipset provider MediaTek. However,...

Small- to medium-size panel market recovering in China, but suppliers cautious about growth momentum

Jul 24, 10:33

Demand for small- to medium-size panels in China is showing signs of a recovery, but suppliers remain cautious about whether the growth momentum will last, according to industry so...

MediaTek not a threat to digital camera makers for the short-term, say Taiwan makers

Jul 17, 01:05

As MediaTek is said to be preparing to launch a solution for the white-box digital camera market, Taiwan digital camera OEMs commented that MediaTek is unlikely to gain acceptance...

Handset chip demand from China white-box market growing strong

Jul 16, 01:15

Demand for handset chips from China's white-box market has started to grow after remaining low for two quarters, according to Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and KC Upper...

White box flat panel TV market posing challenge to domestic China brands, paper says

Newswatch - Jul 15, 12:16

Domestic TV brands in China are facing a two-front battle, one from international first-tier vendors, which have been alleged to be dumping their flat panel TVs in the China market,...

Small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments miss 2Q targets

Jul 10, 01:05

Taiwan LCD panel makers have seen shipments of small- to medium-size panels fall short of expectations in the second quarter, according to estimates by industry watchers.

Everlight to reduce its proportion of shipments to the handset segment

Jul 3, 12:04

Taiwan LED packaging company Everlight is going to adjust its shipment proportion going to the handset segment from 40% in 2007 to 33% this year due to weaker demand, according to...

ST-NXP joint venture eyes white-box handset market in China

Jul 2, 15:33

ST-NXP Wireless, a joint venture established by STMicroelectronics and NXP offering communications solutions, is said to be targeting white-box handset vendors in China. A low-cost...

Crackdown on China's white-box handset market said to be affecting LED packaging company Harvatek's sales

Jun 27, 01:00

A government crackdown on white-box handset shipments in China has affected LED shipments from Taiwan-based LED packaging company Harvatek since the beginning of this year, with the...

IC distributors see stockpiled white-box handset inventory in China

Newswatch - Jun 20, 15:40

Despite leading handset chipmakers guiding a positive outlook for the second half of 2008, sources at IC distributors have revealed white-box handset inventory has stockpiled in the...

Anadem, not just a vendor but a full-service company

Jun 18, 11:14

Anadem, a Taiwan-based whitebox notebook vendor has been in notebook market for over 15 years. Though not as famous as the worldwide Top-10 notebook vendors, the company still has...

PVI May sales hit hard by weak China white box handset market

Jun 11, 10:43

Prime View International (PVI) saw its May revenues drop 30.7% to NT$538 million (US$17.69 million), compared to NT$777 million for April, because of fast declining demand from China's...

Innolux looks to brand-name handset vendors as demand from China white-box market declines

Jun 9, 15:13

In the face of weakening demand in China's white-box handset market, Innolux Display is aiming to raise its panel supply to brand-name handset vendors, according to a company execu...

MediaTek reiterates 2Q sales guidance

Jun 9, 14:46

After seeing its May sales met expectations, MediaTek said sequential growth is expected in June and second-quarter sales should grow on a quarterly basis as forecast previously.

Tyan aims to become top-3 in white-box server market

Jun 9, 14:08

Taiwan-based server maker Tyan Computer, a sub-brand of Mitac International, is aiming to become a top-three maker in the worldwide white-box server market, according to Billy Ho,...

Small-size panel suppliers hit hard by weak China white-box handset market in May

Jun 4, 01:20

Small-size panel suppliers are expected to report sharp declines for their May performance as a result of fast shrinking demand in China's white-box handset market, plus a seasonal...

Taiwan IC distributors penetrate white-box digital camera market in China

May 26, 15:08

Building on their solid foothold in the digital camera component market, IC distributors from Taiwan are aggressively penetrating the white-box digital camera market in China, with...