Last update: Friday 4 January 2013 [95 news items]
AzureWave expects growing demand for WLAN SiP modules
Jan 4, 14:54
AzureWave Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of wireless networking and image processing solutions, expects demand for WLAN SiP (system in package) modules to increase in 2013,...
Realtek expects revenues to stay flat or drop within 10% in 3Q12
Aug 2, 01:25
Network chip vendor Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to stay flat or decline at a single digit rate in the third quarter of 2012 from a record high of NT$6.6 billion (US$219.9...
802.11ac to become mainstream WLAN standard in 2013-2014, says Broadcom vice president
Jan 18, 10:47
802.11ac will become the mainstream WLAN technology standard as early as the second quarter of 2013 or as late as the first quarter of 2014, according to senior vice president Michael...
AcSiP Technology aims to ship 40 million WLAN SiP modules in 2012
Jan 5, 01:10
Taiwan-based wireless SiP (system in package) solution provider AcSiP Technology, viewing that fast increasing shipments of entry- to mid-level smartphones in China will bring about...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan 2Q11 WLAN shipments slightly up
Jul 6, 16:25
Taiwan-based makers shipped 69.779 million network interface cards and 15.996 million routers in the second quarter of 2011, growing by 5.6% and 2.0% respectively on quarter, according...
Ralink 2Q11 shipments to rise over 20% sequentially
May 5, 11:39
Fabless IC firm Ralink Technology expects its shipments including WLAN and xDSL chips to top 36 million units in the second quarter of 2011, up more than 20% from the 29.9 million...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan WLAN shipments to decrease in 2Q11
Apr 26, 11:36
Digitimes Research estimates that Taiwan-based makers' shipments of WLAN products will total 77.421 million units in second-quarter 2011, dropping 5.3% sequentially and 19.1% on year,...
Digitimes Insight: Japan quake likely to cause major disruptions to auto supply chain
Mar 23, 01:50
The earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, the area where the country's major car and parts manufacturing is, will likely cause significant disruptions to the auto industry's...
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake has little impact on wireless communication industry
Mar 17, 12:04
The earthquake offshore of Japan should have little impact on the wireless communications industry because, unlike in semiconductors and panels, Japan-based companies do not play...
WLAN chipset shipments set to double in 2011, says IHS
Feb 18, 10:04
With Wi-Fi functionality becoming a standard feature in a host of electronic devices spanning TVs, cameras and car entertainment systems, shipments of WLAN chipsets will double in...
Ralink looks to single-digit shipment growth in 1Q11, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 16, 12:08
WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology expects its shipments to grow by a single-digit rate sequentially in the first quarter of 2011 with gross margin hovering at the same level recorded...
Jan 25, 10:32
Taiwan-based makers will ship 69.446 million wireless network interface cards and 16.981 million WLAN routers in first-quarter 2011, according to forecast by Digitimes Research.
Jan 14, 16:12
News of Ralink being targeted for acquisition has never stopped ever since the company's preparation to go public to its being actually listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)....
Taiwan WLAN makers to see 7-8% shipment growth in 2011, says Digitimes Research
Dec 3, 10:58
Taiwan-based WLAN device makers' total shipments of network interface cards and routers in 2011 will increase by 6.9% and 7.8%, respectively in 2011, according to Digitimes Researc...
Ralink October revenues grow, decline projected for 4Q10
Nov 10, 11:17
WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology has reported NT$582.88 million (US$19.34 million) in October revenues, up 3.4% sequentially and 5.6% on year. But the company said fourth-quarter...
China to drive growth in WLAN market in 2011
Oct 20, 11:40
While about 13-14% of fixed-line broadband Internet-access subscribers use WLAN devices in China currently, the market will be one of the major forces to drive growth in the global...
Taiwan WLAN makers to see small growth in 4Q10 shipments, says Digitimes Research
Oct 20, 11:35
Taiwan-based makers will ship an estimated 87.47 million wireless network interface cards and routers together in fourth-quarter 2010, increasing by 3.5% on quarter and by 11.3% on...
Taiwan WLAN product shipments fall to 84.5 million units in 3Q10, says Digitimes Research
Oct 13, 15:02
Taiwan-based manufacturers shipped 84.5 million units of WLAN devices in the third quarter of 2010, down 12.2% on quarter but representing 19.4% growth on year, according to Digitimes...
Ericsson sues Acer, D-Link for infringement of WLAN patents
Sep 21, 02:00
Ericsson has filed with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas charges against Taiwan-based vendors Acer and D-Link as well as a few other vendors including Netgear...
Lantiq offers new solutions for digital home and NGN
Aug 30, 15:25
Lantiq, the spin-off of Infineon's former wireline chip unit, has announced the latest of its 802.11n WLAN solutions with an integrated processor, a low-power VDSL2 chipset built...
Taiwan-based makers expected to hit record WLAN shipments in 3Q/4Q10
Jul 27, 14:40
Taiwan-based makers will ship 96.67 million Wi-Fi network interface cards and routers in total in the third quarter and 98.16 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, consecutively...
Taiwan-based WLAN makers hit record shipments in 2Q10
Jul 23, 16:34
Taiwan-based WLAN product makers shipped 77.57 million network interface cards (NICs) and 18.692 million routers in the second quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly shipments ever,...
Taiwan networking IC vendors look to strong sales in 3Q-4Q10
Jul 8, 14:30
Taiwan-based networking IC vendors are looking to strong sales in the third and fourth quarters due to increasing demand for Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and WLAN chips from China,...
WLAN chip vendors cutting prices to clear inventories
Jun 29, 11:32
International WLAN chip vendors have recently lowered their prices in order to jack up sales to help reduce inventories while also aiming to grab more design-in orders in the third...
WLAN chip delivery lead times shortened amid weak demand, say sources
Jun 17, 13:48
International networking chipmakers, including Broadcom and Atheros Communications, have reportedly shortened the delivery lead times for WLAN chips due to recent downward shipment...
Networking chipmaker Realtek lowers 2Q10 revenue target, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 17, 12:11
WLAN chipmaker Realtek Semiconductor has revised the outlook for its second-quarter revenues from flat to a sequential decline of 5-7% due to uncertainties over the global economy,...
Atheros aims to make strong presence in Ethernet and business-grade WLAN networking markets
Jun 11, 11:01
Jason Zheng, vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific at Atheros Communications, has outlined the company's roadmap pertaining to WLAN networking, Ethernet, GPS, and PLC...
Jun 3, 14:16
Broadcom and Atheros Communications as well as Taiwan-based WLAN chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor all are showcasing their latest 802.11n wireless solutions...
Ralink sees clear order visibility for 3Q10
Jun 2, 16:53
Ralink Technology will be able to reach its business target for the second quarter of 2010 and has also seen clear order visibility for the third quarter, according to company CEO...
Ralink revenues up in April, to showcase new products at Computex
May 10, 14:01
Ralink Technology has announced total revenues of NT$ 606.5 million (US$19.13 million) for April 2010, up 4.4% on month and 72% on year. Aggregated revenues from January to April...
May 10, 10:20
Taiwan-based makers will ship 73.806 million WLAN data cards and 15.389 million WLAN routers during the second quarter of 2010, according to a projection by Digitimes Research.
Ralink expects revenues and WLAN chip shipments to grow over 10% sequentially in 2Q10
Apr 29, 11:03
WLAN chip maker Ralink Technology expects its revenues and WLAN chip shipments both to grow over 10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010, company CFO Bo Chen said at the company's...
WLAN chipmaker Ralink announces 1Q10 performance
Apr 21, 13:47
WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology has posted net profits of NT$263 million (US$8.38 million), or NT$2.1 per share, in the first quarter of 2010, according to the company.
Networking IC maker Realtek expects revenues to continue growing in 2Q10
Apr 16, 14:37
Networking IC vendor Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to continue growing in the second quarter of 2010 as orders from the motherboard and notebook segments have continued...
WLAN chipmaker Ralink to see revenues climb upward from 2Q10 to 3Q10, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 15, 15:32
Taiwan-based networking IC design house Ralink Technology is expected to see its revenues grow upward from April to May as well as from the second quarter to the third quarter of...
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
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DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
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Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
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Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
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Lantiq has introduced a chip family supporting the ITU-T G.hn global standard for next generation wired home networks. The Lantiq XWAY HNX devices provide manufacturers of consumer,...
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Motorola MC75A enterprise digital assistant
Motorola has announced the newest addition to its mobile computing portfolio, the MC75A 3.5G enterprise digital assistant (EDA). Available in two models, WAN/LAN and LAN only, the...
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Atheros aims to make strong presence in Ethernet and business-grade WLAN networking markets
Jason Zheng, vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific at Atheros Communications, has outlined the company's roadmap pertaining to WLAN networking, Ethernet, GPS, and PLC...
Killer app for the networked TV: Broadcom talks up OTT video
While the traditional WLAN market has been sluggish due to a slump in the economy, chip specialist Broadcom recently noted that the company has seen a rebound in its traditional WLAN...
Trends in the Wi-Fi industry: An interview with Michael Hurlson of Broadcom
Just before Broadcom spoke at the Computex CE Summit on June 4, Digitimes had the opportunity to chat with Michael Hurlson, vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
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- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.