Last update: Wednesday 28 November 2012 [10 news items]
Chip market to rebound with 4.5% growth in 2013, says WSTS
Nov 28, 12:39
The global semiconductor market will decrease 3.2% on an annual basis to US$290 billion in 2012, followed by a recovery of 4.5% growth to US$303 billion in 2013, according to the...
Global chip sales up 3% in April 2012, says SIA
Jun 6, 15:11
Worldwide sales of semiconductors for April 2012 totaled US$24.1 billion, up 3.4% on month, new figures from SIA show. This marks the largest on-month growth for the industry since...
Global January chip sales down 3%, says SIA
Mar 6, 14:03
New figures from SIA revealed that worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$23.1 billion in January 2012, down 2.7% from US$23.8 billion in December.
Global chip sales flat in October, says SIA
Dec 6, 12:32
New figures from SIA revealed that worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$25.7 billion in October 2011, down 0.1% sequentially. For the month, Japan continued its recovery with...
Semiconductor market to top US$300 billion in 2011, says WSTS
Dec 1, 16:19
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) expects the worldwide market to surpass US$300 billion by end of 2011 for the first time in semiconductor history, yet reflects a less-than-average...
Aug 10, 15:20
The annual unit growth rate for portable devices is estimated at more than 12%, from about two billion in 2008 to over 3.4 billion devices in 2013. These devices have an increasing...
STM is the market share leader in ESD and EMI protection devices, says Petrov Group
Aug 2, 15:03
The market for electro-static discharge (ESD) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection devices is nearly invisible. However, it is a large (US$6 billion and 16+ billion unit...
Semiconductor market to grow 28.6% in 2010, says WSTS
Jun 11, 16:43
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) forecasts the semiconductor market to grow by 28.6% to US$291 billion in 2010. In 2009, the semiconductor industry was affected by...
Global chip market to fall 22% in 2009 but resume growth in 2010, says WSTS
Jun 4, 14:47
The global semiconductor market will continue its descent and drop 21.6% to US$194.8 billion in 2009, following a 2.8% decline in 2008, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...
WSTS forecasts semiconductor market growth for 2008, contraction in 2009
Nov 19, 01:15
The global semiconductor market is expected to grow 2.5% on an annualized basis to US$261.9 billion in 2008, according to the autumn 2008 forecast of the World Semiconductor Trade...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 1h 54min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 2h 6min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 2h 21min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 2h 23min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 2h 25min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 3h 7min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 3h 18min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 3h 24min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 3h 26min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 3h 28min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 3h 31min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 3h 51min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 4h 4min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 4h 8min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |

- 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
- 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

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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
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- 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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















