AMD announces FirePro V3900 for entry-level professional graphics
Mobos | 1h 47min ago
ASE, SPIL post sales drops in January
Bits + chips | 1h 52min ago
Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
Bits + chips | 1h 57min ago
GET seeking cash injection of NT$2.1 billion
Bits + chips | 2h 2min ago
Lelon posts flat January revenues
Bits + chips | 2h 7min ago
Quanta, Wistron see on-month drop in January revenues
Systems | 2h 12min ago
Epistar sees January revenues down 12% on-month
Displays | 2h 17min ago
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Systems | 2h 22min ago
Vendors to adopt LTE/3G seamless connectivity chips for dual-mode smartphones
Bits + chips | 2h 27min ago
Elpida dismisses reports it plans to sell Hiroshima plant
Bits + chips | 2h 32min ago
UMC expects revenues from 40nm process to account for 15% by year-end
Before Going to Press | 6h 46min ago
AUO expects operations to improve quarter by quarter in 2012, says president
Before Going to Press | 6h 47min ago
Taiwan NAND flash makers benefit as Toshiba patents near expiration
Before Going to Press | 7h 35min ago
Best time to increase price is now, say Taiwan solar firms
Before Going to Press | 7h 55min ago
TXC, PTTC report falling January revenues
Before Going to Press | 7h 55min ago
Solar price hikes meet barriers due to subsidy cuts
Before Going to Press | 7h 57min ago
E Ink sees revenues decline over 60% on year in January
DISPLAY COMPONENTS - Newswatch | Feb 8, 16:05
EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$1.42 billion (US$48.02 million) for January, down 11% sequentially and 63.6% on year,...
Everlight, Edison Opto see decreasing January revenues
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 8, 01:10
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight reported January revenues of NT$1.147 billion (US$39 million), down 10.5% on month and 2.4% on year. According...
Penetration rates of 3D and LED TVs continue to rise in January
MONITOR, TV | Feb 8, 15:03
Market research showed that the penetration of 3D TV and LED TV reached 40% and 70% respectively in January 2012.
Digitimes Research: Japan develops substitutes as China tightens control over rare earth exports
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 8, 16:06
China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation set for the 2012 rare earth export quota divides total exports into light and heavy rare earth. Heavy rare earth exports...
Panel makers considering price hikes for some panels, say sources
LCD PANEL | Feb 7, 14:23
Large-size LCD panel pricing stabilizes in December 2011, says IHS
LCD PANEL | Feb 7, 11:12
Cambrios seeking cooperation with Taiwan touch panel makers
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 8, 15:50
Lighting Japan 2012: Japan LED firms aim at various lighting applications
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 8, 12:02
Alltek looks to wireless and LED products for 2012 revenue growth
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 7, 12:18
Radiant sees increased January revenues
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 7, 11:37
TPK, Wintek January revenues significantly down on month
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 7, 01:00
Corning and Samsung Mobile Display form new OLED glass venture
DISPLAY COMPONENTS | Feb 6, 15:03
LCD monitor sales to remain sluggish in Europe in 2012, say sources
MONITOR, TV | Feb 8, 14:56
Taiwan market: February LCD monitor sales to grow 10% sequentially
MONITOR, TV | Feb 7, 14:41
Inventec January revenues down
SYSTEMS | Feb 8, 16:23
China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong
SYSTEMS | Feb 8, 10:09
Intel and AMD low-power processors not price competitive with ARM, say notebook makers
MOBOS | Feb 8, 01:25
UMC 4Q11 profits fall on lower revenues
BITS + CHIPS | Feb 8, 15:51
Vendors considering US$299 tablet PCs for emerging markets
SYSTEMS | Feb 8, 15:47
HTC to not release smartphone sales figures starting February
TELECOM | Feb 8, 15:17
MStar breaks into Nokia supply chain, says report
BITS + CHIPS - Newswatch | Feb 8, 14:55
NOR flash prices expected to stabilize
BITS + CHIPS | Feb 8, 12:18
China polysilicon firm reportedly files for bankruptcy
BITS + CHIPS | Feb 8, 01:15
Gintech reports falling January revenues
BITS + CHIPS | Feb 8, 01:05
China government reportedly plans to raise import tariffs for LCD panels
Feb 6, 11:28
Wintek reports sequential revenue declines for January
Newswatch | Feb 3, 12:08
Qualcomm Mirasol technology secures more orders
Feb 1, 01:05

AUO shipping 55-inch naked-eye 3D TV panels to Toshiba, says paper
Newswatch | Jan 31, 14:11
Samsung posts record profit in 4Q11
Jan 30, 14:10
Taiwan December export order value down slightly
Jan 20, 16:42
Penetration rate of IPS/FFS panels in mobile PC sector to reach 20% in 2014-2015, says DisplaySearch
Newswatch | Jan 19, 16:27
China to hike TFT-LCD panel tariffs, says report
Feb 3, 15:39
Wellypower appoints new president
Feb 3, 11:20

Sharp reportedly cuts capacity utilization rates at 10G lines to 50%
Feb 2, 01:15
Emerging markets and high performance drive rapid growth in tablet PC demand, says DisplaySearch
Jan 31, 14:29
CMI debt negotiations hit deadlock, says paper
Newswatch | Jan 30, 15:29
Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper
Newswatch | Jan 30, 12:02
CMI CEO to hold debt settlement talks with creditor banks
Jan 20, 15:32
Taiwan to hold first touch exhibition in August 2012
Feb 6, 14:39
CCFL maker Wellypower reports negative EPS for 2011
Feb 6, 12:18
CCFL maker GIO to further consolidate workforce
Feb 4, 14:30
Renesas to terminate large-size LCD driver IC business
Feb 2, 14:44
Taiwan market: Nearly 27,000 projectors shipped in 4Q11
Feb 2, 12:22
ITRI debuts 330-degree beam-angle LED light bulb
Newswatch | Feb 1, 01:30

Corning profit down in 2011
Jan 30, 10:48
Everlight to enter Japan lighting market in 2012, says chairman
Jan 20, 11:50
Chang Wah seeing orders for driver IC-use packaging materials surge
Jan 19, 17:00
Sapphire substrate maker Wafer Works Optronics reports net loss for 2011
Feb 6, 14:20
Everlight reports 2011 revenues down
Feb 4, 11:19

AUO signs OLED technology cooperation pact with Idemitsu Kosan
Feb 3, 01:25
Sintek chairman steps down
Newswatch | Feb 2, 14:02
GT Advanced sees FY 3Q12 revenues decrease
Feb 2, 11:24
Philips reports 4Q11 net losses
Jan 30, 14:51
Worldwide projector market neared 10 million units in 2011, says Pacific Media
Jan 30, 10:04
ODM orders for Kindle Fire tablet PCs to drop to 3 million units in 1Q12, say sources
Jan 20, 01:15
China market: Sales of household appliances lower than expected during Lunar New Year holidays
Feb 4, 16:23
TPV aims to double LCD TV shipments in 2012
Feb 3, 14:05
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline in 4Q11
Feb 2, 01:25
China market: 3D TVs sell well during Lunar New Year holidays
Jan 31, 14:58
LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters in 2018, says DisplaySearch
Jan 30, 12:09
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities
Jan 19, 16:41
Oversupply continues in LED market in 2012
Feb 4, 14:53

Apple unlikely to launch iTV in 2Q12, say sources
Feb 3, 01:35
Wistron LCD TV shipments to slide 40% in 1Q12, says paper
Newswatch | Jan 31, 12:38
China market: Demand for 3D TVs to top 20 million units in 2012
Jan 20, 15:09
8-Feb-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7707.44 | +19.46 | +0.25% |

| TSE electronic | 288.36 | +1.33 | +0.46% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 110.82 | +0.17 | +0.15% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | +0.27 | +0.19% |

- LED lighting experienced strong growth surge in 2011 (February 7) - LEDs Magazine
- Corning and Samsung Corning Precision Materials renew agreements (Feb 2) - Company release
- Panasonic expects to book record JPY780 billion net loss (February 4) - The Japan Times
- Sharp forecasts record US$3.8 Billion loss on slumping TV prices, write-off (February 1) - Bloomberg
- Local LED lighting firm lands contract with Toshiba International (February 2) - San Antonio Business Journal
- Osram Opto Semiconductors and Arquiled partner on all-LED supermarkets in Portugal (February 2) - LEDs Magazine
- Sony sees $2.9 billion loss, reveals daunting task for new CEO (February 2) - Reuters
- Toshiba, Fujitsu join Japanese tech peers in booking massive 3Q losses (January 31) - PC World
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- K-micro samples new Frame Rate Converter LCD Timing Controller for large-size LCD TV market
- Global Lighting Technologies launches initial public offering on Taiwan Stock Exchange
- Digi-Key inks global distribution agreement with Everlight Electronics
- GlacialLight's LED panel lights have lowered customer's lighting bill by sixty-one percent
- GlacialLight announces LED panel light series Pollux
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- Digital Signage Expo 2012 opens conference registration
- Subkarma invited OPTOTECH to take part in the '2011 Taipei World Design Expo'
- Matrox launches MuraControl app for iPad
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
- Digitimes Insight: Taiwan shipments of small- to medium-size flat panels to grow 4.2% on quarter in 3Q11
- Digitimes Insight: Japan small- and medium-size LCD panel firms gear up competition
- Digitimes Insight: CMI to be top Taiwan supplier of large-size panels in 2Q11
- Digitimes Insight: Global large-size panel shipments to grow 10.2% in 2Q11
- China market: Epson targets 2011 projector shipments to reach 200,000 units
- Projector suppliers find new ground in emerging markets
- Taiwan market: Enterprise models dominate 2Q11 shipments
- ViewSonic announces ultra-portable LED projector line
- Computex 2011: Nvidia introduces wired 3D Vision glasses and new GeForce GPUs

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- A glimpse into the e-book reader market - May 2010
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- Overview of LCD TV market - May 2010
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- Large-size LCD panel overview - Jun 2007
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- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
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- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
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