Solar revenue growth in 2H12 stimulated by US and Asia Pacific pipelines, says Solarbuzz

May 15, 16:17

Solar demand during second-half 2012 will see increasing contributions from emerging markets in North America and the Asia Pacific, with 60% of solar demand coming from these non-European...

Xilinx collaboration with TSMC said to extend to 20nm

Apr 17, 01:20

The successful roll-out of Xilinx devices on 28nm at TSMC has encouraged the FPGA design firm to utilize TSMC's 20nm technology for its next-generation products, with the tape-out...

Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to launch CDMA2000 EV-DO service in 4Q12

Mar 26, 15:20

Asia Pacific Telecom, the only CDMA2000 mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, will begin to offer CDMA2000 EV-DO mobile Internet-access services in the fourth quarter of 2012, according...

Asia Pacific solar PV markets soar 165% in 2011, says Solarbuzz

Jan 30, 10:59

Asia Pacific photovoltaic (PV) markets continue to surge ahead of expectations, installing 2.8GW in fourth-quarter 2011 and a total of 6GW in fiscal year 2011. The region as a whole...

APT to procure CDMA2000 EV-DO equipment from Alcatel-Lucent

Dec 23, 10:48

Taiwan-based Asia Pacific Telecom (APT, formerly Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom) on December 22 signed with Alcatel-Lucent to procure CDMA2000 EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) 3.5G...

Samsung to capture top position for LTE macro base station deployments in Asia Pacific for 2011, says NPD In-Stat

Nov 29, 11:42

The big seven players in the Asia Pacific LTE macro base station market - Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks, Samsung and ZTE - comprise 94% of the market...

Netgear aims at over 15% of revenues from Asia Pacific by 2014, says chairman

Nov 28, 11:09

Netgear, a California-based vendor of networking/communication equipment, aims at revenues of US$2.0 billion by 2014, with the proportion coming from the Asia Pacific market expected...

Trina Solar establishes Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore

Nov 2, 14:49

Trina Solar, a China-based integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced the establishment of its Asia Pacific operating headquarters in Singapore.

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

Significant industry over-capacity to cause prolonged downturn in PV equipment revenues, says Solarbuzz

Oct 18, 14:55

Global PV equipment spending (including c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels) is now projected to fall by more than 45% in 2012, down from an historic peak of US$13.1 billion...

Acer ranks as top-2 vendor in Asia pacific PC market in 2Q11, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 21, 13:56

Acer ranked as the number two vendor in the Asia Pacific PC market in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth position it held previously, according to a Chinese-language...

Acer reducing 2011 tablet PC shipment target by 50%

Jun 16, 01:10

Acer, on June 15, announced that the company has reduced its annual tablet PC shipment forecast from originally 5-7 million units to only 2.5-3 million units, a drop close to 50%...

Aptina opens engineering center in Taiwan

May 6, 01:00

Aptina has announced the opening of a new enginnering center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in response to growing demand for its products and solutions from the Asia Pacific market.

BenQ aims at double LCD TV shipments in 2011

Mar 30, 01:25

With sales in China, the middle East, and Asia Pacific regions, BenQ aims to boost its LCD TV sales to 400,000-500,000 units in 2011, up from 200,000-30,000 units in 2010.

AOC 4Q10 sales up almost 60% on year

Mar 22, 01:50

Sales of AOC, a brand and business unit of TPV Technology, increased significantly by 58% on year in the fourth quarter of 2010 in the Asia Pacific (not include Japan) market and...

Acer signs contract with China-based Sunning to further cut into China market

Feb 17, 01:05

Acer announced on February 16, that the company has signed contracts with China-based IT channel vendor Sunning Appliance for a two year, US$500 million worth sales agreement. Acer...

Rising exchange rates of Asia currencies benefits US PC vendors

Feb 10, 01:10

US-based PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Apple are gaining advantages as exchange rates of Asia Pacific currencies to the US dollar are rising quickly, according...

RIM PlayBook in North America market in 1Q11, worldwide in 2Q11

Nov 19, 01:45

Research in Motion (RIM) is scheduled to introduce its tablet PC, the PlayBook, in the North America market in the first quarter of 2011 and then worldwide in the second quarter,...

Asia Pacific expected to have over 120 million LTE connections in 2015, say Taiwan makers

Nov 17, 01:15

The promotion of LTE under way in Asia Pacific countries will result in over 120 million LTE connections in the region in 2015, industry sources in Taiwan cited data released by Wireless...

HTC unveils Desire smartphones in Asia

Oct 8, 01:40

HTC has unveiled its new Android-based smartphones, the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z, in the Asia-Pacific with a total of 12 telecom carriers in the region already deciding to purchase...

UK-based IC distributor Premier Farnell opens online shop in Taiwan

Oct 5, 14:23

In addition to Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics, and US-based rivals Arrow Electronics and Avnet Electronics, UK-based IC distributor Premier Farnell...

Nikon to enter mirrorless DSLR camera market

Sep 28, 02:15

Japan-based camera brand Nikon expects its new mirrorless DSLR-similar camera will help expand its market share in the interchangeable-lens camera (ILC) market in the Asia Pacific...

D-Link sees 61% of 2Q10 revenues from Asia Pacific and emerging markets

Aug 20, 11:02

D-link had 61% of its consolidated revenues of NT$8.217 billion (US$251 million) for the second quarter of 2010 coming from Asia Pacific and emerging markets which are mainly Russia,...

Fujitsu to rely more heavily on Taiwan partners in the future

Jul 29, 15:55

As Fujitsu plans to push US$400-600 notebooks in North America and Asia Pacific markets, and increased its outsourcing proportion to Taiwan makers from only 30% in 2009 to close to...

HTC to strengthen sales in Taiwan and Asia for expanding global market share

Jul 9, 11:12

HTC has mapped out plans to push up sales in Taiwan and a number of Asia Pacific markets, aiming to expand its share in the global smartphone market to a double-digit range.

IC distributor WPG 2Q10 revenues likely to beat target

Newswatch - Jun 29, 15:08

WPG, the largest IC distributor in the Asia Pacific region, has said strong sales in China may allow it to report better-than-expected sales results for the second quarter of 2010...

Asia Pacific to become the largest smartphone market by 2012, Canalys says

Jun 15, 16:32

The smartphone market continues to see impressive growth around the world, and in particular the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Shipments in the region are expected to grow 53% year-on-year...

HP sees drop in Asia Pacific notebook market share in 1Q10

May 6, 14:49

Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) notebook market share in Asia Pacific market (excluding Japan) in the first quarter dropped 3pp sequentially to only 17% with shipment volumes also down from...

Asia-Pacific chip revenues growth defies downturn in 2009, says iSuppli

Mar 18, 10:56

Combined revenues for semiconductor suppliers headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region reached US$44.5 billion in 2009, up 2.3% from US$43.5 billion in 2008, according to iSuppli...

Taiwan market: HTC expanding cooperation with retail channels to boost handset sales

Mar 16, 12:18

HTC (High Tech Computer) has decided to strengthen its cooperation with retail chains in Taiwan to boost sales, especially for the entry-level models, according to Jack Tong, vice...

Server shipments decline in Asia Pacific in 2009, but grow in 4Q09, says Gartner

Mar 4, 15:40

As a result of the challenging economic environment during 2009, server shipments to the Asia Pacific region showed a decline of 3.8% while vendor revenues fell 6.2% from 2008 levels,...