Last update: Thursday 10 May 2012 [85 news items]
Compal Communications to ship 2 million smartphones in 2Q12
May 10, 16:13
Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones, including the Lumia 610 and Lumia 800, grow 20-30% sequentially to two million units in the second quarter,...
Compal Communications posts net profits of over NT$500 million in 1Q12
Newswatch - Apr 30, 14:48
Compal Communications has reported net profits of NT$515.52 million (US$17.58 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 66% from the previous quarter. EPS for the first quarter...
Compal Communications to see strong smartphone shipments to Nokia in 2Q12
Apr 24, 10:40
Taiwan-based Compal Communications is likely to see its smartphone shipments in second-quarter 2012 increase sequentially by 30-40% to 2.5-3.0 million units mainly due to ODM production...
Compal Communications looks to 20% sequential shipment growth in 2Q12
Apr 12, 01:20
Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones expand by 20% to over 2.2 million units in the second quarter of 2012, propelled by increasing orders for Android...
Compal Communications and FIH begin generating profits
Mar 29, 01:10
Handset ODMs Compal Communications and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) have begun generating profits recently after migrating to the production of smartphones from feature phones,...
Compal Communications looks to ship 4 million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 12, 14:31
Compal Communications is expected to ship four million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012, with Nokia's Lumia 610 accounting for the bulk of the shipments, according to a Chinese-language...
Compal Communications expects 20% sequential growth in 1Q12 smartphone shipments
Feb 22, 01:20
Compal Communications, in view of increasing orders for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphones from Nokia and orders for Android smartphones from Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, expects...
Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:16
ODM handset maker Compal Communications has posted strong revenue gains in January thanks to orders from Nokia, while fellow company Arima Communications saw its revenues decline...
Kinpo-Compal Group aims at combined revenues of US$40 billion in 2012
Feb 9, 14:15
Taiwan-based Kinpo-Compal Group has set a challenging goal of increasing combined revenues to US$40 billion for 2012, with three key members Compal Electronics, Compal Communications...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments post 17% sequential decline in 4Q11
Jan 9, 15:09
Shipments of handsets by Taiwan makers totaled 20.29 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 17.4% on quarter and 19.7% on year as smartphone shipments by HTC were affected...
FIH, Compal expected to ship over 10 million smartphones in 2012
Jan 4, 01:10
Taiwan-based ODM/JDM makers Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Compal Communications are expected to ship more than 10 million smartphones in 2012, while fellow maker Arima...
Motorola increasing orders to Taiwan production partners, say sources
Dec 6, 15:00
Motorola Mobility has been strengthening its ties with Taiwan-based handset ODMs and parts and components suppliers with procurements from those production partners to increase 10%...
Japan-based vendors become source of orders for Taiwan-based handset makers
Dec 6, 01:20
Japan-based vendors, including Sony Ericsson, Fujitsu Toshiba, NEC, Sharp and Panasonic, have become a main source of ODM orders for handsets, mainly 3G smartphones, for Taiwan-based...
Compal Communications handset shipments increasing, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 22, 16:31
Buoyed by orders from Nokia, Compal Communications is expected to ship over 600,000 handsets in November compared to 200,000 units shipped in October, according to a Chinese-language...
Taiwan ODMs to land more orders for entry-level and mid-range smartphones
Nov 9, 13:58
With the penetration rate of smartphones now exceeding 30%, demand for entry-level smartphones is expected to increase substantially – a trend which will push branded handset...
Orders from Nokia, Motorola to Taiwan ODMs have highest growth potential in 2012
Nov 2, 16:36
For Taiwan-based handset ODMs including Compal Communications, Arima Communications and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), orders from Nokia and Motorola Mobility in 2012 will...
Nokia relying on Mango smartphones to maintain global market share
Oct 26, 14:52
Nokia, after giving up Symbian and MeeGo , is expected to unveil 2-3 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphones at Nokia World 2011 which opens in London on October 26. Nokia apparently...
Compal Communications posts losses for January-September
Newswatch - Oct 25, 16:34
Compal Communications has reported net losses of NT$199 million (US$6.6 million), or NT$0.33 per share, for the third quarter of 2011. For the January-September period, net losses...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipment growth under 10% in 4Q11
Oct 18, 15:30
Shipments of handsets from Taiwan makers will grow at a slower-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by the launch of iPhone 4S and the suspension or cancellation...

Taiwan handset ODMs shifting to smartphones
Oct 5, 11:47
Taiwan-based handset ODMs will be forced to focus on the development and production of smartphones as now more branded handset vendors such as Sony Ericsson and Motorola Mobility...
Compal Communications reports strong sequential gains in August revenues
Newswatch - Sep 13, 16:20
Compal Communications has reported revenues of NT$738.04 million (US$25.35 million) for August, up 61.7% on month but down 19.8% on year. For the January-August period, revenues amounted...
Taiwan handset ODMs bracing for structural upheaval
Aug 23, 12:25
Taiwan-based handset ODMs are bracing for repercussions of structural upheaval to be brought by Google's intention to buy Motorola Mobility and Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plan to stop...
HP WebOS hardware production partners set for uncertainty
Aug 22, 16:19
Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will stop selling WebOS-based smartphones and tablet PCs is expected to have a strong impact on its hardware production partners in Taiwan,...
Google acquisition of Motorola likely to benefit Taiwan production partners, but potential uncertain
Aug 17, 16:24
Share prices of Taiwan-based companies known to have strong business relations with Motorola staged a rally on August 16, one day after Google announced its plans to acquire Motorola...
Compal Communications smartphone shipments to be boosted by Nokia orders
Jun 28, 10:25
Taiwan-based ODM maker Compal Communications shipped only 3.91 million smartphones in 2010 and has downward adjusted 2011 target shipment volume from 6.0 million smartphones to 4.5...
Jun 24, 15:51
Compal Communications has lowered its handset shipments target for 2011 to 4.5 million units from six million projected earlier due to adjustments in product strategies by its clients,...
Arima Communications expected to ship 5 million handsets in 2Q11
Apr 11, 10:38
Taiwan-based handset ODM maker Arima Communications shipped 1.48 million handsets in March 2011 and 3.94 million units in January-March, and is expected to ship five million units...
Compal Communications debuts first smart robot for sale under own brand UrRobot
Jan 26, 14:11
Taiwan-based handset ODM Compal Communications on January 25 unveiled Robii, its first smart robot designed to accompany children aged 5-10, for sale under its own brand UrRobot,...
Smartphones to represent 90% of Compal Communications 2011 shipments
Jan 26, 10:57
Handset maker Compal Communications expects smartphones to account for 90% of 2011 shipments, the company said, adding that smartphone shipments will begin to take off in the second...
Compal sends employees to support component makers in China due to labor shortage
Jan 26, 01:15
Compal Electronics has sent 4,000 employees to support its suppliers of notebook casings in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, due to short supply of labor there, according to company...
Compal Communications to launch smart robots for UrRobot own-brand sale
Jan 18, 01:35
Taiwan-based handset ODM maker Compal Communications (Compal Comm) will initially launch its first smart robot model under its own brand UrRobot in the Taiwan market before the 2011...
Compal Communications to undertake ODM production of ARM tablet PCs
Jan 18, 01:05
Compal Communications (Compal Comm), a Taiwan-based ODM maker of handsets, will begin shipments of ARM-architecture tablet PCs to ODM clients in the first half of 2011, according...
Arima Communications and Compal Communications post mixed November revenues
Dec 10, 01:40
Arima Communications has posted November consolidated revenues of NT$2.81 billion (US$93.12 million), up 3.3% sequentially and 143% on year. For the first 11 months of 2010, revenues...
Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom to offer own-brand smartphones, tablet PCs
Nov 2, 01:15
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to offer own-brand smartphones and tablet PCs beginning November 2010, with Taiwan-based ODM maker Compal...
Compal Communications and KYE showcase robots at Taipei exhibition
Oct 21, 12:15
Handset maker Compal Communications is exhibiting two types of home-use interactive robots at the 2010 Taipei International Robot Show (TIROS) taking place during October 19-22, with...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 7h 15min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 7h 20min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 7h 25min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 7h 30min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 7h 35min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 7h 40min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 7h 45min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 7h 50min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 7h 55min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 12h 1min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 12h 11min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 12h 13min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 12h 14min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:48
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:29
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:27
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- 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
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.

















