Last update: Tuesday 6 March 2012 [33 news items]
Microsoft develops digital signage through cooperation with Intel, NEC, says executive
Mar 6, 14:38
Microsoft's Windows Embedded business group has been developing digital signage through cooperation with Intel for the past two years and Japan-based NEC for 1.5 years, with digital...
AOpen posts positive EPS for 1H11
Aug 19, 16:49
AOpen has reported a net profit of NT$26 million (US$897,728) or an EPS of NT$0.16 on consolidated revenues of NT$1.16 billion for the first half of 2011. The first-half EPS showed...
AOpen gears up for digital signage
Jun 13, 16:09
Taiwan-based mini-PC maker AOpen has been developing and producing digital signage products for several years with its focus on three types of application - POS (point of sale/service)...
Digital signage to see 40% growth in 2013, says IMS Research
Jun 10, 10:10
Growth in the worldwide digital signage market will exceed 40% in 2013, totaling US$7 billion, according to IMS Research.
Global revenues for digital signage equipment and software...
AOpen teams up with Philips to tap North American digital signage market
Mar 4, 01:50
AOpen has teamed up with Philips to tap into the digital signage market in North America, with the Dutch-based company responsible for displays and AOpen handling the production of...
AMD introduces APU for embedded market
Jan 20, 12:21
AMD has announced immediate availability of the new AMD G-series accelerated processing unit (APU) for embedded systems. The AMD G-series, based on AMD Fusion technology, delivers...

AOpen, WinMate see significant growth in 2010 revenues
Jan 12, 16:35
AOpen saw its 2010 revenues of NT$2.39 billion (US$74.6 million) rise 15.81% from 2009 mainly due to booming shipments of digital signage products, while industrial PC touch panel...
Software designers partner with Taiwan IPC players to enter China market
Jan 4, 02:05
Several US-based software designers such as SCALA, BroadSign and Omnivex are cooperating with Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) players to enter China's digital signage and security...
AOpen lands digital signage orders from China hotel chain
Jan 4, 01:30
Taiwan-based digital signage maker AOpen has cut into the China-based hotel chain Motel168 and has also landed orders from several China's coastal cities' subway system, according...
AOpen announces growth in November revenues
Dec 14, 01:20
Taiwan-based small form factor (SFF) PC maker AOpen, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$238 million (US$7.92 million) for November, up 7.2% on month and 44.38% on year, benefiting...
AOpen to tap China digital signage market
Nov 5, 15:33
AOpen has seen successful sales of its digital signage in the US market through cooperation with sales agent Ingram Micro, and began to tap the Taiwan market through cooperation with...
Oct 27, 17:00
With the PC market reaching a mature stage, Intel is giving more attention to new market segments to help drive growth. One area the chip giant and its partners see as having strong...

Intel announces digital signage specification
Oct 12, 15:11
Intel has announced a specification that will help standardize the design and development of digital signs, a form of communication using digital display screens such as LCD, touch...
Wistron cuts into software service market
Jun 4, 15:42
Wistron has been working aggressively on software service R&D and is currently developing solutions for e-book readers, digital signage and medical electronics, according to company...
AOpen sees operating profit in 4Q09
Mar 22, 16:33
AOpen has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.06 billion (US$64.8 million) for 2009 with operating loss of NT$18 million. But the company managed to record operating profit of...
Digital Signage Expo 2010: VIA to demo dual-GPU S3 graphics card
Feb 22, 15:09
VIA Technologies has announced plans to demonstrate a dual GPU add-in-board, the S3 Graphics Chrome 5400E x2, aimed at multi-display digital signage applications at Digital Signage...
Lanner releases SFF digital signage computer with 3G communications and GPS
Feb 10, 14:55
Lanner Electronics has announced the new LEC-7020, an Intel Atom-based industrial computer with 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities. The small form factor (SFF) computer has a VGA, COM,...

Touchscreen module shipments to increase 5x in 2010, says iSuppli
Jan 13, 14:56
Global shipments of touch-screen modules for applications are set to grow more than fivefold in the coming years, rising to 5.4 million units in 2013 from 971,755 in 2009, according...
Intel unveils digital signage concept
Jan 12, 16:10
Intel has demonstrated a new 7-foot-6-inch multi-user, multi-touch Intel Intelligent Digital Signage concept at the National Retail Federation Convention (NRF) in New York. Intel...
US LCD digital signage shipments up 41% sequentially in 3Q09, says DisplaySearch
Nov 10, 14:35
US LCD digital signage shipments increased 41% sequentially and 19% on year in the third quarter of 2009, according to DisplaySearch. September sell-through was up 49% from shipments...
VIA announces motherboard for digital signage
Sep 24, 16:37
VIA Technologies has announced VB8003 mini-ITX motherboard featuring a dedicated on-board graphics processor that it says is ideal for a range of digital media applications.
Taiwan maker AOpen tapping China digital signage market
Aug 27, 16:51
AOpen has been making efforts to promote digital signage products in the China market, according to the company.
TV vendors looking to commercial display segments for higher profits, says DisplaySearch
Jul 22, 11:59
Large-size (26-inch and larger) products that are self-classified as consumer TVs but shipped through commercial outlets have continued to significantly outpace their commercial-grade...
Taiwan mini-PC maker AOpen aims to grow digital signage business
Jun 23, 12:33
AOpen has been actively developing and promoting its digital signage product line and the company said it aims to significantly increase the proportion of total revenues coming from...
LCD commercial display and digital signage up 67% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Jun 16, 12:04
Global shipments for larger-size (26-inch and larger) flat panel displays (FPDs) used in commercial applications for out-of-home environments grew 2% on year, but dropped 10% sequentially...
Computex 2009: Shuttle seeks new opportunities from all-in-one PCs
Jun 4, 16:24
Wandering the halls of Computex 2009 it does not take long to realize that there has been a recent explosion of vendors trying to tap the all-in-one PC market. All the well-known,...

Retail digital signage market to triple by 2013, says iSuppli
Jun 3, 16:01
The changing needs of retailers are prompting them to move away from traditional advertising and seek alternative means, including retail digital signage, whose shipments will more...
AOpen sees high gross margins from digital signage products
Apr 28, 17:16
AOpen, a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals and mini PCs, has stepped into the production of more profitable digital signage products, according to the company. Consequently, AOpen's...
CMO subsidiary Chi Lin eyeing digital signage market
Newswatch - Mar 5, 11:37
Chi Lin Technology, a subsidiary of TFT-LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), is eyeing the digital signage market and will start shipping water- and dust-proof products...
VIA unveils a new form factor smaller than Mini-ITX
Mar 3, 17:29
VIA Technologies has announced its latest board form factor for embedded system developers, the Em-ITX form factor. Offering embedded developers a compact, versatile and highly integrated...

Macroblock optimistic about LED billboard panel market in 2009
Jan 22, 16:10
LED driver IC supplier Macroblock forecasts its first-quarter sales are to drop 10-20% from the fourth quarter of 2008 because customers are entering the slow period, although the...
Jan 22, 14:10
There are lots of business opportunities coming from the 2010 Shanghai World Expo for Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) makers, but makers have no access to sharing the large business...
Netbooks will have difficulty devouring mainstream notebook market, says Wistron chairman
Jun 20, 14:59
Wistron expects notebook shipments in the third quarter to grow 15% on quarter, and believes that netbooks will have difficulty in devouring the mainstream notebook market, according...
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:54
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:44
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:41
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
- LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
- Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
- Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
- PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
- Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
- Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
- TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
- MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion
- 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
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- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- 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.























