Last update: Tuesday 20 December 2011 [83 news items]
Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics
Dec 20, 01:10
Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...
Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012
Dec 13, 01:25
Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...
Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell
Nov 17, 01:20
Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the...
Qisda sees 2.8% on-month increase in September revenues
Oct 11, 16:39
Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda reported September revenues of NT$6.83 billion (US$225 million), a slight on-month increase of 2.8%. However, September revenues showed a 14.9% decrease...
Foxconn to issues corporate bonds worth NT$6 billion
Sep 8, 01:35
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), on September 8, decided to issue corporate bonds worth NT$6 billion (US$206.11 million). This will be the fourth time in 2011 that...
Compal reduces annual notebook shipments to 42 million units
Sep 1, 01:40
Compal Electronics has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for 2011 from 48 million units originally to 42 million units, while its shipment forecast for LCD TVs has also dropped...

Foxconn sees 17% on-year growth in July revenues
Aug 11, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$229.45 billion (US$7.92 billion) for July, up 0.45% on month and 16.97% on year.
ASE core ATM business likely to post 2% sales growth in 3Q11
Aug 4, 01:35
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is expected to see sales of its ATM (assembly test and material) division increase about 2% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, according...
Foxconn cooperates with Synnex for China motherboard market
Aug 2, 01:15
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced it will form a strategic alliance with channel retailer...
Foxconn announces plans to expand investments in China subsidiaries
Jul 5, 01:40
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced it will increase its investments in its subsidiaries in...
Chicony starts development of production base in western China
Jun 29, 01:10
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics on June 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its production base in Chongqing City, western China, with production in the first phase...
Flextronics R&D team recruited by Compal, Wistron
Jun 28, 01:25
With Electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Flextronics recently exiting the notebook manufacturing industry, the company's notebook R&D team was soon being recruited...
Foxconn will not quit notebook manufacturing, says company chairman
Jun 9, 02:10
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, at a recent investors meeting, stated that Foxconn...
Second EMS firm may withdraw from ODM production of notebooks, says Compal president
Jun 3, 11:19
While Singapore-based electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider Flextronics International has decided to quit ODM/OEM production of notebooks, a second EMS provider may also...
Contract makers face stagnant growth in handsets, IHS iSuppli says
May 12, 10:48
The impact of the recession combined with rising sales of smartphones will deal a setback to contract manufacturers in the global handset market, limiting the companies to less than...
Supply chain may not be able to satisfy demand from Apple
May 12, 01:05
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly facing a shortage of both labor and materials at its plants...
Wistron sees on-year growth in April revenues
May 10, 01:15
Taiwan-based notebook maker Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$44.01 billion (US$1.54 billion), down 11.3% on month, but up 10.8% on year, while its notebook shipments...
Laser Tek lands SMT equipment orders from Foxconn and Quanta
Apr 27, 13:45
Passive component equipment supplier Laser Tek has reportedly landed orders for SMT equipment from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Quanta Computer which will...
Foxconn to upgrade production of Sony LCD TVs from joint-design EMS to ODM
Apr 26, 01:30
Taiwan-based Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reshuffled its R&D staff to prepare for production of Sony's LCD TVs to be launched in the US market in the second half of...
Foxconn reportedly plans to establish 10 subsidiaries and list them on TSE within 5 years
Apr 7, 01:50
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly plans to establish 10 new subsidiaries within the next five years and is set to list them all on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Smartphone vendors differ in outsourced production, say Taiwan makers
Mar 9, 10:42
Some smartphone vendors, such as Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Acer usually release ODM orders for outsourced production, while others including...
Foxconn refutes rumors about cutting into media business in Taiwan
Mar 3, 01:15
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a recent market rumor in Taiwan that the company plans to cut into the local media business, according to company spokesperson...
Electronics contract manufacturing market growth slows in 2011, says HIS iSuppli
Jan 25, 17:09
Following a 33.4% increase in revenues in 2010, the global electronic contract manufacturing industry will experience slowing growth in 2011, with sales rising by only 8.5%, according...
Foxconn sees on-month revenue growth in December
Jan 11, 02:05
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) announced revenues of NT$244.68 billion (US$8.36 billion) for December,...
Foxconn plans to push Mirasol panels in color e-book reader market
Jan 6, 01:55
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) plans to cooperate with upstream partners to push Mirasol panels in the color e-book reader market, according to market watchers.
Foxconn expected to ship 4-4.2 million notebooks in 1Q11
Dec 14, 01:35
Sources from upstream component makers estimate that Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will ship 3-3.3...
Foxconn sees a slight drop in October revenues
Nov 11, 01:40
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$242.91 billion (US$8.05 billion) for October 2010, down 4.2% on month, but up 49.8% on year. Since market...
EMS providers will create less impact on notebook ODMs in 2011, says Compal president
Nov 11, 01:25
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, at a forum in Taiwan, pointed out that EMS providers have started showing their weakness over notebook manufacturing and brand vendors have...
Electronics contract manufacturers face supply chain pileup, says iSuppli
Aug 31, 16:45
Component shortages have led to a traffic pileup in the global electronics supply chain, with major contract manufacturers facing a challenging supply imbalance characterized by tight...
Amtran signs MOU with JVC for LCD TV business
Aug 27, 16:51
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has signed an MOU with Victor Company of Japan (JVC), an operating company of JVC Kenwood Holdings, for strategic partnership in the LCD...
Flextronics expected to ship 12-15 million notebooks in 2011, say sources
Aug 27, 15:11
EMS provider Flextronics International is expected to see its notebook orders in 2011 increase from only six million units in 2010 to 12-15 million in 2011, according to market sou...
PCB maker 3CEMS plans listing on TSE
Aug 24, 15:10
3CEMS Group has revealed plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2013, when the company expects its consolidated revenues to top US$1 billion.
Foxconn ships over 6 million notebooks in 1H10
Aug 5, 13:54
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) shipped over six million notebooks in the first half of 2010 and is expected to have no trouble reaching its goal of shipping 10 million...
Foxconn rides partnership with Apple to take 50% of EMS Market in 2011, says iSuppli
Jul 28, 17:00
Driven by fast growth at Apple, leading EMS provider the Foxconn Technology Group is set to take more than half of global EMS industry revenues by 2011, up from 44.2% in 2009, according...
Foxconn becomes the second-largest notebook supplier of HP in 2011
Jul 19, 12:01
With first-tier notebook brand Hewlett-Packard (HP) getting close to finalizing its notebook outsourcing plans for 2011, sources from notebook players pointed out that the volume...
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
- 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
- Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
- 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
24-May-2012 09:47 (GMT+8)
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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

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According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

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The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
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- 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.

















