Last update: Friday 11 May 2012 [197 news items]
Pegatron expects gross margin to rise quarter by quarter in 2012
May 11, 01:15
Pegatron recorded gross margins of 4.73% in the first quarter of 2012 and expects margins to increase quarter by quarter through the year, company CEO Jason Cheng said at a May 10...
Pegatron achieves growth in April revenues
May 10, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has announced revenues of NT$57.9 billion (US$1.97 billion) for April, up 21.6% on month and 113% on year, while the company's combined revenues for the first...
Pegatron reportedly lands orders for new-generation iPhone, 10-inch iPad
May 9, 16:21
Pegatron Technology reportedly has landed orders for a new-generation iPhone to be launched in September and a 10-inch iPad to be launched in the fourth quarter, according to Taiwan-based...
Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2012
Apr 28, 15:25
The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series.
Notebook shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2012
Apr 28, 15:18
Taiwan makers produced over 90% of the notebooks worldwide in 2008. The top-five notebook makers – Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Asustek Computer...
Notebook players ready to host investor meetings
Apr 24, 00:59
Notebook players including Inventec, Acer, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Asustek Computer are all set to host their investor meeting before the end of April.
Asustek to completely end ODM production of motherboards by Pegatron
Apr 18, 01:15
Asustek Computer plans to decrease ODM production of motherboards by Pegatron beginning mid-2012 and completely end their ODM relationship by the end of the third quarter of 2012,...
Asustek sees increased March revenues
Apr 10, 16:28
Asustek Computer has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$29.794 billion (US$1.01 billion) for March, growing 7.96% on month and 22.87% on year. January-March non-consolidated...
Asustek to release holdings in Pegatron, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 29, 11:19
Asustek Computer plans to release gradually its holdings of a 24.5% stake in Pegatron Technology in Taiwan's securities market starting May, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Pegatron undertaking exclusive ODM production of 15-inch Acer ultrabook, say Taiwan makers
Mar 28, 01:30
Pegatron has undertaken exclusive ODM production of a 15-inch ultrabook for Acer since mid-March, with monthly shipments of 100,000 units, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ma...
Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011
Mar 20, 01:30
The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...
Pegatron February revenues increase
Mar 12, 10:58
Pegatron Technology, a Taiwan-based design and manufacturing service provider and an OEM for iPhone and iPad, saw its consolidated revenues of NT$50.461 billion (US$1.70 billion)...
Pegatron to give up Asustek ultrabook orders, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 13, 12:40
Pegatron Technology will give up OEM ultrabook orders from Asustek Computer due to pressure from Apple, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
Feb 10, 01:10
Asustek Computer had revenues of NT$21.819 billion (US$738 million) for January slipping 11.1% on month, while Pegatron Technology saw its January consolidated revenues rise 14.5%...
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Feb 9, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...
Pegatron, ECS land ultrabook orders from regional brands worldwide, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 6, 16:30
Pegatron Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) have recently landed orders from regional brand vendors worldwide including Epson, Onkyo, ViewSonic, Mustek, Motion Computing,...
Pegatron reportedly lands new iPad orders; announces result for 2011
Jan 10, 01:00
Pegatron Technology has reportedly already landed a small volume of orders for the upcoming "iPad 3" (generally called by supply chain players), which is set to launch in...
Acer to launch 15-inch ultrabook PC
Dec 21, 15:17
Acer, in view of satisfactory sales for its 11- to 13-inch ultrabook models, will launch a 15-inch ultrabook for US$699, with Taiwan-based Pegatron Technology responsible for ODM...

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...
Pegatron reportedly lands orders for Lenovo quad-core tablet PC
Dec 19, 16:21
Pegatron Technology reportedly has landed orders from Lenovo for its quad-core LePad tablet PC, which is set to enter mass production after the Lunar New Year in January, according...
Pegatron reports explosion at China subsidiary
Dec 19, 12:00
A gas explosion occurred at a new metal casing factory of Ri-Teng Computer Accessory (Shanghai), eastern China on December 17, but will not substantially impact the operation of the...
Acer to downsize product lines by two-thirds in 2012, says chairman
Dec 15, 01:00
Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on the company's operations in 2012, pointed out that Acer will conduct a full-scale evaluation of its product lines and will simplify them based...
BYD reportedly lands notebook order from Toshiba
Nov 18, 01:25
Market rumors recently speculated that BYD has obtained notebook orders from Toshiba, marking the China-based firm's entry into the supply chain of the global top-10 PC vendors.
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...
Pegatron suffers January-September net loss of NT$864 million
Oct 28, 01:15
Pegatron Technology has posted January-September net losses of NT$864 million (US$29.8 million).
Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus
Oct 25, 01:15
Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...
Pegatron lands higher-than-expected iPhone 4S orders, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 12, 11:47
Pegatron Technology has landed orders for 15 million units of the iPhone 4S from Apple with shipments reaching 2-2.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Chinese-language...
Pegatron may see future iPhone 4S orders drop
Oct 6, 01:00
Pegatron Technology, despite already having landed orders for 10 million iPhone 4Ss from Apple, may see its future iPhone 4S order volumes start dropping as consumer demand for the...
Pegatron poised to compete for ultrabook ODM orders
Sep 21, 16:11
While many Taiwan-based ODMs are conservative about the prospects of ultrabooks, Pegatron Technology thinks they are worth investment and has prepared to compete for more ODM orders...
Branded PC vendors and OEMs to compete for PC orders from India government
Sep 9, 01:20
The government of India plans to release orders for several million PCs through international bidding, which has not only attracted first-tier branded PC vendors but also PC OEMs...
Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units
Sep 6, 01:05
First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products...
Barnes & Noble reportedly to launch new Nook Color in September
Sep 2, 17:09
Taiwanese suppliers will ship key components to be used in Barnes & Noble's Nook Color 2, scheduled for release in September 2011, according to industry sources.
Acer 2012 notebook orders to Pegatron below expectations
Aug 31, 16:07
Pegatron Technology originally expected Acer's orders for notebooks in 2012 to reach five million units, but so far Acer has released orders for only 600,000 units, according to industry...
Aug 26, 01:10
Pegatron Technology saw its losses widen to NT$671 million (US$23.1 million) in the second quarter of 2011 from a loss of NT$559 million recorded in the first quarter. EPS for the...

Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing
Aug 23, 01:10
Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...
Touch controller maker EETI conservative about 2Q12 outlook
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NAND flash prices hope for rebound in 3Q12
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- 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
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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...
- 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.

















