LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment

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LCD driver makers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have seen shipments of their high resolution...

International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply

May 22, 01:15

In view of larger than originally expected demand for LTE (Long Term Evolution) smartphones, international vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and HTC have been...

DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS

May 21, 10:25

Although smartphones are increasing their usage of DRAM, the memory's share of the total cost of these advanced cellphones actually has fallen by more than half in the course of a...

TXC expected to see robust growth in 3Q12

May 18, 14:27

Quartz crystal device maker TXC is expected to post substantial sequential growth in third-quarter sales driven by shipments to the smartphone and network communications equipment...

Worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2% in 2Q12, says Gartner

May 18, 10:41

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. This is...

Apple wages new legal battle against HTC

May 18, 01:25

Apple has submitted a motion to the US International Trade Commission suggesting that HTC does not have legitimacy over the five patents pertaining to wireless technologies which...

Walsin sees increase in 2Q12 orders

May 17, 01:20

Walsin Technology, which makes multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$3.074 billion (US$103 million) and net losses of NT$640...

IC design houses look to strong demand from smartphone sector in 3Q12

May 16, 14:15

An array of new smartphones launched by HTC, Samsung Electronics and Nokia as well as by local brands in China in the second quarter of 2012 will help ramp up revenue growth at Taiwan-based...

Taiwan market: Global Mobile to launch HTC WiMAX smartphone

May 15, 16:40

Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in the northern Taiwan region, has revealed it will launch the HTC EVO Shift, a WiMAX smartphone customized for the carrier, in late May.

Mobile memory market growth propelled by smartphones and tablets, says IHS

May 15, 11:47

New smartphones and tablets will act as key catalysts for continued healthy growth of the mobile memory semiconductor space in the next few years, with revenues growing a modest but...

Smartphone vendors considering other chip sources due to short supply of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

May 15, 01:25

Qualcomm has seen supply of its Snapdragon S4 processors fall short of increasing demand and the situation has pushed international smartphone vendors, including Samsung Electronics,...

FIH lands smartphone orders from China-based ISPs

May 11, 01:25

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) has received more smartphone orders from China-based Internet service providers and smartphone vendors, including Baidu.com, Shada Interactive...

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,...

Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to focus on high-end smartphone segment

May 9, 15:56

Sony Mobile Communications has no plans to launch sub-NT$5,000 (US$170) smartphone models in the Taiwan market, and models with a suggested retail price of over NT$15,000 will account...

Arima Communications to ship over one million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - May 9, 11:57

Arima Communications is expected to ramp up its shipments of smartphones to over one million units in the second quarter of 2012, pushing up its second-quarter revenues to NT$5.86...

Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches Xperia ion LT28i

May 9, 10:13

Sony Mobile Communications on May 8 unveiled Xperia ion LT28i, its latest smartphone model, for launch in the Taiwan market in late May exclusively through Taiwan Mobile's (TWM) contract-bundled...

Samsung aims to take up 60% of India smartphone market in 2012

May 8, 12:01

Having captured a 45% share of the smartphone market in India in the first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics has revealed recently that it aims to ship 11 million smartphones in...

Samsung introduces Galaxy S III smartphone

May 4, 14:19

Samsung Electronics has announced the third generation Galaxy S, the Galaxy S III. With Samsung Galaxy S III, consumers can view content on the device's 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display...

Capella, Global Unichip reportedly break into supply chain for Samsung Galaxy S3

May 4, 14:07

Two Taiwan-based IC design firms are believed to be among the major chip suppliers for Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S3 smartphone, according to industry sources.

RIM unveils BlackBerry 10 platform

May 3, 15:45

Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled its BlackBerry 10 platform at BlackBerry World 2012, paving the way for the smartphone vendor to launch BlackBerry 10-based models before the...

China overtakes US as largest smart phone market, says Canalys

May 3, 14:09

Canalys has released smartphone shipment estimates by country for the first quarter of 2012. Total shipments worldwide grew 45% on year to 146 million units, but significant country...

Global smartphone shipments grow over 42% on year in 1Q12, says paper

Newswatch - May 3, 12:18

Global shipments of smartphones have continued to grow at a rapid pace, reaching 145 million units in the first quarter of 2012, up 42.5% from 101 million units shipped a year earlier,...

Nokia loses cellphone crown after 14 years as top brand

Apr 30, 15:36

Samsung Electronics overtook Nokia in the first quarter to become the world's largest cellphone brand for the first time. However, Samsung remained in second place in the smartphone...

MediaTek hikes smartphone chip shipment goal for 2012

Stockwatch - Apr 30, 10:49

Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek has upward adjusted its shipment goal for smartphone chips in 2012 by 50% from 50 million units originally to 75 million, company president Hsieh...

China smartphone brands looking to expand share in Taiwan market

Apr 26, 01:30

China-based smartphone brands including ZTE, Huawei and Cool, seeing Taiwan's smartphone market is starting to extend into mid-range and entry-level price levels, are seeking help...

HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources

Apr 25, 16:10

Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward...

Taiwan market: TWM launches sub-NT$4,000 own-brand smartphone

Apr 25, 14:14

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched a sub-NT$4,000 (US$135) own-brand smartphone, the Amazing A1, in the Taiwan market, setting a sales target of 100,000 units for the model.

HTC to deal 2011 dividend of NT$40

Stockwatch - Apr 25, 11:35

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on April 24 decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$40 for 2011 operation, accounting for 54.56% of the corresponding net earnings...

HTC suffers sequential downturn in 1Q12

Apr 25, 01:25

HTC saw its business operations slip significantly in the first quarter of 2012, a sequential decrease for the second consecutive time, according to the company's financial report.

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...

Newmax aggressively striving for notebook camera orders

Apr 24, 01:15

Taiwan-based optical lens maker Newmax Technology is aggressive trying to land high quality optical lens orders from ultrabook and notebook players, according to sources from upstream...

OLED penetration in smartphones to reach over 10% in 2012, says AUO executive

Apr 20, 16:34

The penetration rate of OLED panels in the smartphone sector is expected to reach over 10% in 2012, and prices of small- to medium-size OLED panels will be lowered to levels comparable...

Commentary: Nokia could make mistake again in feature phone segment

Apr 20, 15:51

Nokia has announced weaker than expected results for the first quarter of 2012, citing "greater than expected competitive challenges," as CEO Stephen Elop has indicated...

Global NAND flash revenues to grow 8% in 2012, says IHS

Apr 20, 10:40

The NAND flash memory market is expected to achieve 8% growth in 2012 thanks to major sales drivers, including solid-state-drive (SSD) equipped ultrabooks, according to IHS iSuppli...