Last update: Thursday 24 May 2012 [584 news items]
Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
10h 16min ago
Suntech Power, a China-based producer of solar panels, announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
May 21, 11:57
The anti-dumping duties on China-made solar cells announced by the US government are unlikely to curb price competition of solar modules in the US market. US-based solar firms reportedly...
May 18, 15:10
Lumenpulse, a manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, recently announced it has received...
Commentary: Solar trade war between US and China looming
May 18, 14:39
In 2011, several US-based solar firms such as Solyndra, SepctraWatt, Evergreen Solar, and Energy Conversion Devices filed for bankruptcies. While the fundamental problem may be due...
Trina Solar makes statement on US anti-dumping duties
May 18, 11:03
Trina Solar has issued a statement regarding the preliminary determination of anti-dumping duties by the US Department of Commerce (DOC).
Yingli Green Energy responds to US decision on anti-dumping tariffs
May 18, 10:35
Yingli Green Energy Holding, a China-based solar energy company which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", has commented on the preliminary anti-dumping...
US levies heavy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar cells
May 18, 10:13
US Department of Commerce announced on May 17 the preliminary decision on anti-dumping investigations. The range of punitive tariffs to be imposed on China-based solar firms is from...
Computex expected to generate trade value of US$28 billion
May 18, 01:00
Computex Taipei 2012 is scheduled for June 5-9 with 1,800 exhibitors and 5,400 booths, and is expected to attract 36,000 buyers and 10,000 professionals from overseas. The show is...
HTC shipments to the US hit by customs proceedings
May 17, 01:30
HTC's second-quarter revenues will be seriously affected, as shipments of its two new models, the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE, to the US have been banned temporarily due to customs...
China government may begin anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe against US firms
May 17, 01:05
As the sixth annual SNEC 2012 PV Power Expo is currently being held in Shanghai, China, industry sources have indicated that there is a possibility that the China government will...
Taiwan Market: LED light bulb ex-factory price drops to US$1/W
May 16, 01:35
The ex-factory price of LED light bulbs has been falling to US$1/W, according to Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging firm Edison Opto. A continuous fall in...
Solar revenue growth in 2H12 stimulated by US and Asia Pacific pipelines, says Solarbuzz
May 15, 16:17
Solar demand during second-half 2012 will see increasing contributions from emerging markets in North America and the Asia Pacific, with 60% of solar demand coming from these non-European...
China awaits for US verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
May 14, 10:24
China local officials believe total tariffs on China-made solar products from the US government due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation will not exceed 20%. If the...
Asustek unveils US$799 ultrabook
May 11, 15:07
Asustek Computer on May 10 unveiled UX32VD, its second-generation ultrabook equipped with Ivy Bridge Core i5-3317U processor, Nvidia GeForce GT620M graphics card and hybrid storage...
US flat-panel TV prices surge in early 2012 as brands and retailers shift strategy, says IHS
May 10, 10:28
Although flat-panel television shipments are expected to decline in the United States this year, the sophistication of features used in the sets is on the rise, causing a rare, sharp...
GaAs wafer firm VPEC to post 5% sales growth in 2Q12
May 8, 01:20
Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs pi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) or consumer technology products such as smartphones and...
Apple reportedly to release US$799 MacBook Air in 3Q12
May 7, 15:53
Apple is reportedly considering responding to the upcoming second-generation ultrabooks by launching a US$799 MacBook Air in the third quarter of 2012, according to sources from 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...
China polysilicon firms accuse US, Korea competitors of dumping
May 2, 11:28
The preliminary result of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy against China-based solar firms was to put a tariff less than 5% on solar product imports from China. This has been...
March LED light bulb price fell by 2% in US market
Apr 30, 12:10
Due to the introduction of new LED light bulb products, global LED light bulb retail pricing in March 2012 showed signs of stability, after continuous price falls in the previous...
TSMC to increase 2012 capex to US$8-8.5 billion
Apr 27, 01:15
During a company investors conference on April 26, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang revealed 2012 capex will be increased to US$8-8.5 billion,...
Acer, Inventec announce results for 1Q12
Apr 26, 01:35
Acer and Inventec have hosted investor meeting and announced their latest performance in the first quarter.
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...
Notebook vendors to push ultra-like notebook models
Apr 26, 01:20
The high prices of second-generation ultrabooks which are set to appear in early June of around US$1,000 are unlikely to help them win-over consumers; therefore, notebook vendors...
HP, Dell and Asustek said to plan launch of 15-inch ultrabooks without an ODD
Apr 24, 00:47
As Apple reportedly may remove the design of the internal optical disc drive (ODD) for its new MacBook Pro and make it an optional pick, sources from supply chain pointed out that...
Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Apr 23, 16:14
The US government has been taking up anti-dumping and anti-tariff investigations against China-based solar firms. According to LA Times, the US government recently announced the import...
Taiwan attracts January-March foreign direct investment of over US$1 billion
Apr 23, 12:08
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 540 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.056 billion in January-March 2012, respectively...
Intel reports 1Q12 revenue of US$12.9 billion
Apr 19, 14:00
Intel has reported quarterly revenues of US$12.9 billion, operating income of US$3.8 billion, net income of US$2.7 billion and EPS of US$0.53. The company generated approximately...
Intel expected to bring forward the launch of Ivy Bridge
Apr 12, 01:00
Intel, which originally planned to announce its new Ivy Bridge processors on April 29, is expected to bring forward the announcement to April 23 with Asustek computer, Acer, Lenovo...
D-Link posts March global own-brand sales of US$101 million
Apr 11, 14:58
D-Link, a Taiwan-based vendor of networking/communication devices/equipment, brought in global own-brand sales value of US$101 million in March, according to the company.
Samsung ranks top OEM handset maker in US in February, says comScore
Newswatch - Apr 5, 16:34
Samsung Electronics ranked as the top OEM handset maker with a 25.6% share in the US handset market in terms of mobile subscribers during a 3-month average period ended February 2012,...
Samsung widens lead in US LCD TV shipments with record high market share in 4Q11, says IHS iSuppli
Apr 3, 10:59
Samsung Electronics in the fourth quarter of 2011 solidified its leadership of the US LCD TV market, as its share of unit shipments reached a record high, according to IHS iSuppli.
Intel to push StudyBook tablet PC for emerging markets
Apr 3, 01:15
Intel is set to push a tablet PC product codenamed StudyBook to target emerging markets and will adopt the same sales model as its Classmate PC, according to sources from PC players...
China polysilicon imports hit record in February, says report
Mar 28, 15:50
The total polysilicon imported by China in February 2012 reached 7,615 tons, up by 62.6% on month and 129.6% on year, according to China news media NE21. The report noted the figures...
Any type of tariff will impact China solar industry, says report
Mar 26, 16:14
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government against China-based solar firms announced a preliminary result on March 20, 2012. The preliminary result indicated...
Computex 202: Acer to showcase Windows 8 tablet PCs
IT + CE | 10min ago
Flytech inaugurates factory in northern Taiwan
IT + CE | 1h 26min ago
Lowering Sandy Bridge prices expected to boost PC demand in emerging markets, say motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 5min ago
Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 10min ago
On-Bright expects 2Q12 sales to rise 50-60%
Before Going to Press | 14min ago
UMC revenues to grow through 3Q12, says CEO
Before Going to Press | 24min ago
Taiwan market: More China-based handset vendors to launch sub-NT$4,000 smartphones in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 26min ago
High Windows 8 licensing fee makes prices of ultrabook difficult to drop, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 27min ago
Samsung, LG and Huawei mulling plans to ramp up in-house production of LTE solutions
Before Going to Press | 29min ago
AUO to ship AMOLED panels to Sony and HTC in June, say sources
Before Going to Press | 1h 17min ago
TPV sees LCD TV shipments down 32.6% on year in 1Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 28min ago
China anti-dumping investigation against US, South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players
Before Going to Press | 1h 43min ago
New MacBook may be launched as early as July, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 47min ago
Amazon Kindle Touch/Touch 3G e-book reader
Kindle Touch is a new addition to Amazon's e-book reader family with a touch screen that makes it easier to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes - still with an e-ink display...
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Amazon Kindle Fire e-book reader
Amazon has announce Kindle Fire for only US$199, which the vendor said gives consumers access to its collection of movies, TV shows, songs, apps, games, books, and magazines. Amazon's...
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HTC has unveiled HTC Rhyme, with a unibody design. HTC Rhyme comes in three colors: Clearwater, Hourglass and Plum, the color Verizon Wireless will be offering in the US. With a...
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Verizon Wireless has announced that the HTC Droid Incredible 2, an Android-based smartphone, will be available beginning April 28 and sell for US$199.99 with two-year service agreements...
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 graphics card
AMD has announced the addition of the AMD Radeon HD 6670, HD 6570 and HD 6450 graphics cards to the channel, completing the roll-out of the AMD Radeon HD 6000 family of graphics cards...
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Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first...
- 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
- UMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new facilities at 12-inch fab
- Coretonic shifts focus to small- to mid-size BLUs
- Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12
- Oslux unveils LED for camera flash
- Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
- Uncertainty causes solar firms to expand with caution
- NAND flash prices hope for rebound in 3Q12
- 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%
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- 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
- PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
- 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 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7124.89 | -22.86 | -0.32% |
| TSE electronic | 271.49 | -0.45 | -0.17% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 101.99 | -1.30 | -1.26% |
| OTC electronic | 130.56 | -1.89 | -1.43% |
- 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
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- 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
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch mirrorless single-lens digital camera and 6 Cyber-shot models
- Nvidia introduces new standard for HPC with Kepler-based Tesla GPUs
- New Acer F2 servers support Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 series processors
- Nvidia launches GeForce GTX 670 with Kelper architecture
- Samsung introduces Galaxy S III smartphone
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.