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Wednesday 20 November 2013
The 4G opportunity: Q&A with executives from major Taiwan telecom carriers
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been awarded frequency band units of...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Taiwan and China panel makers see increased orders from Samsung
Taiwan- and China-based panel makers are seeing increased orders from Samsung Electronics for TN panels used in mid-range handsets.
Tuesday 19 November 2013
ITRI launches Taiwan 2050 Calculator
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on November 18 announced the launch of Taiwan 2050 Calculator, a simulation model to analyze consequences...
Monday 18 November 2013
Europe expected to see notebook shipment rebound
Notebook shipments in Europe are expected to rebound in the near future as many brand vendors have recently started preparing inventory for the market's year-end shopping season....
Monday 18 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Sales of new iPhones by NTT DoCoMo impact Japan handset market
Sales of Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c by NTT DoCoMo starting in September 2013 have brought a number of impacts to Japan's handset market, including changes in the subscriber bases...
Monday 18 November 2013
AUO not to call on Taiwan National Development Fund for assistance, says chairman
Rumors are spreading in the market that panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) hopes the National Development Fund of Taiwan's Executive Yuan can assist AUO in future funding ventures amid...
Monday 18 November 2013
UBright reports steady performance; expects proportion of orders from Japan to rise
UBright Optronics, a Taiwan-based maker of brightness enhancement films (BEF) has reported revenues of NT$967 million (US$32.77 million) for the third quarter of 2013 as well as 21%...
Monday 18 November 2013
Advantech to acquire UK-based GPEG
Taiwan-based industrial computing solution provider Advantech will acquire a 100% stake in GPEG International, a UK-based provider of in-house-developed intelligent display solutions,...
Friday 15 November 2013
Taiwan market: LG launches Nexus 5 in cooperating with FET
LG Electronics has launched the Nexus 5, a smartphone jointly developed with Google, in Taiwan in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) targeting the mid-range segm...
Friday 15 November 2013
IC design houses likely to post better-than-expected 4Q13 results on short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based IC suppliers which are offering IC components including application processors, LCD driver ICs, touchscreen controller ICs, analog ICs and ambient light sensors, are...
Friday 15 November 2013
Taiwan market: Projector shipments in 3Q13 up sequentially, says IDC
There were 21,361 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2013, increasing 6.8% on quarter but decreasing 7.6% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Thursday 14 November 2013
Taiwan flexible PCB makers 3Q13 profits surge
Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology have reported sequential increases of 180% and 75.9%, respectively, in net profits for the third quarter of 2013, while Career Technology...
Thursday 14 November 2013
North America households with Ultra HD TVs expected to pass 10% by end of 2018, says ABI Research
Asia-Pacific, notably, China, is expected to lead Ultra HD TV unit shipments. However, the North America market is anticipated to be the first region to eclipse 5% (in 2017) and 10%...
Thursday 14 November 2013
Digitimes Research: LED bulb average prices in Japan fall in October
Average retail prices for LED light bulbs equivalent to 40W and 60W incandescent ones in the Japan market stood at JPY1,717 (US$17.2) and JPY2,468 respectively in October, slipping...
Wednesday 13 November 2013
Taiwan ODMs to ship estimated 111-127 million tablets in 2013
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship an estimated 111-127 million tablets in 2013, increasing 30-69% from 75-85 million units shipped in 2012, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.