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Tuesday 19 July 2016
Xiaomi to announce two new notebooks at the end of July; manufactured by different ODMs
China-based Xiaomi is planning to announce two new notebooks on July 27 with the 12.5-inch model manufactured by Inventec and having already entered into mass shipments. The 13-inch...
Monday 18 July 2016
Global supply of 32-inch TV panels to rise in 3Q16, may be in oversupply in 4Q16
TFT-LCD panel makers reduced production of 32-inch TV panels in the first quarter of 2016 due to a lack of profits and the decreased supply pushed up prices in the second quarter;...
Monday 18 July 2016
Handset LED market to decline, says IHS
The market for LEDs used in mobile phones – including backlighting behind the display, keypad illumination and camera flash - will decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
Monday 18 July 2016
Smartphone vendors crossing into notebook market for growth
China-based Huawei and Xiaomi have entered the notebook market and Korea-based smartphone brand vendors Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are also releasing products for the...
Monday 18 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Touch panel makers shift to industrial control, automotive applications
Conventional touch panel makers, due to stagnant demand for smartphones and tablets and growing adoption of In-Cell and On-Cell touch solutions, have shifted from consumer electronics...
Friday 15 July 2016
Chaintech directors and Colorful chairman accused for violating securities laws
Taiwan-based motherboard/graphics card maker Chaintech Technology has commented on its board of directors, as well as chairman of its affiliate company Colorful, being charged for...
Friday 15 July 2016
Acer, Asustek consider raising PC prices in the UK, says report
With Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) both having decided to raise their PC prices in the UK by 10% beginning August, Acer and Asustek Computer are also considering following suit and...
Friday 15 July 2016
Micron intros SLC NAND flash for IoT and automotive
Micron Technology has announced its newest embedded SLC NAND flash optimized for the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive applications. Available with differing...
Friday 15 July 2016
Chin-Poon to post record 3Q16 revenues, says report
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial is expected to see its third-quarter revenues rise 5% sequentially and hit a record high, according to a recent Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 15 July 2016
Taiwan market: Acer aims to hike market share for desktops, notebooks
While demand for desktops and notebooks in the Taiwan market in 2016 is expected to decrease on year, Acer aims to increase its market share in the second half, according to Samuel...
Friday 15 July 2016
Auto MEMS sensor shipments rise in 2015 even as revenue stalled, says IHS
Although shipments of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors used in automotive applications grew 8.4% in 2015, revenues were flat compared to the previous year reaching US$2.7...
Friday 15 July 2016
Clevo sees sales down slightly in June, looks to strong 2H16
Clevo has reported revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$39.37 million) for June, down 22% on month and 1.6% on year. Second-quarter revenues reached NT$4.32 billion, down 9.2% but up 5.8%...
Friday 15 July 2016
ASRock reports increased sales for June
ASRock has reported revenues of NT$559.37 million (US$17.48 million) for June, up 9.22% on month and 9.41% on year. Accumulated 2016 revenues through June totaled NT$3.457 billion,...
Thursday 14 July 2016
Garmin enters Taiwan micropayment market
Garmin has cooperated with Taiwan-based micropayment firm iPass to launch wearable devices that are able to measure heart rates and support micropayments.
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Worldwide PC shipments decline 5.2% in 2Q16, says Gartner
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.3 million units in the second quarter of 2016, a 5.2% decline from the second quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This...