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Monday 9 May 2016
NXP tops auto semiconductor vendor rankings, says Strategy Analytics
NXP Semiconductors achieved a 14.2% share of the US$27.4 billion automotive semiconductor market in 2015, four-percentage points ahead of its nearest rivals Infineon and Renesas,...
Monday 9 May 2016
China market: Smartphone shipments fall in 1Q16, says Strategy Analytics
China's smartphone shipments declined 5% on year in the first quarter of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 9 May 2016
China white-box players leaving tablet market and pushing into new applications
With the global tablet market becoming mature and related shipments gradually weakening, China's white-box players are leaving the market and turning to focus on new businesses such...
Monday 9 May 2016
AUO steps up production for flat bezel-less, curved-surface TV panels
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has revealed it started production of flat bezel-less TV panels in first-quarter 2016 and has become the globally second largest producer of...
Monday 9 May 2016
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2016
The global notebook market continued to slump in the first quarter, with shipments going down. Vendors were less interested in boosting shipment volume than in improving their profitability...
Friday 6 May 2016
ECS sees revenues decline in April
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.132 billion (US$65.8 million) for April 2016, representing a 20.71% drop on month and 23.19% drop on ye...
Friday 6 May 2016
Taiwan market: Leica launches range finder digital camera
Leica Camera AG on May 5 launched the Leica M-D (Typ262), a range finder digital camera with 24-megapixel CMOS image sensor, dimensions of 138.6 (W) by 42 (H) by 80 (D)mm and a weight...
Friday 6 May 2016
Shuttle to decrease capital by 30%
Shuttle on May 5 announced a reduction in paid-in capital by NT$1.05 billion (US$32.3 million) or 30% to NT$2.44 billion.
Thursday 5 May 2016
Acer to release more ultra-thin notebooks in September
Acer has recently launched its new ultra-thin Aspire S 13 and will announce two more ultra-thin notebooks in September.
Thursday 5 May 2016
Gaming notebook, 2-in-1 markets to see more competition with entry of lower-tier players
With Intel reference designs and support including product planning, software/hardware certification and marketing, China-based lower-tier vendors including Huawei Technologies, TCL,...
Wednesday 4 May 2016
Acer expands into digital signage business
Acer has extended its operations to digital signage, with market watchers believing the move is through cooperation with Taiwan-based digital signage solution provider AOpen. The...
Wednesday 4 May 2016
Asustek Computer leads gaming notebook sales
Asustek Computer is currently the largest global gaming notebook vendor, particularly ranking first in the US, UK, Germany, France, Russia and Italy. Asustek sold nearly 90,000 units...
Friday 29 April 2016
Apple beats Microsoft at their own game while Amazon primes the low end of tablet market, says IDC
First-quarter seasonality combined with an overall disinterested customer base led to an annual decline of 14.7% in worldwide tablet shipments during the first quarter of 2016. Worldwide...
Friday 29 April 2016
Acer Asia Pacific head eyes break-even operation in 2Q16
Acer Pan Asia Pacific president Andrew Hou has pointed out that the company still saw losses in the first quarter in Asia Pacific and is looking to achieve a break-even operation...
Friday 29 April 2016
Global LCD TV shipments in 1Q16 estimated at 48.32 million units, says WitsView
There were an estimated 48.32 million LCD TVs shipped globally in the first quarter of 2016, dropping 20.9% on quarter and 6.3% on year, according to WitsView.