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Thursday 12 February 2015
Home care/lawn care robotics market to reach US$2.9 billion by 2019, says ABI
The home care/lawn care robotics market will surpass US$2.9 billion by 2019, up from US$1.2 billion in 2014, according to ABI Research. About seven million robotic home care/lawn...
Thursday 12 February 2015
Global tablet market – 4Q 2014
Global tablet shipments increased 16.9% on quarter to 74.77 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, thanks mainly to continued growth in non-Apple device shipments and stronger-than-expected...
Thursday 12 February 2015
AUO, Innolux expect global Ultra HD TV shipments in 2015 to reach 23-25 million units
TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux are optimistic about global demand for Ultra HD LCD TVs and expect global shipments in 2015 to reach 23-25 million units.
Thursday 12 February 2015
Wistron optimistic about business prospects for 2015
Notebook ODM Wistron is optimistic about the business prospects for 2015 as a steady economic recovery in the US will help offset a growth slowdown in China, according to company...
Thursday 12 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see LCD monitor shipments decrease in 4Q14
Taiwan-based ODMs shipped 21.90 million LCD monitors in the fourth quarter of 2014, decreasing 1.2% sequentially and 10.5% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 12 February 2015
Pegatron sales buoyed by iPhone 6 shipments
Pegatron Technology saw its January revenues grow 3.28% sequentially and 28.98% on year to NT$118.05 billion (US$3.75 billion) mainly thanks to orders for the iPhone 6.
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Japan vendors to ship 34.7 million digital cameras in 2015, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors are expected to ship 34.7 million digital cameras in 2015, decreasing 20% on year, according to Japan's Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA).
Wednesday 11 February 2015
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2014
In terms of demand in the China market, non-Apple vendors saw weak sales for their high-end models in China's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2014 as Apple's newly launched...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Taiwan IP camera industry posts 33.5% on-year shipment growth in 2014, says MIC
Shipment volume of the Taiwan IP camera industry totaled around 4.83 million in 2014, up 33.5% compared to 2013, according to MIC. The growth is mainly ascribed to the increased adoption...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2014
Smartphone AP shipments to China grew 38% on year and 10.1% on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2014, as the expanding coverage of LTE services helped drive shipments.
Wednesday 11 February 2015
LCD TV panels in short supply until early May, says Innolux president
There has been short supply of LCD TV panels and the shortage is expected to remain until early May holidays in China, according to Wang Jyh-chau, president for Taiwan-based TFT-LCD...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Notebook component suppliers ramping shipments of high-end parts to beef up profits
Suppliers in the notebook component supply chain in Taiwan plan to raise shipment ratios of high-end components and parts in order to boost their profitability in 2015, according...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Acer finishes fund raising via issuing new shares
Acer on February 10 announced it has raised an additional paid-in capital of NT$5.4 billion (US$171 million) through issuing 300 million new shares for sale at NT$18 per share.
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Qualcomm fined US$975 million by China's NDRC, but relieved investigation is over
Qualcomm has announced that it reached a resolution with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) regarding the NDRC's investigation of Qualcomm under China's Anti-Monopoly...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Samsung, LG outsource TV orders to ODMs to secure panel supply
Korea-based vendors who have adopted a one-stop business model for their LCD TV business have recently placed some strategic orders with outside ODMs for 2015. Samsung Electronics...