CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: CE, IPC, automotive
CE, IPC, automotive trends
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Acer fund raiser may start in early 2015, says founder
Acer recently announced it will hold a fund raiser before the end of 2014, be may postpone the plans to early 2015 due to the recent weak performance of the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
LG ships 674,000 Ultra HD TV panels in September, says report
LG Display reached 674,000 in shipments for Ultra HD TV panels in September 2014, according to a report from MoneyDJ that cited statistics from the
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to drop 1.7% in 2015
Global notebook shipments, which are expected to decline 2.1% on year in 2014, will further drop 1.7% in 2015 to reach 168 million units, despite Microsoft's attempts to stimulate...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Dell, Asustek and Lenovo eye Chromebook market
Seeing that Chromebooks are enjoying demand from the education sector, brand vendors such as Dell, Asustek Computer and Lenovo have started becoming aggressive about the market, while...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
AMD CEO to visit Lenovo, Asustek, TSMC and Acer
AMD CEO Lisa Su is planning to visit Lenovo in China and Asustek Computer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Acer in Taiwan in the near future to tighten its relationships...
Monday 27 October 2014
Will OLED become the new standard in TV technology?
Despite increasing popularity for Ultra HD TVs, Korea panel makers still anticipate growth for OLED TVs over the next few years, with shipments expected to see some of the biggest...
Monday 27 October 2014
Competition from China PC supply chain to remain strong in 2015
Although demand for PCs has started recovering recently and shipments in 2015 are expected to remain at the same level as in 2014, Taiwan's supply chain is still facing fierce competition...
Monday 27 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs ship 3.503 million digital cameras in 3Q14
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Asia Optical and Foxconn Electronics shipped 3.503 million digital cameras in the third quarter of 2014, increasing on quarter by 1% but...
Monday 27 October 2014
TV panel shipments to grow 2.7% in 2014
Spurred by recovering growth in North America and Europe and rising demand in emerging economies, flat-screen TV panel shipments are expected to grow 2.7% in 2014 from 217 million...
Monday 27 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Intel to see strong shipment growth for Education Tablets in 2015
Intel, which launched the Classmate PC specifically for emerging countries' education markets in 2007, did not achieve significant results with its StudyBook tablet in 2012. But in...
Friday 24 October 2014
Global Pay TV market to generate US$269 billion in 2014, says ABI Research
The worldwide Pay TV market is expected to surpass 920 million subscribers by the end of 2014. Overall, Pay TV average revenues per user (ARPU) are expected to drop slightly due to...
Friday 24 October 2014
Digitimes Research: OLED TV pricing to remain double Ultra HD TV pricing through 2016; China vendors see mixed results in LCD TV sales abroad
OLED TV pricing is expected to remain double that of Ultra HD TVs through 2016, which will influence the 120% on-year expected growth in Ultra HD TV shipments in 2015, according to...
Friday 24 October 2014
Sony to launch 12-inch tablet in 1Q15, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications will launch a 12-inch tablet in the first quarter of 2015. Several other vendors are also developing large-size tablets for launch in the first or second...
Friday 24 October 2014
Taiwan makers still eyeing sales of Ultra HD TV panels, high-end IT displays
Taiwan makers are still eyeing sales of Ultra HD TV panels, high-end IT displays, and large-size smartphone panels in order to remain profitable and maintain a competitive edge in...
Thursday 23 October 2014
Flurry of mergers and acquisitions reshape the automotive semiconductor supplier landscape, says IHS
Capped by the recent announcement that Qualcomm would buy CSR PLC, the automotive semiconductor industry recently has been undergoing a wave of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...