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Friday 10 July 2015
Compal sees June revenues drop on year
Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$72.679 billion (US$2.34 billion) for June 2015, representing a 12.6% increase on month and 5.25% drop on year.
Friday 10 July 2015
Gartner cuts 2015 chip market growth forecast again
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to reach US$348 billion in 2015, a 2.2% increase from 2014, according to Gartner. The prediction, however, is down from Gartner's previous...
Friday 10 July 2015
Foxconn reports increased sales for June
Foxconn Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$318.56 billion (US$10.27 billion) for June, up 5.62% sequentially and 0.49% on year.
Thursday 9 July 2015
Mitac to see 20% shipment growth in camcorders for vehicles in 2015 thanks to rising demand in Europe
Mitac International launched a series of new car electronics products under the Mio brand on July 8 including camcorders for cars and scooters, and a PND. Company vice president and...
Thursday 9 July 2015
Hardware-based 4K content protection a growing concern thanks to increasing 4K penetration, says ABI Research
High resolution premium video, including Ultra HD (4K) content, is a fast-growing market and therefore content protection services must follow suit with adaptability and preparedness...
Thursday 9 July 2015
Asustek announces growth in June revenues, but reduces annual notebook shipment forecast
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$41.68 billion (US$1.34 billion) for June, up 23.75% on month and 22.91% on year, but has reduced its notebook shipment forecast...
Thursday 9 July 2015
Large-screen smartphone shipments to rise 66% in 2015, says IC Insights
Large-screen smartphones, or phablets with displays of five inches or greater, are on track to surpass worldwide shipments of tablet computers in 2015, according to IC Insights. The...
Wednesday 8 July 2015
Worldwide device shipments to grow 1.5% to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, says Gartner
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are expected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, a 1.5% increase from 2014 and down from the...
Wednesday 8 July 2015
Shipment share of 49-inch TV panels up 98% on year in May, says firm
Global shipments of 48- to 50-inch TV panels in May 2015 reached 3.31 million, up 16% on year, according to a new report from Sigmaintell Consulting.
Wednesday 8 July 2015
Samsung Display to shift 48-inch TV panel production to 49-inch units
In an effort to further compete against 49-inch TV panels produced from LG Display and 50-inch units from Taiwan makers, Samsung Display will shift production of 48-inch TV panels...
Wednesday 8 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Shipments of Intel CPU-based Android tablets to decline in 2015
Global shipments of Android-based tablets powered by Intel CPUs are expected to drop to 10.8 million units in 2015, down from14.23 million shipped a year earlier. Meanwhile, sales...
Wednesday 8 July 2015
PC, server demand in Russia rebounding, say Taiwan makers
Russia-based Internet service providers, along with growing demand for hardware used in data centers, have resumed placement of orders with Taiwan-based PC and server vendors/makers,...
Tuesday 7 July 2015
Intel said to postpone Kaby Lake processor launch to late 2016
Following the delay of Skylake processors, Intel's next-generation Kaby Lake processors, which were originally scheduled for early 2016, reportedly will be pushed back until September...
Tuesday 7 July 2015
Diode maker Eris 1H15 revenues flat
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Eris Technology, which specializes in the manufacture of rectifier diodes, amounted to NT$567 million (US$18.3 million) in the first half of 2015...
Monday 6 July 2015
Solomon Systech launches PMOLED driver ICs for wearable displays
Solomon Systech has announced the expansion of its passive matrix OLED (PMOLED) driver family with a new product, SSD1317, which targets the rapidly growing wearables market.