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Monday 12 May 2014
Pegatron only Taiwan notebook ODM to see sequential growth in April revenues
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Inventec, Wistron and Pegatron have reported consolidated revenues for April, with only Pegatron seeing on-month growth, according to...
Monday 12 May 2014
Asustek April revenues hit 11-month low
Asustek Computer on May 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.44 billion (US$1.14 billion) for April, the lowest monthly level since June 2013 and decreasing on month by 10.84%...
Friday 9 May 2014
Synnex April revenues down on month
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.6 billion (US$912 million) for April, dropping 8.1% on...
Friday 9 May 2014
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2014
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panel makers face strong competition in the handset sector from Japan- and Korea-based firms in the high-end segment and from China-based suppliers...
Friday 9 May 2014
Notebook vendor shipments see instability due to lack of panel access
Some notebook vendors' shipments are being affected due to lack of panel access as panel makers shift their production capacity to mobile and TV panels.
Friday 9 May 2014
Global tablet market – 1Q 2014
Tablet shipments reached 58.56 million in the first quarter of 2014, down 30% on quarter and up 4.6% on year, which came as a result of Samsung Electronics and Lenovo pushing their...
Friday 9 May 2014
Supply chains see increased orders for 2-in-1 notebooks
Supply chains are seeing increased orders from notebook vendors for 2-in-1 units. Lenovo, Asustek Computer and Acer are all putting in orders to supply chains for the units as they...
Friday 9 May 2014
The market for Bluetooth chipsets will be a cumulative 19 billion over the next 5 years, says ABI Research
Bluetooth shipments broke an annual two billion shipments in 2012 and are set to surpass three billion shipped during 2015 and four billion during 2018. "Cumulatively, over 19...
Friday 9 May 2014
Pegatron expects sequential growth of up to 5% in 2Q14 notebook shipments
Pegatron expects ODM notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2014 to grow up to 5%, and motherboard and desktop shipments to decline 15-20%, company CEO Jason Cheng said at a...
Friday 9 May 2014
Compal expects over 10% sequential growth in 2Q14 notebook shipment, says president
Compal Electronics shipped 8.9 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2014 and expects an on-quarter increase of over 10% in the second quarter, company president Ray Chen said...
Thursday 8 May 2014
Asustek, Acer, Lenovo snatching notebook market share from Samsung and Sony in Europe
Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo are expected to see their notebook market shares in Europe grow as both Samsung Electronics and Sony are paying less attention on their notebook...
Thursday 8 May 2014
China vendors to rely on Taiwan high-end TV panels, says Innolux president
As China's panel industry is expected to see significant increases in TV panel production capacity by 2015, many market observers claim Taiwan's TV panel industry is likely to be...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Asustek sees profit drop in 1Q14; ships 4.9 million notebooks
Asustek Computer has announced net profits of NT$4.36 billion (US$144.69 million) for the first quarter, down 23% on quarter and 28% on year with EPS reaching NT$5.87. Asustek shipped...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Altek sees increased April revenues
Digital camera ODM Altek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.819 billion (US$60.1 million) for April, growing 15.68% on month and 20.05% on year, and January-April consolidated...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Taiwan market: Sony launches SmartBand SWR10
Sony Mobile Communications has announced the launch of SmarBand SWR10 smart bracelet in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$3,990 (US$132).