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Thursday 13 February 2014
Intel to cut a deal with Apple for Fab 42?
With shipments of desktop and notebooks in the doldrums since 2010, Intel's PC processor business has been in decline. Meanwhile, AMD and others are taking aim at the Intel-dominated...
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Acer to have over 30% tablets manufactured by China makers in 2014
Acer is expected to outsource over 30% of its tablet manufacturing to China-based makers in 2014 since China makers already have mature technologies, but are more competitive in terms...
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Quanta, Compal notebook shipments drop in January
Quanta Computer shipped 3.6 million notebooks in January, decreasing 10% sequentially, while Compal Electronics shipped 2.8 million units, slipping 37.8%, according to the companie...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Synnex Technology sees decreased January revenues
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on February 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$25.1 billion (US$829 million) for...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Computer storage industry declines in 2013 despite robust growth of SSDs, says IHS
A near-doubling of the market for solid-state drives was unable to help the computer-related storage industry in 2013, which slid 5% in shipments because of continuing contractions...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
TSMC shifts to 8-inch processing to produce fingerprint sensors for next-generation iPhone
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will use its 8-inch processing, instead of 12-inch, to produce fingerprint sensors for Apple's next-generation iPhone due to concerns...
Monday 10 February 2014
Upstream PCB firms post revenue growth in January
Replenishment demand for smartphones before the 2014 Lunar New Year buoyed January sales at upstream PCB suppliers including Co-Tech Copper Foil, Fulltech Fiber Glass, Topoint Technology...
Monday 10 February 2014
US TV market shrinks 9% in 2013, says IHS
The US TV market fell 9% in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season in the fourth quarter, which failed to compensate for low demand throughout the year,...
Monday 10 February 2014
China TV vendors expect to release OLED TVs by end of 2014
China-based TV vendors such as Skyworth and Hisense are expected to release 55-inch OLED TVs by October 2014, according to TV supply chain sources.
Monday 10 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments reach 9.51 million units in 4Q13
Taiwan-based LCD TV makers' shipments reached 9.51 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 10 February 2014
HTC reportedly to cooperate with Google on next-generation Nexus 10
HTC reportedly will team up with Google again and will jointly launch the next-generation Nexus 10 tablet, according to industry sources.
Monday 10 February 2014
Acer to release tablet OEM orders to China
Acer will have China-based OEMs undertake production of its tablets in 2014 to cut costs, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Monday 10 February 2014
Inventec, Clevo January revenues down on month, up on year
Inventec saw consolidated revenues of NT$42.373 billion (US$1.40 billion) for January decrease on month by 5.94% but increase on year by 22.35%, while fellow maker Clevo had those...
Monday 10 February 2014
Senao January revenues hit record
Senao International, the operator of handset and consumer electronics retail chain Senao in Taiwan, posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.233 billion (US$140 million) for January,...
Friday 7 February 2014
Google to launch 8-inch Nexus tablet
Google has been developing an 8-inch tablet to avoid price competition in the 7-inch segment for launch at the end of April with initial shipments of two million units, according...