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Wednesday 16 April 2014
Motherboard players pushing non-motherboard businesses for profit growth
Despite expectations of a strong second quarter thanks to the launch of Intel's Haswell Refresh platform, motherboard players such as Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
HDI board capacity utilization rates to rise in 2Q14
The production capacity utilization rates of high-end HDI boards at Taiwan-based PCB makers are set to rise in the second quarter of 2014 due to strong demand from Samsung Electronics,...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Korea-based panel makers expected to start mass producing lower-cost Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q14
Korea-based panel makers are expected to start mass producing lower-cost Ultra HD TV panels in the second quarter of 2014, with shipments going primarily to customers in China.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Windows tablets gaining traction in Japan
Sales of Windows-based tablets in Japan have been rising as vendors have been aggressively releasing Windows 8.1-based 8-inch models since October 2013. In February 2014, 15.7% of...
Monday 14 April 2014
AUO, LG considering to mass produce 42.5-inch LCD TV panels
AU Optronics (AUO) and LG Display are both considering mass production of 42.5-inch LCD TV panels, according to industry sources. The panels will be used by the two companies to compete...
Monday 14 April 2014
Worldwide PC shipments decline 1.7% in 1Q14, says Gartner
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7% decline from the first quarter of 2013, according to Gartner.
Monday 14 April 2014
Sony expects Ultra HD TV sales to increase 4-fold in 2014
Sony expects its Ultra HD TV sales to increase four-fold in 2014 and also aims to hold a 10% global share in LCD TV shipments, according to the company.
Monday 14 April 2014
Notebook vendors taking cautious attitude on orders
Notebook component suppliers saw clients placing short-term orders in March, showing that vendors are still conservative about the notebook market and are taking a cautious approach...
Monday 14 April 2014
Taiwan market: Lenovo expects 200% increase in 2014 PC sales to SMBs
Lenovo expects desktop, notebook and tablet sales to small- to medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the Taiwan market to triple in 2014, according to Lenovo Taiwan general manager Justin...
Friday 11 April 2014
Synnex Technology March revenues up
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$30.03 billion (US$987 million) for March,...
Thursday 10 April 2014
Quanta ships 3.6 million notebooks in March
Quanta Computer shipped 3.6 million notebooks in March, growing 9.09% sequentially. First-quarter shipments were 10.5 million units, according to the company.
Thursday 10 April 2014
Windows XP migration and commercial spending helped offset weak consumer PC demand in 1Q14, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 73.4 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a decline of 4.4% on year, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although still in decline...
Thursday 10 April 2014
After years of flattening, curved TV screens leap into global market, says DisplaySearch
After spending almost two decades trying to make TVs flatter, curved TVs emerged again in 2013. According to DisplaySearch, curved TV display shipments are forecast to reach nearly...
Thursday 10 April 2014
Coretronic ships 6.59 million BLUs in March
Coretronic has revealed it shipped 6.59 million backlight units (BLUs) in March, increasing 2% sequentially, and its first-quarter BLU shipments grew 14% on year to 21.05 million...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Taiwan panel makers have order visibility for the Transformer Book T1000 until June
Panel makers Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) have order visibility for Asustek Computer's Transformer Book T1000 until June, according to industry sources.