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Wednesday 16 October 2013
Novatek driver ICs adopted in new Kindle Fire, says report
Taiwan-based IC design house Novatek Microelectronics has secured orders for panel driver ICs for use in Amazon's new Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch tablet, according to a report from Taiwan's...
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Ruggedized PC vendors impacted by US government budget stall
The suspension of the US government's budget has delayed procurement of ruggedized PCs and is expected to impact vendors' sales performance for the fourth quarter of 2013, according...
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Asustek competing in 8-inch tablet market with low price
Tablet brand vendors have recently started turning to develop 8-inch models hoping the new product line will help boost their overall gross margins. However, since demand for 8-inch...
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Samsung begins construction of new R&D center in Silicon Valley
Samsung Electronics plans to open a new R&D center in Silicon Valley to support its growth, open innovation and collaboration activities, according to the South Korea-based ven...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Taiwan market: Getac to sell ruggedized computing devices through BestCom Infotech
Getac Technology on October 15 announced the cooperation with BestCom Infotech, an IT distributor providing value-added solutions in Taiwan, to sell its ruggedized computing devices...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan notebook shipments to drop to only 35 million units in 4Q13
Global notebook shipments are expected to drop 3.2% sequentially and 13.4% on year in the fourth quarter as brand vendors' new notebook models featuring entry-level/mid-range Haswell...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
TCL September TV sales down in domestic market, up in overseas markets
China-based vendor TCL sold 1.091 million LCD TVs in the China market and 891,600 units in total in overseas markets in September, respectively decreasing by 8.4% and increasing by...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
TV semiconductor market growing despite decline in TV shipments, says IC Insights
Despite a drop in global TV unit demand in 2013, the semiconductor market for TVs is forecast to increase by an estimated 7% to US$13.1 billion, according to IC Insights. Technologies...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
OmniVision releases reference design for wearable consumer electronics
OmniVision Technologies, a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, has announced a new reference design that combines a wearable display and a camera module for the wearable...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Taiwan-based IC suppliers look to bleak sales in 4Q13
Sales of smartphones, tablets and LCD TVs in China during the October 1 holidays were flat, dashing hopes of Taiwan-based IC suppliers of ramping shipments in the fourth quarter of...
Monday 14 October 2013
AGAiT showcases smart robotic vacuum cleaner at Hong Kong Electronics Fair
AGAiT Technology, a wholly own subsidiary of Taiwan-based IT vendor Asustek Computer, is exhibiting a smart robotic vacuum cleaner equipped with a camera module of which recorded...
Monday 14 October 2013
ChipSiP unveils SiP Smart Glass solution
ChipSiP Technology, which provides turnkey system-in-package (SiP) solutions, has launched what the company claims is the world's first HD resolution near-eye display on the Android...
Monday 14 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Apple iWatch to play key role in boosting smartwatch sales
After researching existing smartwatch players' product strategies and technology maturity, Digitimes Research believes that the competition in the smartwatch industry in the next...
Monday 14 October 2013
New iPad devices to impact expensive tablets
Microsoft's second-generation Surface and new Android-based tablets are expected to be impacted by Apple's launch of the next-generation iPad and iPad mini as the company is likely...
Monday 14 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to grow less than 3% in 3Q13
Taiwan's notebook shipments grew only 2.5% sequentially, and dropped 8.6% on year in the third quarter despite the fact that notebook ODMs have seen better-than-expected orders in...