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Wednesday 22 May 2013
After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
Bringing an end to a full year of declines in 2012, global flat panel TV shipments rose slightly in the first quarter of 2013, paving the way for marginal growth in 2013, according...
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan on May 21 unveiled the Xperia Tablet Z, an Android 4.1.2 waterproof tablet equipped with Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 10.1-inch 1920...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
Samsung Electronics has been developing a line up of notebooks for launch in June and the second half of 2013 ranging from consumer to business use and from entry-level to high-end,...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
A slowdown in notebook and desktop PC purchases coupled with strong growth in smartphones and tablets knocked AMD down to fourth place in microprocessor (MPU) sales in 2012 from second,...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
TV panel pricing is expected to drop in the second half of May due to a slowdown in demand for TVs in the market, according to research firm WitsView.
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Packaging and testing firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies both expect orders for large-size LCD driver ICs to pull in during the second half of 2013 on booming demand...
Monday 20 May 2013
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Global large-sized panel shipments in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.
Monday 20 May 2013
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
As Microsoft is expected to unveil its next-generation Xbox game console codenamed Durango on May 21 at the Xbox Campus, sources from the upstream supply chain revealed that they...
Monday 20 May 2013
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Taiwan-based panel makers are continuing to see increased orders from China-based TV vendors for Ultra HD TV panels as the makers' pricing for the technology is continuing to drop.
Monday 20 May 2013
BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
Weak PC sales have impacted BIOS designers such as Insyde Software, Phoenix Technologies and American Megatrends (AMI), prompting them to start taking measures to deal with the impact,...
Monday 20 May 2013
Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
As Apple is ready to release its new MacBook products in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain has revealed that their orders for MacBook devices are estimated to...
Monday 20 May 2013
Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
While many vendors and ODMs expect notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to significantly increase from the first, Taiwan-based component makers generally hold conservative...
Monday 20 May 2013
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
Trial production of Apple's 5th-generation 9.7-inch iPad will begin soon and volume production will begin in July, with monthly shipments ramping up to 2-3 million units in September,...
Monday 20 May 2013
Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
Getac Technology has shifted business operation from notebook ODM production to producing its own Getac-branded ruggedized notebooks and tablets since 2011, and aims to reach a global...
Friday 17 May 2013
Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
As 7- to 8-inch displays are expected to become a new specification for ruggedized tablets in 2014, vendors, such as Taiwan-based Getac Technology and Japan-based Panasonic, are eyeing...