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Thursday 5 September 2013
IHS lists fast facts on Samsung, Qualcomm smartwatch announcements
Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm both unveiled their smartwatches on September 4, expanding into the wearable device market.
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Richtek, GMT see increasing orders from TV and flat panel sectors
Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) have seen a rebound in orders from TV and display clients recently, which could enhance their performance for the third quarter...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Flextronics lands 90% of Xbox One orders, leaving Foxconn the rest
Singapore-based Flextronics has reportedly landed about 90% of Xbox One orders from Microsoft with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) acquiring the remaining 10%, according...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Tatung to further tackle home electronics segment in emerging markets, says chairman
Tatung is expected to further push its home electronics products and system technology in emerging markets such as Brazil, Turkey, India and various countries in southeast Asia over...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Makers in Microsoft, Nokia supply chains to compete fiercely for orders
Taiwan-based makers in Microsoft's and Nokia's supply chains are expected to gear up efforts to garner orders for smartphones, games consoles, tablets and other peripherals after Microsoft...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
ARM buys mobile display IC cores from Cadence
Processor IP licensor ARM and Cadence Design Systems, an EDA tool company, have signed an agreement for the sale and transfer of Cadence PANTA display controller cores to ARM, according...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
LCD TV growth strong in China as demand in developed regions declines, says DisplaySearch
According to the latest findings from DisplaySearch, worldwide TV shipments in the second quarter of 2013 were down 3% on year, though LCD TV shipments managed to grow 4% on year....
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Microsoft to push own brand with help from Nokia
Microsoft, following its acquisition of Nokia's Device and Services business, is likely to promote its own-brand Surface tablets with the help from Nokia smartphones, similar to Apple's...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
More acquisitions may occur after Nokia/Microsoft deal
Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's Device and Services business is expected to trigger more acquisitions between handset vendors in the future as the smartphone market will gradually...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Microsoft purchase of Nokia handset business may boost Chrome devices
Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services business is expected to intensify competition between Microsoft and PC vendors and thus the latter are likely to be more willing...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Chip carrier packaging grows on widespread adoption of QFN package, says IC Insights
Advanced packaging of semiconductor chips has emerged as a key enabler in many of today's electronic system products. While much attention with regard to IC packaging is on 3D stacking...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Taiwan market: kbro expects to reach 100% cable TV digitization in 2015
kbro, a major MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in Taiwan, expects its cable TV networks to be completely digitized in 2015, according to the company.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Orders for 2nd-generation Nexus 7 for 4Q13 may shrink sequentially, say Taiwan makers
Component makers in the Nexus 7 supply chain are worried they may see a large decrease in orders from Google and Asustek Computer in the fourth quarter of 2013 due to lower-than-expected...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Southeast Asia major domestic appliances segment generates US$3.4 billion in 1H13, says GfK
Consumers in the Southeast Asia region, which is made up largely of emerging markets, are hungry for large appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Lenovo introduces new ThinkPad ultrabooks
Lenovo has announced new thinner and lighter additions to its ThinkPad portfolio. The ThinkPad T440s, T440 and X240 ultrabook notebooks are 20% thinner form factors, and have 45% larger...