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Thursday 3 January 2013
TSMC shares rally on Apple chip order speculation
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have rallied on reports indicating the IC foundry will likely grab orders for Apple's A-series processors earlier than...
Thursday 3 January 2013
Synnex to add 9 logistics centers in 2013, says paper
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics product distributor Synnex Technology International will expand the number of logistics centers to 26 worldwide by the end of 2013 from the...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
IC demand from notebook sector to remain weak in 1H13
Demand for chips from the notebook segment will remain weak in the first half of 2013 as the increasing popularity of tablets will further limit notebook sales in the year, according...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Ambient light, proximity sensors to have lower penetration rates in notebook/tablet segment
The penetration rates of ambient light and proximity sensors in the notebook and tablet sectors will be lower than expected in the first half of 2013 due to cost considerations at...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Digitimes Research: China-based panel makers expected to extend influence in the TV panel market
China-based panel maker BOE recently signed an investment agreement with the Chongqing Municipal Government to jointly invest CNY$32.8 billion (US$5.26 billion) in constructing a...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Touch panel supply and pricing keys to boosting Windows 8 demand
Demand for Windows 8 will rely heavily on the supply and pricing of touch panels. Once touch panels can be supplied cheaply and in large volumes, sources from retail channels expect...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
China January-November handset output over one billion, says MIIT
China-based makers produced 1.045 billion handsets during January-November 2012, slightly dropping by 1.1% on year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information...
Friday 28 December 2012
Flat screen TV sales in China expected to reach 50 million by the end of 2012
Flat screen TV sales are expected to reach 50 million units in China by the end of 2012 largely due to energy-saving subsidies issued by the China government, according to market...
Friday 28 December 2012
Ultrabook vendors concerned about revision of MacBook Air in 2013
Apple has issued requests for quotations (RFQ) to Taiwan-based supply chain makers for the revision of several notebook models including MacBook Pro and MacBook Air series in June...
Friday 28 December 2012
Lenovo-Compal joint venture in China begins mass production, says paper
The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China has begun commercial runs with its production capacity expected to reach one million units...
Friday 28 December 2012
Intel to cooperate with HP, Lenovo, Quanta, Compal to launch smart TVs in 2013
Intel will cooperate with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo, Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics to launch smart TVs in 2013, according to component makers.
Thursday 27 December 2012
ECS to see decreased own-brand motherboard shipments in 2012
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is expected to ship about four million motherboards for own-brand sale in 2012, decreasing from six million units shipped in 2011, but its ODM shipments...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Touchscreen offers new opportunity for PC brands: An interview with Acer president
The PC industry saw several major developments in 2012, such as the rise of ARM-based products that greatly weakened the influence of the Wintel platform and Microsoft's launch of...
Thursday 27 December 2012
IDC cuts forecast for 2012, 2013 chip market growth
IDC has cut its forecast for 2012 chip market growth to less than 1% from the 4.6% estimated previously. The market research firm also revised downward its projection for 2013 to...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Advantech expected to achieve 15% on-year revenue growth in 2013
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech is expected to enjoy 15% on-year revenue growth in 2013, according to market watchers.