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Wednesday 28 November 2012
Apple CPU orders raise concerns over TSMC production capacity
The semiconductor industry is now more concerned about how Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacture Company (TSMC) is going to distribute its production capacity, and what proportion of revenues...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Asustek wins recognition from North America consumers: Q&A with Asustek North America president Steven Chang
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
TV replacement demand stimulated by price drops
TV replacement demand has been stimulated by the rapid fall in LCD TV prices. In addition, the depreciation of the Japanese yen has also given Japan-based vendors more flexibility...
Monday 26 November 2012
Taiwan market: Optoma to drop Full HD projector prices
Projector vendor Optoma will drop its Full HD (1,980 by 1,080) projector prices to approximately NT$30,000 (US$1,030) from NT$36,900 most likely before the end of 2012, according...
Monday 26 November 2012
Notebook ODMs compete aggressively for sporadic orders
Although notebook brand vendors have finished most of their order placements for 2013, they are currently still releasing some sporadic orders, accounting for 5-8% of their total...
Monday 26 November 2012
Ultrabook, ultra-like models to account for 20% of consumer notebooks in 2013, say Taiwan makers
As international vendors will launch many ultrabook models, such models and ultra-like models are expected to account for 20% of consumer notebooks shipped in 2013, much higher than...
Monday 26 November 2012
Taiwan 3Q12 GPS device production value down by 11.4% on year, says ITIS
Taiwan-based GPS navigation device makers generated total production value of NT$26.4 billion (US$895 million) in the third quarter of 2012, representing a decrease of 11.4% due to...
Monday 26 November 2012
China market: More multimedia player makers become smartphone vendors
China-based multimedia player makers including Meizu, OPPO Digital and BBK have entered the Android smartphone market in China, targeting the mid-range to high-end segment, according...
Monday 26 November 2012
Google to launch own-brand touch-control notebook, says paper
Google will launch a 12.85-inch Chrome OS touch-controlled notebook for own-brand sale, with Taiwan-based Compal Electronics responsible for OEM production and Wintek supplying touch...
Monday 26 November 2012
Shipments of ultrabooks, ultra-like models to double in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks are expected to double in 2013 as compared to the previous year as brand vendors are adjusting their product mix to cope with falling...
Friday 23 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 17.6% drop in 2012 LCD TV shipments
Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 37.513 million LCD TVs in 2012, slipping 17.6% from 2011, with a global share of 18.2%, down 4.1pp as well, according to Digitimes Research...
Friday 23 November 2012
LG Display still supplies most panels for iPad mini, say sources
LG Display (LGD) is still the largest supplier of panels used in Apple's recently-launched iPad mini, as AU Optronics (AUO) continues to suffer from poor yields in the production...
Friday 23 November 2012
FIH, Sharp to jointly develop smartphone markets in Southeast Asia, say sources
Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) will continue its cooperation with Sharp in the development of smartphones, and the two firms will shift their focus to promote sales in Southeas...
Friday 23 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 25 million LCD monitors in 3Q12
Taiwan-based makers shipped 25.780 million LCD monitors during the third quarter of 2012, increasing 7.4% on quarter but decreasing 11.4% on year and occupying 63.4% of global total...
Friday 23 November 2012
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch 3G/Wi-Fi-connected bridge camera
Samsung Electronics on November 22 unveiled Galaxy Camera, a bridge camera equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity for editing and sharing photos/video, for...