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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 are...
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...
Friday 17 May 2013
Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
IT and consumer electronics products Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$73.637 billion (US$2.47 billion), gross margin of 3.23%, net operating...
Friday 17 May 2013
AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
AU Optronics' (AUO) shipments of panels for the iPad mini are expected to decrease from four million units in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.5-2.8 million units in the second, according...
Friday 17 May 2013
Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
Total shipments of notebooks with touch screens were 4.57 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 51.8% from a quarter earlier, according to Displaybank. The notebooks made...
Friday 17 May 2013
Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
The TPC-1840WP and 2140WP are 18" and 21" widescreen multitouch panel PCs, specifically designed to provide easier operation and boost productivity in manufacturing control...