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Tuesday 9 April 2013
Compal ships 3.8 million notebooks, 400,000 tablets in March
Compal Electronics shipped 3.8 million notebooks and 400,000 tablets in March, together growing 40% on month, according to the company.
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Production of fifth-generation iPad to begin in July-August, say sources
Volume production of the fifth-generation 9.7-inch iPad will kick off in July-August 2013, according to sources with Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Yield rates for key components,...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
China market: Over 340,000 OEM in-car navigation devices shipped in 4Q12, says Analysys
In the China market, 342,000 in-car GPS navigation devices were shipped to automobile makers on an OEM basis during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 9.3% on quarter and 14.8%...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Wistron reports rising March revenues
Notebook ODM firm Wistron saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$60.88 billion (US$2.02 billion), showing a sequential increase of 37.07% and an on-year increase of 11.18%. The March...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Innolux lands orders for 13-inch WIS touch panels from Asustek
Innolux has obtained orders from Asustek Computer for 13-inch WIS (window integrated sensor) touch panels for use in Taichi, a dual-screen tablet/notebook hybrid, according to sources...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Case study of 2 AFE ICs confirms significant potential for small IC vendors, says Petrov Group
Can a small fabless analog vendor compete with the top-five analog IC vendors in global markets? This question is being asked often, especially in the context of emerging China-based...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Mitac International to set up holding firm for organizational transformation
Taiwan-based DMS (design and manufacturing service) provider Mitac International will establish a holding company (tentatively named Mitac Investment Holding) and then become a wholly-owned...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Gigabyte sees growth in March revenues
Gigabyte Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.43 billion (US$147.54 million) for March, up 30.3% on month and 8.96% on year, while revenues reached NT$12.4 billion...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth
Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Taiwan March CPI down sequentially, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's March 2013 consumer price index (CPI) of 101.45 (2011 as base year) decreased 1.41% on month but increased 1.39% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...
Monday 8 April 2013
Acer said to be mulling 7.9-inch tablet at US$149
Acer is reportedly considering lowering the price of its Iconia A1-810 tablet, using 7.9-inch 1024-by-768 IPS panels, from US$250 to US$149 to compete against the iPad mini, according...
Monday 8 April 2013
Apple may see single-digit shipment growth for MacBooks in 2013
Apple MacBook shipments may only see single-digit growth in 2013, as related upstream component suppliers still have not yet seen any major increases in orders, according to sources...
Monday 8 April 2013
Touchscreen to become standard specification for third-generation ultrabooks
Intel has decided to make touchscreen functions a standard specification for its third-generation ultrabooks, which is expected to launch shortly after the release of its Haswell platform...
Monday 8 April 2013
Taiwan market: Canon launches DSLR EOS 700D
Canon has unveiled the EOS 700D DSLR camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$22,900 (US$767) for body only. Prices will be NT$26,900 with...
Monday 8 April 2013
Japan-based makers developing 6-inch ultra-thin panels, say Taiwan makers
Japan-based makers, mainly Sharp and Panasonic, have been developing 6-inch ultra-thin high-end panels for use in large-screen smartphones expected to be launched at the end of third-quarter...