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Tuesday 9 October 2012
Commentary: The effects of TV subsidies in China
Energy-saving subsidies that provide funding for consumer electronic products such as LCD TVs have proven efficacious in China in terms of getting consumers to become greener with...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Prices for TV panels of mainstream sizes up in October
Prices for LCD TV panels of mainstream sizes have risen so far in October, with prices for 32-inch open-cell panels increasing by US$1 to US$101-105 and those for 42-inch full HD...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Asustek September revenues up
Asustek Computer on October 8 reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$33.763 billion (US$1.14 billion) for September, growing 5.49% on month and 8.12% on year, and those of NT$269.477...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
CMI remains top supplier of panels to China-based TV vendors
Chimei Innolux (CMI) still remains the top LCD TV panel supplier to China-based TV vendors and is expected to continue doing so throughout the end of 2012 due to the company's product...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
CMI, AUO 4Q12 operations subject to risks of high TV panel inventory levels
Taiwan-based Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are likely to face excessive supply of their LCD TV panel products in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to expected releases...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Quanta September notebook shipments up, revenues down sequentially
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer shipped 4.7 million notebooks in September, growing by 11.9% on month, but the corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$83.495 billion (US$2.83 billion)...
Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall setting up more retail stores
E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics product retail chain in Taiwan, opened its second retail store in northern Taiwan on October 6 and plans to establish three additional...
Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan component makers worried about Lenovo plans to hike in-house notebook production
As China-based vendor Lenovo plans to increase in-house production of own-brand notebooks and will therefore procure components instead of letting ODMs release orders, as a result...
Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan September CPI down on month, up on year
Taiwan's September 2012 consumer price index (CPI) of 110.39 (2006 as base year) slipped by 0.33% on month but rose by 2.96% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index...
Monday 8 October 2012
RPX Network: An Effective Solution to the Growing Problem of Patent Risk
As recently as ten years ago, patents were almost entirely a positive thing for companies. They were the embodiment of a firm's innovative energy, both spurring the creation of new...
Friday 5 October 2012
Smart TV vendors seeking other TV chip suppliers than MediaTek, say Taiwan makers
As smart TVs have become a main source of profitability for LCD TV vendors and the global penetration of smart TVs will rise to 50% in 2013 based on Gartner projections, smart TV...
Friday 5 October 2012
Samsung sees another record quarterly earnings
Samsung Electronics has announced its financial guidance for the third quarter of 2012, with operating profits set to hit a new record high for a fourth consecutive quarter.
Friday 5 October 2012
Tsann Kuen sees decreased September revenues
Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of IT and consumer electronics retail chain Tsann Kuen in Taiwan, has reported revenues of NT$2.162 billion (US$88.4 million) for September 2012,...
Friday 5 October 2012
Sharp decreasing in-house production of 32-inch TV panels
Japan-based Sharp has been reducing production of 32-inch LCD TV panels at its 8G plant to fewer than 100,000 units a month because of increasing price competition and high production...
Friday 5 October 2012
Quanta estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer is estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September, increasing 23-30% sequentially, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.