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Friday 30 March 2012
Touch-screen chip market to boom, says IHS iSuppli
Shipments of touch screen displays in devices like smartphones and media tablets are booming, causing the market for touch controller ICs to almost triple in size during a five year...
Friday 30 March 2012
Quanta Computer 4Q11 financial performance improves sequentially
Notebook ODM Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues, gross margin and profit for the fourth quarter of 2011 rose sequentially.
Friday 30 March 2012
Taiwan, Korea flat panel makers hiking TV panel prices
Taiwan- and Korea-based flat panel makers have managed to raise prices of their 32-inch TV panels by US$2 on average recently with more hikes planned for other sizes in the second...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Foxconn to ramp up shipments of new iPads to 12-15 million units in 2Q12, say sources
Shipments from the new iPad supply chain are expected to expand significantly in the second quarter of 2012, with iPad assembler Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Digital MEMS microphone market expanding, says IHS
Driven by their widespread use in top-selling mobile devices like Apple's iPads, market revenues for digital microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones is set to overtake the...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Asustek to release holdings in Pegatron, says paper
Asustek Computer plans to release gradually its holdings of a 24.5% stake in Pegatron Technology in Taiwan's securities market starting May, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Apple places more orders for 13.3-inch MacBook Pro than for 15-inch model
As Apple will start mass producing its 15-inch MacBook Pro in April, sources from the upstream supply chain have pointed out that the company's orders for the 13.3-inch model are...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Amazon to launch 2-4 new tablet PCs in 2012, say sources
Amazon will launch at least two tablet PCs in 2012, with a possibility that the number may increase to four, according to industry sources. Shipments of a 10.1-inch model are expected...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Google 7-inch tablet PCs to bring price-cut pressure on other vendors
Google, in order to compete with Amazon, will cooperate with Asustek Computer to launch a 7-inch inexpensive tablet PC in May-June 2012 and this is expected to bring pressure of price...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Improving the Safe Operation of a Nuclear Power Plant
The Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant is a 300MW Pressurized Water Reactor nuclear plant and is the first plant which is designed, constructed and managed by China itself. It is not only...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Synnex Technology posts 2011 net EPS of NT$4.67
Synnex Technology International, a Taiwan-based electronics products distributor, has released unaudited financial results for 2011, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$4....
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Focus on high-volume mobile devices: Q&A with Akustica executives
MEMS microphone specialist Akustica has announced its new analog MEMS microphone series to show continuous enhancement of its product portfolio. The firm also recognizes this product...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Smartphone adoption of AMOLED panels heating up
Smartphones to be launched in 2012 smartphones are expected to have panels with higher resolutions, including the Samsung Galaxy S3 which will use an AMOLED panel when it launches...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Commentary: China TV brands expanding fast
Competition in the LCD TV industry is continuing to change. Korean companies are dominating the LED-backlit TV market and are now competing for the top spot in smart TVs and even...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Foxconn posts 2011 net EPS of NT$7.65
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has released its 2011 financial report, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$7.65.