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Friday 25 June 2010
RIM reportedly looks to ship 60-70 million BlackBerry smartphones in next 12 months
RIM (Research In Motion) has reportedly informed its handset component suppliers in Taiwan that it expects shipments of BlackBerry smartphones to top 60-70 million units in the next...
Friday 7 May 2010
Keypad market share gains benefit Taiwan makers
Despite the surge in popularity of touchscreen smartphones, physical keypads have gained ground in the smartphone input market.
Thursday 8 April 2010
Handset component makers post strong revenue gains in March
Most Taiwan-based handset component makers have posted strong revenue gains in March. Silitech Technology, Merry Electronics and Ichia Technologies recorded consolidated revenues...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Motorola handset component supply chain in Taiwan likely to undergo rearrangement
The supply chain of handset keypads, cases, panels, PCBs and camera modules for Motorola in Taiwan may come to a rearrangement as Arima Communications is likely to replace Compal...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Handset component makers set to see revenues decline faster than expected in 1Q10
Three major Taiwan-based handset component makers – Merry Electronics, Ichia Technologies and Silitech Technology – have all turned more conservative over their revenue...
Monday 22 February 2010
MediaTek places component orders for nearly 50 million units for March 2010, says paper
MediaTek is aggressively replenishing inventories for March 2010, with order volumes to its handset related component suppliers reaching nearly 50 million units, the highest monthly...
Friday 22 January 2010
Handset component makers expect 50% on year revenue growth in 1Q10
Handset component makers including Merry Electronics, Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies are expected to see their revenues in the first quarter of 2010 increase by 40-50%...
Monday 4 January 2010
Pixart enters handset CMOS sensor market
CMOS image sensor (CIS) supplier Pixart Imaging has teamed up with MediaTek to enter the handset CIS market, according to industry sources. Under the partnership, Pixart has begun...
Friday 4 December 2009
Ichia posts sequential revenue growth in November 2009, says paper
Handset keypad and flexible PCB maker Ichia Technologies saw consolidated revenues increase 15.5% sequentially to NT$706 million (US$21.99 million) in November 2009, although the...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Prosperity Dielectrics to begin producing inductors for notebooks, handsets
Taiwan-based Prosperity Dielectrics plans to expand the presence of its inductor product line into the notebook and handset markets and expects revenues of this segment to grow in...
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Silitech sees pre-tax profits up 35% on year in 3Q09
Handset keypad maker Silitech Technology has posted pre-tax profits of NT$541 million (US$16.75 million) for the third quarter of 2009, up 47% sequentially and 35% on year, according...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Handset component makers expect growing revenues and profits in 4Q09
Three major Taiwan-based handset component makers – Ichia Technologies, Merry Electronics and Silitech Technology – all expect their revenues and profits to grow substantially...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
OLED displays revenues set new record of US$192 million in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Global OLED revenues have set a new record of US$192 million for the second quarter of 2009, up 32% sequentially and 22% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The research firm forecasts...
Monday 28 September 2009
Strong orders to keep FIH handset production running during long October holiday, say IC distributors
Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) will continue its production in China during the long National Day holiday in October, and therefore IC distributors have been rushing to fulfill...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Taiwan handsets – 2Q 2009

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