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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 22 March 2012
Catcher to supply chassis for Amazon tablet PC
Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology has recently received orders from Amazon for a new Kindle Fire tablet PC, according to sources from the upstream supply chain; however,...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
New iPad costs more to produce, IHS teardown reveals
The new iPad, equipped with 32GB of NAND flash memory and 4G LTE wireless capability, carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$364.35, according to a teardown analysis by IHS iSuppli...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011
The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...
Monday 19 March 2012
Taiwan market: Prices for iPad 2 lowered
In line with Apple's lowering prices for the iPad 2 due to the launch of the new iPad, retailers in Taiwan have decreased prices for each version of the iPad 2 by NT$3,000 (US$102),...
Thursday 15 March 2012
IHS reiterates view on status of display suppliers for new iPad
On March 7, IHS iSuppli issued a statement indicating that Apple likely had qualified three sources for the display in the new iPad – Samsung, LG Display (LGD) and Sharp. The...
Wednesday 14 March 2012
iPad to dominate sales of NAND flash in tablets through 2015, IHS says
With its leading market share position and high memory usage, Apple's iPad is set to continue to dominate worldwide demand for NAND flash in media tablets at least through the year...
Monday 12 March 2012
New iPad may push up global sales of LTE smartphones to 45-50 million units in 2012, say Taiwan makers
As the new iPad supports LTE and a new version of iPhone to be launched in the second half of 2012 is very likely to support LTE as well, other vendors are expected to equip their...
Monday 12 March 2012
Apple likely to adopt slim bezel displays for 7.85-inch iPads, say sources
Apple is expected to adopt slim bezel displays for the highly speculated 7.85-inch iPads to increase the viewing area of the small-size tablets, according to sources in the upstream...
Friday 9 March 2012
TPK, Wintek to see gross margins improve in 2Q12
Touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their gross margins improve starting the second quarter of 2012 along with rising shipments of the newly released iPad,...
Thursday 8 March 2012
Apple launches new iPad
Apple has introduced its third generation iPad, which features a Retina display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5-megapixel camera with advanced optics. The new...
Thursday 8 March 2012
Vendors of 7-inch tablet PCs concerned if Apple launches 7.85-inch iPad
As Apple will reportedly launch a 7.85-inch iPad in the third quarter of 2012, other vendors are concerned because it would bring large competitive pressure on them, according to...
Monday 5 March 2012
Non-Apple tablet PC vendors sandwiched by Apple and Google
With Apple expected to release its new iPad soon, while Google reportedly may also launch its 7-inch tablet PC as soon as March or April, non-Apple-and-Google tablet PC brand vendors...
Monday 5 March 2012
Samsung outperforms LG Display in January shipments of iPad panels, says sources
Samsung Electronics outperformed LG Display to become the top supplier of 9.7-inch flat panels for Apple's iPads in January with shipments totaling 2.45 million units, up from 1.65...