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Friday 4 March 2011
Taiwan suppliers to ship 10-12 million iPads in 2Q11
Apple's target to take delivery of 40 million iPads from Taiwan suppliers in 2011 remains unchanged with shipment volume expected to top 6-6.5 million units, including over three...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Apple launches iPad 2
Apple has introduced the iPad 2, the next generation of its device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games,...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Non-iOS systems stand chance of challenging iPad
Google's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) as well as Microsoft's Windows 7 still stand a good chance of challenging Apple's iOS, with the global market share for non-iPad devices in 2011 estimated...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Apple expects shipments of 6-6.5 million iPads in 1Q11
Apple internally plans to take deliveries of 6-6.5 million iPads, including iPad 2, in the first quarter of 2011 and aims at a total shipment volume of 40 million iPads for 2011,...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
XOOM BOM totals US$359.92, says IHS iSuppli
The Motorola XOOM's materials cost closely approximates that of a comparably equipped iPad, as revealed by a physical dissection conducted by the IHS iSuppli. The XOOM carries a bill...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
iPad 2 to benefit PA makers and Taiwan GaAs foundry houses
Component suppliers are expected to benefit from the iPad 2 's imminent launch. Both TriQuint Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions will be the new Apple device's GaAs power amplifier...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Apple reduces iPad 2 mass production volume target
Amid rumors that Apple is making adjustments in its iPad 2 design and is also facing issues over the device's touch panel yields, sources from upstream component makers pointed out...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Protective component maker Polytronics wins PPTC orders for tablet PCs
Since Apple's iPad 2 reportedly will not incorporate ALD/SLD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors, Taiwan's protective component makers will not be able to...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
HP to start selling WebOS 3.0-based TouchPad in April
First-tier notebook brand vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) is set to start selling its WebOS 3.0-based tablet PC, TouchPad in April with shipments to start delivery by the end of March,...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Apple secures 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply
In order to achieve its internal goal of shipping 40 million iPad products in 2011, Apple has occupied close to 60% of the global touch panel capacity causing tight supply among Apple's...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Entrance of Android tablet PCs will weaken dominance of iPad, says Acer chairman
As Android 3.0-based tablet PCs will start appearing in March and April, Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that the entrance of the tablet PCs will inhibit Apple's dominance in the...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Digital camera chassis makers to see shipment growth more so than profit growth
Digital camera chassis makers will see their shipment volume increase in 2011 benefiting by Japan-based digital camera vendors releasing production to their Taiwan-based OEMs; however,...
Monday 14 February 2011
Tablet NAND flash demand to rise nearly 400% in 2011, says iSuppli
Tablet PC consumption of NAND flash is expected in 2011 to soar to 2.3 billion GB, up 382.4% from 476.8 million GB in 2010, according to IHS iSuppli. Shipments of NAND for tablets...
Tuesday 8 February 2011
STMicro and TriQuint capitalize on iPhone and iPad MEMS design wins in 2010, says iSuppli
Capitalizing on their design wins in Apple's iPhone 4 and iPad, semiconductor suppliers STMicroelectronics and TriQuint in 2010 achieved industry-leading growth in the global market...
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Big vendors become even bigger in netbook market
First-tier netbook players such as Acer, Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Toshiba are expected to become even bigger as second-tier players are gradually...