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Tuesday 6 July 2010
iPad monthly orders surpass 2 million units in July, says Digitimes Research
Apple's monthly iPad orders to Taiwan makers surpassed two million units for July and the volume are expected to maintain above the level in the future, according to Mingchi Kuo,...
Friday 2 July 2010
CMI signs agreement with Hitachi Displays for IPS technology; likely to ship iPad panels in 4Q10-1Q11
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has signed a strategic agreement with Hitachi Displays for IPS technology for medium-size panels, with market sources expecting the Taiwan-based company to start...
Thursday 1 July 2010
China-based Founder VP admits working to gain partnership with Apple over iPad, says report
Fang Zhonghua, vice president of China-based PC brand Founder has recently confirmed that the company is currently in negotiations with Apple for distributing the iPad in China, according...
Friday 25 June 2010
iPad spurs e-book reader price war, says iSuppli
The move by Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon to slash the prices of their e-book readers reflects a fundamental change in their business strategy intended to counter the rising...
Friday 25 June 2010
Touch panel IC designer Elan and ambient light sensor supplier Capella see increasing orders
Taiwan-based touch panel IC vendor Elan Microelectronics and ambient light sensor maker Capella Microsystems have seen their orders increase substantially over the past few months...
Friday 25 June 2010
AUO, CMI reportedly looking to license FFS technology from E Ink for iPad panels
AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) are reportedly in talks with E Ink Holdings, previously known as Prime View International (PVI), for its FFS (fringe field switching) technology...
Thursday 24 June 2010
Strong channel demand reportedly causing tight component supply for Apple
Strong channel demand for Apple's new products such as iPad is reportedly leaving its component suppliers including Foxlink unable to fulfill demand, which is also affecting iPad...
Friday 18 June 2010
Capacitive touch panels to account for over 80% of Wintek revenues in 2011, says chairman
Wintek expects revenues of capacitive touch panels to account for over 80% of its total revenues in 2011, up from the current 60%, according to company chairman Hyley Huang.
Friday 18 June 2010
Samsung to start volume shipments of iPad panels in July
Samsung Electronics will start volume shipments of 9.7-inch panels for the Apple iPad in July with monthly shipments reaching 300,000-500,000 units, according to market sources.
Thursday 17 June 2010
iPad and competitors spur touchscreen boom, says iSuppli
Driven by soaring sales of Apple's iPad and competing products, shipments of touch screens for such systems are set to rise by nearly 5,000% in 2010, according to iSuppli.
Friday 4 June 2010
Broadcom talks about growing opportunities in wireless
Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit at chip specialist Broadcom recently sat down with Digitimes to share...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Breaking down the rumors of iPhone 4G: Q&A with Digitimes Research senior analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
A fan of Apple or not, one cannot deny that over the past few decades, the company has introduced products that have changed the way we go about our everyday lives. With the iPhone...
Tuesday 25 May 2010
Nanya PCB to expand capacity for FC substrates and HDI boards
Nanya PCB has revealed plans to boost its flip-chip (FC) substrate capacity by 5-7 million units for a total of 35-37 million units a month by the end of June 2010, and also expand...
Thursday 20 May 2010
Samsung uses iPad as launch pad for power management IC bid, says iSuppli
Building on its key design win in Apple's iPad, Samsung Electronics plans to re-enter the burgeoning market for power management semiconductors, potentially allowing it to emerge...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
LG Display notebook panel shipments drop almost 1 million units in April, say sources
LG Display (LGD) saw its notebook panel shipments drop by almost one million units to 4.2 million in April, as clients canceled orders amid weakening demand from Europe, which accounts...