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Tuesday 18 October 2011
Philips reports 85% on-year decrease in 3Q11 net profits
Low demand and consumption, in addition to the weak Euro, have caused Europe-based Philips to report significant falls in third-quarter 2011 revenues. Philips reported third-quarter...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Significant industry over-capacity to cause prolonged downturn in PV equipment revenues, says Solarbuzz
Global PV equipment spending (including c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels) is now projected to fall by more than 45% in 2012, down from an historic peak of US$13.1 billion...
Friday 14 October 2011
Profitability of Vizio LED light bulbs too low for Amtran
Vizio, a leading LCD TV vendor in the North America market, originally planned to launch 450-lumen 7W LED light bulbs for sale through its existing retail channels but has not yet...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
PC accessory player Razer to launch own-brand notebook
PC accessory player Razer has announced it will enter the notebook market and will launch a high-end model - Razer Blade, priced at US$2,799.99 to compete against first-tier brand...
Friday 26 August 2011
LED market growth transitions to lighting applications, says DisplaySearch
Market indicators continue to predict an on-year rise of 20% in LED usage across applications in 2011 with lighting leading the way, according to DisplaySearch. The total package...
Monday 22 August 2011
LED market shows slight growth in 2Q11
Low demand for LED TVs and the decreasing number of LED chips used per device have been causing the LED market to grow just 12.4% on quarter compared to first-quarter 2011. LED market...
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Amtran faces challenge to attain 2011 LCD TV goal
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology's LCD TV shipments reached nearly two million units in the first half of 2011, according to industry sources. But the maker may have difficulties achieving...
Monday 8 August 2011
Low demand in TV market might cause Taiwan-based OEM firms to miss shipment targets
Low demand in the TV industry has been causing many branded TV firms to lower shipment targets for 2011. Industry sources pointed out global shipments might decrease to 201-210 million...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Increasing TV demand coming from emerging markets
The economies in developed countries have been weak, which has affected shipments of TVs in 2011. Market estimates for total global shipments of TVs will be around 252 million units...
Thursday 28 July 2011
External hard drive shipments in 2011 unlikely to meet targets
Players in the external hard drive industry originally expected to see more than 100% growth on year in 2011, but may not be able to achieve growth as strong as expected due to serious...
Thursday 21 July 2011
North America chip-gear orders slip in June, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.55 billion in orders in June 2011 (three-month average basis), down 4.4% from the revised level of US$1.62...
Monday 18 July 2011
LED industry to grow 5-10% in 3Q11
Demand in the LED industry has not been reviving as expected. Order visibility continues to be low in July, according to industry sources. The quarterly growth is likely to be around...
Friday 15 July 2011
HTC appoints president of global sales and marketing
HTC has appointed its incumbent president of North America and Latin America Jason Mackenzie to the newly-created position of president of global sales and marketing, effective immediately...
Tuesday 5 July 2011
PND demand growing in Asia, falling in Europe, North America
The sales volume of GPS PNDs (portable navigation devices) in the Europe market and that in the North American market in 2011 will decline by 10% and 30% respectively from 2010, but...
Monday 4 July 2011
Amtran marketing LED bulbs in North America
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has cut into the LED lighting market in North America through partnership with Vizio, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.