Intel has recently adjusted its netbook strategy and is set to cooperate with its partners including Asustek Computer and Acer to launch netbook devices priced below US$199 in regions...
AOpen will invest US$3.5 million to relocate its factory from Zhongshan City, southern China, to an optoelectronics park developed by Wistron also in Zhongshan, according to AOpen.
Asustek Computer's board of directors on March 18 decided to invest US$50 million to establish a subsidiary, tentatively named Asustek Computer (China), in either Chengdu City or...
Acer announced on February 16, that the company has signed contracts with China-based IT channel vendor Sunning Appliance for a two year, US$500 million worth sales agreement. Acer...
IT players in China recently started to compete for talent as labor shortages in 2011 are becoming a lot more serious than in previous years. In addition to competition between coastal...
Despite that first-tier touch panel makers are all actively expanding their capacity and are expected to double in 2011, Cypress Semiconductor expects touch panel supply to be short...
AMD has announced a lineup of motherboard products for AMD's 2011 low-power mobile platform (Brazos) and the AMD Embedded G-Series platform for embedded systems (eBrazos), both based...
China's labor shortages are worsening, particularly in the eastern region, according to panel component makers. Labor shortages are now an annual issue, but the problem has occurred...
The number of mobile payment users worldwide will exceed 108.6 million in 2010, a 54.5% increase from 2009, when there were 70.2 million users, according to Gartner. Mobile payment...
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.13 in May 2010, up from 1.07 in April, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association...
The smartphone market continues to see impressive growth around the world, and in particular the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Shipments in the region are expected to grow 53% year-on-year...
The impact of the debt crisis in Europe on the global semiconductor market will be limited as North America remains the largest semiconductor market in the world, and the China market...
The worldwide front projector market is on target to grow 30% or more in 2010 from its 2009 level, thanks to a particularly strong first quarter that notched 1.9 million units worldwide,...
Global 3D TV shipments are expected to reach 4.2 million units in 2010, thanks to increasing traction and acceptance from enthusiastic early adopters. Global 3D TV shipments will...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.19 in March 2010, having been above parity for nine months in a row.
