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Wednesday 29 April 2015
Synnex Technology to deal out 2014 dividend of NT$3.30
Taiwan-based IT product and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 28 decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$3.30 (US$0.107)...
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Acer prefers profitability to PC shipment growth, says founder
Acer will focus on developing product lines that will benefit its business development and will give up the policy of ramping up shipments at the expense of profitability, according...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Asustek, Acer beef up marketing of gaming notebooks
Asustek Computer and Acer have strengthened marketing of gaming notebooks through financially sponsoring Taiwan-based e-sports teams and international e-sports events.
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to rise 14.3% in 2Q15
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry is forecast to rise 14.3% sequentially to NT$140.07 billion (US$4.58 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, buoyed mainly by a...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
More wearable device vendors looking to in-house developed platforms for smartwatches
Wearable device vendors including Asustek Computer, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have been eagerly developing respective platforms in-house for their smartwatches and other...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
SSD, eMMC controllers drive Silicon Motion sales growth in 1Q15
NAND flash device controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported slight sequential growth in net sales for the first quarter of 2015, driven by rising sales of client...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils entry-level tablet Galaxy Tab A
Samsung Electronics has unveiled Galaxy Tab A, an entry-level tablet with an S Pen touch pen, for launch in the Taiwan market in early May.
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Taiwan digital cameras – 1Q 2015
DSCs continue to be cannibalized by smartphones with increasingly better camera functions. Taiwan's DSC makers saw a short-lived rebound in shipments in fourth-quarter 2014, but slipped...
Monday 27 April 2015
Acer will compete in PC market to the last, says CEO
While the PC industry has matured and is saturated with 4-5 vendors competing in the global PC market, Acer says it will compete to the last through the continued improvement of its...
Monday 27 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q15 down 35.3% on quarter
There were 49.08 million tablets shipped globally in the first quarter of 2015, slipping 35.3% on quarter and 15.3% on year, with shipments consisting of 12.0 million iPads, 19.1...
Monday 27 April 2015
Middle East pay TV market boom fastest globally, says IHS
The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has grown in revenues from EUR702 million (US$763.56 million) in 2013 to EUR873 million in 2014.
Monday 27 April 2015
Communications and computer systems to drive IC sales across all regions, says IC Insights
Communication and computer systems are forecast to account for the greatest percentage of IC sales in every geographic region – Americas, Europe, Japan and Asia-Pacific –...
Monday 27 April 2015
Samsung surpasses Innolux to hold leading position in 4K TV panel shipments
Samsung Display gained the number one spot in terms of Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments in the first quarter of 2015, surpassing Innolux.
Monday 27 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to grow 11% sequentially in 2Q15
Global notebook shipments are expected to stage a rebound in the second quarter of 2015, reaching a sequential growth rate of 11%, while narrowing the on-year decline rate to 1.2%...
Friday 24 April 2015
Taiwan notebook shipments down 16% sequentially in 1Q15, says MIC
Taiwan makers shipped about 31.62 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 16% from a quarter earlier, the government-backed MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting...