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Tuesday 30 June 2015
Pay TV set-top box market contracts for the first time in 12 years, says IHS
Pay TV operators purchased US$15.3 billion worth of set-top boxes (STBs) in 2014, down from US$15.9 billion in 2013. This decline represents the first contraction in the market since...
Monday 29 June 2015
Taiwan LED makers faced with decreased global TV demand, competition from China makers
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging service providers have been faced with decreasing orders for LED backlighting from international LCD TV vendors...
Monday 29 June 2015
4K TV panel shipments grow nearly 60% in 2Q15
Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments reached just over nine million in the second quarter of 2015, up 58% on quarter, for a total of 14.7 million in the first half of 2015, according...
Monday 29 June 2015
Notebook demand not strong as expected in 2H15, overall shipments to drop on year in 2015
Notebook demand may not see as strong growth in the second half as originally expected and overall shipments are expected to decline to 160 million units in 2015, down 5% on year...
Monday 29 June 2015
Windows 10 not prompting new notebook panel surge, say makers
Despite the busy season in the notebook segment approaching coupled with the upcoming release of Windows 10, notebook panel makers are currently not seeing demand increase despite...
Monday 29 June 2015
Intense set-top box market consolidation not over, says firm
Arris' acquisition of Pace created the largest set-top box (STB) manufacturer, with 22% worldwide market share of the STB market. Arris is about three times larger than most competitors...
Monday 29 June 2015
Wistron conservative about 2H15 notebook shipments, says chairman
Wistron's first-half 2015 notebook shipments fell far short of expectation and the second-half volume will not grow more than 10% sequentially, according to company chairman and CEO...
Monday 29 June 2015
Compal 2015 shipment goals unchanged, says president
Compal Electronics in early 2015 set a goal of shipping 45.2 million notebooks, 50.5 million tablets, smartphones and other smart mobile devices as well as 4.4 million LCD TVs in...
Friday 26 June 2015
Compal expected to benefit from vice chairman joining Amazon
Compal Electronics' former vice chairman John Kevin Medica will reportedly join Amazon and this is expected to help tighten Compal and Amazon's partnerships further, according to...
Friday 26 June 2015
Quanta Computer expects Apple Watch shipments to increase in 2H15
With related yield rates significantly improved, the Apple Watch is expected to see a significant shipment growth in the second half of 2015, boosting the revenue performance of the...
Friday 26 June 2015
Foxconn to be largest handset, tablet, desktop ODM/OEM in 2015, says chairman
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will be the largest OEM/ODM for handsets, tablets and desktops in 2015, company chairman Terry Guo claimed at its 2015 shareholders...
Friday 26 June 2015
PCB firm Tripod to deal out 2014 dividend of NT$2.75
Tripod Technology announced at its shareholders meeting on June 25 that it will deal out a cash dividend per share of NT$2.75 (US$0.09) for its 2014 operations.
Thursday 25 June 2015
Digitimes Research: White-box players pushing 10.1-inch Windows tablets
During a survey of southern China's white-box tablet supply chain recently, Digitimes Research found that Intel will not be able to supply its Cherry Trail-based solutions to white-box...
Thursday 25 June 2015
Apple to increase flexible PCB purchases, say sources
The forthcoming iPhone 6S series will feature Force Touch technology, which will demand more flexible PCBs (FPCB). As a result, Apple is set to increase orders to its FPCB suppliers...
Wednesday 24 June 2015
Samsung expects SUHD TV sales to reach 15,000 in 1H15
Samsung Electronics SUHD TV sales have surpassed 10,000 units within the last three months and are estimated to reach the 15,000 mark for the first half of 2015.