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Friday 24 October 2014
Digitimes Research: OLED TV pricing to remain double Ultra HD TV pricing through 2016; China vendors see mixed results in LCD TV sales abroad
OLED TV pricing is expected to remain double that of Ultra HD TVs through 2016, which will influence the 120% on-year expected growth in Ultra HD TV shipments in 2015, according to...
Friday 24 October 2014
Sony to launch 12-inch tablet in 1Q15, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications will launch a 12-inch tablet in the first quarter of 2015. Several other vendors are also developing large-size tablets for launch in the first or second...
Friday 24 October 2014
Taiwan makers still eyeing sales of Ultra HD TV panels, high-end IT displays
Taiwan makers are still eyeing sales of Ultra HD TV panels, high-end IT displays, and large-size smartphone panels in order to remain profitable and maintain a competitive edge in...
Thursday 23 October 2014
Flurry of mergers and acquisitions reshape the automotive semiconductor supplier landscape, says IHS
Capped by the recent announcement that Qualcomm would buy CSR PLC, the automotive semiconductor industry recently has been undergoing a wave of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...
Thursday 23 October 2014
LCD TV sales in China increase throughout Mid-Autumn-October 1 period; Ultra HD TV penetration rate rises 23%
LCD TV sales in China reached 6.02 million from the Mid-Autumn through October 1 period to represent an on-year increase of 2.4%, according to AVC. In the one week October 1 holiday...
Thursday 23 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Apple turns to focus on price management to save tablet business
Digitimes Research believes Apple is planning to sacrifice its gross margins to save its tablet business, which has already fallen into decline. Apple's entry into price competition...
Thursday 23 October 2014
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2014
US notebook brand vendors' stronger-than-expected sales fueled their Taiwan-based ODM partners' shipment growth in the third quarter. In general, the enterprise segment saw better...
Thursday 23 October 2014
eMemory NeoEE IP advances into automotive electronics applications
Silicon IP provider eMemory has announced that it has upgraded the specifications of its MTP (multiple times programmable), low-power NeoEE IP for automotive electronics applicatio...
Wednesday 22 October 2014
GaN LEDs in automotives to reach US$1 billion in 2014, says IHS
The market for GaN packaged LEDs in automotive applications is forecast to reach the US$1 billion mark in 2014 for the first time, according to IHS.
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Aurora invests in GIT to beef up 3D printing business
Aurora, a distributor of office automation machines and furniture in the Taiwan and China markets, on October 21 announced the investment of NT$113 million (US$3.7 million) for a...
Wednesday 22 October 2014
TV panel pricing increases in October
Pricing for 32-inch open cell TV panels has increased US$1 to US$91 during the latter part of October while that for 42-inch 60Hz open cell units also increased US$1 to US$140.
Wednesday 22 October 2014
TV vendors aim to ship 34 million Ultra HD TVs in 2015
TV vendors aim to ship 34 million Ultra HD TVs in 2015, up 120% on year, according to supply chain sources.
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Apple announces financial results for fiscal 4Q14
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 fourth quarter that ended September 27, 2014. The company posted quarterly revenues of US$42.1 billion and quarterly net...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
TV vendors look to upcoming holiday periods for Ultra HD TV development
With 50-inch Ultra HD TVs from Vizio now being offered below US$1,000 in addition to units from other vendors priced around US$1,200-1,300, TV vendors aim to see whether consumers...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to drop in 4Q14
Despite Intel and Microsoft subsidies, Digitimes Research expects global notebook shipments, not including 2-in-1 models, to drop 4.4% on year and 2.6% sequentially in the fourth...