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Wednesday 11 February 2015
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2014
In terms of demand in the China market, non-Apple vendors saw weak sales for their high-end models in China's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2014 as Apple's newly launched...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Taiwan IP camera industry posts 33.5% on-year shipment growth in 2014, says MIC
Shipment volume of the Taiwan IP camera industry totaled around 4.83 million in 2014, up 33.5% compared to 2013, according to MIC. The growth is mainly ascribed to the increased adoption...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2014
Smartphone AP shipments to China grew 38% on year and 10.1% on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2014, as the expanding coverage of LTE services helped drive shipments.
Wednesday 11 February 2015
LCD TV panels in short supply until early May, says Innolux president
There has been short supply of LCD TV panels and the shortage is expected to remain until early May holidays in China, according to Wang Jyh-chau, president for Taiwan-based TFT-LCD...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Notebook component suppliers ramping shipments of high-end parts to beef up profits
Suppliers in the notebook component supply chain in Taiwan plan to raise shipment ratios of high-end components and parts in order to boost their profitability in 2015, according to...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Acer finishes fund raising via issuing new shares
Acer on February 10 announced it has raised an additional paid-in capital of NT$5.4 billion (US$171 million) through issuing 300 million new shares for sale at NT$18 per share.
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Qualcomm fined US$975 million by China's NDRC, but relieved investigation is over
Qualcomm has announced that it reached a resolution with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) regarding the NDRC's investigation of Qualcomm under China's Anti-Monopoly...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Samsung, LG outsource TV orders to ODMs to secure panel supply
Korea-based vendors who have adopted a one-stop business model for their LCD TV business have recently placed some strategic orders with outside ODMs for 2015. Samsung Electronics...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Panel pricing for tablets declines in February while TV applications remain stable, says DisplaySearch
Panel makers are not planning to push production during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, which will take away six work days during the month in both Taiwan and China. This will...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Worldwide projector shipments up 8% in 2014, says Futuresource
Almost every country witnessed a rise in projector sales in 2014, with volumes for the year up 8% on year to 8.3 million units. The market benefitted from several factors: strong promotional...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Notebook ODMs see declines in January revenues
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec saw their revenues drop by double-digit percentages on month in January, with their sales likely to continue to decline in February...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Demand for LCD TV panel area in 2015 to grow 11.2% on year
Global demand for LCD TV panels in terms of total area in 2015 is estimated at 126.107 million square meters, increasing on year by 11.2%, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 9 February 2015
SK Hynix says its 8Gb LPDDR4 being adopted in new flagship smartphone
SK Hynix has announced that its 8-gigabit (8Gb) low-power DDR4 (LPDDR4) memory has been adopted in a brand-new smartphone model. Built using 20nm process technology, the memory works...
Monday 9 February 2015
Asustek sees decline in January revenues
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$34.97 billion (US$1.1 billion) for January, down 17.6% on month and 0.34% on year. The company pointed out that the results...
Monday 9 February 2015
Samsung is top LCD TV vendor in 2014, says WitsView
Worldwide LCD TV shipments reached 215.2 million in 2014, increasing 5.4% on year, with Samsung Electronics recording the largest global market share of 22.8%, according to WitsVie...