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Monday 17 February 2014
Asustek Computer expects 3rd-largest global notebook market share in 4Q14
As some competitors have withdrawn from the market or seen decreasing business operations, Asustek Computer expects its global notebook market share to continually rise to the third...
Monday 17 February 2014
Notebook production in Chongqing suffers labor shortage
Notebook production in Chongqing City, western China, has been impacted by labor shortages, with shipments below order volumes by as much as 40%, according to Taiwan-based ODMs.
Friday 14 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments to decline 16% in 1Q14
Taiwan-based makers are expected to ship 7.96 million LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2014, down 16.3% sequentially, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 14 February 2014
Intel to launch Haswell Refresh 1 month early
Intel originally planned to launch Haswell Refresh and 9-series chipsets in May but has changed its plans to launch the CPUs in April, according to Taiwan-based DIY motherboard mak...
Friday 14 February 2014
AMD will not launch Kabini in China, say Taiwan makers
AMD is expected to launch its APU platform Kabini at the end of March in emerging markets except China because AMD has already lowered prices for many APU models to compete with Intel...
Friday 14 February 2014
Synopsys, Realtek and UMC collaborate on single-chip Ultra HD smart TV SoC
Synopsys, Realtek Semiconductor and United Microelectronics (UMC) announced on February 12 that their collaboration has resulted in first-pass silicon success of Realtek's RTD2995...
Friday 14 February 2014
Global mobile PC market underperforms in 4Q13 despite 9% quarterly growth, says IHS
Despite the strongest sequential growth in four years, the global market for mobile PCs came in below expectations in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to IHS.
Friday 14 February 2014
Smartphone sales surpass sales of feature phones for first time in 2013, says Gartner
Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 968 million units in 2013, an increase of 42.3% from 2012, according to Gartner. Sales of smartphones accounted for 53.6% of overall...
Thursday 13 February 2014
Microsoft to unveil new mobile devices running on integrated OS, say sources
Microsoft is expected to unveil an array of new mobile devices with display sizes below 8.5-inch running on an integrated OS derived from Windows RT and Windows Phone in June, according...
Thursday 13 February 2014
Intel to cut a deal with Apple for Fab 42?
With shipments of desktop and notebooks in the doldrums since 2010, Intel's PC processor business has been in decline. Meanwhile, AMD and others are taking aim at the Intel-dominated...
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Acer to have over 30% tablets manufactured by China makers in 2014
Acer is expected to outsource over 30% of its tablet manufacturing to China-based makers in 2014 since China makers already have mature technologies, but are more competitive in terms...
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Quanta, Compal notebook shipments drop in January
Quanta Computer shipped 3.6 million notebooks in January, decreasing 10% sequentially, while Compal Electronics shipped 2.8 million units, slipping 37.8%, according to the companie...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Synnex Technology sees decreased January revenues
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on February 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$25.1 billion (US$829 million) for...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Computer storage industry declines in 2013 despite robust growth of SSDs, says IHS
A near-doubling of the market for solid-state drives was unable to help the computer-related storage industry in 2013, which slid 5% in shipments because of continuing contractions...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
TSMC shifts to 8-inch processing to produce fingerprint sensors for next-generation iPhone
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will use its 8-inch processing, instead of 12-inch, to produce fingerprint sensors for Apple's next-generation iPhone due to concerns...