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Monday 10 February 2014
Upstream PCB firms post revenue growth in January
Replenishment demand for smartphones before the 2014 Lunar New Year buoyed January sales at upstream PCB suppliers including Co-Tech Copper Foil, Fulltech Fiber Glass, Topoint Technology...
Monday 10 February 2014
US TV market shrinks 9% in 2013, says IHS
The US TV market fell 9% in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season in the fourth quarter, which failed to compensate for low demand throughout the year,...
Monday 10 February 2014
China TV vendors expect to release OLED TVs by end of 2014
China-based TV vendors such as Skyworth and Hisense are expected to release 55-inch OLED TVs by October 2014, according to TV supply chain sources.
Monday 10 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments reach 9.51 million units in 4Q13
Taiwan-based LCD TV makers' shipments reached 9.51 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 10 February 2014
HTC reportedly to cooperate with Google on next-generation Nexus 10
HTC reportedly will team up with Google again and will jointly launch the next-generation Nexus 10 tablet, according to industry sources.
Monday 10 February 2014
Acer to release tablet OEM orders to China
Acer will have China-based OEMs undertake production of its tablets in 2014 to cut costs, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Monday 10 February 2014
Inventec, Clevo January revenues down on month, up on year
Inventec saw consolidated revenues of NT$42.373 billion (US$1.40 billion) for January decrease on month by 5.94% but increase on year by 22.35%, while fellow maker Clevo had those...
Monday 10 February 2014
Senao January revenues hit record
Senao International, the operator of handset and consumer electronics retail chain Senao in Taiwan, posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.233 billion (US$140 million) for January,...
Friday 7 February 2014
Google to launch 8-inch Nexus tablet
Google has been developing an 8-inch tablet to avoid price competition in the 7-inch segment for launch at the end of April with initial shipments of two million units, according...
Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Global AP shipments to see slower growth in 2014 on maturing smartphone market
After experiencing annual growth of 43% in 2013 on shipments of 1.32 billion, the global application processor (AP) market is forecast to see decelerated growth in 2014, with shipments...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Sony announces plans to address reform of PC and TV businesses
Sony has announced new measures to address reform of its PC and TV businesses aimed at accelerating the revitalization and growth of its electronics business.
Thursday 6 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Notebook shipments from brand vendors and ODMs better than expected in January
Notebook shipments from the top-5 brand vendors were better than expected in January 2014, showing an increase of 9% from a year earlier despite a 15% decline from the previous month,...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Global tablet market heading for fierce price competition in 2014
Price competition in the global tablet market is expected to become keener in 2014, which will not only further squeeze the profitability of first-tier vendors but also force white-box...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Global tablet shipments expected to drop 15-20% in 1Q14
Global tablet shipments are expected to drop 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014 due to off-peak season effects, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Toshiba shifting notebook R&D center to Taiwan
Toshiba has started shifting its notebook R&D center in Japan to Taiwan and will expand its Taiwan R&D staff of over 100 engineers, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply...