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Tuesday 25 June 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2013 TV panel shipments to fall by 5.6% on year
On May 31, 2013, China ended its energy-saving appliance procurement subsidy program. This has had a strong effect on the panel industry.
Monday 24 June 2013
Price gap between Haswell and Ivy Bridge notebooks may reach 40% in July
Notebook brand vendors have mostly priced their Ivy Bridge-based models 20-30% cheaper than Haswell-based models to help digest their inventories and the price gap is expected to...
Monday 24 June 2013
China TV vendors continue to adjust reserves among expected slowdown
China-based TV vendors are expected to continue adjusting their reserves from June throughout August 2013 due to an expected slowdown in sales, but they expect operations to pick...
Monday 24 June 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expects to attain 3.6 million mobile Internet-access subscribers by end of 2013
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) saw the number of its mobile Internet-access subscribers increase to 3.0 million at the end of May 2013 and expects the number to steadily rise to 3.6 million...
Monday 24 June 2013
Former TSMC CEO joins HTC board of directors
Rick Tsai, which served as CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) during 2005-09, has been elected as an HTC board of director.
Monday 24 June 2013
Dell aims to strengthen software businesses in Greater China
Dell has set up four major departments, End-User Computing, Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG), Dell Software Group (DSG) and Services, and plans to strengthen businesses in Greater...
Monday 24 June 2013
Korea TV vendors hold top spots in TV sales during 1H13; may display new OLED TV products at IFA
Korea-based TV vendors are expected to have held the top spots in TV sales throughout the first half of 2013, with Samsung Electronics expected to come in at number one followed by...
Monday 24 June 2013
Pricing for 32-inch TV panels falls below US$100
Pricing for TV panels sized 32-inch has dropped below US$100 recently due to an imbalance in the TV supply chain, according to industry sources.
Monday 24 June 2013
TSMC reaches deal with Apple to supply 20nm, 16nm and 10nm chips, sources claim
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its IC design service partner Global UniChip have secured a three-year agreement with Apple to supply foundry services for the...
Monday 24 June 2013
Compal Electronics expects 2H13 notebook shipments to take up 55% of 2013 total, says president
Compal Electronics expects notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to account for 55% of the total for the year, company president Ray Chen said at a 2013 shareholders meeting...
Friday 21 June 2013
Intel GED division to establish a base in Taiwan for technology R&D
Intel's Global Ecosystem Development (GED) division is set to establish an operating center in Taiwan, assisting Taiwan-based IT players to research and develop new PC and mobile...
Friday 21 June 2013
AUO poised for volume production of WCG Ulra HD TV panels
AU Optronics (AUO) is ready to start production of wide color gamut (WCG) Ultra HD TFT-LCD panels for use in TVs, according to industry sources.
Friday 21 June 2013
ECS to downsize capital by 38%
Elitegroup Computer Systems' (ECS) proposed reduction in its paid-in capital of 38% from NT$11.83 billion (US$394 million) to NT$7.34 billion was passed at its 2013 shareholders meeting...
Friday 21 June 2013
LCD TV panel pricing expected to drop in June, says WitsView
Pricing for LCD TV and open cell panel modules are expected to drop in the latter part of June, according to research firm WitsView.
Friday 21 June 2013
TV panels likely to be in oversupply in first half of 3Q13, say Taiwan makers
As LCD TV vendors are expected to adjust panel inventories in July-August, their procurement will decrease and consequently the global supply of TV panels may exceed demand in the...