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Tuesday 2 July 2013
Gigabyte Technology expected to see record shipments of 20 million motherboards in 2013
Gigabyte Technology is expected to ship 20 million motherboards in the global DIY market in 2013, historically its highest annual level, according to Taiwan-based makers.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Korea 8.5G TV panel fabs in China to shift to 48- and 49-inch production
Two Korea-based panel makers' 8.5G fabs in China will reportedly focus on production of 48- and 49-inch TV panels, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Toshiba to expand NAND flash memory output in Japan
Toshiba has unveiled plans to expand the capacity of its NAND flash chip fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, Japan with a nearly JPY30 billion (US$300 million) investment.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
TV everywhere grows, but content rights still slowing the market down, says ABI Research
Nearly one-third of US telco TV households are expected to access multi-screen or TV Everywhere services by the end of 2013 – the vast majority of which already use advanced...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook players enjoy on-month growth in June
Major notebook brand vendors and ODMs enjoyed on-month shipment growths in June with brand vendors together seeing a growth of 19% and ODMs 16%. Among the brand vendors, Hewlett-Packard...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Korea panel makers to increase Ultra HD TV panel production in 3Q13
Korea-based panel makers have plans to begin mass producing 55-, 65- and 75-inch Ultra HD TV panels in the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Automotive head-up display market goes into high gear, says IHS
Formerly used only in the cockpits of multimillion-dollar jet fighters, head-up displays (HUD) now are finding their way into family cars, with navigation and driver-assist functions...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Second-tier TV vendors sell 39-inch Ultra HD TVs for US$699 in North America
Second-tier TV vendors are reportedly selling 39-inch Ultra HD TV products for US$699 in North America.
Monday 1 July 2013
Taiwan component makers increase subcontract orders to China makers
Viewing that their profits are being impacted by weakened notebook demand, some Taiwan-based notebook component makers have increased subcontracting their orders to China-based makers...
Monday 1 July 2013
Elan expects touch IC shipments to increase in 3Q13
Elan Microelectronics expects its monthly shipments of touchscreen controller ICs to reach five million units in the third quarter of 2013 from the current two million, buoyed by a...
Monday 1 July 2013
Asustek and HP enter China tablet market with entry-level models
Asustek Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are both set to enter the China tablet market with new cheap tablet models: the Asustek 7-inch 8GB MeMO Pad HD 7, priced below CNY999 (US$163)...
Monday 1 July 2013
China white-box tablet players seeing success in landing government procurement orders
China-based white-box players are gaining the upper hand in the competition with first-tier brand vendors for tablet procurement orders from Asia Pacific governments due to their advantages...
Monday 1 July 2013
Commentary: Panel makers enjoy strong TV demand, but face concerns over falling monitor sales in 2013
In first-half 2013, global panel makers saw shipments rise due to China's Labor Day holidays in May. Industry sources predicted sales growth of FPD TVs in China during the May Labor...
Monday 1 July 2013
Notebook players conservative about placing IC orders for 2H13
Notebook brands and ODMs have become more conservative about placing IC orders for the second half of 2013 amid rising uncertainty over their business outlook for the rest of the year,...
Friday 28 June 2013
Taiwan market: Asustek to set up experience centers through retail chain Tsann Kuen
Asustek Computer has announced a partnership with Taiwan-based IT channel retail chain Tsann Kuen and set up product experience centers at 60 of Tsann Kuen's stores in Taiwan, aiming...