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Tuesday 6 November 2012
Co-Tech expects flat shipment growth in 4Q12
Taiwan-based copper foil maker Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its shipments to register flat sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2012. Despite an overall slowdown in end-market...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Microsoft Surface RT more profitable than iPad, IHS teardown reveals
The Microsoft Surface RT model with the minimum 32GB of NAND flash memory and an optional black Touch Cover carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$271, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis...
Monday 5 November 2012
Lenovo to launch a table-shaped all-in-one PC
Lenovo plans to launch a Windows 8-based all-in-one PC that features a similar industrial design as Microsoft's Surface, a table-shaped PC. The machine features four legs and when...
Monday 5 November 2012
Synnex Technology October revenues slightly down sequentially
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$28.2 billion (US$962 million) for October, decreasing...
Monday 5 November 2012
Touch screen penetration in notebooks and AIO PCs expected to reach 10% in 2013
Touch screen applications are expected to reach a penetration rate of 10% in the notebook and all-in-one (AIO) PC markets in 2013 due to the launch of Windows 8-based devices by vendors...
Friday 2 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Google will become more influential in tablet market
Senior analyst James Wang of Digitimes Research believes that Google's recently announced Nexus 10, developed...
Friday 2 November 2012
Diode maker Actron 3Q12 profits slip
Net profits at automotive diode maker Actron Technology slipped 16.9% sequentially to NT$65 million (US$2.22 million) in the third quarter, due to a lower gross margin and foreign...
Friday 2 November 2012
Prices for some TV panel sizes to hike in November
Because Taiwan-based makers have plans to stop producing 32-inch TV panels and South Korea-based makers will reduce output, there will most likely be a shortage of 32-inch TV panels...
Friday 2 November 2012
PMC to offer highest port count PCIe Gen3 RAID adapters
PMC recently introduced its PCIe Gen3 high port-count 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID adapters. The Adaptec Series 7 family represents the first RAID adapters to take full advantage of PCIe Gen3...
Friday 2 November 2012
Global TV demand expected to be flat in 2013, according to DisplaySearch
With consumers all over the world facing continued economic uncertainty, global TV demand is expected to be flat in 2013, after shipments of all TV types declined by more than 4% in...
Friday 2 November 2012
7-inch Android tablets expected to occupy 70% of non-iPad tablets, say Taiwan makers
In view of booming sales of the Nexus 7, 7-inch Android tablets are expected to take up at least 70% of the total sales volume of non-iPad tablets, with the remaining 30% to be for...
Friday 2 November 2012
AUO, CMI land orders for TV panels in 2013
AU Optronics (AUO) has obtained orders for as many as six million LCD TV panels to be shipped in 2013 to Sony while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to receive orders to supply 30%...
Thursday 1 November 2012
CMI to focus on Ultra HD TV panels for product differentiation in 2013
Chimei Innolux (CMI) will strive for product differentiation by offering Ultra HD (4Kx2K) TV panels in 2013 and expects prices for Ultra HD TVs to drop from 3-5 times those for Full...
Thursday 1 November 2012
Coretronic expects to ship 1.1 million DLP projectors in 2012
Coretronic expects to ship 80,000-90,000 DLP projectors a month in the fourth quarter of 2012, with total shipments of 1.1 million units for the whole year, the company indicated at...
Thursday 1 November 2012
Larger display sets iPad Mini apart from other 7-inch tablet competitors, says IHS
The iPad Mini stands apart from competitive 7-inch media tablets due to its larger display, which is intended to offer a user experience that is closer to full-sized tablets. Additionally,...