CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: CE, IPC, automotive
CE, IPC, automotive trends
IN THE NEWS
Friday 20 July 2012
Compal lands 70% of Dell notebook orders for 2013
Compal Electronics and Wistron have landed Dell's 2013 notebook orders equivalent to 70% and about 30%, respectively, of Dell's total shipments, according Taiwan-based supply chain...
Thursday 19 July 2012
High-definition 4Kx2K TVs need another 3-5 years to become widespread
Commercialization of 4Kx2K high-definition panels in TVs started recently, but industry sources believe that the TVs will still need another 3-5 years to be widely accepted among consumers...
Thursday 19 July 2012
Global sales of MHL-enabled devices to double in 2012, says MHL president
Global sales of MHL (Mobile High-definition Link)-enabled terminal devices will more than double to over 100 million units in 2012, according to Tim Wong, president of MHL LLC which...
Thursday 19 July 2012
DRAM contract prices see first fall since 2012, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM contract prices, which are updated semi-monthly, showed their first fall for 2012 in early July, according to data collected by DRAMeXchange.
Thursday 19 July 2012
iPhones shipments expected to reach 20-25 million in 3Q12, say sources
As volume production of a new version of iPhone will start in August 2012, the total shipments for the new and legacy models in the third quarter are expected to reach 20-25 million...
Thursday 19 July 2012
Intel to release 8 series chipset in April 2013
Intel is set to release the next-generation 8 series chipsets along with Haswell-based processors in April 2013, and since the current-generation Ivy Bridge-based processors and their...
Thursday 19 July 2012
China TV vendors may further cooperation with Korea-based panel makers, says sources
China-based TV vendors may start to cooperate with Korea-based panel makers by using their advanced technology in order to stay ahead in China's TV market.
Thursday 19 July 2012
PC players need to consider selling smart services in the post-PC era, says Quanta chairman
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a cloud computing forum, pointed out that the PC industry will need consider how to sell smart services in the post-PC era, instead of focusing...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Commentary: Is Nexus 7 launch a blessing or a curse for other Android tablet vendors?
Google has begun shipping its Nexus 7 and the initial response to the tablet seems to be positive, with industry sources indicating that the platform vendor will be able to ship 2.5-3...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Quanta, Compal, Wistron expected to see sequential drops in July notebook shipments
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron are expected to see notebook shipments in July decrease on month by 10%-15%, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 18 July 2012
China-based Web game operators interested in Taiwan market
China-based Web game service operator Gamewave entered the Taiwan market in 2011 and is seeking local partners to strengthen operations in Taiwan, the company commented at the 2012...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
NAND flash makers worried about possible delay of new iPhone
Recent speculation that the launch of Apple's next-generation iPhone could be delayed is drawing concerns from NAND flash chipmakers over the strength of demand in the second half...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches digital movie camera Cinema EOS C300
Canon has unveiled Cinema EOS C300, its first model of interchangeable-lens digital cinema camera series, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Quanta lands HP 2013 orders for 18 million notebooks, says newspaper
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has obtained ODM orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for 18 million notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Chinese-language newspaper Economic...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
CSR to sell mobile technology to Samsung for US$310 million
CSR announced on July 17 that it has entered into a conditional binding agreement with Samsung Electronics for the transfer of CSR's development operations in handset connectivity...