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Monday 16 July 2012
MediaTek, Spreadtrum reportedly to land large orders for feature phones
Despite a slowdown in demand for feature phones, MediaTek and Spreadtrum Communications are expected to land large-volume solution orders for feature phones from international brands...
Monday 16 July 2012
NOR flash makers find new growth areas to compensate for slowing sales in cellphones, says IHS
NOR flash memory sales growth may be tapering off in mobile handsets and smartphones, but lucrative embedded applications in the tablet, automotive and industrial markets are picking...
Monday 16 July 2012
Lenovo increasing in-house production a warning for Taiwan-based supply chain makers
Lenovo will set up production lines in Japan and Brazil and is establishing lines at LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology, a joint venture making notebook and all-in-one PCs in northern...
Friday 13 July 2012
ITRI, Taiwan battery firms jointly showcase STOBA lithium batteries in Japan
To support Taiwan-based battery firms entering international markets, the Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has set up a Self Terminated Olygomers with hyper-branched...
Friday 13 July 2012
Vizio retakes lead in US LCD TV market; Samsung maintains overall TV dominance
One year after falling to second place, Vizio in the first quarter reclaimed leadership in the US LCD TV market as consumers flocked to buy its affordable sets, according to the IHS...
Friday 13 July 2012
HP to reduce notebook ODM orders to Foxconn in 2013
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is in the request for quotation (RFQ) process for placing ODM orders for notebooks to be shipped in 2013, and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...
Friday 13 July 2012
The future of the industry: By consumers, for consumers
Twenty years ago, technological innovations were driven by demand from large companies, governments and the military. Today, the world is led by consumerism, and meeting consumers'...
Friday 13 July 2012
Teco expects to bump up revenues with air conditioner sales in July
Teco expects revenues to increase in the third quarter of 2012 due to growing demand for air conditioners and increased order visibility.
Friday 13 July 2012
Asustek expected to see sequential growth of 10-20% in 3Q12 notebook shipments
Asustek Computer is expected to see notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2012 increase 10-20% on quarter. Motherboard shipments will grow about 10%, according to market watch...
Friday 13 July 2012
Acer growth in 2012 shipments expected to drop from forecast 10% to 0-5%, say Taiwan makers
Acer will see its total PC shipments in 2012 increase 0-5% from 2011, lower than the target of 10% set by the company in early 2012, according to market experts in Taiwan.
Thursday 12 July 2012
HP Taiwan merges departments and reassigns leadership
To lower costs, HP has merged two departments, Personal Systems Group (PSG) and Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), into one group called Printing and Personal Systems (PPS). Richard...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Alliances increase between China-based TV vendors and panel makers
China-based panel TV brands are furthering their cooperation by forming alliances with various panel makers in order to further expand business operations.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Low-end Google Nexus 7 carries US$152 BOM, IHS teardown reveals
The entry-level 8GB version of Google's new Nexus 7 media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$151.75, according to preliminary findings from the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis...
Thursday 12 July 2012
All-in-one PC shipments to outpace traditional desktops with double-digit growth, says IHS
With their shipments projected to surge this year and beyond, all-in-one PCs will help prop an ailing market for overall desktop PC systems, according to the IHS iSuppli.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Taiwan market: Sony launches 3D Blu-ray Disc home theater systems
Sony has unveiled four models of its 3D Blu-ray Disc (BD) home theater system, BDV-N990W, BDV-N890W, BDV-E490 and BDV-E290, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at recommended...