 | Innolux to invest US$55 million to build new LCM plant in China Displays | Feb 27, 14:42 | | Taiwan-based Innolux Display has announced plans to invest US$55 million to set up a LCD module (LCM) subsidiary in Xiamen, China. Read more | | |
| Commentary: Sony-Sharp 10G joint venture may open opportunities for Taiwan LCD makers to team with Samsung Displays | Feb 27, 14:03 | | The announcement by Sharp and Sony of the formation of a joint venture to build a tenth generation (10G) LCD panel plant has added fuel to the woes of Sony's present partner Samsung Electronics, which is already being plagued by a corruption scandal. But for Taiwanese LCD panel makers, this may open up an opportunity to team with the Korean giant to migrate to 10G production. Read more | | |
| AMD launches dual-core Sempron CPUs in China Mobos | Feb 27, 01:05 | | AMD has recently launched the first dual-core Sempron processors in China in a bid to counter Intel's dual-core Celeron product line in the entry-level market, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
| | | | | Extending the Internet to digital photo frames Displays | Feb 27, 17:07 Although digital photo frames are in many ways still thought of as a geek accessory or as a gift to bestow on a less technically inclined loved one,... Read more | | Harvatek not to pursue outside investment to finance capacity expansion Displays | Feb 27, 16:54 Due to the recent plunge of its share price, Harvatek has decided not to pursue outside investment for a new plant, according to a company announcement... Read more | Jetway to purchase GDDR memory from Samsung Mobos | Feb 27, 16:10 Taiwan-based graphics card maker Jetway Information has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung Electronics to purchase GDDR memory from... Read more | | Network-equipment makers to benefit from increasing focus on SMB segment Systems | Feb 27, 16:02 Taiwan-based network-equipment makers are expected to benefit from the increasing deployment in business-use networking devices by leading players, including... Read more | PSC chairman sees emergence of new foundry business mode Bits + chips | Feb 27, 14:31 There is an advent of a new foundry business mode in the DRAM industry that distinguishes it from traditional foundry and memory production by utilizing... Read more | | LED ASPs for handset backlighting fall 10-15% in January Displays | Feb 27, 12:31 The average selling prices (ASPs) of LEDs utilized in handset backlight applications have dropped by 10-15% since this January, according to Epistar. Read more | Automotive LED market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2011 Displays | Feb 27, 12:28 Automotive LED lighting applications are set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% from 2007 to 2011 with the market scale to reach... Read more | | Samsung tunes NAND flash pricing by growing memory card shipments Bits + chips | Feb 27, 12:23 In an attempt to stabilize the price of NAND flash, Samsung Electronics is said to grow its finished memory card shipments to help digest capacity and... Read more | Nokia expected to expand partnerships with Taiwan handset chip solution vendors Bits + chips | Feb 27, 12:04 Following announcements by Nokia about a reshuffle in its chipset development strategy in 2007, industry players, who generally anticipate that Nokia... Read more | | Efun seeking injunction against Gamma Optical over BEF patents Displays | Feb 27, 10:57 Efun Technology, a Taiwan-based LCD brightness enhancement film (BEF) maker, is seeking a court injunction to prevent fellow competitor Gamma Optical... Read more | AMD introduces EUV test chip Bits + chips | Feb 27, 10:34 AMD, working together with its research partner, IBM, announced it has produced a working test chip utilizing extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography... Read more | | PSC to adopt 60nm process in second half of 2008 Bits + chips | Feb 27, 01:15 Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) expects DRAM demand to outstrip supply in the fourth quarter this year, while the company schedules to switch... Read more | ECS expects notebook shipments to reach 3.8 million this year Systems | Feb 27, 01:10 Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its notebook shipments in 2008 to increase to 3.8 million units, an on-year growth of 26.67%, according to sources... Read more | | TSMT will add Sony and Samsung as partners in 2Q08 Bits + chips | Feb 27, 01:00 Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) production solutions provider, has revealed that Sony and Samsung to... Read more |
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Systems | Taiwan market: TWM aims to be largest in cable TV business Feb 27, 17:16 | | | | China market: TD-SCDMA equipment procurement still at 7.2 billion yuan in 4Q07 Feb 27, 15:42 | | | | China market: C2C trade value tops 15 billion yuan in 4Q07 Feb 27, 14:49 | | | | STB makers to benefit from planned purchases by Taiwan multi-system operators Feb 27, 14:47 | | | | Taiwan market: Wii to launch in 2Q08 Feb 27, 14:39 | | | | Taiwan market: Casio aims to sell 100,000 cameras in 2008 Feb 27, 12:09 | | | | Lanner announces 12-bay RAID SAS storage appliance Feb 27, 11:16 | | | | Apple introduces new MacBook and MacBook Pro models Feb 27, 10:35 | | | | |
Mobos | First-tier makers announce GeForce 9600 graphics cards Feb 27, 17:15 | | | | ECS issues statement following raid Feb 27, 10:45 | | | | Taiwan game machine maker Astro to raise additional capital of over NT$420 million Feb 27, 10:40 | | | | |
Displays | Taiwan market: Monitor shipments expected to drop 20% in February Feb 27, 12:32 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Taiwan IC distributors not worried about upsurge of NT dollar Feb 27, 13:42 | | | | |
Telecom | HTC to start shipping HTC TyTN II 3.5G handsets to Emobile Feb 27, 14:17 | | | |
| | AMD triple-core CPUs will be launched to OEMs first Mobos | Feb 26, 16:20 | | Although AMD's triple-core Toliman processors (Phenom 8000) will be launched on schedule in March this year, initially only B2 stepping versions will be released, and they will only be available to the OEM market, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
| Enhanced user experience at core of handset solution: Q&A with TI senior VP of wireless terminals business unit, Greg Delagi Bits + chips | Feb 26, 14:50
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to talk with Greg Delagi, senior vice president and general manager of the wireless terminals business unit of Texas Instruments (TI), to hear his comments about the latest handset trends and outlook for the industry. Read more | | | Samsung to volume produce 16-inch full HD notebook panels in 3Q, sources say Displays | Feb 26, 01:10 | | Samsung Electronics is expected to volume produce 16-inch full high definition (FHD) panels for notebooks in the third quarter, but the battle in the FHD notebook panel market will heat in 2009 when AU Optronics (AUO) and LG.Philips LCD (LPL) also launch applications for the segment, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| | | | | Low-cost PC market to reach 13 million units in 2008, say OEMs Systems | Feb 26, 16:51 As major PC vendors prepare to launch low-cost PCs in the second quarter, order volumes to Taiwan OEMs in the second half of the year as well as new... Read more | | J Touch and Young Fast eyeing different capacitive touch panel segments Displays | Feb 26, 12:22 Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers, J Touch and Young Fast Optoelectronics, are targeting different capacitive touch panel segments, with the former... Read more | Easier dealing with polysilicon suppliers hint at likely easing of shortage Bits + chips | Feb 26, 12:18 Despite industry players generally believing that a shortage of polysilicon will peak in 2008, recent contract negotiations with leading polysilicon... Read more | | Dopod China expects handset sales to double in China in 2008 Telecom | Feb 26, 12:09 Dopod China plans to launch 12-13 new phones in China in 2008, targeting to double its sales volume in China from a year earlier, company COO Paul Hsu... Read more | Planned consolidation in China telecom industry to create new business opportunities Telecom | Feb 26, 11:31 The telecom industry in China is going to undertake a major consolidation in the near future, with the process likely to create new demand for telecom... Read more | | Gamma Optical developing ITO films to tap touchscreen market Displays | Feb 26, 11:16 Taiwan-based optical film maker Gamma Optical, expecting touchscreen applications to take off, is gearing up its development of indium tin oxide (ITO)... Read more | Qimonda announces technology breakthrough with DRAM roadmap to 30nm Bits + chips | Feb 26, 10:37 Qimonda announced its technology roadmap down to the 30nm generation and featuring cell sizes of 4F², with production of 1Gb DDR2 slated for the... Read more | | Bigger players faring better in the memory module market Bits + chips | Feb 26, 01:15 NAND flash product makers are reporting mixed demand from the market for the second half of February amid a slight drop in NAND flash prices, with major... Read more | TPCA plans PCB industry cluster in Vietnam Bits + chips | Feb 26, 01:05 The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) has plans to set up a special zone in Vietnam to accommodate Taiwan-based printed circuit board (PCB) makers,... Read more | | OEM quotes for BD-ROM drives at US$120-130 Systems | Feb 26, 01:00 International PC vendors will start promoting Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives in PCs starting from the second quarter of 2008, with the vendors evaluating BD-ROMs... Read more |
| | | | Intel planning large drops in old Centrino shipments Mobos | Feb 25, 13:43 | | In order to promote a smooth platform transition, Intel plans to start dropping shipment ratios of Napa Refresh and Santa Rosa notebook platforms in the second quarter of 2008 to let the upcoming Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform become its major player, according to sources at notebooks makers. Read more | | |
| A-Data anticipates DRAM industry recovery in March Bits + chips | Feb 25, 11:52 | | While top managers at leading memory makers who participated at A-Data Technology's annual banquet all identified 2007 as a hard year for DRAM players, Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data anticipates that a recovery is coming in March. Read more | | |
| | | | | HPC server market grew 15.5% in 2007, says IDC Systems | Feb 25, 16:33 The market for high performance computing (HPC) servers grew 15.5% in 2007 to reach a record US$11.6 billion, according to IDC's preliminary full-year... Read more | | Worldwide server shipments grew 7% in 2007, says Gartner Systems | Feb 25, 16:27 Worldwide server shipments in 2007 increased 7.4% from 2006, while revenues grew 3.8%, according to Gartner. Read more | Acer to transfer Gateway orders to Quanta and Wistron in April Systems | Feb 25, 15:52 Acer has revealed it is planning to switch Gateway's OEM orders from Arima Computer to Quanta Computer and Wistron after outstanding orders are completed... Read more | | Relevance of Blu-ray up in air, says iSuppli Systems | Feb 25, 15:39 Following the recent revelation by Toshiba that it will no longer make any HD DVD products, the death knell of its next-generation, high-definition DVD... Read more | Skymedi anticipates swing to profits in 1Q08 Bits + chips | Feb 25, 14:24 Despite having an inventory writedown in the fourth quarter of 2007, Skymedi anticipates to swing from seeing losses to profits in the first quarter... Read more | | Acer to push BD notebooks in 2Q08 Systems | Feb 25, 13:28 Acer predicts that the sales boost of Blu-ray drives will first be seen in notebooks rather than stand-alone players and is planning to launch BD supporting... Read more | SAS to start constructing second silicon wafer plant soon Bits + chips | Feb 25, 12:10 Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) is believed will see a boost in monthly sales as it will soon commence construction of its second silicon wafer... Read more | | Disc maker Gigastorage sees capacity booked, Optodisc to restructure Systems | Feb 25, 11:47 Gigastorage, a second-tier Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has been fully utilizing its production capacity for DVD+R/-R discs during the... Read more | CMO sets up solar cell subsidiary, production to start in 1Q09 Bits + chips - Newswatch | Feb 25, 11:10 Following the establishment of a solar cell subsidiary in late January, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will begin production at the subsidiary in the... Read more | | TV panel prices stable as clients stock up well ahead of peak season Displays | Feb 25, 10:58 The prices LCD panels used in TVs remain stable in the first quarter despite the traditional slow season, as demand from China continues to be strong,... Read more |
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Systems | Taiwan market: Internet penetration reaches 68% of population at end of January 2008 Feb 25, 16:03 | | | | Alpha Networks set to see strong growth in switch products in 2008 Feb 25, 15:51 | | | | Chunghwa Telecom to help TSE set up computer center Feb 25, 14:03 | | | | China market: B2C sales at nearly 1.3 billion yuan in 4Q07 Feb 25, 10:36 | | | | U-Tech Media expects OEM orders for BD movie discs, says paper Newswatch | Feb 25, 10:51 | | | | |
Displays | Taiwan market: Sony rises to top of LCD TV shipments this January Feb 25, 15:32 | | | | Foxsemicon aims to commercialize high-power LEDs in March or April Feb 25, 15:29 | | | | Bright LED plans to ship 50,000 LED street lamps in 2008 Feb 25, 15:23 | | |
| Flat panel TV shipments to reach 96 million units in 2008, says Japan newspaper Newswatch | Feb 25, 17:05 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Tripod to double notebook PCB capacity Feb 25, 16:20 | | | | Winbond moves specialty DRAM to 12-inch fab production; preps 58nm advancement Feb 25, 15:39 | | | | |
Telecom | China market: Digital cable TV users near 25 million in 4Q07 Feb 25, 16:24 | | | | Taiwan market: Paper reports handset sales up 8% in January Newswatch | Feb 25, 15:54 | | | |
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