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TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView Julian Ho, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 21 May 2013] TV panel pricing is expected to drop in the second half of May due to a slowdown in demand for TVs in the market, according to research firm WitsView. Pric...
With smartphone and tablet shipments increasing by strong annual rates, IC Insights believes the inclusion of mobile application processors into the MPU category has become necessary to fully comprehend market and technology trends impacting this important IC product segment. SoC appl...
AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13 MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance Digitimes Research:...
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition fr...
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand Siu Han, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Monday 20 May 2013] Apart from gradually replacing traditional lighting, LED lighting is targeting the high-end market with more value-added products. In addition, commercialization of OLED lighting ...
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth Kristina Shih, DIGITIMES Research, Taipei [Monday 20 May 2013] The European Union (EU) plans to announce the details of its anti-subsidy tariff against China-based solar firms on June 6, 2013. The tariff is exp...
ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion Mavis Hong, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Monday 20 May 2013] ChipMOS Technologies, which specializes in assembly and test services for LCD driver ICs and memory chips, expects its capex for 2013 to total NT$2.5-2.8 billion (US$83.6-...
BLU makers report different results in 1Q13 Rebecca Kuo, Tainan; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Monday 20 May 2013] Taiwan-based backlighting unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has been seeking out orders from new customers in addition to Apple, which should help bump up the company...