These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
With rapid adoption of the 4K2K, or UHD (Ultra High Definition), technology in the TV market, the 4K LCD TV panel value chain is changing in 2014, according to David Hsieh, vice president, DisplaySearch Greater China. In technology, developments such as RGBW, M+ (M+ technology, a new version of its RGBW pixel structure) or 1G1D (One Gate One Drain Driving) aim to make 4K LCD panels cheaper, mo...
The Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB) of Taiwan, an R&D biotechnology body on the island, said that the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) led a delegation to Taiwan to attend Bio Taiwan 2014, held July 23-27, for technical transfer of three new-drug development projects to the island. BioTaiwan 2014 is a "5-in-1" package including BioBusiness Asia, Exhibition, Cro...
Acer Inc., a major personal computer (PC) vendor based in Taiwan, recently reported consolidated revenue of NT$36.55 billion (US$1.22 billion) for June, up 43% from the previous month and a record monthly high this year, but down 2.34% year-on-year (YoY). The company had Q2 consolidated revenue of NT$81.35 billion (US$2.71 billion), up 6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), but down 9% YoY, with H1 cumu...
Worldwide sales of tablets (slate and 2-in-1 tablets) grew 11.0% year over year (YoY) in the second quarter of 2014 with shipments reaching 49.3 million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Although shipments declined sequentially from the first quarter by 1.5%, the first-seen quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) drop in the segment, IDC said it believes the market will experience positi...
Shipments of personal computers (PCs) in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market increased 2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), but declined 10% year-on-year (YoY) in Q2, 2014 to reach 24.3 million units, according to International Data Corp. (IDC). In India, shipments to an ongoing, large educational project came in earlier than expected, adding about 100,000 units to the commercial PC segment. ...
Microsoft Inc. of the U.S. plans to launch several new mobile devices at competitive prices by the year-end, including a tablet PC with Microsoft operating system (OS), and notebook PCs priced only US$99, and a notebook PC for US$199, according to foreign news wire. To evade underselling competition, Taiwanese PC vendors like Acer and Asus have been developing new, multifunctional notebooks. A...
The prices for large-sized (larger than 10-inch) thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels have risen in the past four months since April, and will continue to surge in July, including on average US$1 to US$3 for TV panels and US$0.2 to US$1 for information technology (IT) panels, according to WitsView Technology Corp. C.H. Liu, senior research manager at the Taiwanese L...
Asustek Computer Inc., the vendor of "Asus" branded personal computers (PCs), had 30%-plus share in Taiwan's business desktop PC market in Q1, 2014, maintaining its lead in the segment, according to IDC Taiwan. Asus has been the leading brand in Taiwan's business desktop PC market in the past five years and continues to pull ahead of counterparts in Q1. Some institutional investors said that r...
Global shipments of tablet PCs declined year-on-year (YoY) for the first time in the first quarter of 2014 to 56 million units; many brands reported weak tablet PC shipment results in the period due in part to delayed launches of new products, according to a new report from NPD DisplaySearch, which has lowered its forecast for tablet PC shipments in 2014 to 285 million units. Shipments of ...
Taiwan's lead as thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel supplier in 4K2K, or UHD (Ultra High Definition), TV panels was taken over by South Korean rivals in Q1, 2014, according to a recent market report released by the LCD market research firm WitsView Technology Corp. J.A. Chen, senior research manager of WitsView, says that global shipments of large-sized (larger tha...
