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Sources in the Asian supply chain say that Samsung has secured orders for processors for the Apple Watch, using its 28nm technology. The orders require 3,000 – 4,000 12″ wafers monthly. The processor will be housed in Apple’s S system-in-package, supposedly produced by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering.
United Microelectronics (UMC) reported sales of NT$12.2 billion ($384.8 million) in December, up 5.8% from November and 23.2% higher than December 2013. Last month’s result brought sales for the year to NT$140 billion ($4.4 billion), 13.1% ahead of 2013.
Pegatron has said it is confident that shipments to Apple in 2015 will not decrease, despite concerns that the company will lose orders to Wistron and Compal Electronics now that they have become additional OEMs for the company. Wistron and Compal are expected to receive small volume orders from Apple for trials in 2015, as … Read more
Reports from Taiwan suggest that Lenovo is considering buying Compal’s 49% stake in their joint venture OEM business, LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology. LCFC started production at the end of 2012, primarily undertaking OEM production of notebooks and all-in-one PCs. Inital capacity for notebooks was 300,000 to 500,000 units, which has since increased to one million … Read more
Asustek reported a strong performance in Q4, driven by steady demand for its smartphones and notebooks. The company’s turnover for the quarter rose 5.4% year on year to NT$137.7 billion ($4.4 billion), taking turnover for the year to NT$477.2 billion ($15.2 billion), broadly flat from 2013. Asustek shipped eight million smartphones in 2014 and has … Read more
This year’s CES focuses on automotive technology, said Joe Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America when he took the stage. More than 25% of Panasonic’s North American sales are expected to be frpm the automotive sector this year, following a partnership with Ford announced in December. The companies have already produced an infotainment … Read more
NHK will conduct live 8k test transmissions at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. Between 5th and 11th February, NHK will use 8k cameras and equipment to capture the snow and ice sculptures at the event. The transmissions will be shown on a 135″ and 85″ display.
ShineOn has announced that panel maker BOE has developed several monitor panels featuring the company’s wide colour gamut LED backlight solution. BOE plans to market the technology as one of its key features this year.
52 countries have connection speeds capable of supporting UltraHD services (above 15Mbps), according to Akamai’s Q3 State of the Internet report. While this is down 2.8% QoQ, it is up 32% YoY. South Korea remained the country most ready for UltraHD, with 65% of its connections to Akamai at or above 15Mbps.
The Eutelsat TV Observatory has said that satellite DTH was the primary TV reception mode in Europe at the end of 2014. Surveying 15 countries in Western Europe, the ETVO found that 32% of the 179 million homes covered used satellite DTH, up 7% (to 58.1 million homes) since 2010. Exclusive DTT reception is up to … Read more
The UK government’s technology strategy board, Innovate UK, has allocated a £210,000 ($319,200) fund to drive innovation in wearable technology. Six winners of a wearables competetion will each receive £35,000 ($53,200). Successful companies will be expected to put their proposed products through trials with Innovate UK’s partners, such as Disney and McLaren, for three months. … Read more
Hannstar Display reported a 24.7% drop in sales for 2014, falling to NT$23.7 billion ($748.2 million). In December, sales of NT$2 billion ($63.1 million) were 1.8% lower than November but 5.2% higher than December 2013. The company’s total panel shipments also declined year on year. Large panel shipments in 2014 fell 33% to 667,000 units, … Read more
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