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Taiwan PV Industry Lays Hopes on The Asian Market (2015.12.07) This article discusses the global PV industry and market changes in 2015. In the following, the production values of the key PV markets such as China, USA, Japan, etc. will be estimated, along with market scale changes, policy developments and market trends |
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Xiaomi's Mi Water Purifer Gets Positive Review on Sina Weibo (2015.12.02) While it may be unusual for a smartphone manufacturer to dive into the home appliance industry, a recent study done by Taipei-based MIC (Market intelligence & Consulting Institute) has found that one of the latest additions to Xiaomi's Mi Home Network, the Mi Water Purifier, is highly received in China |
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Chinese Internet TV brands Show Lower Sentiment Rankings than Traditional TV Brands (2015.11.20) According to recent MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) findings using big data analytics, the top-10 LCD TV brands on online stores Tmall and JD during 15 May 2015 and August 2015 were: TCL, Changhong, Hisense, Sharp, Samsung, LG, LeTV, Sony, Skyworth and Haier |
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Shipment Value of Key Computing Chips is Estimated to Grow Over US$10 Billion by 2019 (2015.11.06) Mobile handheld device market in the developing world, especially Asia Pacific, has brought about changes in the worldwide market and industry. The market has evolved towards a more pyramid-shaped structure, with Apple and Samsung sitting comfortably in the high-end segment at top and others swarming in the value line segment at the bottom |
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Chinese Brands Dominate List of Top-10 Selling Smartphone Models in China (2015.10.26) According to a recent study using big data analytics, Taipei-based MIC found that Chinese brands dominated smartphone sales on China's online stores Tmall and JD during 15 May 2015 and 15 August 2015.
Out of the top-10 selling smartphone models, Xiaomi posted the best sales performance, with Redmi 2A standing at the top place, Redmi Note at the third place, and Mi 4 at the fifth place |
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Global PC System Shipment Decline to Soften in 2016 (2015.09.21) Of the total global IT systems, desktop PC and server will be the only two sectors to witness year-on-year shipment growth in 2016, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a government-backed ICT research institute in Taiwan |
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Huawei's Smartphone Shipments Expected to Break 100M Units in 2015 (2015.09.09) In the second quarter of 2015, Huawei sold 28.2 million smartphones, up 54.9% compared to the first quarter, showing much better sales performance than other international brands, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) |
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Taiwan's Desktop PC Shipments Expected to Grow over 10% Sequentially in 3Q15 (2015.08.29) Shipment volume of the Taiwanese desktop PC industry is projected to top around 15.6 million units in the third quarter of 2015, up 13.4% sequentially, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a government-backed research institute in Taiwan |
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Taiwanese IP Camera Shipment Volume Tops 2.33 Million Units in 1H 2015, Up 14.9% YoY (2015.08.12) The global IP camera market is projected to grow flourishingly in 2015. Two factors however dragged Taiwanese IP camera makers' shipment performance in the first half of 2015.
The first factor is Chinese players' aggressive move into overseas markets and abundant resources for product R&D |
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End-User Applications in Transport Services and Special Machinery Remain Unchartered Territory (2015.08.07) In the face of an aging population and the rise of chronic diseases, governments around the world have been looking for solutions to reducing health care expenditures while maintaining medical service quality. eHealth, which provides electronic, digital, and automated medical services, is one of such solutions |
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LTPS Expansion Depends Highly on Chinese Panel Manufacturing Yields (2015.07.17) HD panels are the market mainstream among China’s newly released smartphone models and smartphone shipments in the second half of 2014. As HD panels have become a mainstay, several panel makers have started to build new low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) production lines to produce high-end mobile phone panels for mobile devices |
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Mobile Commerce shows Growth Potential in Taiwan despite Continuing Concerns over Security (2015.07.13) Online shopping sites have been contributing the lion's share of global e-commerce revenues, but with the growing prevalence of mobile devices, mobile commerce is anticipated to gain more ground.
"Over the years, due to the rise of mobile commerce, nearly 70% of online users spent more on mobile shopping than traditional online shopping |
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Global Smartphone Shipment Volume to Top 1.5 Billion Units in 2015 (2015.05.28) Shipment value of the Taiwanese communications industry, comprising of wireless and network communications, is estimated at around NT$3.3 trillion (US$108.2 billion) in 2015, up 17.2% compared to 2014, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) |
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Downtrend of Tablet CPU Shipment Continues with an Estimated 14% Decline in 2015 (2015.05.15) Market saturation, the prevalence of large-sized smartphones, and ongoing threats from low-cost notebook PCs are anticipated to slow down growth of the global tablet market. According to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), Taipei-based ICT research institute, the market will enter the stagnation period in the next few years |
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S/M Size TFT-LCD Panel Industry’s Shipment Volume Will Maintain Growth Through 2016 (2015.04.28) Although the worldwide tablet market is expected to decline for the first time in 2015, strong growth momentum of smartphones and automotive panel markets will uphold worldwide small and medium size TFT-LCD panel shipments. MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based ICT research institute, projects that panel shipment volume will reach 3 |
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3.75 Billion Wi-Fi Connected Devices will be Shipped Worldwide by 2019 (2015.04.20) Driven by flourishing demand for smartphones and IoT (Internet of Things), global shipment volume of Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) connected devices reached around 2.27 billion units in 2014, up 18% year-on-year, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taiwan-based ICT research institute |
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Taiwanese Notebook PC Shipment Decline Softens in 4Q 2014 (2015.04.10) Taiwanese notebook PC shipment volume topped around 37.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, down 1.0% sequentially and 6% year-on-year, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), Taipei-based ICT research institute |
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The NAND Flash Industry Advances with TLC Products Taking Charge of the Market Drive (2015.03.25) The newest report from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, indicates that TLC NAND flash will account for nearly half of the total NAND flash output in 4Q15. With TLC NAND applications shifting from memory card and USB drive to OEM storage devices such as eMMC/eMCP and SSD, manufacturers will in turn launch their TLC-based storage solutions this year |
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Apple's iPhone Revenues in the Greater China Market Grows 156.6% in 4Q 2014 (2015.03.07) MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based ICT research institute, pointed that shipment volume of the global mobile phone industry totaled around 531.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, up 8.9% sequentially, and of total 531 |
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Taiwanese IP Camera Industry Posts 33.5% Year-on-year Shipment Volume Growth in 2014 (2015.02.02) MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a government-backed IT research institute in Taiwan, reported that shipment volume of the Taiwanese IP camera industry totaled around 4.83 million in 2014, up 33.5% compared to 2013 |