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Tuesday 21 August 2018
China makers reportedly enter MacBook chassis supply chain
China-based Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology and AAC Technologies have reportedly become suppliers of metal-alloy chassis for use in MacBook notebooks, according to industry...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Taiwan firms moving to counter growing China presence in Apple supply chains
Apple has kept expanding the presence of China partners in the supply chains for iPhone, iPad and MacBook devices seeking to effectively reduce production cost, prompting Taiwan supply...
Friday 17 August 2018
Apple to roll out entry-level MacBook in September
Apple is scheduled to roll out its entry-level MacBook series featuring Intel's 14nm Kaby Lake processor in September's product launch conference. The model is expected to be priced...
Friday 10 August 2018
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2018

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Tuesday 17 July 2018
PCB makers ready to embrace significant revenue increases in 2H18
Taiwan PCB makers are poised to embrace brisk orders expected in the second half of 2018, traditional high season for consumer devices, and most of them have readied sufficient materials...
Friday 13 July 2018
Apple updates MacBook Pro
Apple has updated its MacBook Pro series with new hardware. The new MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar feature eighth-generation Intel Core processors, with 6-core on the 15-inch model...
Monday 4 June 2018
Apple reportedly to tighten grip on parts for MacBooks
Apple is reportedly to tighten its grip on the supply chains of new MacBook models through direct pricing negotiations with third-party suppliers of non-key parts such as screws,...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Pegatron likely to land new MacBook orders from Apple, say sources
Pegatron is likely to land orders from Apple to produce an ARM-based MacBook model, codenamed Star with a series number N84, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Flexible PCB firm Career Tech swings to profit in 1Q18
Flexible PCB specialist Career Technology swung to net profit of NT$33.95 million (US$1.14 million) in the first quarter of 2018 from loss of NT$85.29 million a year earlier. EPS...
Monday 14 May 2018
Quanta sees weak 1Q18 results
Quanta Computer has announced its first-quarter 2018 financial results with its profits, gross margin and operating profit margin all slipping from the same quarter a year ago, with...
Friday 4 May 2018
Global notebook shipments to fall 5.3% in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2018 are likely to see a lower sequential growth than recorded in the same period of 2017, and may fall by over 5% on year, Digitimes...
Monday 30 April 2018
Apple to defer new MacBook Air production to 2H18
Apple will defer the volume production of its new budget-type MacBook Air for 2018 to the second half of the year from the originally-scheduled second quarter, supply chain sources...
Friday 27 April 2018
FPCB maker Flexium sees gross margin hit 4-year low in 1Q18
Taiwan-based flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has disclosed its gross margin fell 8.3pp on year and 5.2pp sequentially to 14.7% in the first quarter of 2018, the lowest level...
Wednesday 11 April 2018
Quanta reports steady performance in March
Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$71.85 billion (US$2.45 billion) for March, up 11.75% on month, but down 2.65% on year with consolidated revenues for the first...
Wednesday 14 March 2018
High-speed transmission chipmakers land stable orders from first-tier clients
With the growing demand for high-speed data transmission interface solutions including PCIe, Type C, DP, and SerDes fueled by rampant AI, cloud service, big data and IoT applications,...