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Tuesday 14 July 2020
IT companies have mixed views about 3Q20
Although notebook and tablet sales were significantly boosted by the stay-at-home economy in the second quarter in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, IT companies have mixed views...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Wistron enjoys ramp-up in orders from Fujitsu
Wistron obtained orders for servers from Fujitsu in 2019, and has since seen orders ramp up, with shipments set to expand in the second half of this year, according to industry sou...
Monday 13 July 2020
Quanta Storage sees revenue grow in June
Quanta Storage, a subsidiary of Quanta Computer, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$929 million (US$31.27 million) for June, up 8.7% on month and 34.37% on year, with second-quarter...
Monday 13 July 2020
Apple to see over 20% on-quarter growth in 3Q20 notebook shipments
Apple is set to significantly increase its new MacBook Pro orders in late third-quarter 2020 and will see its overall MacBook shipments rise over 20% sequentially in the third quarter,...
Friday 10 July 2020
Asustek 2Q20 revenues surge nearly 30%, Gigabyte hits record
Asustek Computer saw its revenues increase nearly 30% on year in the second quarter of 2020, while fellow motherboard and graphics card vendor Gigabyte Technology's revenues climbed...
Thursday 9 July 2020
FPCB makers building new capacity in 2H20 for 5G iPhones
Taiwan's flexible PCB makers Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect, and flexible CCL supplier Taiflex Scientific are all gearing up to ready new capacity in the second half...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Samsung cautious about placing component orders for Note 20 5G lineup
Samsung Electronics appears to have become cautious about placing component orders for its upcoming Galaxy Note 20 5G lineup, showing concerns about the prospects of the global smartphone...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Notebook ODMs expect shipment drops in 3Q20
Wistron and Inventec both expect to see shipments drop sequentially in the third quarter due to high comparison bases in the second quarter.
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Consumer MCU demand picking up
Taiwan-based MCU specialists have seen orders for TWS Bluetooth earbuds and other consumer electronics applications pick up substantially since the start of third-quarter 2020, according...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Apex sees 2Q20 revenues rise over 20% on strong TV PCB demand
PCB maker Apex International has reported revenues surged 21.5% on year to NT$2.98 billion (US$101.4 million) in the second quarter of 2020, and revenues for the first half of the...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Many Chinese EV vendors forced out of market
Many China-based electric vehicle (EV) vendors have been forced out of the market or struggling for survival because of decreased government subsidization and shrinking demand due...
Friday 3 July 2020
Elan posts record 2Q20 revenue
Touchscreen solution and fingerprint sensor specialist Elan Microelectronics has reported revenue climbed 60.4% sequentially and 62.2% on year to an all-time high of NT$3.54 billion...
Thursday 2 July 2020
TLC NAND flash prices under downward pressure
NAND flash contract prices are expected to hold flat in the third quarter of 2020, but prices for 3D 3bits/cell (TLC) NAND chips have come under increasingly downward pressure due...
Thursday 2 July 2020
Eternal Materials utilizes 90% of dry-film photoresist production capacity
Taiwan-based Eternal Materials continues to utilize as high as 90% of its dry-film photoresist production capacity, thanks to brisk PCB demand for base stations, servers, notebooks...
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Catcher developing heat dissipation solutions
Catcher Technology has formed a team dedicated to the development of heat dissipation solutions as the chassis maker is stepping up its product diversification efforts, according...