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Tuesday 31 December 2019
Ability Enterprise shifting focus to commercial, high-end consumer cameras
Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise, to cope with decreasing demand arising from widespread use of smartphone cameras, has been shifting focus to commercial and high-end consumer...
Monday 30 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Taiwan CIS packagers to merge into heavyweight player
Two major Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor packagers Tong Hsing and Kingpark have agreed a merger deal that will make turn them into one of the world's largest packaging firms for the...
Monday 30 December 2019
Tong Hsing, Kingpak to merge into heavyweight CIS packager in Taiwan
A heavyweight CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging firm will be born in Taiwan soon, as Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, a handset CIS backend and wafer reconstruction specialist, has...
Monday 30 December 2019
China-based Loongson unveils new CPUs
China-based CPU developer Loongson has announced its in-house developed 3A4000 series processors, which the company claimed were created without using intellectual properties (IPs)...
Friday 27 December 2019
ITTS listed on Taiwan OTC
Information Technology Total Services (ITTS), Teco Electric & Machinery's subsidiary provider of outsourced ERP-based IT and business process services, was listed on the Taipei...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Foldable-screen notebooks unlikely at CES
Foldable phones are already a commerical reality, and the market can expect to see more from multiple vendors in 2020. But those who are looking forward to foldable-screen notebooks...
Thursday 26 December 2019
LCD TV panel prices likely to rise 20% in 1H20
LCD TV panel prices may stage a rally in early 2020 thanks to an improved supply-demand balance, with the upward spiral to continue into the second quarter and quotes for mainstream...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Xintec profit soars in November
Niche-market IC packaging house Xintec has disclosed its net profit surged 252% from a year ago to NT$74 million (US$2.46 million) in November 2019. EPS for the month came to NT$0....
Thursday 26 December 2019
Intel not yet ready to promote foldable-screen notebooks
Intel is unlikely to promote foldable-screen notebooks until after issues such as insufficient flexible panel supply and immature OS support are solved in mid 2020, according to sources...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Mini LED makers eye notebook business opportunity
Lextar Electronics has been aggressively promoting its mini LED backlighting modules in many high-performance application industries and has reportedly obtained orders from Micro-Star...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Highlights of the day: US may tighten Huawei ban
The world's two superpowers may be heading towards a truce in their trade war, but the US reportedly is not letting Chinese tech giant Huawei off the hook easily. Washington may tighten...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Intel to intro innovative thermal design for notebooks
At the upcoming CES 2020, Intel is planning to announce a new thermal module design that is able to enhance notebooks' heat dissipation by 25-30% with many brands also set to showcase...
Monday 23 December 2019
CCL maker Ventec expects 2019 gross margin to be over 25%
Taiwan-based niche-type CCL maker Ventec International expects its gross margin to reach over 25% for whole-year 2019 thanks to volume production of its new high-end materials and...
Monday 23 December 2019
Synaptics to sell mobile LCD TDDI biz to Hua Capital
Synaptics has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its mobile LCD TDDI business to Hua Capital through a special purpose entity backed by Hua-Capital Cayman for...
Monday 23 December 2019
Taiwan PCB output to rise slightly to US$21.7 billion in 2019
Taiwanese PCB makers' production in 2019 is expected to grow slightly from a year earlier to NT$656.2 billion (US$21.74 billion), with strong shipments of rigid-flex boards, high-end...