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Wednesday 9 October 2019
AUO chairman tipped to head TCA
Paul Peng, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO), is being tipped to be the next chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), succeeding incumbent TH Tung, who is obligated to step down...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Global tablet shipments expected to drop for next five years, says Digitimes Research
Global tablet shipments are expected to slip dramatically on year in 2019 amid weakening demand for brand and education tablets. Sales of white-box models have been significantly...
Monday 7 October 2019
Highlights of the day: Intel CPU shortages heap pressure on notebook ODMs
Preparations for the year-end shopping season and extra inventory build-ups at clients to avoid extra US tariffs are heaping strong pressure on notebook ODMs who are not receiving...
Monday 7 October 2019
8K TV panels need much more LED chips for backlighting, says Epistar president
Since an 8K LCD TV panel has four times more pixels than a 4K one of the same size, the number of LED chips used in backlighting the former needs to be 50% more than the latter, according...
Monday 7 October 2019
iST expects strong prospect for 5G chips analysis services
Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (iST), specialized in offering semiconductor materials analysis and IC debugging services, has seen its revenues stay at high levels since...
Monday 7 October 2019
Xintec eyeing return to profit in 2019
Niche-market IC packaging house Xintec is eyeing its return to profitability this year, according to industry observers.
Monday 7 October 2019
Notebook ODMs scrambling to secure Intel 14nm CPUs
Notebook ODMs are scrambling to secure supply from Intel for its 14nm CPUs that have again been hit by shortages ahead of the year-end holiday season, according to industry sources...
Monday 7 October 2019
Quanta sees initial success in smart medical care, says chairman
Quanta Computer has achieved significant progress in investments it made in smart medical care over a year ago, understanding more about what role it can play through communication...
Friday 4 October 2019
Rigid-flex PCB market gaining expansion momentum
The market for rigid-flex PCBs, though smaller than those for other PCB product lines, is gaining expansion momentum as more PCB makers in Taiwan and China are moving to expand their...
Friday 4 October 2019
Inventec acquires new plant for servers in Taiwan
Inventec has invested NT$1.18 billion (US$37.78 million) to acquire a new plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan to expand its capacity locally, according to a company posting on Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Thursday 3 October 2019
AMD CPUs see rising adoption in enterprise market
AMD, in addition to growing presence in the PC DIY market, has also seen rising momentum in the enterprise segment with the adoption of its CPUs in Chromebooks, servers and regular...
Thursday 3 October 2019
Microsoft reveals new Surface lineup and dual-screen devices
Microsoft has announced a new Surface lineup with five new products coming this holiday and two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in holiday 2020.
Thursday 3 October 2019
Macronix flash memory implemented in Renesas embedded AI solutions
Macronix International has announced its secure flash memory is adopted for Renesas Electronics' embedded artificial intelligence solutions that use Arm-based processors for a range...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Gaming PCs and monitors achieve double digit growth in 2Q19, says IDC
Global shipments of gaming desktops, notebooks, and monitors reached 10.4 million units in the second quarter of 2019, up 16.5% on year, according to the IDC. A combination of better...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Global TV shipments edge up in August, says AVC
Global TV shipments edged up 1.5% on year to 19.36 million units in August, as shipment growths in areas including Latin America, India and Asia Pacific were offset by a 7% on-year...