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Tuesday 16 April 2019
Acer to increase ultra-thin notebook promotion in Asia Pacific
Acer will be promoting sales of its thin and light models in the Asia Pacific region this year, according to company president of Pan Asia Andrew Hou.
Tuesday 16 April 2019
AMD 7nm chips for next-generation PlayStation to be ready in 3Q20
AMD's 7nm CPU and GPU are expected to be adopted by Sony in its next-generation PlayStation and the processors are estimated to be ready in the third quarter of 2020 for the games...
Tuesday 16 April 2019
Commercial segment provides bright spot in traditional PC market in 1Q19, says IDC
The worldwide market for traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 3% on year in the first quarter of 2019, according to IDC. Global shipments were...
Monday 15 April 2019
IC materials distributors see stable revenue increases in 1Q19
Taiwan-based distributors of semiconductor materials have posted revenue increases in the first quarter of 2019, mainly driven by ramp-up in demand for high-end chips for 5G, AI and...
Monday 15 April 2019
Samsung set to lose semiconductor market lead in 2019
Samsung Electronics increased its lead as the No. 1 semiconductor vendor due to the booming DRAM market in 2018, according to Gartner. However, the memory chip giant is likely to...
Monday 15 April 2019
Notebook ODMs see rising shipments in March
Quanta Computer saw its March notebook shipments rise by almost one million units on month to arrive at 2.8 million units, while Compal Electronics' volumes picked up 75% on month...
Friday 12 April 2019
Acer gaming notebook sales in US to see double-digit growth in 2019
Acer expects its sales of gaming notebooks in the US to continue to grow at a double-digit rate in 2019, enabling the company to maintain its top-ranked position in the segment, according...
Friday 12 April 2019
Startups, tech firms vying with carmakers in EV market
Electric vehicles (EV) are gaining momentum to replace fossil-fueled ones in the foreseeable future amid growing environmental concerns, prompting traditional automakers, tech startups...
Friday 12 April 2019
PCB firm Tripod Tech conservative about 2Q19
Uncertainty in end-market demand has caused PCB firm Tripod Technology to remain conservative about its performance in the second quarter of 2019.
Thursday 11 April 2019
STB chip vendors see bright prospects ahead of 2020 Olympics
Taiwan-based set-top box (STB) chip vendors Rafael Micro and Ali are seeing clearer order visibility for 2019 than 2018, likely to score record-high profits for the year thanks to...
Thursday 11 April 2019
MediaTek revenues climb to 6-month high in March
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues increased 57.6% sequentially and nearly 11% on year to a six-month high of NT$22.32 billion (US$723.5 million) in March 2019.
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Niche-IC backend specialists enjoy strong 1Q19
GEM Services, which specializes in packaging semiconductor power devices, and CMOS image sensor backend specialist Kingpak Technology both saw their revenues for the first quarter...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Acer reports 62.8% on-month growth in March revenues
Acer has announced its consolidated revenues for March arrived at NT$23.55 billion, up 3.9% on year and 62.8% on month. Consolidated revenues for the first quarter 2019 reached NT$54.68...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
PCB maker Apex 1Q19 revenues surge 18%
PCB maker Apex International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.85 billion (US$92.3 million) for the first quarter of 2019, the highest for the quarter on record and up 17.7%...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Eight-inch fab utilization rates picking up
IC foundries have seen their 8-inch fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by a pull-in of orders for IoT and automotive electronics applications, according to sources at...