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Thursday 23 May 2019
IBM set to commercialize quantum computers in 3-5 years, says executive
IBM is set to commercialize its quantum computers in the next 3-5 years, when they can outperform existing supercomputers in terms of computing capability in some specific domains,...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro
Apple has updated MacBook Pro with 8th- and 9th-generation Intel Core processors, bringing eight cores to MacBook Pro for the first time. MacBook Pro now delivers two times faster...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Taiwan monitor shipments to grow on year in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan-based makers saw their combined shipments of monitors increase 5.6% on year in the first quarter of 2019, growing for the fifth consecutive quarter. Their monitor shipments...
Monday 20 May 2019
CIS packager Kingpak revenues for 2Q19 to see slight sequential fall
Taiwan's CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging specialist Kingpak Technology is expected to see its second-quarter revenues fall only slightly on quarter as its average capacity utilization...
Friday 17 May 2019
Japan vendor reportedly seeking to sell automotive IGBT production lines
A Japan-based vendor reportedly is looking for a buyer for its automotive IGBT manufacturing lines from among makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources.
Friday 17 May 2019
BenQ Materials tapping high-margin polarizer segments
Polarizer supplier BenQ Materials has been striving to improve its product mix focusing on the development of high-margin products for applications including the PID (public information...
Thursday 16 May 2019
DIY market may shrink further due to US-China trade tensions
Motherboard makers have experienced sluggish demand coming from the PC DIY market, which is likely to shrink further as the US-China trade dispute escalates, according to industry...
Thursday 16 May 2019
Latest tariff hikes to have small impacts on US-bound motherboards, graphics cards shipments
The latest tariff hikes by the US on Chinese goods from 10% to 25% will not have significant impacts on Taiwan's US-bound shipments of motherboards and graphics cards, according to...
Thursday 16 May 2019
Microcontroller market growth drops to nearly zero in 2019, says IHS
Following two years of expansion, the global microcontroller (MCU) market is set to stall in 2019 because of a combination of factors including a downturn in the wider electronics...
Thursday 16 May 2019
Top-5 notebook vendors see April shipments drop 14%, says Digitimes Research
The top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments slip 14% on month in April, a performance stronger than that of the same month a year ago, as Chromebook demand from North America's...
Wednesday 15 May 2019
Support from supply chain hub needed for moving production out of China, says Quanta chairman
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, commenting on the US government's announcement of extending the 25% tariff to notebooks and smartphones imported from China, has pointed out that...
Wednesday 15 May 2019
Chipmakers gearing up for transition to 90/96-layer 3D NAND process technology
Major memory chip vendors are on track to enter mass production of 90/96-layer 3D NAND products in the second half of 2019, according to industry observers.
Wednesday 15 May 2019
PC vendors looking to raise prices in US, says paper
With the US having raised tariffs on China-imported products from 10% to 25%, some PC brand vendors including Asustek Computer are considering increasing product prices in the US to...
Tuesday 14 May 2019
Tripod Tech posts 30% profit increase in 1Q19
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology has reported net profit surged 30.5% from a year earlier to NT$1.08 billion (US$34.7 million) in the first quarter of 2019, with EPS coming to NT...
Monday 13 May 2019
Notebook ODMs eyeing shipment growths in 2Q19 despite setbacks in April
Most Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are still eyeing sequential shipment growths for the second quarter of 2019 despite decreased notebook shipments in April, according to industry sou...