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Monday 12 February 2018
Notebook ODMs see January revenues bolstered by non-PC segments
Taiwan's four major notebook ODMs - Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec - have reported better-than-expected revenues in January despite declines in notebook...
Monday 12 February 2018
SMIC to enter volume production of 28nm HKMG chips in 2H18
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is scheduled to enter volume production of chips fabricated using 28nm HKMG and HKMG+ processes in the...
Friday 9 February 2018
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2017
Worldwide notebook shipments, not including detachable 2-in-1 devices, were weaker than expected and arrived at only around 41.15 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, registering...
Friday 9 February 2018
Globalfoundries 22FDX process to attract more orders, says company executive
After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...
Thursday 8 February 2018
HP expects rising share in Taiwan workstation market, says paper
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan has launched its latest enterprise PCs and workstations in Taiwan as well as a virtual reality (VR) backpack, a wearable workstation system supporting...
Thursday 8 February 2018
AUO sees 6-8% increase in global LCD panel supply, demand in 2018
The global LCD panel market is expected to be stable in 2018 with a 6-8% annual increase estimated in both supply and demand, and the average size of panels shipped in the year will...
Thursday 8 February 2018
Chilisin January revenues increase
Power inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.14 billion (US$38.9 million) for January 2018, up 21.7% on year and 8.5% sequentially.
Wednesday 7 February 2018
China makers produce 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017
China-based makers produced 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017, increasing 0.7% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Synnex January revenues up on year
IT and consumer electronics products distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.259 billion (US$1.17 billion) for January, decreasing...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Global spending on semiconductors increases markedly in 2017, says IHS
In a clear sign of recovery from a disappointing downturn just two years ago, global spending on semiconductors rose to a five-year high in 2017, spurred by a hike in the pricing...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Diode maker Actron enhancing automotive IGBT deployments
Taiwan-based automotive diode supplier Actron Technology is looking to enhance its insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) manufacturing technology and will not rule out overseas...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Yageo January revenues increase 45%
Passive component firm Yageo has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.54 billion (US$120.55 million) for January 2018, up 44.8% on year and 5.7% sequentially.
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Nuvoton to see rising demand for wireless charging MCUs
Taiwan-based MCU supplier Nuvoton Technology is ready to cash in on the growing market demand for wireless charging microcontroller units (MCUs) in 2018 as it is capable of offering...
Monday 5 February 2018
Pegatron to ramp up capex in 2018
Pegatron expects the capital spending of its entire group in 2018 to be higher than the US$400-450 million spent in 2017 as the company and its subsidiaries are to ramp up their capacities...
Monday 5 February 2018
Compal seeking comeback to desktop ODM market in 2018
Taiwan-based Compal Electronics, now the world's No.2 notebook ODM, will stage a comeback to the desktop PC market in 2018 as a contract manufacturer, a move seen to stir the global...