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Wednesday 8 March 2017
Asustek to start production of VR HMD in 3Q17
Asustek Computer is choosing suppliers for its VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices, with Samsung Display likely to be a supplier of display panels and Taiwan-based makers to undertake...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Synnex sees increased February revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$24.419 billion (US$795 million) for February, growing 3.15%...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Getac expects revenues to grow strongly in 2H17
Ruggedized PC player Getac Technology expects its revenues to decrease sequentially in the second quarter, but the volume will have a good chance to grow strongly in the second half...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Winbond becomes Siemens memory supplier
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, which manufactures specialty DRAM and flash memory, on March 7 announced it has signed a general quality agreement with Siemens for the supply of...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
ECS revenues drop in February
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.606 billion (US$52 million) for February 2017, representing a 38.19% drop on month and 4.06% drop on ye...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
19.63 million LCD TV panels shipped in January, says Sigmaintell
There were 19.63 million LCD TV panels shipped globally in January, decreasing 8.4% on month and 1.3% on year, according to Sigmaintell Consulting.
Friday 3 March 2017
Wearable market grows 16.9% in 4Q16, says IDC
The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year...
Thursday 2 March 2017
OLED panels to be used in automotive displays beginning 2018, says PIDA
While automotive displays have become the third largest application of small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels, use of OLED panels in automotive displays will take off in 2018, according...
Thursday 2 March 2017
IPC maker Ennoconn reports record high earnings for 2016
IPC maker Ennoconn saw its net profits grow 18.1% on year to a record high of NT$1.02 billion (US$33.12 million) in 2016. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$14.01 for the year...
Thursday 2 March 2017
Samsung recalls faulty 18nm PC DRAM, says report
Samsung Electronics in mid-February started to recall certain PC DRAM module series, which PC OEMs found as the cause of blue screens while testing products, according to a report...
Thursday 2 March 2017
Digitimes Research: Worldwide notebook shipments to enjoy on-year growth in 1Q17
Worldwide notebook shipments (not including 2-in-1 devices) surpassed 40 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, dropping only 1.2% on year. Shipments from Taiwan-based ODMs...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
Digitimes Research: Lenovo largest AIO vendor worldwide in 2016
Lenovo was the largest all-in-one PC vendor worldwide in 2016, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) at number two. The two players' shipments gap was widened in 2016 compared to 2015...
Friday 24 February 2017
Qualcomm makes splash with VR announcements
Qualcomm has made several announcements in the virtual reality (VR) space including introducing a new virtual reality development kit (VRDK) for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile...
Friday 24 February 2017
Acer provides smart health platform to Changhua Christian Hospital
Acer on February 23 announced cooperation with Changhua Christian Hospital in central Taiwan, which will adopt Acer's aBeing Wellness cloud-based health platform for remote tracking...
Friday 24 February 2017
iPad supply chain makers likely to report disappointing 1Q17 sales
First-quarter 2017 results of Taiwan-based makers in the iPad supply chain, notably touch panel makers TPK Holding and General Interface Solution (GIS), are hanging in the balance,...