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Thursday 17 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Use of LED chips in TV backlighting to grow slightly in 2017
The global volume of LED chips used in TV backlighting in 2017 will increase slightly on year, with Ultra HD, HDR and quantum dot models expected to increase usage, while direct-type...
Thursday 17 November 2016
Senao revenues stay flat in October
Smartphone and consumer electronics products distributor Senao International has reported revenues of NT$2.917 billion (US$91.62 million) for October, increasing 0.92% from a year...
Thursday 17 November 2016
Intel announces US$250 million investment for autonomous driving
Delivering his keynote address at the LA Auto Show's AutoMobility conference, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has announced that Intel Capital is targeting more than US$250 million of additional...
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Proportion of notebooks for single-spindle models to rise significantly in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Based on notebook vendors' RFQ (request for quotation) for models to be launched in 2017, the proportion of 15-inch and above notebooks for single-spindle models without built-in...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Clevo ships nearly 160,000 notebooks in October
Clevo shipped nearly 160,000 notebooks in October, the highest monthly level so far in 2016, with a large portion being gaming models shipped in the China market, according to the...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Certification service provider IST acquires new factory for NT$356 million
Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (IST), which offers full-scope verification and analysis services to the IC engineering industry with customers covering the whole spectrum...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Inventec expects 2017 hand-held device shipments to grow 17.2-20.7%
Invenetec expects its subsidiary Invenetc Appliances to ship 68-70 million hand-held mobile devices in 2017, growing 17.2-20.7% on year, the parent company said at a November 14 investors...
Monday 14 November 2016
MSI reports strong earnings for 3Q16
Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported net profits of NT$1.615 billion (US$50.538 million) for the third quarter of 2016, increasing 74% on quarter and 41% on year. EPS for the...
Monday 14 November 2016
Acer strengthens ties with Tobii to develop VR devices with eye-tracking technology
Acer is expanding its cooperation with Sweden-based eye tracking solution developer Tobii Technology to develop head-mounted display (HMD) VR devices featuring eye tracking technology,...
Monday 14 November 2016
Wistron reports decreased earnings for 3Q16
Wistron has reported net profits of NT$512 million (US$16.08 million) for the third quarter of 2016, down 16.97% on quarter and 22% from a year earlier. EPS for the quarter stood...
Monday 14 November 2016
Macronix unveils low-pin-count OctaBus memory subsystem solution for IoT and auto electronics markets
Macronix International has unveiled a new-generation 12 pin-count bus interface. The design keeps the high speed, high efficiency features of OctaFlash and uses only 12 pins, sharing...
Monday 14 November 2016
Asustek reports strong earnings for 3Q16
Asustek Computer has reported net profits of NT$5.979 billion (US$187.75 million) for the third quarter of 2016, up 45% on quarter and 42% on year. The earnings translated into an...
Monday 14 November 2016
Asustek to unveil Google Tango-enabled smartphone at CES 2017
Asustek Computer will unveil its first AR-enabled smartphone, the ZenFone AR, during the forthcoming CES 2017. The smartphone will support Google Tango, according to company CEO Jerry...
Friday 11 November 2016
Pegatron expects 4Q16 notebook shipments to grow
Pegatron expects fourth-quarter 2016 notebook shipments to increase 25-30% on quarter and those for motherboards and desktops to decrease 15-20%, according to the company.
Friday 11 November 2016
Quanta expects 4Q16 notebook shipments to drop 2-3%
Quanta Computer shipped 10.9 million notebooks in the third quarter of 2016, increasing 2.83% on quarter, and expects shipments to decrease 2-3% in the fourth quarter sequentially...