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Monday 16 May 2016
Intel, Microsoft to limit OS support on new processors; to increase IPC players costs
With Intel planning to have its next-generation processors support only Windows 10, industrial PC (IPC) players are concerned that the move will dramatically increase their costs...
Monday 16 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to drop 4.6% sequentially in 2Q16
Global tablet shipments are expected to drop 4.6% sequentially to reach 42.84 million units in the second quarter, which is still the slow season for the table market. Vendors have...
Monday 16 May 2016
Wistron sees earnings tumble nearly 50% on year in 1Q16
ODM Wistron has reported net profits of NT$383 million (US$11.74 million) for the first quarter of 2016, a sharp decline of 46.6% from a year earlier.
Monday 16 May 2016
Worldwide semiconductor revenues to fall 2.3% in 2016, says IDC
Worldwide semiconductor revenues for 2016 will fall for a second consecutive year to US$324 billion, down 2.3% from the previous year according to IDC. Revenues are forecast to log...
Monday 16 May 2016
Clevo ships 353,000 notebooks in 1Q16
ODM/OEM Clevo shipped 353,000 notebooks in the first quarter of 2016, with the China market accounting for over 30% of the shipments, according to the company.
Friday 13 May 2016
China will account for 40% of VR headset shipments in 2016, says Canalys
Vendors will ship 6.3 million virtual reality (VR) headsets worldwide in 2016, of which 40% will be in China, according to Canalys.
Friday 13 May 2016
MediaTek announces sale of auto IC subsidiary to China firm
Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation framework agreement with NavInfo, a China-based digital mapping service provider. According...
Friday 13 May 2016
Compal expects notebook shipments to drop 10% in 2016
Compal Electronics' notebook shipments in 2016 are expected to drop by 10% on year, as order visibility for the second half of the year remains unclear, according to company president...
Friday 13 May 2016
Asustek expects 2Q16 revenues to drop 9-14% sequentially
Asustek Computer expects consolidated revenues of NT$95-100 billion (US$2.93-3.08 billion) for the second quarter of 2016, decreasing 9-14% on quarter, the company said at a May 11...
Friday 13 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q16 estimated at 44.89 million units
There were an estimated 44.89 million tablets shipped globally during the first quarter of 2016, falling 31.3% on quarter and 12.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 12 May 2016
Microsoft new Surface Book said to be delayed
Microsoft originally planned to launch its second-generation Surface Book in June, upgrading the device with an Ultra HD display, but sources from the upstream supply chain report...
Thursday 12 May 2016
Taiwan motherboard players crossing into IPC, embedded industries
Facing weakening worldwide PC demand, Taiwan-based motherboard players have been expanding their businesses into new industries such as industrial PC (IPC), healthcare, car electronics...
Thursday 12 May 2016
Cypress adopts Cadence design tools for 40nm auto ICs
Cypress Semiconductor has selected the full Cadence RTL-to-signoff digital design flow and complete Spectre circuit simulation platform for all of its 40nm automotive chip designs,...
Thursday 12 May 2016
Upcoming exhibitions to promote IT innovations
Six exhibitions are expected to come up in May and June, promoting the latest IT innovations including PC, smartphone, smart wearable device, robot and Internet of Things (IoT) app...
Thursday 12 May 2016
Quanta sees on-month drop in April revenues
Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$68.18 billion (US$2.1 billion) for April 2016, representing a 9.31% drop on month but a 0.98% increase on year. The company...