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Wednesday 24 June 2015
ECS to quit own-brand DIY motherboard business, say Taiwan makers
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced that it will no longer actively market own-brand DIY motherboards but will undertake ODM/OEM production if clients have demand, and...
Tuesday 23 June 2015
IC substrate, PCB makers seeing shipments pick up
Taiwan's major IC substrate and PCB manufacturers have all ramped up their shipments for new mobile devices set to roll out in the second half of 2015, according to industry source...
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Silicon providers main beneficiaries of enthusiast PC growth; opportunities exist for vendors to raise profits with innovative products, says HWinsights
The rapid expansion in demand for premium PC hardware from the enthusiast and overclocking segments has given hardware vendors a much needed opportunity to bolster declining sales...
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Leading TV brands more reliant on China manufacturers in 2015, says IHS
TVs made by outsourcing specialists are expected to reach an industry record of 43% of LCD TVs shipped globally in 2015, according to IHS. Outsourcing has become one of the most important...
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Commentary: The gaming notebook industry heats up
Competition in the gaming notebook segment is surely to become keener in the second half of 2015 as notebook brands including Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell, Gigabyte Technology and...
Monday 22 June 2015
Winbond cautious about 2H15 DRAM market
Inventory digestion will continue to take place in the global DRAM industry during the second half of 2015, according to Arthur Chiao, chairman for Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics...
Monday 22 June 2015
DDR4 memory prices fall at rapid pace
Contract prices for DDR4 memory have recently experienced a dramatic fall, due mainly to Samsung Electronics' price cuts aimed at increasing market share, according to industry sou...
Monday 22 June 2015
Worldwide pay-TV penetration to exceed 50% in next 2 years, says firm
The worldwide pay-TV market surpassed more than 900 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2015, representing 48% penetration, according to ABI Research. The market is likely...
Monday 22 June 2015
Apple in-house developing TDDI solutions, say Taiwan chipmakers
Apple is internally developing touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions for its iPhones, according to sources in Taiwan's IC design industry.
Monday 22 June 2015
Global revenues from shipments of residential IoT devices expected to reach nearly US$70 billion in 2025
As device manufacturers continue to embed communications technologies, sensors, and intelligence into an array of products, the residential IoT market continues to grow. Driven by...
Monday 22 June 2015
Taiwan market: Gogoro launches electric scooters starting at NT$128,000
Taiwan-based Gogoro on June 17 unveiled the Gogoro Smartscooter and Gogoro Plus for launch in the Taipei metropolitan area on July 25 at retail prices of NT$128,000 (US$4,129) and...
Monday 22 June 2015
Quanta Computer looks to business opportunities from driverless cars
Notebook ODM Quanta Computer is looking at business opportunities arising from the development of driverless cars which will need cloud computing-based support. Quanta has been transforming...
Monday 22 June 2015
Clevo considering issuing REITs in China, says chairman
Clevo is considering issuing real estate investment trusts (REITs) in China once the government agrees to open up the availability. The China government is currently conducting trials...
Thursday 18 June 2015
BOE responsible for nearly 1/3 of 23.6-inch TV panel shipments in 1H15
Despite Innolux's attempts to completely dominate the 23.6-inch TV panel segment, BOE has stepped up its presence and was responsible for approximately one million of the 3.2 million...
Thursday 18 June 2015
PTI 2Q15 revenues to rise 9-10%, says report
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is expected to post revenue growth of 9-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2015, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA)...