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Wednesday 8 July 2015
PC, server demand in Russia rebounding, say Taiwan makers
Russia-based Internet service providers, along with growing demand for hardware used in data centers, have resumed placement of orders with Taiwan-based PC and server vendors/makers,...
Tuesday 7 July 2015
Intel said to postpone Kaby Lake processor launch to late 2016
Following the delay of Skylake processors, Intel's next-generation Kaby Lake processors, which were originally scheduled for early 2016, reportedly will be pushed back until September...
Tuesday 7 July 2015
Diode maker Eris 1H15 revenues flat
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Eris Technology, which specializes in the manufacture of rectifier diodes, amounted to NT$567 million (US$18.3 million) in the first half of...
Monday 6 July 2015
Solomon Systech launches PMOLED driver ICs for wearable displays
Solomon Systech has announced the expansion of its passive matrix OLED (PMOLED) driver family with a new product, SSD1317, which targets the rapidly growing wearables market.
Monday 6 July 2015
Getac reports growth in June revenues
Taiwan-based ruggedized PC vendor Getac Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.56 billion (US$50.42 million) for June, up 11.3% on month and 14.8% on year with the...
Monday 6 July 2015
43-inch TV panels becoming new dominant size
LG Display and AU Optronics (AUO) are continuing to see steady shipments for 43-inch TV panels, and have seen the panel size surpass shipments of 42-inch units over the last year.
Friday 3 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Tablets with phone functionality from white-box players to suffer over 15% decline in 2Q15
While visiting Southern China's white-box tablet supply chain, Digitimes Research discovered that shipments of white-box tablets with phone functionality saw their first on-year drop...
Friday 3 July 2015
Clevo starts remodeling Buynow chain stores in China
IT vendor and ODM Clevo has begun to remodel stores of its IT and consumer electronics retail chain Buynow in China by adding IoT and smart life product lines. The store in Shanghai,...
Friday 3 July 2015
Taiwan IC distributors optimistic about demand for handsets, TVs
Chip demand for handsets will enjoy a seasonal pick-up in the second half of 2015, while shorter TV replacement cycles and the trend towards higher resolutions will drive the number...
Friday 3 July 2015
Bluetooth speakers drive growth in home audio, says firm
The home audio market (wireless speakers, soundbars, Hi-Fi systems, A/V receivers and speaker docks) grew by 22% to ship 71 million units. Trade value also grew by 22%, generating...
Friday 3 July 2015
New iPhone enters production, say Taiwan makers
Makers in the iPhone supply chain have started delivering parts and components to the two iPhone OEMs Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron for production of next generation iPhone devices,...
Thursday 2 July 2015
India to be second-largest smartphone market by 2017, says Strategy Analytics
Worldwide smartphone sales are forecast to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2015 to a record 1.7 billion by 2017, according to Strategy Analytics. China, India and the US are the big...
Thursday 2 July 2015
Xilinx tapes out MPSoC on TSMC 16nm FF+ process
Xilinx has taped out what the company claims is the industry's first all programmable multiprocessor system-on-chips (MPSoC) using TSMC's 16FF+ process.
Thursday 2 July 2015
Garmin to launch first bicycle-use rear-view radar
Garmin will launch Varia, the world's first bicycle-use rear-view radar to warn riders of approaching vehicles up to 140 meters behind and flash a taillight to catch vehicle drivers'...
Thursday 2 July 2015
Acer to form 1,000-member team for BYOC business in a year
Acer currently has about 200 employees in Taiwan and North America specifically for its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business unit, and as demand for BYOC services has far exceeded...