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Monday 30 December 2019
China Sci-Tech Innovation Board on track for dynamic growth
China's Sci-Tech Innovation Board, dubbed Chinese NASDAQ market, has grown steadily since its inception in late July 2019 at the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with 69 listed firms having...
Monday 30 December 2019
China-based Loongson unveils new CPUs
China-based CPU developer Loongson has announced its in-house developed 3A4000 series processors, which the company claimed were created without using intellectual properties (IPs)...
Monday 30 December 2019
Capacity utilization of Taiwan PCB industry to stay high in 1H20
The capacity utilization rate of Taiwan's PCB industry in the first half of 2020 will be staying at levels almost as high as that seen in the peak season thanks to demand for substrate...
Friday 27 December 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC, Taiwan CCL makers to enjoy 5G growth in 2020
With the rising business opportunity of 5G applications, orders for related technologies and components have continued to pick up and are expected to benefit TSMC over its InFO-AiP...
Friday 27 December 2019
BOE to race against Samsung Display for OLED panel capacity, says report
China-based flat panel maker BOE Technology has been shifting its focus to the development OLED panels and is likely to wage a "Game of Chicken" in the race for capacity against Samsung...
Friday 27 December 2019
Japan PCB industry output value continues to slide
The output value of Japan's PCB industry dropped 7.4% from a year earlier to JPY38.34 billion (US$1.27 billion) in October 2019, contracting for the 10th consecutive month, according...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Foldable-screen notebooks unlikely at CES
Foldable phones are already a commerical reality, and the market can expect to see more from multiple vendors in 2020. But those who are looking forward to foldable-screen notebooks...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Taiwan businesses urged to create extra values for clients in 5G, AI era
In the era of 5G and AI, Taiwan businesses must sharpen their capabilities of creating more added-value for clients so as to boost their profiles in the global electronics supply...
Thursday 26 December 2019
LCD TV panel prices likely to rise 20% in 1H20
LCD TV panel prices may stage a rally in early 2020 thanks to an improved supply-demand balance, with the upward spiral to continue into the second quarter and quotes for mainstream...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Xintec profit soars in November
Niche-market IC packaging house Xintec has disclosed its net profit surged 252% from a year ago to NT$74 million (US$2.46 million) in November 2019. EPS for the month came to NT$0....
Thursday 26 December 2019
Intel not yet ready to promote foldable-screen notebooks
Intel is unlikely to promote foldable-screen notebooks until after issues such as insufficient flexible panel supply and immature OS support are solved in mid 2020, according to sources...
Thursday 26 December 2019
MediaTek to showcase Dimensity 800 5G SoC at CES 2020
MediaTek is set to unveil its second sub-6 GHz 5G SoC, codenamed Dimensity 800, at the upcoming CES 2020 and start delivering the chips in the second quarter of the year.
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Highlights of the day: US may tighten Huawei ban
The world's two superpowers may be heading towards a truce in their trade war, but the US reportedly is not letting Chinese tech giant Huawei off the hook easily. Washington may tighten...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
PCIe 4.0 still awaiting Intel support
Despite AMD and SSD players' aggressive promotions of PCIe 4.0, the standard may not become popular until Intel releases CPUs that supports the technology, according to sources from...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Shennan Circuits to expand HDI PCB production capacity
Shennan Circuits (SCC) is looking to raise a total of CNY1.52 billion (US$50.4 million) by issuing convertible bonds, and will use the proceeds to expand production capacity, according...