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Monday 14 May 2018
Android Things to boost MediaTek IoT chip shipments
MediaTek is expected to see its shipments of IoT chips expand significantly in the second half of 2018, buoyed by Google's release of Android Things 1.0, according to industry sour...
Monday 14 May 2018
AI may be last growth driver for Taiwan IT players, says Quanta chairman
Ongoing AI (artificial intelligence) applications may provide the last wave of huge growth in business opportunities for Taiwan IT firms, as they have done little about the development...
Monday 14 May 2018
Quanta sees weak 1Q18 results
Quanta Computer has announced its first-quarter 2018 financial results with its profits, gross margin and operating profit margin all slipping from the same quarter a year ago, with...
Monday 14 May 2018
Dell PC business to continue thriving in 5G era, says CEO
Unlike most IT players showing pessimism about the future of the PC industry, Michael Dell, CEO of of his namesake company, has optimistically stressed that Dell's PC business will...
Monday 14 May 2018
Asustek 1Q18 earnings lower than expected
Asustek Computer saw its net profit dip 41% on quarter and 35% on year to NT$2.38 billion (US$80.03 million) in the first quarter of 2018, due to non-operating losses. EPS for the...
Monday 14 May 2018
Synnex EPS at NT$1.35 in 1Q18
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported net EPS of NT$1.35 (US$0.05) for first-quarter 2018.
Monday 14 May 2018
Asustek expects smartphone shipments to grow significantly in 2Q18
Asustek Computer expects its smartphone shipments to grow 25-35% sequentially in the second quarter of 2018, buoyed by strong sales of its newly released ZenFone 5 and ZenFone Max...
Friday 11 May 2018
Hiwin 1Q18 revenues, profit hit records
Mechanical motion control component and industrial robot maker Hiwin Technologies has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.553 billion (US$223 million) and net profit of NT$1.215...
Friday 11 May 2018
ITRI showcasing 3-layer smart manufacturing at iMTduo 2018
Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is exhibiting 3-layer architecture of smart manufacturing - IaaS, PaaS and SaaS - at Taipei Intelligent Machinery...
Friday 11 May 2018
Qisda posts NT$0.51 EPS for 1Q18
EMS provider Qisda has reported net profit of NT$997 million (US$33.52 million) and EPS of NT$0.51 for first-quarter 2018.
Friday 11 May 2018
Taiwan offers smart machinery subsidies
Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) has begun offering companies subsidies for them to incorportate smart machine boxes (SMBs) on manufacturing equipment, enabling connectivity...
Friday 11 May 2018
Business transformation: Q&A with Qisda chairman Peter Chen
EMS provider Qisda has made efforts to transform operations by acquiring majority stakes in industrial motherboard and computer maker DFI and POS device maker Partner Tech in 2017,...
Thursday 10 May 2018
TPK, GIS see mixed iPhone touch panel shipment prospects for 2Q18
Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK and General Interface Solution (GIS), both iPhone supply chain partners, have mixed prospects for the second quarter of 2018, with the former likely...
Thursday 10 May 2018
Smart machines, robots, IoT devices highlighted at iMTduo 2018
The 2018 Taipei Intelligent Machinery & Manufacturing Technology Show (iMTduo) opened on May 9 for a four-day run at the Nangang Exhibition Center, with additive manufacturing,...
Thursday 10 May 2018
Taiwan government to boost smart machinery development, says president
The Taiwan government will make efforts to promote development of smart machinery by integrating resources, cultivating high-level talent and encouraging local production of smart...