The iPhone 12series are expected to see significant sales, with Apple likely to increase orders for its ecosystem partners. Apple will reportedly increase SLP orders with its PCB suppliers for the iPhone 12 mini, as the smaller-size...

NADI System, Memorence AI and Verdigris Technologies have developed AI-based solutions for manufacturing.

A joint venture newly established by Foxconn Electronics and Yulon Motor has unveiled MIH, a software/hardware open platform for developing electric vehicles (EVs), according to Foxconn.

Microsoft has priced the latest member of its Surface family - the Surface Laptop Go - at only US$549 with the device believed to be targeting primarily Chromebooks as its competition, according to some market observers.

Apple's new 5G smartphone series is expected to see significant sales momentum, with shipments for iPhone 12 devices standing a chance of hitting as many as 80 million units by the end of 2020, although the US vendor is looking to build...

Pegatron and its wholly-owned chassis-making subsidiary Casetek, both in the supply chain of Apple devices, are expected to see strong shipment pull-in momentum from the US vendor for new iPhones, iPads and MacBooks through the first quarter of 2021, according to industry sources.

Wistron is still looking to have 50% of its revenues generated outside of China by 2021, according to company chairman Simon Lin.

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) has secured the bulk of orders for the new iPhone 12 series and will see its shipments for the new Apple smartphones peak through the first quarter of 2021, according to market sources.

Global demand for collaborative robots in 2020 has been disappointing, faling far short of expectation due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to industry sources.

Components shortages have hampered supply of Chromebooks, which have seen strong demand from users staying at home in pandemic lockdowns. But the shortages are expected to start easing in November as demand for conventional notebooks drop, freeing up components supply for...

Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card brands are set to post impressive sales and profit results for 2020.

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple's overall iPad shipments are likely to experience an over 20% on-year growth in 2020, according to sources citing the supply chain's estimation.

The global supply of Chromebooks has been tight due to component shortages, which nevertheless are expected to ease slightly starting November, according to sources from ODMs.

TSMC, with clients lining up eagerly for a share of its capacity support, has reported record sales for Septmber. The foundry house's 7nm and 5nm manufacturing capacity has been falling short of demand, and TSMC is likely to raise

Demand from datacenter operators has regained momentun after seeing a deceleration in server orders from US clients in third-qauarter 2020, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Taiwan registered exports totaling US$30.71 billion in September 2020, the second-highest monthly level ever, down 1.5% from the record hit in August, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Global tablet shipments are expected to slip every year in the next five years (2021-2025) after registering flat growth in 2020, with demand to mainly come from the education and high-end enterprise segments, according to Digitimes Research's latest five-year forecast for the tablet industry.

Pegatron is seeing strong notebook orders from clients such as Microsoft and Asustek Computer thanks to stay-at-home activities, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is expected to see its monthly revenues grow through the fourth quarter of 2020 or even early next year, according to market sources.

AkzoNobel has broken ground for a new plant in Taiwan for making advanced powder coatings solutions.

Covestro has disclosed it has signed an agreement to acquire the Resins & Functional Materials business (RFM) from Royal DSM. By expanding its portfolio in the attractive growth market for sustainable coating resins, Covestro said it is taking a significant step in its long-term corporate strategy...

The server sector has seen robust demand triggered by stay-at-home activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but server brands are slowing down the pace of orders for fourth-quarter 2020 pending the release of Intel's new CPU...

First-tier chip designers and PC brand vendors have begun cooperation to develop notebooks with integrated antenna-in-package (AiP) modules to support both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G technologies, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Server shipments to brand vendors in the fourth quarter are expected to be weaker than in the third due to Intel postponing the release of the next-generation CPU platform, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Shortages of several notebook components are likely to worsen in the fourth quarter, hitting PCB makers' shipments, according to industry sources.