Switching power supply maker Chicony Power Technology has released financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$34.415 billion (US$1.14 billion) and net profit at NT$1.720 billion for 2019, both hitting new records.

Weblink International, an Acer's distribution subsidiary, has managed to sustain impressive annual profit increases despite consecutive years of PC market shrinkage thanks to its efforts in becoming a channel distribution platform for more high-value-added products from diverse fields.

Taiwan-based makers' bargaining power for international OEM quotes is diminishing, especially those in traditional manufacturing industries, mainly because they have long relied on production in China where labor cost has been rising and pressure from US imposition punitive tariffs on China-made products...

The impacts of the coronavirus outbreak are expected to exact a toll of 20% in global flat panel output in February, with prospects to see the ratio alleviate to 5-10% in March when more workers return to work in China, according to industry sources.

Supply chain players with operations in China, besides suffering production delays and labor shortages from the coronavirus outbreak, may face possible violations of supply contracts with clients for failing to deliver shipments on time. But clients should be able to understand the situation, according...

Kioxia has announced that its lineup of PCIe 4.0 NVMe enterprise and data center solid state drives (SSDs) are now shipping to customers.

EMS provider Lite-On Technology expects consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2020 to decrease 20-30% on year due to impact s of the coronavirus outbreak, according to company CEO Warren Chen at a February 26 investor conference.

Spatial Topology Technology has combined its indoor positioning system with Bluetooth trackers developed by Tracmo and smart thermometer patches produced by iWEECARE to form a solution that monitors real-time body temperatures of people who are suspected of COVUD-19 infection and isolated for quarantine...

Taiwan-based startup Millilab is dedicated to development of mmWave radar sensor solutions for non-automotive use, said company founder and CEO Lin Yu-cheng.

Notebook makers are turning cautious about purchasing some specific components such as MLCCs and chip resistors that are running low in inventory and facing price hikes, as the purchases may push up their costs amid epidemic-induced uncertainties over capacity utilization and terminal demand, according...

Everyone in the ICT sector had expected the 5G era to get off to a flying start in 2020 when the coronavirus hit. Major players continue to make deployments for 5G, but cannot be sure when the momentum will actually pick up. Now Taiwan-based chip vendor MediaTek,...

Taiwan-based Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a unit of ASE Technology, is likely to obtain system-in-package (SiP) orders for AirPods Pro Lite, which may also benefit Taiwanese makers of SiP substrates, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based optical lens and lens module makers running factories in China, mainly Genius Electronic Optical, Asia Optical, Ability opto-Electronics Technology, and Newmax Technology, expect operations in first-quarter 2020 to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak that has been delaying production...

Demand for AMD's new 7nm EUV processors remains robust, with development projects for the chips commenced by PC, motherboard and graphics card makers this year set to be 10-20% higher than the levels in 2019, according to industry sources.

Smartization has become a key development strategy across all types of businesses. However, as different industries operate on different systems and in different environments, the design of smart systems has to incorporate a certain degree of customization to be able to accommodate business needs....

Global shipments of PC products (desktops and notebooks) are expected to retreat to a sliding path in the first quarter of 2020 as PC brands have slowed down their orders for ICs and related components due to the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, according to sources from Taiwan-based IC-design...

Electronics manufacturing operations in China are facing mounting risks of operating losses in the first quarter, as low labor return rates, poor capacity utilization, and shortages of upstream components are denting their revenues while logistics and components costs are mounting, according to industry...

IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has disclosed its joint venture, PT Synnex Metrodata, in Indonesia has achieved impressive sales growth since its establishment in 2011.

Applying medication on the skin is a common medical treatment that avoids making an injection into the body. However, transdermal drug delivery is very challenging as the drug must pass through many layers of skin. A team led by Ai-Ho Liao, professor, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National...

The US has been mounting pressure on its allies over its trade ban on Huawei, which has in turn been shaking the IT supply chain. The world's top pure-play foundry TSMC, with Huawei being one of its major clients, reportedly is moving...

Foshan City in southern China, among local governments around China, takes the initiative to subsidize purchases of new cars with exhaust emissions meeting new control standards in a bid to stimulate demand in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, according to China-based media reports.

IP surveillance camera maker Vivotek will continue to pursue a two-pronged approach to promote its OBM and ODM businesses in 2020, leveraging different application technologies to tap various niche market segments, according to company chairman Owen Chen.

SSD retail prices in China have been rising unexpectedly, as channel distributors have become reluctant to sell amid worries about possible supply chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based electrical cable maker BizLink Holding has decided to fully acquire its Singapore peer Speedy Industrial Supplies for SGD65 million (US$47 million), bolstering its production and sales force in Southeast Asia.

Playing a vital role in global power electronics technology development, Taiwan hosts six of the world's top 10 power supply manufacturers. The impressive achievement is attributable to active devotion on the part of leading enterprises. More than that, the Center for Power Electronic Technologies,...