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Thursday 27 February 2020
CIS backend firm Tong Hsing to double capacity by end-2020
Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, dedicated to backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS), has disclosed plans to double monthly production capacity to 150,000-160,000...
Thursday 27 February 2020
MCU demand for healthcare apps grows robustly
Taiwan-based MCU specialists have seen orders for healthcare applications ramp up substantially, and therefore are striving for more capacity support from their 8-inch foundry partners,...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Lite-On Tech expects 1Q20 revenues to drop 20-30%
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...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Yageo sees MLCC, chip resistor inventory hit 10-year low
Passive components maker Yageo has seen its inventory for MLCCs and chip resistors hit the lowest levels in nearly 10 years and will properly raise prices to reflect increased costs,...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Indoor positioning, smart thermometer patch combined for quarantine monitoring
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...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Taiwan PC monitor shipments to decline 15% in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments are expected to drop 15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, as some clients had demanded advanced shipments a quarter earlier and the effects...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Global tablet market (outbreak updates), 4Q 2019

China tablet industry

Wednesday 26 February 2020
Taiwan to see difficulty achieving IoT production goal due to outbreak
Taiwan aims to hike its share of global IoT output value from 3.8% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2020, but the coronavirus outbreak is expected to make it difficult to reach the target, according...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
HDI PCB makers see normal shipments to handset vendors in 1Q20
Taiwan-based HDI PCB specialists have sustained normal production and robust shipments for handset mainboard applications in line with strong customer demand despite the coronavirus...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Embedded World 2020 scale reduced by outbreak
Embedded World 2020 has kicked off as scheuled in Nuremberg despite the coronavirus outbreak, but the epeidemic has prompted some exhibitors to either pull out or cut back their scale...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Demand for 8-inch wafer fabrication services stays robust
The supply of 8-inch wafer fabrication services remains tight, due to robust demand for fingerprint-on-display (FoD) solutions, CMOS image sensors and power management ICs, according...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Xiaomi reportedly cutting back IC orders
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that have disrupted business as well as consumer activities, China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi is cutting back orders to its IC suppliers...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Huawei places more chip orders with China fabs
Huawei has placed more chip orders with fabs in China, including TSMC's 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing and SMIC's facilities, over the past half year, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Notebook makers cautious about components replenishment amid price hikes
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...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research