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Wednesday 9 October 2019
Taiwan sees significant rise in chipmaking equipment imports
Taiwan's imports of semiconductor equipment shot up 65.1% on year to US$2.5 billion in September and surged 32.2% to US$15.5 billion for the first three quarters of 2019, according...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Acer sees positive impact of trade war
The ongoing US-China trade disputes have given a good opportunity for notebook brand vendors to rethink and improve their risk management, according to Acer co-COO Tiffany Huang.
Monday 30 September 2019
Investments from returning Taiwanese firms hit NT$600 billion
Aggregate home-bound investments by Taiwanese firms operating in China have soared past NT$600 billion (US$19.33 billion) following the government approval of a NT$15.1 billion investment...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Anli to see efforts pay off in non-notebook cooling segments in 4Q19
Taiwan-based notebook thermal solutions provider Anli International expects its deployments in non-notebook segments to bear fruit starting in the fourth quarter of 2019, when the...
Monday 23 September 2019
APCB sees DRAM module boards as new growth driver
APCB, after experiencing lackluster revenue and profit performances in the first half of 2019, expects to perform better in the second half on increased shipments of high-end DRAM...
Friday 20 September 2019
Semiconductor acquisitions regain momentum in 2019, says IC Insights
After slowing in the past couple years, semiconductor merger and acquisition activity strengthened in the first eight months of 2019, according to IC Insights.
Friday 6 September 2019
Acer seeking new exponential growth momentum beyond PC sector
Acer will no longer just follow the Wintel direction for PC development, but will also develop new businesses based on fresh microtrends, seek exponential growth momentum through...
Friday 6 September 2019
PC makers see profits hit by trade war
PC supply chain players will see their profitability dented by lingering US-China trade conflicts, as they have to absorb part of cost increases resulting from production line relocation,...
Friday 23 August 2019
8-inch fab utilization rates may not rebound until 2020
Eight-inch fab utilization rates continue to fall on weak demand for automotive and consumer ICs and are unlikely to rebound until the first half of 2020, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Powerchip swings to loss in 1H19
Foundry chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported net losses of NT$2.69 billion (US$85.7 million) in the first half of 2019. EPS was negative NT$0.85 for the six-month period.
Monday 19 August 2019
Cloud server shipments to rise on demand from US, China in 4Q19
After experiencing weak performances in the first half of 2019, most Taiwan-based sever supply chain makers expect to see better results in the second half on stronger shipments to...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Notebook ODMs conservative about 2H19, as Intel CPU shortages remain
Compal Eletronics has warned that Intel CPU shortages remain a factor, along with the US-China trade war, affecting notebook shipments, with the ODM expecting a decline in the third...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Notebook ODMs set to move part of production outside China
The US government's latest decision to delay the impelmentation of a 10% tariff on notebook imports has not changed the minds of notebook ODMs who have already made plans to move...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Tripod Tech seeing customers step up pace of orders
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology has seen short lead-time orders from customers ramp up recently, and expects the pull-in of orders to carry on until later in the third quarter...
Monday 12 August 2019
Software outsourcing to boom on 5G, AI applications in next decade, says Wistron ITS
The software outsourcing sector is promising in the next 10 years, driven by the ever-expanding 5G and AI applications, according to Wistron Information Technology & Services.
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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