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Tuesday 18 September 2018
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – August 2018
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments increase 11% on month in August as they began releasing new products and preparing inventory for the second half. However,...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Top-5 notebook brands and top-3 ODMs see increases in August shipments, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments increase 11% on month in August as they began releasing new products and preparing inventory for the second half of the...
Thursday 13 September 2018
Falling SSD prices to drive greater adoption in notebooks, others
NAND flash chip prices have fallen to the levels of two years ago, while SSD prices have hit their sweet spot, according to industry sources. Falling SSD prices are set to drive the...
Thursday 13 September 2018
Intel CPU shortage to impact DRAM prices, says TrendForce
The tight supply of Intel's 14nm processors is set to affect negatively notebook shipments worldwide in the second half of 2018, which will likely drag down further DRAM prices, according...
Friday 7 September 2018
Backend firm Amkor to expand capacity in Taiwan
Amkor Technology will soon start operating a new factory at its manufacturing site in Longtan, northern Taiwan for wafer-level packaging (WLP) and wafer test services. The arrival...
Friday 7 September 2018
Shin-Etsu discloses JPY110 billion plan to expand silicone materials capacity
Shin-Etsu Chemical has announced plans to invest nearly JPY110 billion (US$990.6 million) to expand silicone materials production capacity over the next two to three years.
Thursday 6 September 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase 17% in July, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$39.5 billion for the month of July 2018, an increase of 17.4% compared to the July 2017 total of US$33.6 billion, according to the Semiconductor...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Worldwide wearable market ticks up 5.5% due to gains in emerging markets, says IDC
Growth continued in the global wearable market during the second quarter of 2018 as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year according to data from...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Notebook brands promoting ultrathin models
Brand notebook companies have rolled out their new ultrathin models that come with narrow-bezel displays, which may trigger a new wave of growth in notebook sales worldwide.
Wednesday 5 September 2018
China semiconductor fab capacity to reach 20% worldwide share in 2020, says SEMI
Front-end fab capacity in China will grow to account for 16% of the world's semiconductor fab capacity in 2018, according to SEMI. The share will increase to 20% by the end of 2020...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Global semiconductor revenues hit record US$120.8 billion in 2Q18, says IHS
Global semiconductor industry revenues grew 4.4% sequentially to a record high of US$120.8 billion in the second quarter of 2018, according to IHS Markit.
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – July 2018
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments not including detachable models, drop 24% on month in July as they had already completed inventory preparations for back-to-school...
Friday 17 August 2018
Global semiconductor sales hit record in 2Q18, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$117.9 billion during the second quarter of 2018, up 6% sequentially and 20.5% on year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Global tablet shipments to hit 40 million units in 3Q18, says Digitimes Research
Global tablet shipments are expected to hit the level of 40 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up from 37.08 million units in the second quarter, with the growth momentum...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Silicon wafer shipments set another record high
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments reached their highest levels for the second consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2018, according to SEMI.
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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