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Monday 5 March 2018
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – January 2018
With the notebook market entering the traditional slow season, the worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments drop for the second consecutive month in January 2018...
Friday 2 March 2018
Almost 100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed from 2009-2017, says IC Insights
Semiconductor manufacturers around the world have closed or repurposed 92 wafer fabs from 2009-2017, according to data compiled by IC Insights.
Friday 2 March 2018
Global PCB industry output value increases 11.7% in 2017, says TPCA
The worldwide PCB industry output value grew 11.7% to US$65 billion in 2017, according to data compiled by Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA). The on-year growth was the highest...
Monday 26 February 2018
North American semi equipment industry posts US$2.36 billion in January billings
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.36 billion in billings worldwide in January 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Global spending on semiconductors increases markedly in 2017, says IHS
In a clear sign of recovery from a disappointing downturn just two years ago, global spending on semiconductors rose to a five-year high in 2017, spurred by a hike in the pricing...
Monday 5 February 2018
Worldwide tablet shipments to reach new low in 1Q18, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide tablet shipments totaled around 46 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, better than Digitimes Research's original forecast thanks to increasing demand from year-end...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Global notebook shipments lower than expected in 4Q17, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide notebook shipments, not including detachable 2-in-1 devices, performed weaker than expected and arrived at only around 41.15 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017,...
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Global 1Q18 server shipments to be flat, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide server shipments in the first quarter of 2018 are expected to stay flat or drop slightly due to seasonal impact, but demand from large-size datacenter clients will remain...
Thursday 25 January 2018
Worldwide spending on robotics and drones to reach US$103 billion in 2018, says IDC
IDC forecasts worldwide spending on robotics and drones solutions will total US$103.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 22.1% over 2017. By 2021, IDC expects this spending will more...
Tuesday 23 January 2018
Higher-end MOSFET chip prices may stay put in 1Q18
With the global PC market entering the traditional slow season and demand from China's automotive electronics market turning weak, medium- to high-power MOSFET chips have seen shipment...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
AI crucial to boost LPWAN application values, says Digitimes Research
Artificial intelligence (AI) is deemed as a critical technology needed to boost LPWAN (low power wide area network) application values. Global tech giants including Amazon, Microsoft,...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
Lenovo to stay largest AIO PC vendor in 2018
Lenovo is expected to remain the largest all-in-one (AIO) PC vendor worldwide in 2018 with shipments to reach 3-3.2 million units, according to sources from the upstream supply cha...
Friday 12 January 2018
PC market sees first positive holiday quarter growth in 6 years, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, recording slightly positive (0.7%) on-year growth,...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Asustek, MSI together have 50% of gaming notebook market in 2017
Despite the fierce price competitions from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) still managed to perform strongly in the gaming notebook...
Friday 29 December 2017
Branded motherboard shipments to slip 10% on year in 2018
Global branded motherboard shipments are expected to drop 10% on year in 2018 after the global PC market experienced a continued setback in 2017, particularly the PC DIY sector, which...