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Tuesday 8 December 2020
AMD to further grow server market share in 2021
AMD is on track to see its share of the global server processor market reach 10% by the end of this year, with the share likely to reach 20% by the end of 2021, according to industry...
Monday 7 December 2020
Chief Telecom expects over 10% growth in 2021 profits
Taiwan-based Chief Telecom expects its profitability to see a double-digit growth on year in 2021 as the pandemic-driven demand for stay-at-home applications will persist, according...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Supply chain sees orders for cloud servers pick up
Suppliers engaged in the supply chain for cloud computing servers have seen clients start pulling in orders in advance, bracing for a resurge in the COVID-19 pandemic that could repeat...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Strong Chromebook sales boost Acer, Asustek revenues
Acer and Asustek Computer both saw impressive gains in their sales during the first 10 months of 2020, buoyed by strong Chromebook sales.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Pegatron violation highlights iPhone 12 supply chain pressure, say sources
Pegatron's alleged violation of Apple's supplier code of conduct by using student workers was probably the result of needs to fulfill strong orders for for iPhone 12 amid a serious...
Friday 30 October 2020
Insyde report strong 2Q20 profits
Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software's second-quarter 2020 profits reached the highest level since fourth-quarter 2011 thanks to strong demand from the stay-at-home economy...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Global server shipments to drop in 4Q20, says Digitimes Research
Global server shipments, after reaching the peak of 2020 in the second quarter, are estimated to have slipped 6% sequentially in the third quarter and to drop another 12% in the fourth...
Friday 23 October 2020
Acer expects replacement demand to drive notebook market growth in 2021
Replacement demand from the consumer sector, in addition to Chromebooks, will be driving the overall notebook market growth in 2021, according to Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Equipment makers optimistic about demand from passive component sector
Equipment suppliers are optimistic about demand coming from the passive component sector, where leading players including Yageo and Walsin Technology have plans for capacity expans...
Monday 19 October 2020
Microsoft Surface makes way into entry-level sector
Microsoft has priced the latest member of its Surface family - the Surface Laptop Go - at only US$549 with the device believed to be targeting primarily Chromebooks as its competition,...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Wistron reiterates goal of generating half of revenues outside of China by 2021
Wistron is still looking to have 50% of its revenues generated outside of China by 2021, according to company chairman Simon Lin.
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Mobo and graphics card brands see robust 2020
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card brands are set to post impressive sales and profit results for 2020.
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Chromebook shortages may ease starting November
The global supply of Chromebooks has been tight due to component shortages, which nevertheless are expected to ease slightly starting November, according to sources from ODMs.
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Global notebook shipment CAGR at 0.9% in 2020-2025, says Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments are forecast to rise at a CAGR of 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, according to Digitimes Research's latest five-year forecast for the notebook industry.
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Foxconn likely to see revenue growth through early 2021
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is expected to see its monthly revenues grow through the fourth quarter of 2020 or even early next year, according to market sources.