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Monday 5 October 2020
Server brands decelerate 4Q20 orders to wait for Intel new CPUs
Server shipments to brand vendors in the fourth quarter are expected to be weaker than in the third due to Intel postponing the release of the next-generation CPU platform, according...
Friday 25 September 2020
ACSI expects rising demand for cyber security solutions
Taiwan-based IT security specialist Acer Cyber Security (ACSI), a subsidiary of the Acer Group, is optimistic about its operation in 2020 and 2021 as enterprises worldwide have been...
Monday 21 September 2020
Opportunities amid macro uncertainty: Q&A with Avnet Asia-Pacific president Prince Yun
The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the escalating US-China trade war, have prompted businesses to revise their roadmaps and goals for 2020. Disruptions brought by the pandemic...
Wednesday 16 September 2020
Yen Sun expects automotive cooling fan demand to soar in 2021
Taiwan-based cooling solution developer Yen Sun Technology is optimistic about its operation in 2021 as demand for automotive cooling fans is expected to surge and sales of IT fans...
Monday 14 September 2020
Formosa Sumco revenue falls to 7-month low
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, has reported August revenue fell 7.7% sequentially to a 7-month...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Fab toolmaker Acter expects mild revenue growth in 2H20
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter expects to post a slight on-year revenue increase in the second half of 2020, thanks to robust orders for construction projects in Taiwan...
Tuesday 1 September 2020
Techno-nationalism in US-China row: Q&A with Alex Capri, senior fellow at NUS
While many still believe the US-China tech war will be over along with the end of the US presidential election, most China experts at US think tanks believe it will be difficult for...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Memory module firms post profit drops in 2Q20
Memory module makers saw their second-quarter profits eroded by the weakening of spot market prices.
Friday 7 August 2020
Cleanroom equipment makers see orders pick up
Cleanroom contractor L&K Engineering and Acter, a cleanroom and turnkey equipment solution provider, have both seen orders placed by their chipmaking clients, particularly those...
Thursday 6 August 2020
Taiwan firm to export turnkey solution for face mask production
Taiwan Comfort Champ Manufacturing will export a turnkey solution for producing medical masks, including materials, equipment and quality inspection technology, to Thailand, and is...
Wednesday 5 August 2020
GlobalWafers posts 18% profit surge in 2Q20
Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers has reported net profits grew 18% sequentially to NT$3.4 billion (US$115.5 million) in the second quarter, with net profit margin hitting a...
Monday 3 August 2020
Global server market, 2Q 2020
Second-quarter 2020 global server shipments enjoyed a strong growth thanks to soaring demand for cloud computing services and from the work-from-home (WFH) segment in addition to...
Monday 3 August 2020
Taiwan 2Q20 economic growth estimated at -0.73%
Taiwan's economic growth for second-quarter 2020 is preliminarily estimated at -0.73%, 1.23pp lower than the 0.50% increase forecast in May 2020, according to the Directorate General...
Friday 24 July 2020
Equipment maker Nova positive about 2H20
Taiwan-based Nova Technology, which specializes in water, gas and chemical process systems, expects a substantial pick-up in orders from China's chipmaking sector to drive its overall...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Three mega-trends for a post-Covid world, and how they affect users of memory technology
Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the strict lockdowns which governments have imposed to try to control the spread of infection, have brought short-term upheaval to every...