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Friday 15 May 2020
PCB maker Unitech losing momentum from AirPods 2
Unitech Printed Circuit Board saw its revenues and net profits for the first quarter of 2020 decline both sequentially and annually, and has expressed caution about its second-quarter...
Friday 15 May 2020
CHT, HTC to jointly offer VR applications via 5G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have announced an alliance to jointly launch VR application services that will leverage the traits of high-speed, low latency and wide bandwidth of...
Friday 15 May 2020
Server chassis maker Chenbro enjoys robust demand from US, China
Server chassis maker Chenbro Micom has seen robust demand for datacenter applications from the US and China, significantly driving up its revenues in the second quarter of the year,...
Friday 15 May 2020
Quanta expects double-digit notebook shipment growth in 2Q20
Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments to register double-digit sequential and on-year increases in the second quarter of 2020, with annual shipments still likely to grow...
Friday 15 May 2020
Industry 4.0 driving demand for pneumatic automation components: Q&A with Taiwan Chelic chairman Barton Yu
As pneumatic automation components are essential parts of automated equipment, demand for them is expected to be on the rise along with ongoing development of Industry 4.0-based industrial...
Friday 15 May 2020
Edison Opto, EOI see decreased April revenues
LED packaging service provider Edison Opto saw April consolidated revenues of NT$189.3 million (US$6.3 million) slip 27.45% sequentially and 8.33% on year, while LED automotive lighting...
Friday 15 May 2020
Chin-Poon Industrial conservative about 2Q20 business
Automotive PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial saw sales decline in first-quarter 2020 due to shrinking car sales in main markets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and is conservative...
Friday 15 May 2020
TSEC expects PV module capacity utilization to reach 95% in 2Q20
Solar cell and PV module maker TSEC expects to utilize 95% of its PV module production capacity in second-quarter 2020 due to strong domestic demand and increasing orders from overseas...
Friday 15 May 2020
Internet giants developing new smart speakers with bigger displays
Taiwan's supply chain makers for IT devices have indicated that heavyweight Internet service operators including Amazon, Google and Facebook all are accelerating the development of...
Thursday 14 May 2020
China smartphone market and industry – 1Q 2020
Smartphone shipments to the China market in first-quarter 2020 plunged 51.9% from the prior quarter to reach the lowest single-quarter shipment volumes in recent years, as the market...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Asustek expects 30% notebook shipment growth in 2Q20
Asustek Computer expects to post a 30% sequential surge in notebook shipments for the second quarter, thanks to the rise of stay-at-home economy.
Thursday 14 May 2020
Phison remains upbeat about 2020 profit
Flash device controller supplier and module maker Phison Electronics remains optimistic about its profit performance this year, despite challenges arising from the coronavirus pand...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Rigid PCB makers may see weak momentum from notebooks in 2H20
Despite a ramp-up in short lead-time orders for notebook applications, most Taiwan-based rigid PCB manufacturers are expected to see their annual revenues decline in 2020 as notebook-related...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Short lead-time orders for smartphone CIS devices emerging
Taiwan-based IC distributors have recently received an influx of short lead-time orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from the smartphone sector in China, with prospects of landing...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Healthcare MCU suppliers get more 8-inch foundry support
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have gained more capacity support from their 8-inch foundry partners, allowing them to significantly ramp up shipments for forehead thermometers and other...