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Monday 4 May 2020
Server order visibility clear in 2H20 on demand from FB, Microsoft
As major cloud services providers including Microsoft and Facebook are keenly expanding construction of datacenters to better serve global users, the server industry has got a significant...
Monday 4 May 2020
China smartphone sales nosedive in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Sales of smartphones in the China market slumped by 51.9% sequentially and 38.9% on year to their lowest quarterly levels of recent years in the first quarter of 2020 due to the impacts...
Monday 4 May 2020
Six-inch foundries see fabs run at full utilization
Taiwan-based six-inch foundries including Mosel Vitelic and Episil Technologies have enjoyed growing demand for power devices such as MOSFET chips for use in notebooks and servers,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Semiconductor market to drop 5% in 2020, says Omdia
The coronavirus crisis will undercut growth in the global semiconductor business in 2020, with the looming threat of global recession prompting Omdia to slash its market forecast...
Thursday 30 April 2020
TPK swings back to profitability in 1Q20
Touch panel maker TPK Holding has reported profit for the first quarter of 2020, bolstered by higher than expected shipments of medium- to large-size touch solutions for tablet and...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Global tablet shipments to surge 45% in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Global tablet shipments are forecast to climb 45.5% sequentially and 9.9% on year in the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a recovery in the related supply chain's capacity in China...
Thursday 30 April 2020
AUO reports sales decline and loss for 1Q20
Display panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has reported consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2020 arrived at NT$53.69 billion (US$1.8 billion), down by 13.4% sequentially, with...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Smartphone shipments by Chinese vendors fall in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphones by China's handset makers totaled 108 million units in the first quarter of 2020, declining 26.2% from a year earlier, Digitimes Research has found.
Thursday 30 April 2020
Macronix sees tight supply of high-density NOR flash
Macronix International has seen its NOR flash chip supply become tight, thanks to strong demand for game consoles and other device applications enabling stay-at-home initiatives....
Thursday 30 April 2020
Strong growth forecast to return to memory IC market in 2021 and 2022, says IC Insights
The memory market is poised to register on-year increases of more than 20% in 2021 and 2022, according to IC Insights.
Thursday 30 April 2020
Corning withdraws 2020 guidance
Corning has announced it is withdrawing its full-year 2020 guidance in the face of the economic uncertainty and disruption created by the coronavirus pandemic, as the company slipped...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Samsung sees challenges ahead
Samsung Electronics saw its consolidated sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2020 come within its guidance range, but has warned of a weak second quarter due to the...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
US tech giants seeking to expand test production in Taiwan
US tech giants including Apple, Facebook and Google reportedly are mulling expanding test production of new products in Taiwan, whose advantages in the IT manufacturing sector have...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Global notebook shipments to climb over 40% in 2Q20, estimates Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments are forecast to surge more than 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to demand arising from remote work, online learning, and other stay-at-home...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
IPC makers see components tight supply from Southeast Asia
IPC makers are beginning to see tight supply of components from Southeast Asia due to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, with prices likely to rise, according to industry sources...