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Friday 10 April 2020
Gartner, IC Insights cut 2020 chip market growth forecasts to negative
Gartner and IC Insights both in their recent reports revised downward their chip market growth projections this year to slight decreases.
Friday 10 April 2020
Compal, Inventec, Acer see staggering on-month revenue growths in March
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs enjoyed increased revenues in March thanks to rising orders from clients, while brand vendor Acer also achieved strong revenue growth in the month.
Friday 10 April 2020
PTI 1Q20 revenues spike 30% on robust server memory demand
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) saw first-quarter 2020 consolidated revenues surge 30.35% on year to hit the firm's second-highest quarterly level at NT$18.81...
Friday 10 April 2020
Concerns about server component shortages emerge
With a number of Southeast Asian countries imposing various levels of coronavirus lockdowns, concerns have been rising about component shortages that may hit the server industry supply...
Friday 10 April 2020
Memory vendors give priority to orders for data centers
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology now give priority to shipping memory chips and devices for data centers and other server applications, as demand for smartphones...
Friday 10 April 2020
VIS posts record 1Q20 revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...
Thursday 9 April 2020
UV-C LED devices in tight supply
Demand for UV-C LED products for disinfection applications has drastically increased in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, stretching the production lead times at makers of UV-C...
Thursday 9 April 2020
PCB maker Apex keen on capacity expansions in Thailand
Apex International has disclosed plans to expand its existing production capacity in Thailand to better satisfy increasing PCB demand for automotive and household electronics applications,...
Thursday 9 April 2020
FPCB makers eyeing strong 2Q20 demand for notebook applications
Taiwan-based flexible PCB specialists remain positive about their performance in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to stronger-than-expected demand for new notebooks and tablets...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Intel commits US$50 million to combat coronavirus
Intel is pledging an additional US$50 million in a pandemic response technology initiative to combat the coronavirus through accelerating access to technology at the point of patient...
Thursday 9 April 2020
ODMs to see notebook shipments grow in 2Q20, but desktops may drop
With rapidly rising demand for notebooks, Taiwan-based ODMs have primarily focused their capacities on producing notebooks and are expected to enjoy double-digit sequential growths...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Denmark-based startup BluSense develops 12-minute COVID-19 diagnostic test
Denmark-based startup BluSense Diagnostics, with major investments from Taiwanese companies, has developed a diagnostic kit that can test COVID-19 in 12 minutes, according to Taiwan's...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
AboCom strengthening VCSEL, wafer reclaiming businesses
Taiwan-based AboCom System, a wireless network device-turned semiconductor component supplier, expects its offerings of VCSEL chips, and wafer thinning/reclaiming equipment and services...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Taiflex sees FCCL production capacity fully booked through 2Q20
Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex Scientific has seen its manufacturing lines, located mainly in Taiwan, run at full capacity to meet accelerated shipment pull-in...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Taiwan blocks Zoom from government use
Taiwan's Department of Cyber Security Executive Yuan has asked all government agencies and specific non-government organizations not to use video conferencing hardware, software and...