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Wednesday 1 April 2020
Pandemic delays tansfer of Lite-On Tech SSD business unit to Kioxia
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has disclosed it originally planned to transfer its SSD business unit to Kioxia Holdings (renamed from Toshiba Memory) on April 1, 2020, but the Japanese...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
PCB maker Dynamic swings to profit in 2019, cautious about 2H20
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics managed to swing to profitability in 2019 and expects stable shipment growth in the first half of 2020 but remains cautious about its revenue prospects...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Server assemblers continue enjoying strong orders though IC designers see slowdown
Though IC design houses have recently seen demand from US-based datacenter clients slow down, server makers continue to enjoy strong orders from such clients, according to sources...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Zhen Ding stepping up PCB R&D, capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology saw its net profit for 2019 rise 7.5% on year to hit a record high of NT$12.402 billion (US$409.78 million) on total revenues of NT$120.068...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
TSMC on track to ramp 5nm chip production
TSMC is on track to move 5nm process technology to volume production in second-quarter 2020 as scheduled, and continues to see the process capacity fully booked despite recent speculation...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
HTC expands VR theme park biz to Saudi Arabia
HTC will team up with Extra, a leading distributor of consumer electronics products in Saudi Arabia, to build a VR-based theme park-like center, dubbed Xtra Life, in Al Khbor, according...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Notebook ODMs eyeing robust shipment increases in 2Q20
Taiwan's notebook ODMs are poised to see strong shipments in the second quarter of 2020, particularly those of enterprise and educational models to meet massive remote work and learning...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Taiwan ODMs stay keen on expanding non-notebook sales
Taiwan's ODMs including Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer will continue to generate more revenues from non-notebook segments for further profit improvement in 2020 despite recent...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Memory demand propelled by stay-at-home economy
The coronavirus outbreak has spurred stay-at-home economy, driving demand for related applications such as servers, commercial notebooks, gaming consoles and set-top boxes (STB),...
Monday 30 March 2020
MSI expects small drop in 1Q20 revenues and rising sales starting April
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects revenues to drop less than 10% on year in the first quarter of 2020 and will see its sales gradually pick up starting April with the releases...
Monday 30 March 2020
Demand for remote offices backup solutions emerging
Demand as well as the order visibility for remote offices backup solutions is surging as the coronavirus pandemic still takes hold, pushing enterprises across the globe to scramble...
Monday 30 March 2020
GCE to see strong server board shipments in 1H20
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), with sever applications contributing 50% of revenues, is expected to see its sales for the first half of 2020 improve sharply...
Monday 30 March 2020
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
Monday 30 March 2020
Unitech cautious about rigid-flex PCB shipments for AirPods 2
Unitech saw its net earnings for 2019 shoot up 170.85% to NT$1.731 billion (US$57.24 million) on revenues of NT$22.42 billion due mainly to robust shipments of rigid-flex boards for...
Monday 30 March 2020
EIH sees demand for e-paper solutions picking up despite pandemic
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) has seen a pick-up in demand for e-book readers, electronics shelf labels (ESLs), large-scale signage boards and other e-paper display...