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Thursday 12 March 2020
Delta Electronics expects biz rebound in 2Q20
Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics expects business in first-quarter 2020 to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, but the deferred demand...
Thursday 12 March 2020
Taiwan AI companies develop products in response to coronavirus
Taiwan-based automation solution developer Solomon has cooperated with Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) to release disinfection robots that could help prevent the spread...
Thursday 12 March 2020
HannStar Board, Tripod see China PCB production recover
Tripod Technology and HannStar Board, two Taiwan-based rigid PCB makers with manufacturing operations in China, are gradually resuming their capacity utilization amid the easing of...
Thursday 12 March 2020
HDD manufacturing cluster formed in Thailand
A cluster of PC hard disk drive (HDD) supply chain makers has been formed in Thailand with Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications and Quanta Storage also participating,...
Thursday 12 March 2020
Advantech expects 5-10% on-year decline in 1Q20 revenues
Advantech's consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2020 may slip 5-10% on year due to extended Lunar New Year holidays in China, deferred shipments to Chinese clients and...
Thursday 12 March 2020
Chicony Electronics to distribute cash dividend
Keyboard and power supply maker Chicony Electronics' board of directors has decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.90 (US$0.20) for 2019, accounting for 69.82% of...
Thursday 12 March 2020
China-based Suning trialing unmanned last-mile delivery
China-based Suning Holdings is trialing unmanned last-mile delivery of online purchased merchandise items to buyers in place of conventional delivery by couriers to avoid possible...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Chassis makers see February revenues plunge
Catcher Technology and Foxconn Precision Components have both reported sequential declines in February consolidated revenues of 74.4% and 72.5%, respectively - impacted by the coronavirus...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
China NOR flash industry output slows
The coronavirus outbreak is set to erode more than 10% of China's overall NOR flash memory output in 2020, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
China handset shipments fall over 50% in February
Handset shipments in the China market fell 56% on year to 6.384 million units in February 2020, as the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for mobile devices, according to data compiled...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Asustek revenues fall to 10-month low
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues fell 8.26% sequentially and 1.16% on year to a 10-month low of NT$21.29 billion (US$710.15 million) in February 2020.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Quanta, Inventec see notebook shipments dive in February
Quanta Computer and Inventec both saw their notebook shipments fall significantly on month in February due to the coronavirus impact.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
IC distributors post mixed February results
Taiwan's IC distributors have posted mixed revenues for February, with those distributing 5G base station, server and memory chips as well as niche applications performing better...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Zhen Ding to acquire BoardTek
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based PCB company BoardTek Electronics, which focuses on production for automotive and base station applications,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
MediaTek ramping up 5G chip shipments despite outbreak
MediaTek has started ramping up its 5G chip shipments, driving up its revenues for the first two months of 2020 by 25.11% on year to reach NT$30.43 billion (US$1.01 billion), with...