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Friday 1 November 2019
Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to drop in 4Q19, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to decrease 17.6% on quarter and 31.1% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to off-peak season effects and...
Friday 1 November 2019
AI, 5G to trigger chip market growth, says TSMC chairman
The emerging AI and 5G applications will be triggering the next phase of growth in the global semiconductor market, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
Friday 1 November 2019
Samsung reportedly to step up capacity expansion pace
Samsung Electronics is reportedly looking to place new equipment orders for its memory fabs in Pyeongtaek (South Korea) and Xian (China), gearing up to resume its aggressive capacity...
Friday 1 November 2019
Taiwan ODMs strive to improve yield rates, costs for non-China production lines
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have completed most of their plant relocation and their present focus is to improve production yield rates and reduce costs at the relocated facilities...
Friday 1 November 2019
Taiwan makers to see TV shipments rise 11% in 4Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan-based makers are expected to grow 11.2% sequentially to 8.22 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, driven by peak-season demand, according to...
Friday 1 November 2019
Taiwan 3Q19 economic growth hits 5-quarter high
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for third-quarter 2019 is preliminarily estimated at 2.91%, 0.24 percentage point higher than 2.67% forecast in August 2019 and...
Friday 1 November 2019
Huawei defies sanctions to achieve record shipments in 3Q19, says IHS
While Samsung retained the top rank in the world's smartphone market, second-ranked Huawei was the standout performer during the third quarter of 2019 with shipments surging by 14.8...
Friday 1 November 2019
Global MEMS and sensors fab capacity to grow 25% through 2023, SEMI reports
Total worldwide installed capacity for MEMS and sensors fabs is forecast to grow 25% to 4.7 million 200mm equivalent wafers per month from 2018 to 2023, driven by explosive demand...
Thursday 31 October 2019
Global notebook shipments to drop slightly in 4Q19, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 after registering a nearly 2% increase in the prior quarter, according to Digitimes...
Thursday 31 October 2019
TWCC high performance computing services helping Taiwan industries embrace AI in shaping future innovation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is paving the way for a more advanced, sophisticated and future-proof applications. Most global organizations view AI technology as a long-term strategic...
Thursday 31 October 2019
Samsung sees profit improve sequentially in 3Q19
Samsung Electronics has reported KRW 62 trillion (US$53.37 billion) in consolidated revenues, rising 10.45% sequentially but dropping 5.28% on year. Its third-quarter 2019 operating...
Thursday 31 October 2019
Tiger Accelerator helping Taiwan startups tap EU healthcare market
Tiger Accelerator has been devoted to helping Taiwan's healthcare startups and tech enterprises set up virtual headquarters in the EU and tap market opportunities there since its...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Samsung to ship more handsets built by ODM partners in 2020, says report
Samsung is expected to give more handset orders to its ODM production partners in China in 2020 as the Korean vendor seeks to further improve its competitiveness by reducing production...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Positioned as LaaS provider: Q&A with WPG CEO Frank Yeh
As the largest electronics distributor in Asia, WPG Holdings continues to expand and diversify its offerings particularly those for 5G, AI and automotive electronics devices gearing...
Tuesday 29 October 2019
Foxconn affiliate Ingrasys to expand server capacity in Taiwan
Ingrasys Technology, a high-end server and cloud computing storage equipment manufacturing affiliate of Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced its new...