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Tuesday 13 June 2017
Biostar, ASRock, Colorful see rising demand for mining motherboards, says paper
Because of rising demand for mining cryptocurrencies, motherboard players including Biostar, ASRock and China-based Colorful are enjoying increasing shipments of their mining motherboards,...
Monday 12 June 2017
Quanta, Wiwynn to expand server capacity as orders increase
Quanta Computer and Wiwynn, a server affiliate of Wistron, are expected to see server shipments increase in the second half of 2017, thanks to rising demand for big data generated...
Monday 12 June 2017
Taiwan market: TWM posts highest EPS among top-3 telecom carriers in May
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) led the top-3 Taiwan-based mobile telecom operators with the highest EPS of NT$0.48 for May, compared to NT$0.40 earned by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and NT$0.30 by...
Friday 9 June 2017
UL to set up IoT testing center in Taiwan
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) will set up a testing center for IoT technology and products in northern Taiwan, which will open as soon as the end of 2017, according to UL Taiwan.
Friday 9 June 2017
Creative Technology lands orders for Sound BlasterX 720 from Taiwan vendors
Singapore-based Creative Technology has won adoption of it Sound BlasterX 720 software from Taiwan-based gaming device vendors including Acer, Clevo and Gigabyte Technology, according...
Friday 9 June 2017
TSMC 5nm chip production to take place in southern Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated its 5nm chip production will take place at its manufacturing site at the South Taiwan Science Park (STSP), although...
Thursday 8 June 2017
TSMC names new president for North America operation
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced the promotion of a veteran executive, Dave Keller to president of TSMC North America. Rick Cassidy remains as CEO of TSMC...
Thursday 8 June 2017
New Micron president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra visits Taiwan
Sanjay Mehrotra, the newly appointed president and CEO of Micron Technology, commenced an overseas tour of Micron's manufacturing sites after the first month in his new role, with...
Thursday 8 June 2017
China AMOLED panel capacity expansion forecast, 2016-2020
This Digitimes Research Special Report examines the China AMOLED industry, focusing on the expansion capacity of the makers, the current implementation plans of major smartphone vendors...
Thursday 8 June 2017
Mitac, Synnex to invest US$800 million to buy Westcon-Comstor America
Mitac International and Synnex have together announced plans to spend US$800 million to fully acquire Westcon-Comstor's business in America and will also invest another US$30 million...
Thursday 8 June 2017
Taiwan sees increased May export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.52 billion for May 2017, increasing 5% on month and 8.4% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$22.07 billion grew 2.5%...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
MediaTek denies reports of massive layoffs
MediaTek has denied several Taiwan media reports saying the company plans to lay off about 3,000 employees within a year.
Wednesday 7 June 2017
China-based Thunderobot ramping up overseas shipments of gaming notebooks
China-based gaming notebook vendor Thunderobot, a subsidiary of Haier, has stepped up efforts to ramp its shipments to overseas markets, including Taiwan, Singapore and other Southeast...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Taiwan inspection equipment makers Machvision, Utechzone post brisk May revenues
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment specialists Machvision and Utechzone have both reported brisk revenue results for May 2017, and are set to enjoy a particularly strong...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Yageo posts revenue growth in May
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$89.8 million) for May 2017, up 6.9% on year and 3.7% sequentially.