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Wednesday 24 January 2024
TV makers stockpiling panels, other components ahead of panel production cuts
Panel manufacturers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait plan to reduce production significantly during the Lunar New Year, encouraging a price rebound. This scheme has prompted white-box...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Asus forecasts 5% growth in 2024 PC shipments, as AI PCs see delayed takeoff
Although the forecast for AI PCs and AI smartphone applications looks promising, sources in the PC supply chain have noted that order volumes for 2024 remain conservative, with Asus,...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
4Q23 PC shipments slip, shipment momentum to return in 1H24
The global PC market ended the fourth quarter of 2023 with a 0.2% year-on-year shipment decrease, according to the latest Counterpoint Research data. This was the eighth consecutive...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwan export orders fell 16% in 2023
Taiwan's total export orders for the year 2023 witnessed a substantial contraction.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Infineon and GF extend long-term agreement with focus on automotive microcontrollers
Infineon Technologies AG and GlobalFoundries (GF) announced a new multi-year agreement on the supply of Infineon's AURIX™ TC3x 40 nanometer automotive microcontrollers as well...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Ennostar slows down microLED capacity expansions, expecting mass production momentum for TV applications after 2027
Ennostar Group, a Taiwanese LED maker, has re-evaluated its microLED production strategy, foreseeing that the widespread adoption of microLED applications, especially in TVs, may...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
For Pegatron, lower profit margins may not be drawback
Apple's no. 2 supplier, Pegatron, has faced challenges on multiple fronts, with an oversaturated smartphone market, recent iPhones being criticized for lacking innovation, and increasing...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwan to purchase quantum computers from Finland
Advanced discussions are underway between the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) under the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) and IQM of Finland to purchase...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Chinese power component makers yet to see demand pick up
Chinese power component manufacturers have raised prices for medium and low-voltage MOSFETs and diodes; however, demand has yet to increase as anticipated, according to industry so...
Monday 22 January 2024
Cincoze slim embedded computers - demonstrating power of one computer, two purposes
Rugged embedded computing brand – Cincoze continues to deepen its embedded computer range. Two newly launched industrial computers (P2202 Series and P1201), released in 2023,...
Monday 22 January 2024
What's causing Samsung to balk at adding satellite communication to Galaxy S24?
In the past two years, satellite communication features on smartphones have been gradually implemented in flagship models from major brands like Apple and Huawei. Samsung Electronics...
Monday 22 January 2024
Taiwan unruffled by automotive market slowdown, SiC one to watch
Facing the anticipated slowdown in the automotive market growth in 2024, Taiwan's supply chain is confident that the impact will not be significant.
Monday 22 January 2024
Quanta to embrace AI, says chairman
The AI era has finally arrived, according to Barry Lam, chairman of Quanta Computer. The company has been preparing for this since 2016 and received a constant stream of orders in...
Friday 19 January 2024
Apple sees surgery, training as future Vision Pro growth areas
Apple Inc., which is poised to launch its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset on Feb. 2, is already envisioning future workplace applications for the device, including using it for surgery,...
Friday 19 January 2024
Cloud providers take the plunge with underwater data centers
The data center capacity for major cloud providers is expected to nearly triple in the next six years, according to Synergy Research Group.