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Thursday 9 September 2021
Taiwan PCB output value up 19.7% in 1H21
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers saw their combined output value reach NT$355.7 billion (US$12.62 billion) in the first half of 2021, up 19.3% on year and the highest-ever record for...
Thursday 9 September 2021
Wistron, Inventec enjoy shipment growth in August but may post disappointing performance in 3Q21
Notebook ODMs such as Wistron and Inventec may experience lower-than-expected shipments in the third quarter of 2021, due mainly to the ongoing IC shortages disrupting their deliveries,...
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Apex sees August PCB sales drop as COVID ravages Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, saw its August revenue drop 27.2% sequentially due to the impact of COVID outbreaks in Southeast...
Wednesday 8 September 2021
OmniVision to cut back wafer starts at Taiwan foundries, say sources
OmniVision plans to cut back substantially its orders placed with Taiwan's IC manufacturing sector, according to market sources.
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Taiwan CCL makers post double-digit revenue increases in August
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers including Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Ventec Electronics all saw their revenues register double-digit on-year increases...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Midrange notebooks selling well in Vietnam
In Vietnam, midrange notebooks priced at VND15-20 million (US$658-878) have been selling due to sharply growing demand for notebooks used in remote work, learning and gaming.
Tuesday 7 September 2021
ASE steps up recruiting engineers for 5G, networking, automotive chips
OSAT ASE Technology has kicked off its recruitment campaign with plans to hire 2,000 engineers by the end of this year to deepen its backend deployments for the 5G, networking and...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
LED suppliers for upcoming MacBook say shipments on schedule
LED suppliers for Apple's upcoming MacBook Pro have said their shipments for the new model are on schedule, in response to recent reports about the shortage of related mini LED chips...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
ODMs see enterprise notebook orders start pulling in
ODMs have seen enterprise notebook orders start picking up and pulling in, while orders for consumer notebooks are slowing down, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Component makers cautious, brand vendors optimistic about 2022 notebook demand
Upstream component makers are turning conservative about notebook demand in 2022, despite their downstream brand clients' optimism, according to sources from the upstream supply ch...
Monday 6 September 2021
TXC reports growths in August revenues
Taiwan-based quartz component supplier TXC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.35 billion (US$48.44 million) for August, up 2.8% on month and 34.16% on year, with the amount...
Monday 6 September 2021
Taiwan firms continue to hike car-use MOSFET wafer thinning quotes
Taiwan's wafer thinning specialists including Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), Chipbond Technology and Integrated Service Technology (iST) have seen clear order visibility through...
Monday 6 September 2021
Electronic control module acts as brain of EVs, says Andy Lee, Foxtron president
Electric power, batteries, and the electronic control module are the three frameworks of electric vehicles (EVs). Having an efficient integration of the three systems is crucial to...
Friday 3 September 2021
India may consider technology transfer to develop local TV supply chains
In view of the high growth in demand for TVs in India, India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) recommends that the India government set up local TV supply chains. As it...
Friday 3 September 2021
New Apple Watch production to ramp up on schedule, sources say
Assemblers for the upcoming Apple Watch are scheduled to ramp up their output for the new model starting the end of September, according to industry sources.