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Wednesday 5 May 2021
Apple may lead AIO PC market with new iMac
With chip and component suppliers prioritizing their shipments supporting high-end products, such as the iMac, Apple is likely to overtake HP as the top all-in-one (AIO) PC brand...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Automotive protective component demand promising
Taiwan-based circuit protection component suppliers including Thinking Electronic Industrial, Polytronics Technology (PTTC) and Fuzetec Technology all expect sales generated from...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Samsung sees profit drop in Vietnam in 2020
The four major subsidiaries of Samsung Electronics in Vietnam garnered revenues of US$63.25 billion in 2020, decreasing 4% from a year earlier, with their combined earnings sliding...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Global tablet shipments drop sequentially in 1Q21
Global tablet shipments totaled 35.95 million units in the first quarter of 2021, down 22.7% sequentially, but 45.5% on year, meeting Digitimes Research's forecast in January.
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Taiwan quartz component suppliers to embrace bright prospects for 2H21
Taiwan-based quartz component makers are expected to see their combined output value grow further in the second half of 2021, driven by strong demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications,...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Automotive chip probing demand to stay robust through end-2021
Wafer probing service providers have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end of 2021, as TSMC has committed capacity support to chip vendors, according...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
MSI posts record profit for 1Q21
Motherboard and graphics card maker Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported net profits climbed 109.3% sequentially and 233.5% on year to a record high of NT$4.17 billion (US$149.2...
Monday 3 May 2021
MiniLED-backlit iPad Pro to account for 10% of Apple tablets in 2021
The recently launched 12.9-inch miniLED-backlit iPad Pro is expected to account for almost 10% of all Apple tablet shipments in 2021, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Monday 3 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Demand for TSMC 28nm process remains strong
Sony's CIS orders may have failed to materialize, but strong demand from other major clients have quickly filled the gap that would have been occupied by the Japanese vendor at ...
Monday 3 May 2021
Chromebook shipments remain strong in 1Q21
Chromebook shipments worldwide remained at above 10 million units in the first quarter of 2021, despite an around 9% sequential decrease, according to Digitimes Research's figures.
Monday 3 May 2021
Global notebook shipments to surpass 62 million units in 2Q21
Global notebook shipments not including devices with detachable keyboards went down only 8.7% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021 as demand for education and gaming models remained...
Monday 3 May 2021
TSMC ramping 28nm chip output despite cutback in orders from Sony
Despite weakened orders from Sony, TSMC still has been ramping up its 28nm chip output with plans to build additional production capacity at its Nanjing fab in China, according to...
Friday 30 April 2021
M1 chip takes credit for record Mac sales in 1Q21
Apple saw first-quarter 2021 sales of its MacBook series adopting M1 chips grow 4.9% sequentially and 70.09% on year to a record quarterly high of US$9.102 billion, mainly driven...
Friday 30 April 2021
HannStar Board, GBM see 1Q21 profits hike on year
PCB makers HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both saw their net profits hike on year in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust demand for PC, consumer electronics...
Friday 30 April 2021
Taiwan passive component makers mull further price hikes in 3Q21
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers will be considering a new round of price hikes in third-quarter 2021, given that their order visibility has extended through the second half...