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Wednesday 11 November 2020
IC materials distributors optimistic about 4Q20
Thanks to high capacity utilization at foundry and backend houses, IC materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial and Niching Industrial are all optimistic...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Dynamic enjoys nearly 50% growth in auto PCB sales in 3Q20
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics saw sales from the automotive sector climb nearly 50% sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Wistron to carry on production relocation despite possible changes to US-China ties
ODM Wistron will stick to its established policy of diversifying production risks and increasing non-China production even though the new US administration could be friendlier to...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Apple introduces Mac products with in-house developed M1 chip
Apple has introduced a new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by the M1, the first in a family of chips designed by Apple specifically for the Mac.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Strong Chromebook sales boost Acer, Asustek revenues
Acer and Asustek Computer both saw impressive gains in their sales during the first 10 months of 2020, buoyed by strong Chromebook sales.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Highlights of the day: Pegatron penalized by Apple
It comes as a surprise that Pegatron, long being a manufacturing partner for Apple, has been penalized by the US client for employing student workers reportedly at its iPhone 12 assembly...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Micron ships 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory
Micron Technology has begun volume shipments of what the company claims is the world's first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Tripod posts profit surge on strong HDI board sales
PCB maker Tripod Technology saw its net earnings for third-quarter 2020 surge 52.4% sequentially to NT$2.001 billion (US$70.06 million) or EPS of NT$3.81, due mainly to high capacity...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Silicon Motion expects foundry supply to stay tight through end-2021
Flash device controller developers, including Silicon Motion Technology, have seen their foundry partners encounter tight capacity particularly at 8-inch fabs, which may persist through...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
PCB maker Unitech sees net losses narrow in 3Q20
Unitech Printed Circuit Board saw its net losses narrow to NT$417 million (US$14.6 million) in the third quarter due to rising capacity utilization, and is expected to see fourth-quarter...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Leadframe supplier CWTC posts profit increase
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has reported net profits rose 34% on year to NT$603 million (US$21.1 million) in the first three quarters of 2020, with EPS reaching NT$1.71 for the period,...
Monday 9 November 2020
Highlights of the day: PWM IC in serious shortages
Tight foundry capacity has constrained semiconductor supply, with PWM ICs in particularly serious shortages. The IC...
Monday 9 November 2020
Anli optimistic about notebook demand in 2021
Taiwan-based Anli International, specializing in metal parts and heat dissipation components for notebooks, expects the stay-at-home activities to continue to drive notebook demand...
Monday 9 November 2020
ODMs see rising orders for Surface notebooks
Microsoft has placed brisk orders for its Surface series notebooks, but component shortages remain an issue for the supply of the devices, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Monday 9 November 2020
Apacer, Innodisk post profit drops
Memory module makers Apacer Technology and Innodisk, which focus more on industrial applications than mass-market market segments, both saw profits decline in the third quarter of...