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Friday 6 November 2020
Highlights of the day: ODMs continue moving out of China
The US presidential race is still too close to call, but the final outcome of the election will not change Taiwanese ODM's...
Friday 6 November 2020
Ventec to begin volume shipments to Japanese automotive headlight makers in 4Q20
CCL and prepreg maker Ventec International Group has disclosed it will begin large-volume shipments for aluminum-based heat-dissipation laminates to Japan-based automotive headlight...
Friday 6 November 2020
US election outcome not to change ODM relocation plans
Taiwan-based notebook and server manufacturers are sticking to plans of moving production out of China according to customer requests, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Advantech eyeing return to growth track in 2021
Taiwan's leading IPC vendor Advantech may see weak results for 2020 but will seek to return to the growth track in 2021 by stepping up efforts to optimize its product lines and boost...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Zhen Ding enters high-frequency rigid PCB line via acquiring BoardTek
Taiwan's PCB leader Zhen Ding Technology has completed its acquisition of local peer BoardTek Electronics as a wholly-owned subsidiary, which specializes in high-frequency rigid boards...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Global TV shipments edge up in January-September
Global TV shipments totaled 159 million units in the first nine months of 2020, up 1.1% from a year earlier, as rising sales in the third quarter offset shipment declines recorded...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Sigurd sees clear order visibility through 1Q21
IC testing specialist Sigurd Microelectronics has seen clear order visibility through the first quarter of 2021, with capacity utilization to stay high at 85-90%, according to industry...
Wednesday 4 November 2020
Automotive chips, components demand turning strong till 1Q21
Demand for automotive power chips and components has started picking up since the third quarter of 2020 after experiencing almost two years of stagnancy, with sales outlook promising...
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Global tablet shipments to hit 13-quarter high in 4Q20, says Digitimes Research
Global tablet shipments are expected to increase 7.3% sequentially to a 13-quarter high in the fourth quarter of 2020, with significant increases in orders from Southeast Asia, India...
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Notebook shipments to stay robust through 1H21
The ongoing global notebook shipment dynamics is expected to stretch into the first half of 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic has continued to wreck havoc in a number of the world's...
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Walsin to grow stake in Silitech
Passive component maker Walsin Technology has announced plans to increase its stake in its affiliate, Silitech Technology, to 24.9%, looking to forge a closer tie between the two...
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Cryptography everywhere: Q&A with Chain Reaction CEO Alon Webman and CTO Oren Yokev
Less than one year after Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for US$7 billion, Alon Webman, co-founder of Mellanox, started his second entrepreneurial project. The new company, Chain...
Monday 2 November 2020
Demand for TV panels undeterred by rising TV prices
Demand for TV panels has not been affected by recent price movements at the end-market, where Chinese TV brands have adjusted upward their TV prices and major vendors in North America...
Monday 2 November 2020
ASE optimistic about 2021
OSAT provider ASE Technology has expressed optimism about its operations in the fourth quarter of 2020 and next year, as its packaging capacity remains tight and ASPs will rise.
Friday 30 October 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook makers localizing production
Trade tensions are accelerating decentralization of the notebook industry, particuarly in China and India where vendors...