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Friday 10 April 2020
Asustek posts over 10% revenue decline in 1Q20
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$70.85 billion (US$2.36 billion) for the first quarter of 2020, down 17.55% on year but beating its original estimate of...
Friday 10 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Server makers wary of components supply
Demand for server applications has been strong, fueled by stay-at-home economy amid lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the lockdowns may disrupt suppliers' production...
Friday 10 April 2020
Compal, Inventec, Acer see staggering on-month revenue growths in March
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs enjoyed increased revenues in March thanks to rising orders from clients, while brand vendor Acer also achieved strong revenue growth in the month.
Friday 10 April 2020
Unimicron sees clear order visibility for ABF substrates through 3Q20
Unimicron Technology has seen clear order visibility for high-end IC substrates, especially ABF substrates for processing diverse HPC and networking chips, stretching to the third...
Friday 10 April 2020
8K TV shipments not to take off until 2021
Expectations that vendors would ramp up global annual shipments of 8K TVs to over one million units may not realize until 2021, as prices of these models remain too high and the coronavirus...
Friday 10 April 2020
Gaming monitor market sees more competitions from first-tier brands
Asustek Computer used to dominate the gaming monitor market prior to 2019, but it has now seen strong competition from Samsung Electronics and Acer, according to sources from the...
Friday 10 April 2020
Tong Hsing CIS, RF modules packaging business thriving on strong demand
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, a specialist in wafer reconstruction, micro module assembly and backend services for CMOS image sensors and other niche ICs, continues to enjoy strong...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC sees surge in demand for packaging services
Apart from its leadership in the foundry sector, TSMC has been making a lot of efforts developing packaging technologies with which it can offer value-added services to customers...
Thursday 9 April 2020
PCB maker Apex keen on capacity expansions in Thailand
Apex International has disclosed plans to expand its existing production capacity in Thailand to better satisfy increasing PCB demand for automotive and household electronics applications,...
Thursday 9 April 2020
ODMs to see notebook shipments grow in 2Q20, but desktops may drop
With rapidly rising demand for notebooks, Taiwan-based ODMs have primarily focused their capacities on producing notebooks and are expected to enjoy double-digit sequential growths...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Posiflex to set up joint venture with Lenovo
POS device and kiosk maker Posiflex Technology and China-based IT vendor Lenovo will set up a joint venture for marketing integrated O2O (online to offline) management solutions to...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung reportedly to source LCD TV panels from Sharp, again
Sharp has not supplied LCD TV panels to Samsung since 2017 following Foxconn's takeover of the Japanese firm. But that is expected to change soon, as Samsung's in-house LCD panel...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Notebook component suppliers report brisk March results
Notebook component suppliers including battery pack maker Simplo Technology and cooling module firm Taisol Electronics have reported impressive revenue results for March 2020, thanks...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Intel to launch new-gen desktop processors at end of April
Intel is set to introduce its 10th-generation Comet Lake-S desktop processors and 400 series chipsets at the end of April, according to sources at motherboard makers, who expect improvements...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Samsung reportedly to resume purchasing LCD TV panels from Sharp
Samsung Electronics reportedly will resume the purchases of LCD TV panels from Sharp as its panel production arm Samsung Display is accelerating its move to close all of its LCD lines...