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Tuesday 12 May 2020
Imagination, BAIC Capital to form automotive chip JV
Imagination Technologies announced recently it has struck a deal with BAIC Capital, a Beijing-based investment unit of China's state-owned automaker BAIC Group, to initiate the establishment...
Monday 11 May 2020
TV panel prices to continue falling in May
Prices of TV panels will continue to fall in May due to oversupply, as overall capacity utilization rates at most panel makers in the second quarter will be higher than those seen...
Monday 11 May 2020
Digitimes Research cuts Taiwan foundry output value forecast for 2020
Digitimes Research has revised downward its Taiwan foundry output value forecast this year, as end-market demand is likely to disappoint due to the prolonged pandemic.
Monday 11 May 2020
Unisoc eyeing tablet chip market
China-based first-tier IC design house Unisoc is eyeing business opportunity in the tablet market sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company's vice president of...
Friday 8 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook ICs in tight supply
Notebook demand has been so strong in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns that related IC suppliers have not been able to catch up due to insufficient foundry support. Delivery for...
Friday 8 May 2020
Inventec enjoys double-digit revenue growth in April
Inventec has reported revenues for April 2020 climbed 17.6% sequentially and 25.7% on year to NT$49.29 billion (US$1.64 billion), as its shipments for notebooks and servers grew ro...
Friday 8 May 2020
Lead time for notebook chips extended on tight foundry capacity
Delivery lead time for notebook-related chips including power management ICs, Type-C chips and other peripheral ICs have been extended by 2-3 months, due mainly to tight 8-inch foundry...
Friday 8 May 2020
Getac April revenues hit record
Ruggedized notebook and tablet maker Getac Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.583 billion (US$85.7 million) for April, a monthly record with growth of 19.69% sequentially...
Friday 8 May 2020
ECS sees increasing orders for educational notebooks, tablets
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has seen orders increasing for educational notebooks and tablets from emerging markets in Latin America and Africa since March, with shipments scheduled...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Novatek expects up to 10% revenue increase in 2Q20
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenue of between NT$17.7 billion (US$590.9 million) and NT$18.5 billion for the second quarter of 2020, representing...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Aalibaba chipmaking arm growing strong
Alibaba's subsidiary Pingtouge has devoted much effort developing AI and server chips. Pingtouge has been as keen...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Global OEM TV shipments fall nearly 30% in 1Q20
Global shipments of OEM TVs by the world's top-14 OEM makers plunged 28% on year to 13.8 million units in the first quarter of 2020, as the production, shipments and sales of the...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Taiwan TV shipments fall below 5 million units in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan-based makers fell 45.2% sequentially to 4.65 million units in the first quarter of 2020, affected mainly by seasonality and the outbreak of the coronavirus...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple supply chain leaving China?
Chassis maker, as an important supplier for Apple, is mulling plans to move production to Southeast Asia, with rumors claiming the maker is looking to sell its plants in China. This...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Chinese handset ODMs enjoy ramp-up in lucrative orders
Chinese handset ODM Wingtech Technology and components maker Luxshare Precision Industry have posted significant on-year revenue and profit increases for the first quarter of 2020,...