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Wednesday 26 February 2020
Walsin sees non-China production lines run at full capacity
Walsin Technology, a maker of MLCCs and resistor chips, has said its production lines in Taiwan and Malaysia are operating at full capacity and those in China at 70%, with shipments...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
More IT brands gearing up for gaming monitor market
Competition in the gaming monitor sector is set to become keen in 2020 as more notebook and monitor brands enter the race for market share, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Highlights of the day: Components prices rising
The coronavirus outbreak is disrupting production at both assembly plants and their upstream suppliers, with components prices rising. Now MLCC...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Notebook makers cautious about components replenishment amid price hikes
Notebook makers are turning cautious about purchasing some specific components such as MLCCs and chip resistors that are running low in inventory and facing price hikes, as the purchases...
Monday 24 February 2020
International car makers production in China hit by coronavirus outbreak, says Digitimes Research
Several international automobile manufacturers' production at joint ventures in China has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, with General Motors, Volkswagen and Honda Motor...
Monday 24 February 2020
Samsung begins mass production at new EUV manufacturing line
Samsung Electronics has announced that its new cutting-edge semiconductor fabrication line in Hwaseong, Korea has begun mass production.
Monday 24 February 2020
HTC eyes growing VR market in 2020
HTC is optimistic about its VR business in 2020 expecting the global VR industry to have potential to surge by 50% in terms of market demand that will emerge from both the consumer...
Friday 21 February 2020
Highlights of the day: MediaTek likely to see weaker growth in 2020
Everyone in the ICT sector had expected the 5G era to get off to a flying start in 2020 when the coronavirus hit. Major players continue to make deployments for 5G, but cannot be...
Friday 21 February 2020
Sporton to see 2020 revenues grow on testing 5G applications
Mobile device testing and certification service company Sporton International is expected to regain its revenue growth momentum in 2020 from growing 5G applications after experiencing...
Friday 21 February 2020
Tablet demand in China gaining momentum from epidemic
Tablets demand in the China market is picking up inadvertently in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that is fueling needs for remote work and learning, but their ODMs' production...
Friday 21 February 2020
USI may enter backend supply chain of AirPods Pro series
Taiwan-based Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a unit of ASE Technology, is likely to obtain system-in-package (SiP) orders for AirPods Pro Lite, which may also benefit Taiwanese...
Friday 21 February 2020
Demand for AMD 7nm EUV processors remains strong
Demand for AMD's new 7nm EUV processors remains robust, with development projects for the chips commenced by PC, motherboard and graphics card makers this year set to be 10-20% higher...
Friday 21 February 2020
Acer expands emerging businesses
Acer has grown its emerging businesses with their combined share in Acer's overall revenues having risen to 14.6% from 11% three years ago, according to company chairman Jason Chen...
Friday 21 February 2020
Global notebook market poised for rebound in 2H20, says Acer chairman
The global notebook market is poised for a strong rebound in the second half of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak has not resulted in severe impacts to demand in other parts of the...
Friday 21 February 2020
ST, TSMC team up for GaN devices
STMicroelectronics and TSMC are collaborating to accelerate the development of gallium nitride (GaN) process technology and the supply of both discrete and integrated GaN devices...