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Wednesday 29 April 2020
Samsung sees challenges ahead
Samsung Electronics saw its consolidated sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2020 come within its guidance range, but has warned of a weak second quarter due to the...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook shipments to soar in 2Q20
Demand has been for notebooks supporting remote work, distant learning and other staty-at-home activities necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Digitimes Research estimates that...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Acer notebook sales soar in North America
Acer saw its notebook sales in Canada and the US jump 105% and 135%, respectively, on year in March 2020, making it the largest consumer notebook brand in Canada in the month, according...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Global notebook shipments to climb over 40% in 2Q20, estimates Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments are forecast to surge more than 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to demand arising from remote work, online learning, and other stay-at-home...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook panel shipments to hike 26% in 2Q20
Demand for notebooks has been fueled by stay-at-home needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Digitimes Research expects panel makers to see sharp increases in shipments for notebook...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Notebook panel shipments to peak in 2Q20
Global shipments of notebook panels are expected to surge 26% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, driven by demand from the world's top-three notebook brands, Digitimes Research...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
DIY PC market likely to shrink 30% in 2020
DIY desktop PC sales have been sluggish so far this year, unlike the notebook market bolstered by the rise of stay-at-home economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the DIY market...
Monday 27 April 2020
Taiwan PCB production may fall 3% in 2020 on coronavirus pandemic
Taiwan's PCB production value may hardly register positive growth in 2020 and instead may fall 3% from 2019 due mainly to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on terminal sales of...
Monday 27 April 2020
Taiwan IT companies cautious about 2H20
Since the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to be effectively contained in the short term, many IT enterprises have turned conservative about end-market demand and the global economy...
Monday 27 April 2020
Asustek expects stable monitor sales in 2020
Asustek is expected to continue enjoying stable sales of monitors in 2020 as annual PC monitor shipments have remained stable since 2016, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Monday 27 April 2020
Western Digital raising enterprise HDD prices
Western Digital reportedly is raising its prices for enterprise-use HDDs to reflect increased costs from production and logistics with mainstream products expected to see more than...
Monday 27 April 2020
CFIUS gives green light to Kemet acquisition by Yageo
Kemet announced recently the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has completed review of the pending acquisition of Kemet by Taiwan-based Yageo and determined...
Monday 27 April 2020
FCCL enters tech-intensive era: Q&A with Taiflex president Zhi-ming Yen
High-frequency and high-speed flexible PCBs are emerging as indispensable components for antenna transmission modules for hand-held devices, IoT networking equipment and automotive...
Friday 24 April 2020
Allied Circuit posts record profit in 1Q20
PCB maker Allied Circuit has reported net profits shot up near 20-folds on year to a record high of NT$145 million (US$4.82 million) in the first quarter of 2020, buoyed by strong...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Automotive micro LED display commercializaton expected in 2-3 years
Samples of micro LED displays for use in cars have been undergoing trials and commercialization of such products is estimated to take 2-3 years, according to industry sources.