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Monday 30 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Server demand may slow down
Demand from the server sector has been fueld by work- and study-from home activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But IC designers have recently seen a slow-down in orders...
Monday 30 March 2020
MSI expects small drop in 1Q20 revenues and rising sales starting April
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects revenues to drop less than 10% on year in the first quarter of 2020 and will see its sales gradually pick up starting April with the releases...
Monday 30 March 2020
GCE to see strong server board shipments in 1H20
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), with sever applications contributing 50% of revenues, is expected to see its sales for the first half of 2020 improve sharply...
Monday 30 March 2020
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
Monday 30 March 2020
Unitech cautious about rigid-flex PCB shipments for AirPods 2
Unitech saw its net earnings for 2019 shoot up 170.85% to NT$1.731 billion (US$57.24 million) on revenues of NT$22.42 billion due mainly to robust shipments of rigid-flex boards for...
Friday 27 March 2020
Pegatron expects sales growth in 1H20
Pegatron is looking to push up sales for its three major product lines in 2020, with results for the second quarter to outperform those for the first quarter, according to company...
Friday 27 March 2020
China home-use projector market to grow due to outbreak
The home-use projector market in China in 2020 is expected to grow significantly along with increasing stay- and work-at-home demand due to coronavirus outbreak, according to industry...
Friday 27 March 2020
Demand for portable monitors surging
Global demand for portable monitors is surging and more IT brands including Acer, AOC, Lenovo and Micro-Star International (MSI) are gearing up efforts to compete with current market...
Friday 27 March 2020
Lenovo restarts Wuhan plant production
Lenovo will resume about 60% of production at its Wuhan, China plant by the end of March, with the facility set to return to full production by mid April following weeks of suspension...
Friday 27 March 2020
Taiwan IC design houses land short lead-time orders for notebooks
Taiwan-based IC design houses have recently landed short lead-time orders for applications for commercial and educational notebooks and tablets, according to industry sources.
Friday 27 March 2020
PCB maker Tripod cautious about 2020
Taiwan-based PCB specialist Tripod Technology has posted record revenues and profits for 2019, but it has turned cautious about its business prospect for 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Wistron optimistic about 2020 sales
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the lives and livelihoods of many, but despite the uncertainty lying ahead of the IT industry, Taiwan-based ODM Wistron...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Wistron set to grow revenues from non-China production
Wistron is looking to grow revenues generated from its factories outside of China, and expects to lower revenues from its China-based sites to about 50% of company revenues in 2021,...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Demand for TV-use LED BLUs to fall in 2Q20
Demand for TV-use LED backlight units (BLUs) has been strong in first-quarter 2020, but will slip below the historical average in the following quarter, thanks to the postponement...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Wistron expects sales growth in 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Wistron chairman Simon Lin still expects the company to enjoy another year of revenue growth in 2020.