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Friday 31 January 2020
IPC makers mull raising Taiwan production as outbreak widens in China
Taiwan-based IPC makers expect their shipments not to be much affected by the coronavirus outbreak as they have production lines in both Taiwan and China, but some of them are mulling...
Friday 31 January 2020
ASRock revenues to rise on increased shipments with AMD chipsets
Taiwan-based motherboard specialist ASRock, after seeing its 2019 revenues surge 31.61% on year to a record high of NT$13.415 billion (US$443.16 million), is expected to extend the...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Highlights of the day: Taiwan makers step up measures against China coronavirus outbreak
The Lunar New Year holidays in Taiwan have ended but many are not returning to work as usual because of the the coronavirus outbreak in China. Many IT firms have allowed its managers...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Pegatron to further ramp up capacity in 2020
Pegatron will continue its expansion projects in 2020, with plans to further ramp up the capacity of its plants in Batam, Indonesia and in Kunshan, China, as well as building new...
Thursday 30 January 2020
How Foxconn-FCA JV might work in EV market
Foxconn Technology Group's plans to team up with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for the EV industry, which, together with its deployments in digital healthcare and robotics, will...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Apple reports record sales, earnings for FY1Q20
Apple has reported sales for its fiscal 2020 first quarter - ended December 28, 2019 - reached US$91.8 billion, rising 9% from the year-ago quarter to hit an all-time record, driven...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Sales of semiconductors performing AI functions set to triple by 2025, says IHS
The global market for memory and processing semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications will soar to US$128.9 billion in 2025, three times the US$42.8 billion...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Highlights of the day: More Apple products to have scissor switch keyboards
Apple reportedly is looking to adopt scissor switch keyboards in its new 13.3-inch MacBook Pro and new iPads slated...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Taiwan ICT players set to gain from new AR/VR, AIoT applications
The just-concluded CES 2020 has witnessed diverse new tech innovations and applications, such as wearable devices focusing more on diverse health monitoring, AR/VR gears incorporating...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
HDI PCB makers to see strong 1Q20 with robust orders for 5G devices
Taiwan-based HDI PCB manufacturers are expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2020, thanks to a ramp-up in orders for 5G infrastructure and smartphones, according...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Global device shipments to grow 0.9% in 2020, says Gartner
Worldwide shipments of devices - PCs, tablets and mobile phones - will total 2.16 billion units in 2020, an increase of 0.9% from 2019, according to Gartner. In 2019, global shipments...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Apple new iPad lineup reportedly to feature scissor switch keyboards
Apple is likely to extend the adoption of glowing scissor switch keyboards to its new iPad lineup, with prospects of continuing such design for the comprehensive lineups of its notebook...
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Highlights of the day: IT firms gearing up for 2020
IT firms worldwide are taking aggressive actions for their businesses in 2020 with some adopting strategies to defend its market status such as Intel,...
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Inventec Appliances ready to land more AirPods orders with new capacity
Inventec Appliances is expected to obtain more orders for Apple's AirPods in 2020 thanks to the availability of additional capacity after the firm's new plant in Nanchang, China's...
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Intel to cut PC processor prices in 2H20
Intel is expected to initiate price cuts on its PC processors in the second half of 2020 to defend its market dominance, according to sources at PC makers.