CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: CE, IPC, automotive
CE, IPC, automotive trends
IN THE NEWS
Monday 13 January 2020
Wistron chairman expects stronger 2020
Wistron chairman Simon Lin expects the company's results in 2020 to be better than in 2019 because business re-organization last year brought limited change to the company's revenue...
Monday 13 January 2020
EDA firm Ansys beefs up workorce in Taiwan
Ansys has increased its R&D workforce in Taiwan by 50% to support its local chipmaking partners, according to Roger Lee, company country manager for Taiwan.
Monday 13 January 2020
China to see rapid growth in 3D printer development
Many China-based 3D printer developers have showcased their latest professional and industrial-level machines at CES 2020, and China, as the leader of worldwide manufacturing, is...
Monday 13 January 2020
Taiwan, Vietnam to be major production bases for notebook ODMs
Despite a truce in the US-China trade war, notebook ODMs will continue their capacity relocation to Taiwan and Vietnam, with the two becoming their major production bases outside...
Friday 10 January 2020
Highlights of the day: Intel CPU shortages continue to trouble notebook ODMs in 4Q19
Intel CPU shortages continued troubling the notebook market in fourth-quater 2019, with notebook makers seeing weaker-than-expected shipments in the period. Their notebook...
Friday 10 January 2020
Power Logic upbeat about demand for graphics cards
Cooling fan demand will be rising driven by the availability of new Nvidia and AMD graphics cards, according to Taiwan-based Power Logic, which saw its revenues register a robust...
Friday 10 January 2020
Samsung likely to spearhead in 8K TV segment
Quite a few of TV vendors are showcasing their latest 8K models at CES 2020, and Samsung Electronics is likely to spearhead in the segment leveraging its ability to integrate AI and...
Friday 10 January 2020
Taiwanese startups show progresses at CES 2020
Taiwanese startups have shown significant progresses in technologies, presentations, and development directions, judging from their showings at CES 2020, according to deputy science...
Friday 10 January 2020
Inventec, Wistron land new orders for smart speakers
Inventec has obtained orders for smart speakers from Google, with shipments set to kick off later in 2020, while Wistron has landed its first orders for smart speakers, according...
Friday 10 January 2020
Notebook ODMs to see shipments drop 10-15% in 1Q20
Notebook ODMs saw weaker-than-expected shipments in fourth-quarter 2020 due to Intel CPU shortages and clients' high inventory levels as a result of their early inventory build-ups...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Wi-Fi 6 penetration to be boosted by Comet Lake notebooks
With Wi-Fi 6 becoming a standard for notebooks using Intel's 10th Gen Comet Lake platform, penetration rate of the cooectivity technology is expected to rise from less than 5% in...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Samsung forays into curved gaming monitor market
Samsung Electronics has stepped up its efforts to foray into the gaming monitor market by unveiling its Odyssey curved monitor family products at CES 2020, in addition to an array...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Chinese PCB makers accelerating capacity expansions to meet 5-G driven demand
Major Chinese PCB makers are speeding up capacity expansions seeking to better meet fast-growing demand for applications to 5G, terminal devices and automotive electronics in China,...
Thursday 9 January 2020
ODM, EMS providers gear up for AR glasses market
Worldwide first-tier ODMs and EMS providers including Quanta Computer, Pegatron, Wistron and Flextronics have begun crossing into the manufacturing of augmented reality (AR) glasses,...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Corning gears up for automotive displays
Corning has announced the industrialization of its ColdForm technology for curved automotive display systems. Driven by consumer demand for more in-car infotainment and connectivity,...