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Thursday 26 December 2019
Mini LED makers eye notebook business opportunity
Lextar Electronics has been aggressively promoting its mini LED backlighting modules in many high-performance application industries and has reportedly obtained orders from Micro-Star...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Highlights of the day: US may tighten Huawei ban
The world's two superpowers may be heading towards a truce in their trade war, but the US reportedly is not letting Chinese tech giant Huawei off the hook easily. Washington may tighten...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Intel to intro innovative thermal design for notebooks
At the upcoming CES 2020, Intel is planning to announce a new thermal module design that is able to enhance notebooks' heat dissipation by 25-30% with many brands also set to showcase...
Monday 23 December 2019
CCL maker Ventec expects 2019 gross margin to be over 25%
Taiwan-based niche-type CCL maker Ventec International expects its gross margin to reach over 25% for whole-year 2019 thanks to volume production of its new high-end materials and...
Monday 23 December 2019
Synaptics to sell mobile LCD TDDI biz to Hua Capital
Synaptics has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its mobile LCD TDDI business to Hua Capital through a special purpose entity backed by Hua-Capital Cayman for...
Monday 23 December 2019
Taiwan PCB output to rise slightly to US$21.7 billion in 2019
Taiwanese PCB makers' production in 2019 is expected to grow slightly from a year earlier to NT$656.2 billion (US$21.74 billion), with strong shipments of rigid-flex boards, high-end...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Kinwong, Plotech to build new HDI PCB capacities in China
Chinese PCB maker Kinwong Electronic and Taiwan-based peer Plotech Technology have both disclosed plans to set up new production lines for HDI boards in China seeking to cash in on...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Taiwan suppliers eyeing China PC replacement demand
China has orders all public and government units to replace their foreign computers and software with locally developed ones within three years, releasing potential orders for more...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Worldwide wearables market to top 300 million units in 2019, says IDC
The global market for wearables is on track to ship 305.2 million units in 2019, up 71.4% from the 178 million units shipped in 2018, according to IDC. From there, total volumes will...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Rigid-flex boards to stay as mainstream for midrange applications
While SiP substrates are increasingly needed to support function upgrades on wearables, TWS earbuds and other devices, rigid-flex PCBs will firmly stay as mainstream applications...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Allied Circuit, GCE see server PCB demand pick up
PCB makers Gold Circuit Electronics and Allied Circuit have both seen their production utilization rates ramp up recently thanks to a pick-up in demand for servers, according to sources...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G SoC prices likely to drop in 2H20
Although demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up dramatically in 2020, prices of related SoC are expected to stay unfriendly for the first half of 2020 and are unlikely to...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
StrongLED suffers large on-year decrease in January-September 2019 operation
LED lighting solution provider StrongLED Lighting System saw January-September 2019 consolidated revenues of NT$939.3 million (US$30.8 million) drop 31.23% on year; gross margin of...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Wahlee to enjoy ramp-up in demand for OLED displays, mini LED-backlit apps
Robust demand for OLED displays and mini LED-backlit applications will buoy IC materials distributor Wahlee Industrial's sales performance in 2020, according to market sources.
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Quanta new Thailand plant ready for Google Home trial production
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer reportedly will begin trial production of Google Home smart speakers at its new plant in Thailand later in December well ahead of schedule, according...