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Monday 2 December 2019
Cyntec to hike inductor capacity by 40% in 2020 for 5G applications
Taiwan-based inductor maker Cyntec will see its capacity increase by 40% in early 2020 when its new production lines become operational to fulfill ever-increasing orders, according...
Monday 2 December 2019
UMC sees clear growth momentum for 5G in 2020
Taiwan's pure-play foundry UMC will see clear growth momentum in 2020 come from ever-increasing chips foundry demand for 5G applications, with clients moving actively to pull in shipments...
Friday 29 November 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G brings new demand
With the arrival of 5G's commercialization, Taiwan- and China-based makers of components including PCB and cooling modules, are expected to see rising orders from the segment, which...
Friday 29 November 2019
Nuvoton to buy Panasonic chip unit
Panasonic has agreed to sell its semiconductor business to Nuvoton Technology, a Taiwan-based MCU specialist majority owned by memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics.
Friday 29 November 2019
Taiwan chipmakers optimistic about demand for TWS earbuds in 2020
Chip demand for true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and earphones is set to remain robust in 2020, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 29 November 2019
Commercial refresh of Windows 7 EOS to Keep EMEA PC market afloat despite CPU shortages, says IDC
Shipments of EMEA traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) will total 72.1 million in 2019, a 0.6% on-year growth, according to IDC. While weakness...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Metal stamping firm Anli to install new production lines in China
Anli International is planning to establish a sintering production line at its factory site in Zhejiang, China to provide etching process for its vapor chamber products with volume...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Waffer expects shipments for auto parts to continue growth in 2020
Metal chassis maker Waffer Technology continues to see its shipments for automotive parts rise despite an explosion that hit its Kunshan plant in China earlier this year, and it expects...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Shipments of PC and IT devices to see modest growth in 2019, says IDC
On the heels of strong growth during the third quarter of 2019 and changing dynamics in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs), IDC has raised its outlook for the remainder...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Global tablet market – 3Q 2019
Global tablet shipments came to a total of 44.32 million units in the third quarter of 2019, up 35.7% sequentially and 1.5% on year.
Wednesday 27 November 2019
HP Tech Ventures focuses on value to be created by startups
HP Tech Ventures uses a structured process to identify external disruptive innovation. This is done by searching worldwide for early stage startups in the areas of focus of HP Inc’s...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2019
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments rose 2.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2019.
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Highlights of the day: The transformation of UMC
UMC, once a strong rival of TSMC in the pure-play foundry sector, has now quit the expensive race of advancing manufacturing nodes. UMC has redefined its roles, focusing on specialty...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Notebook brands mull new production practice to avoid tariffs
To avoid US tariffs on Chinese imports, notebook vendors are considering a new practice of manufacutring where production lines in China will only handle the final assembly work,...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Intel, MediaTek partner to bring 5G connectivity to next-gen PC
MediaTek has announced it is partnering with Intel to bring MediaTek's new 5G modem to PCs. Through this partnership, Intel has been working with MediaTek on the 5G solution for deployment...