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Thursday 26 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Foldable-screen notebooks unlikely at CES
Foldable phones are already a commerical reality, and the market can expect to see more from multiple vendors in 2020. But those who are looking forward to foldable-screen notebooks...
Thursday 26 December 2019
LCD TV panel prices likely to rise 20% in 1H20
LCD TV panel prices may stage a rally in early 2020 thanks to an improved supply-demand balance, with the upward spiral to continue into the second quarter and quotes for mainstream...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Xintec profit soars in November
Niche-market IC packaging house Xintec has disclosed its net profit surged 252% from a year ago to NT$74 million (US$2.46 million) in November 2019. EPS for the month came to NT$0....
Thursday 26 December 2019
Intel not yet ready to promote foldable-screen notebooks
Intel is unlikely to promote foldable-screen notebooks until after issues such as insufficient flexible panel supply and immature OS support are solved in mid 2020, according to sources...
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...