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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...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Innolux files another patent complaint against HKC
Innolux, a LCD panel manufacturing arm of Foxconn Electronics, has filed another complaint in China against Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics, accusing the local company of allegedly...
Monday 16 December 2019
Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X, to be available in holiday 2020
Microsoft has unveiled its next-generation game console, the Xbox Series X, featuring an industrial design enables the company to deliver four times the processing power of Xbox One...
Monday 16 December 2019
Top-5 notebook vendors see November shipments drop 2% sequentially, says Digitimes Research
The world's top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments (excluding detachable models) for November 2019 suffer a 2% on-month decrease, compared with previous years'...
Friday 13 December 2019
Edison Opto expects 4Q19 revenue proportion for LED automotive modules to rise
LED packaging service provider Edison Opto saw the revenue proportion for LED automotive modules slip to 22% in the third quarter of 2019 due to additional US customs tariffs on China-made...
Friday 13 December 2019
Advantech sees embedded systems as foundation of IoT platforms
Despite the possibility of only accounting for less than 25% of the AIoT market in the next few years, embedded computing systems will still be crucial for the development of IoT,...
Friday 13 December 2019
Gaming monitor panel market likely to see oversupply in 2020
The supply of gaming monitor panels could exceed market demand in 2020 as a growing number of panel makers are realigning their production lines to focus more on IT panels instead...
Friday 13 December 2019
USI to acquire Asteelflash
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a member of Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, has disclosed plans to acquire fellow EMS company Asteelflash for around US$450 million.
Friday 13 December 2019
AMS puts increased focus on non-mass market applications
Austrian sensor chipmaker AMS will move to enhance its focus on non-mass market applications including automotive, industrial and healthcare, according to Daniel Lee, country manager...
Thursday 12 December 2019
HP eyeing bigger share in Taiwan notebook market
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is looking to expand its share in Taiwan's notebook market in 2020 to a double-digit percentage, according to Wendy Wang, chairman of HP Taiwan.
Thursday 12 December 2019
Backend firms to gain from robust high-spec auto CIS demand
Global makers of CMOS image sensors (CIS) are expected to embrace explosive demand for higher-specs CIS devices for application to autonomous vehicles in addition to handsets, which...
Wednesday 11 December 2019
Intel introduces Horse Ridge for quantum computers
Intel Labs has unveiled a cryogenic control chip, code-named "Horse Ridge," for speeding up development of full-stack quantum computing systems.