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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...
Monday 25 November 2019
Everlight to expand LED automotive device capacity by 50%
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has disclosed it will expand monthly packaging capacity for LED automotive lighting devices by 50% from 100 million chips at present...
Monday 25 November 2019
China maker Huaqin lands notebook orders from Acer, Asustek, says report
China-based handset maker Hauqin Telecom Technology has ventured into the notebook ODM business by securing orders for entry-level and mid-range notebooks from Acer and Asustek Computer,...
Monday 25 November 2019
Intel CPU shortages may affect SSD adoption in PCs in 2020
Intel's CPU shortages are expected to continue haunting the PC industry in the first quarter of 2020, and may even last into the second quarter, undermining demand for SSDs from the...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Components makers to gain from 5G-driven applications in daily life
The high speed, low latency and wide connectivity traits of 5G transmission technologies are expected to spur diverse applications of related terminal devices to people's daily life,...
Thursday 21 November 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 3Q 2019
Smartphone shipments by China-based vendors in third-quarter 2019 came to a total of above 180 million units, down 2.5% on quarter and 5.3% on year.
Thursday 21 November 2019
Leadframe maker Jih Lin looks to return to growth track in 2020
Taiwan-based leadframe maker Jih Lin Technology expects its revenues to resume growth in 2020 on renewed demand for diverse leadframes from international IDMs for packaging automotive...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Power semiconductor demand about to pick up
Power semiconductor demand is about to hit its bottom and start picking up, as Infineon and other IDMs have lowered their power chip inventories to healthy levels, according to industry...