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Thursday 20 June 2019
Asustek reportedly suspends development of robots
Asustek Computer has reportedly suspended R&D of its robot projects and devoted more efforts to developing AIoT products.
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Smartphone market woes
The US-China trade war has put Huawei, and in general the smartphone market, in limbo. Huawei has sharply cut orders...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Asustek sees smartphone business head towards recovery
Asustek Computer's smartphone business is expected to recover gradually thanks to strong demand for its new ZenFone 6 and the upcoming launch of its second-generation ROG Phone in...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Kinko develops automotive lenses
Optical lens maker Kinko Optical has extended development to automotive applications including lenses for ADAS (advanced driver assistance system), rear parking, 360-degree AVM (around...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
China sees Taiwan supply chain as alternative to IDMs for power IC devices
China ICT makers are keen on turning to Taiwan supply chain as they seek alternative import sources of discrete power semiconductor devices, especially medium- and high-end ones long...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Wus positive about PCB demand for automotive, network equipment
PCB manufacturer Wus Printed Circuit has put increased focus on high-end offerings including those for automotive and network equipment applications, and the efforts are bearing fr...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
New Zealand PC market declines on the back of high channel inventory, says IDC
In the first quarter of 2019, New Zealand's traditional PC market experienced an 8.3% on-year decline in unit shipments, according to IDC. This follows the 1.5% on-year growth seen...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Chang Wah growing pre-mold QFN leadframe offering
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) continues to enhance its pre-mold quad flat no-lead (QFN) leadframe offerings, and has developed pre-mold metal substrate (PMMS) technology for the emerging...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Gaming monitor shipments to grow 40% on year in 2019
Gaming monitor shipments are expected to rise by over 40% on year in 2019 as gaming brands and traditional monitor vendors have been competing aggressively in a market segment that...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Nvidia brings Cuda to Arm
Nvidia has announced its support for Arm CPUs. Nvidia is making available to the Arm ecosystem its full stack of AI and HPC software - which accelerates more than 600 HPC applications...
Monday 17 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Notebook vendors stocking extra inventory in wake of trade war
The US-China trade war has prompted noteboon vendors increasing their inventory until their ODMs move their production...
Monday 17 June 2019
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands see shipment rise in May, says Digitimes Research
The worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments rise 10% on month in May, a growth weaker than that of the same month a year ago. Although the US-China trade tensions...
Monday 17 June 2019
Notebook supply chain sees significant increases in orders for June and July
With the US-China trade disputes lingering, notebook brand vendors have moved to increase orders for their supply chain partners in order to minimize any potential impact, according...
Monday 17 June 2019
VIS lands new clients amid trade war, but conservative about 2H19
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is optimistic about longer-term business prospects as it has enjoyed an increase of new clients amid the US-China trade war, although prospects...
Monday 17 June 2019
MediaTek reiterates sales guidance for 2Q19
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek expects its sales for the second quarter of 2019 to come within the guidance given previously of 13-21% sequential growth.