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Friday 12 April 2019
Acer gaming notebook sales in US to see double-digit growth in 2019
Acer expects its sales of gaming notebooks in the US to continue to grow at a double-digit rate in 2019, enabling the company to maintain its top-ranked position in the segment, according...
Friday 12 April 2019
Startups, tech firms vying with carmakers in EV market
Electric vehicles (EV) are gaining momentum to replace fossil-fueled ones in the foreseeable future amid growing environmental concerns, prompting traditional automakers, tech startups...
Friday 12 April 2019
PCB firm Tripod Tech conservative about 2Q19
Uncertainty in end-market demand has caused PCB firm Tripod Technology to remain conservative about its performance in the second quarter of 2019.
Thursday 11 April 2019
STB chip vendors see bright prospects ahead of 2020 Olympics
Taiwan-based set-top box (STB) chip vendors Rafael Micro and Ali are seeing clearer order visibility for 2019 than 2018, likely to score record-high profits for the year thanks to...
Thursday 11 April 2019
MediaTek revenues climb to 6-month high in March
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues increased 57.6% sequentially and nearly 11% on year to a six-month high of NT$22.32 billion (US$723.5 million) in March 2019.
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Niche-IC backend specialists enjoy strong 1Q19
GEM Services, which specializes in packaging semiconductor power devices, and CMOS image sensor backend specialist Kingpak Technology both saw their revenues for the first quarter...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Acer reports 62.8% on-month growth in March revenues
Acer has announced its consolidated revenues for March arrived at NT$23.55 billion, up 3.9% on year and 62.8% on month. Consolidated revenues for the first quarter 2019 reached NT$54.68...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
PCB maker Apex 1Q19 revenues surge 18%
PCB maker Apex International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.85 billion (US$92.3 million) for the first quarter of 2019, the highest for the quarter on record and up 17.7%...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Eight-inch fab utilization rates picking up
IC foundries have seen their 8-inch fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by a pull-in of orders for IoT and automotive electronics applications, according to sources at...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
MLCC, chip resistor demand to pick up in 2Q19
Taiwan-based suppliers of MLCCs and chip resistors are expected to see demand pick up gradually later in the second quarter of 2019, with factory utilization rates rebounding, according...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Apple reportedly to adopt mini LED backlighting
Apple will adopt mini LED backlighting for a 31.6-inch iMac to be launched in the second or third quarter of 2019, a 10- to 12-inch iPad to be unveiled in fourth-quarter 2020 or first-quarter...
Monday 8 April 2019
Clevo notebook shipments to see double-digit growth in 2019
Taiwan-based PC vendor Clevo expects its notebook shipments to surge over 15% on year in 2019, bolstered partly by strong demand from China's gaming market and partly by the easing...
Monday 8 April 2019
Asustek to launch next-generation ROG gaming phone in 3Q19
Asustek Computer plans to launch its second-generation gaming ROG phone in the third quarter of 2019, and is also likely to team up with Tencent to promote the device in China, according...
Monday 8 April 2019
HTC revenues up sequentially in March
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.313 billion (US$42.59 million) for March 2019, representing a 109.98% increase on month and 52.64% drop on year.
Wednesday 3 April 2019
MA-tek revving up organic IC materials analysis to tap 5G opportunities
Taiwan's Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek), after gaining a solid presence in the silicon-based materials analysis business, is aggressively venturing into the analysis market...