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Wednesday 3 April 2019
AMD to see sales increase sharply in 2H19
A ramp-up in CPU and GPU shipments for notebooks, motherboards and servers will buoy significantly AMD's sales performance in the second half of 2019, according to sources at PC ma...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
SMIC to sell stake in LFoundry
LFoundry, a Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) company, has entered into a binding agreement with SMIC for the latter to sell all of its stakes in the former to Jiangsu...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
IPC startup i-Motion Group unveils new POS
Taiwan-based i-Motion Group, a startup founded by Asustek Computer ex-president Jerry Shen, has unveiled a new product combining the functionalities of a POS, a printer and a laser...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Waffer Kunshan plant hit by explosion
An explosion hit metal chassis maker Waffer Technology's plant in Kunshan, China on March 31, with seven people reported to have died and another five injured.
Monday 1 April 2019
ASRock expects profits to be dampened by graphics cards in 2019
ASRock expects its three major product lines - motherboards, industrial PCs (IPCs) and servers - to all enjoy revenue growths in 2019, but its profits for the year are likely to be...
Monday 1 April 2019
Laster sees increased orders for LED automotive lighting
LED automotive lighting maker Laster Tech has disclosed it has obtained new orders for various taillight and headlight modules, with orders for the latter increasing 100% compared...
Monday 1 April 2019
MSI posts 22% profit increase in 2018
Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported net profits increased 22.4% on year to NT$6.04 billion (US$195.7 million) in 2018, with EPS coming to NT$7.15 thanks to significant profits...
Monday 1 April 2019
The road to transformation: Q&A with MSI president and CEO Sheng-chang Chiang
After years of operation in the PC market, Micro-Star International (MSI) has advanced to the next phase with the company's founders passing on management to a team of professional...
Monday 1 April 2019
Taiwan researchers developing inexpensive SPAD LiDAR sensors
A Taiwan-based research team is developing inexpensive SPAD (single-photon avalanche diode) LiDAR sensors with an initial price of US$200, to be eventually reduced to US$100, according...
Friday 29 March 2019
Clevo profits surge in 2018
Clevo has registered consolidated revenues of NT$19.8 billion (US$637.76 million) for 2018, down 5% on year, but its net profits for the year went up 102% on year to arrive at NT$1.46...
Friday 29 March 2019
Ting Sin to enhance presence in automotive, medical sectors
Taiwan-based aluminum extrusion product maker Ting Sin aims to secure verification for its aluminum alloy fastener products from IATF (International Automotive Task Force) in 2019...
Friday 29 March 2019
PC chip demand to stay sluggish through 2Q19
CPU shortages continued driving down global PC shipments in the first quarter of 2019 and even blurring order visibility for the second quarter. This, in turn, is seen to dim business...
Friday 29 March 2019
Why 12-inch fabs are better for power components: Q&A with Bing Xue, AOS SVP of global sales
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new 12-inch wafer plant...
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Pegatron chairman allays concerns about hardware oversupply
In the wake of concerns about hardware oversupply amid weak demand for the Apple iPhone, TH Tung, chairman of Pegatron and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), has pointed out that...
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Inventec conservative about 2019 outlook
Continued sluggish demand for servers and notebooks, Intel's ongoing CPU shortages and unfavorable global trade conditions are casting a shadow over Inventec's business outlook this...