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Tuesday 7 May 2019
Suspended chassis plants in Kunshan seeing clients shift orders
Metal chassis plants in Kunshan, China are seeing customers seeking supplies elsewhere, as they have been ordered to suspend production pending local government inspections since...
Monday 6 May 2019
Global server market – 1Q 2019
Global server shipments amounted to 3.26 million units in first-quarter 2019, down 10.7% compared to the prior quarter and 9.4% to the corresponding period of 2018.
Monday 6 May 2019
USI remains focused on modular, miniaturized designs
DMS (design and manufacturing services) provider Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) will continue focusing on enhancing its technologies such as system-in-package (SiP) for modular...
Monday 6 May 2019
Quanta making AI push, says chairman
AI will usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and Taiwan must manage to develop a solid presence in the AI era that will persist into the next decades, Quanta Computer chairman...
Friday 3 May 2019
Sporton positive about demand for 5G related devices
Demand for testing, inspection and certification will continue ramping up in the mobile device and other wireless communication sectors in the second quarter of 2019, as the industry...
Friday 3 May 2019
Global tablet shipments to drop over 8% in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Global shipments of tablet PCs are estimated to decline 8.9% sequentially and 8.7% on year in the second quarter of 2019, traditionally still a low season, Digitimes Research estim...
Friday 3 May 2019
Taiflex expects orders from China handset clients to drive 2019 growth
Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific, a supplier of flexible copper-clad laminates (FCCL), expects orders placed by its China-based handset clients to play a major driver of revenue growth...
Friday 3 May 2019
Asian Edge: Who will be the leader in the automotive industry?
During the Industrial Age, the US was the world's leader in the automotive industry, but that is no longer the case now. In 2018, 370,000 units of electric cars were sold in the US,...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Asian Edge: From PC to 5G
The PC market used to cater mainly to white-collar workers, with manufacturers relying mostly on HP and Dell. The traditional PC and handset assembly sector remains a stable supply...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2019
Taiwan's notebook shipments were weaker than expected in the first quarter of 2019, down 16.3% sequentially and nearly 3% on year to come to 26.3 million units.
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Passive components makers conservative about 2Q19
Taiwan passive components makers are conservative about their business prospects for the first half of 2019, as market demand, especially for components for consumer devices, still...
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Samsung posts revenue and profit declines in 1Q19
Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits of KRW6.2 trillion (US$5.3 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW52.4 trillion for the first quarter of 2019. The profit and revenue...
Monday 29 April 2019
Taiwan LCD TV shipments to rebound in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers are expected to grow 9.6% sequentially to 6.86 million units in the second quarter of 2019, although the figures will be still 10% lower than...
Monday 29 April 2019
Nexcom, SAP team up to build Industry 4.0 ecosystem for Taiwan enterprises
Taiwan's IPC maker Nexom International has teamed up with business management solutions provider SAP Taiwan to create a smart manufacturing alliance to converge IT and OT technologies...
Friday 26 April 2019
IC equipment maker Group Up sees clear order visibility through 3Q19
Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), dedicated to supplying automation and semiconductor dry process equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2019...