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Wednesday 16 January 2019
MediaTek eyes AI, auto, ASIC solutions as 2019 growth drivers
Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is gearing up to expand its businesses in AI, automotive electronics and ASIC sectors, internally dubbed as the "3A" plan, seeking to reverse in 2019 its...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
TV panel prices to fall further before emergence of silver lining
TV panel prices, which fell over 10% on average in the fourth quarter of 2018, will fall further in the first quarter of 2019 due to sluggish demand, but a silver lining is expected...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Asustek Chromebook shipments to top one million units in 2019
Asustek Computer is expected to see its Chromebook shipments top one million units in 2019, thanks to its close relationship with Google and steady supplies from contract manufacturing...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 13% in 2018, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Chin-Poon cautious about automotive PCB demand in 2019
Taiwan-based automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial has expressed caution about its sales performance in 2019, citing unfavorable global trade conditions and a slowdown in...
Monday 14 January 2019
Inventec taps into 5G, automotive eletronics sectors
Taiwan notebook ODM Inventec saw its annual revenues soar past the NT$500 billion (US$16.20 billion) for the first time ever to reach NT$506.87 billion in 2018, up 8.42% on year....
Monday 14 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: PCB makers see new applications as growth driver
Taiwan PCB makers enjoyed strong growth in 2018 in shipments of their flexible boards, rigid-flex boards and substrate-like PCBs to new application sectors of datacenter servers and...
Monday 14 January 2019
WPG, WT Micro post record 2018 revenues
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics both saw their December revenues register double-digit sequential decreases, but their revenues for all of 2018 still hit record-high le...
Friday 11 January 2019
Synergy expects rising battery demand from true wireless earbuds
With the strong popularity of the Apple AirPods, and chip developers including Qualcomm and Realtek offering solutions for true wireless earbuds, more earphone brands are expected...
Friday 11 January 2019
Taiwan GDP growth to slow to less than 3% in 2019
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will likely slow to less than 3% in 2019, a performance lower than 2018, requiring major government efforts to expand domestic demand...
Friday 11 January 2019
Lite-On Tech to begin shipments of ADAS-use lenses in 4Q19
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has won 7- to 8-year contracts to supply Europe carmakers automotive lenses used in ADAS through their tier-one supply chain partners, with shipments...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Xiaomi keen to tap smart home, IoT markets
After making a magnificent comeback to the smartphone sector and a splashing entrance into smart TV market in 2018, Xiaomi is now keen to tap the emerging smart home and IoT business...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Synnex Technology sees decreased December revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.419 billion (US$1.12 billion) for December, decreasing...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Global NOR flash output value drops 7% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Global NOR flash production value fell 7% sequentially and 14% on year in the fourth quarter of 2018, due to price falls for mid- and low-density chips and impact of lingering US-China...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Unitech focuses more on rigid-flex PCB
Unitech Printed Circuit Board will be expanding its rigid-flex board portfolio for consumer electronics and automotive applications this year, while foreseeing a further slowdown...