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Friday 9 November 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers turn cautious despite foundry support
Taiwan-based power MOSFET suppliers, which specialize in mid- and low-voltage chip solutions for consumer electronics devices, have become cautious about demand for the rest of 2018...
Friday 9 November 2018
Mosel Vitelic may deliver consumer MOSFET shipments to IDMs in mid-2019
Taiwan's second-tier foundry house Mosel Vitelic (MVI) is deferring to the first quarter of 2019 from fourth-quarter 2018 its shipments of IGBTs for use in inverter household electric...
Thursday 8 November 2018
First-tier handset brands enhancing marketing with cross-sector products
Global first-tier handset brands such as Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi have all enhanced their competitiveness by rolling out an array of cross-sector products, a move which will...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Global notebook shipments to rise 2.8% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to increase 2.8% sequentially to their highest levels for 2018 in the fourth quarter thanks to strong seasonal demand and improving Intel...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Qualcomm, Goodix to dominate smartphone fingerprint sensor market in 2019
Qualcomm and MediaTek's China-based subsidiary Goodix Technology are expected to dominate the supply of fingerprint sensors for Android-based smartphones in 2019. This may prompt...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
Global tablet shipments make gains in 3Q18, says Digitimes Research
Buoyed by seasonality, global tablet shipments reached 44.89 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up 21.1% on quarter and 6.1% on year, Digitimes Research has estimated. Among...
Monday 5 November 2018
Backend specialists moving to tap booming demand for automotive chips
International IDMs have turned conservative about outsourcing packaging services for ICs needed to power mobile communication and consumer electronics devices, undermining Taiwan...
Friday 2 November 2018
Ardentec posts profit increase in 3Q18
Taiwan-based wafer probing service provider Ardentec has reported net profits of NT$452 million (US$14.7 million) for the third quarter of 2018, up 23.8% sequentially and 10.8% on...
Friday 2 November 2018
Yageo seeing customers slow down pace of orders
Yageo expects its operation to weaken in the fourth quarter of 2018 as the company has seen its customers decelerate their pace of orders.
Thursday 1 November 2018
Lextar to showcase automotive lighting modules at Electronica 2018
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics will exhibit newly developed I-Mini Square automotive lighting modules based on I-Mini LED...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Taiwan LCD TV shipments to continue growing in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers grew 11.4% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018, with prospects to register another sequential increase of 14.7% in the fourth quarter,...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Supply chain not upbeat about order prospects for new MacBook Air
Despite Apple's recent launch of an all-new MacBook Air, supply chain partners are conservative about order momentum for the new device and they do not expect to benefit significantly...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Ability cooperates with HumanEyes to develop VR camera
Digital camera and imaging device maker Ability Enterprise has cooperated with HumanEyes Technologies, an Israel-based company engaged in craestion, dispaly and processing of 3D and...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Realtek wins validation for auto chips
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has obtained validation for its automotive solutions, and expects its shipments to the auto sector to ramp up in 2019.
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Acer launches new enterprise notebooks with security features
Acer has launched two new TravelMate T6 series ultra-thin notebooks for the enterprise sector, both equipped with a BIOS management system, Windows Hello and Trusted Platform Module...