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Wednesday 5 December 2018
Notebooks to see rising adoption of li-polymer battery modules in 2019
Notebook makers are expected to raise the adoption of soft-package li-polymer battery modules to 80% of all their machines in 2019 from over 50% in 2018, in line with rising demand...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
New product launches drive double-digit growth in wearable market, says IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up 21.7% from the previous year, according to IDC.
Monday 3 December 2018
Asustek tops Taiwan-based global brands in 2018
Asustek Computer has been appraised as the most valuable Taiwan-based global brand in 2018 for the sixth consecutive year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Friday 30 November 2018
SSL technologies integration transforming automotive lighting industry, says Yole
SSL technologies, which represented 57% of automotive lighting value in 2017, is likely to reach 85% by 2023, according to research firm Yole Developpement.
Thursday 29 November 2018
LED packager AOT to see slower sales in 4Q18
LED packaging service provider Advanced Optoelectronics Technology (AOT), a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, expects its sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 to be lower than those...
Thursday 29 November 2018
Southeast Asia cannot replace China in manufacturing, says Pegatron chairman
It is unrealistic to think that Southeast Asia can completely replace China as the world's manufacturing hub, but an ecosystem of manufacturers spread across different countries will...
Thursday 29 November 2018
ECS to set up new factory site in Southeast Asia
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) will set up its second factory site in Southeast Asia with volume production expected to begin in March or April 2019, according to company general...
Thursday 29 November 2018
China PCB firms expand presence in auto sector
China-based PCB makers have stepped up efforts to grow their presence in the automotive electronics sector since their entry in 2017, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Delta Electronics announces partnership with Codesys
Delta Electronics has announced during SPS IPC Drives 2018 a new partnership with 3S-Smart Software Solution, a member of the Codesys Group and creator of the IEC 61131-3 industrial...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Intel CPU shortfalls may ease in 1Q19, benefiting Taiwan chip vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect to see a new wave of orders from downstream PC and notebook clients before the Lunar New Year holidays in early February at the earliest, as the...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
IC distributor Edom cautious about 1H19
Edom Technology is cautious about the outlook for semiconductor demand in the first half of 2019, citing unclear visibility of orders for handsets and other consumer electronics de...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Altek unveils IPC 603 at re:Invent 2018
Digital camera and imaging solution provider Altek has unveiled IPC 603 industrial surveillance camera reference design supporting Amazon Kinesis Video Streams at AWS re:Invent 2018...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Chin-Poon to pursue profitability in 2019
Taiwan-based automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial expects to return to profitability in 2019 as its major factory operations in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan are returning to...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Actron says plant fire no impact on shipments
A fire broke out at diode firm Actron Technology's factory in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan in the early hours of November 26. The company expects the incident to have no material impact...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Acer reportedly looking to sell or disband StarVR
Acer's virtual reality (VR) HMD subsidiary StarVR, following its recent delisting from Taiwan's emerging stock market, reportedly may disband or be sold.