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Wednesday 14 November 2018
Quanta to set up smart production lines and AI lab in Taiwan
Taiwan ODM Quanta Computer has decided to relocate production of high-end products to Taiwan from China as part of its efforts to cushion possible impact from the US-China trade war,...
Wednesday 14 November 2018
Quanta operating profits shoot up 83% in 3Q18
ODM Quanta Computer saw its operating profits surge 83% sequentially to NT$4.426 billion (US$142.81 million) in the third quarter, driven by robust shipments of servers and high-end...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Inventec Appliances to expand production capacities in Taiwan, Malaysia
Inventec Appliances (IAC), a subsidiary of Inventec, plans to ramp up production capacities of its plants in Taiwan and Malaysia to mitigate the impacts resulting from the ongoing...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Mobile SoC specialists moving to tap slim-notebook market
Qualcomm is taking the lead to incorporate its Snapdragon 850 series mobile chips into thin and light notebooks adopting Microsoft Windows operating system, and other handset SoC...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Synnex Technology International nets NT$3.16 per share for January-September
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported net EPS of NT$3.16 (US$0.10) for January-September.
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Advantech ready to embrace IoT challenges
The just-concluded 2018 Advantech IoT Co-Creation Summit held in Suzhou, China highlighted the top IPC vendor's roadmap for developing IoT solutions and services in cooperation with...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
CIS backend firm Kingpak sees revenues disappoint
CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend service firm Kingpak Technology saw disappointing October revenues, as clients' requests to defer some of their shipments reduced its production capacity...
Monday 12 November 2018
PC chip suppliers to see weaker sales in 4Q18
Most Taiwan-based PC-related IC suppliers are expected to see their sales retreat by a double-digit in the fourth quarter of 2018, affected by the short supply of CPUs from Intel,...
Monday 12 November 2018
Taiwan ODMs relocating notebook production to counter US-China trade war
Taiwan ODMs including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer, Wistron, Inventec and Pegatron are stepping up relocating their notebook production lines to other destinations from China...
Friday 9 November 2018
Yageo steps up investment in Taiwan
Yageo has acquired about 21,000 square meters of land in Southern Taiwan for NT$790 million (US$25.7 million) in cash, according to the passive component vendor. The land will provide...
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...