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Monday 10 September 2018
DJI launches two camera drones in Taiwan
China-based Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology (DJI) has unveiled two latest camera drone models, Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom, in Taiwan at recommended retail prices of...
Monday 10 September 2018
Notebook ODMs cutting 2H18 shipment forecasts due to Intel CPU shortages
The shortages of Intel's new 14nm processors are undermining Taiwan-based notebook ODMs' performances with Compal Electronics' August PC shipments staying flat from a month ago, while...
Monday 10 September 2018
Taiwan biotech can take off by overcoming challenges, says Frank Kung, founder of Vivo Capital
Having started three businesses, two of which successfully went public, founder of Vivo Capital Frank Kung set foot in the biotech sector in the 1970s. Thanks to Kung's decades of...
Monday 10 September 2018
Samsung to offer 75-inch micro LED TV with chips from PlayNitride
Samsung Electronics will offer a 75-inch MicroLED TV in 2019 with the display panel to be made up of 30- by 50-micron micro LED chips produced by PlayNitide, according to industry...
Friday 7 September 2018
Investments in startups provide good opportunities for large enterprises, says Jackie Yang, co-founder of Translink Capital
Co-founder of Translink Capital Jackie Yang has accumulated 21 years of experience in venture capitalism since he first set foot in the field in 1996. Having witnessed the rise and...
Friday 7 September 2018
Taiwan PCB firms post revenue growth in August
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, and flexible PCB specialists Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect have all posted sequential...
Friday 7 September 2018
Acer may see gaming PC revenues from APAC double in 2018
Acer expects its 2018 gaming PC revenues from the Asia Pacific market to double from 2017, bolstered by the firm's robust marketing efforts including hosting the APAC Predator League,...
Friday 7 September 2018
Synnex Technology sees increased August revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$35.647 billion (US$1.162 billion) for August, the historically...
Friday 7 September 2018
HTC August sales remain in doldrums
HTC saw its revenues hit a new low of NT$1.39 billion (US$45.2 million) in August as its latest flagship model the HTC U12+ launched in June has failed to give momentum to its smartphone...
Friday 7 September 2018
Backend firm Amkor to expand capacity in Taiwan
Amkor Technology will soon start operating a new factory at its manufacturing site in Longtan, northern Taiwan for wafer-level packaging (WLP) and wafer test services. The arrival...
Thursday 6 September 2018
Getac sees August revenues increase 17% on year
Ruggedized PC vendor Getac has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.4 billion (US$77.28 million) for August, up 17.08% on year with combined consolidated revenues from January...
Thursday 6 September 2018
Catcher sales pick up in August
Catcher Technology, a metal-alloy chassis maker, has reported consolidated revenues increased 11.3% on month but decreased 2.1% on year to NT$8.35 billion (US$271.1 million) in August...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Worldwide wearable market ticks up 5.5% due to gains in emerging markets, says IDC
Growth continued in the global wearable market during the second quarter of 2018 as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year according to data from...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Powerchip to undertake restructuring
Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to implement a corporate restructuring project under which the company will transfer all its 12-inch fab operations to subsidiary Maxchip...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Notebook brands promoting ultrathin models
Brand notebook companies have rolled out their new ultrathin models that come with narrow-bezel displays, which may trigger a new wave of growth in notebook sales worldwide.