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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.
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Semicon Taiwan 2018 opens with 680 exhibitors
The annual Semicon Taiwan tradeshow has kicked off in Taipei running from September 5-7, with this year's theme focusing on advanced manufacturing and testing technologies for artificial...
Monday 3 September 2018
Wafer thinning needed to boost silicon power devices performance
Wafer thinning technology is expected to play an increasingly crucial role in Taiwan's power discrete device supply chain, as the technology can work well to lower resistance and...
Monday 3 September 2018
MSI expects to see rising gaming notebook sales starting September
Micro-Star International (MSI), currently a top-2 gaming notebook vendor worldwide and the top brand in North America and Europe's mid-range to high-end gaming notebook market, is...
Monday 3 September 2018
Everlight expects invisible LEDs, automotive applications and mini LEDs to drive growth
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics expects invisible LED devices, automotive applications and mini LED devices to be the main sources of business growth in the future,...
Friday 31 August 2018
Performance and portability shine in declining market for personal computing devices, says IDC
Unit shipments for the global personal computing devices market, comprised of traditional PCs, tablets, and workstations, is expected to contract by 3.9% in 2018, according to the...
Friday 31 August 2018
Acer going beyond pure holding company, says chairman
Taiwan-based PC brand vendor Acer will be developed into a group company, instead of a pure holding company, in the next 3-5 years to head a fleet of subsidiaries which the company...
Friday 31 August 2018
Intel 14nm chip supply shortfall to affect PC shipments for 2H18
The supply of Intel's new-generation 14nm processors has already fallen short of demand, posing a major variable to the PC market in the second half of 2018, as shipments may be significantly...
Friday 31 August 2018
CPT gearing up for automotive panels
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is enhancing its deployment in the automotive panel sector and expects shipments of automotive panels to top 14 million units in 2018, up from 12 million...
Friday 31 August 2018
Asus announces new ZenBook series at IFA 2018
Asus has announced the latest ZenBook, ZenBook Flip and ZenBook Pro notebooks during IFA 2018, showcasing its entire ZenBook portfolio featuring the latest 8th Gen Intel Core proce...