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Wednesday 30 May 2018
Winmate expects strong sales rebound in 2018
Rugged tablet and PDA supplier Winmate expects its sales and earnings to rebound in 2018, buoyed by strong incoming orders, steady supplies of key materials and depreciation of local...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Jetwell shares end higher on OTC debut
Share price of PC system supplier Jetwell Computer ended up 12.63% to finish at NT$21.40 during its first trading session on Taiwan's OTC securities market on May 29.
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Pegatron likely to land new MacBook orders from Apple, say sources
Pegatron is likely to land orders from Apple to produce an ARM-based MacBook model, codenamed Star with a series number N84, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Etron taps into AI application sector
Taiwan-based IC designer Etron Technology, dedicated to application-driven buffer DRAM chips and system on chips, has newly ventured its low-power, high bandwidth memory chip solutions...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Second-tier IC foundries mulling 20-30% price hike
Second-tier IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are planning to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity by 20-30% in the third quarter of 2018, according to sources in the Taiwan IC design...
Monday 28 May 2018
HTC announces standalone Vive Focus system update, expanded Vive ecosystem
HTC has announced a major system update for its standalone Vive Focus headset, as well as other measures to expand its VR ecosystem, including partnerships with cross-sector brands...
Friday 25 May 2018
Innolux to appoint new TV product head in June
Flat panel maker Innolux is likely to reshape its top management in June, in which vice president Chu-Hsiang Yang will be promoted to serve as president of the company's TV product...
Friday 25 May 2018
Acer tapping deeper into gaming PC sector as major growth driver
Acer will continue to grow sales of its gaming PCs to improve further its overall gross margin as gaming devices have helped the company return to profitability, and the company will...
Friday 25 May 2018
Globalfoundries denies rumors of China plant ownership transfer
Globalfoundries has denied recent rumors indicating the company is looking for a strategic partner or buyer to transfer the ownership of its 12-inch wafer plant in Chengdu, China.
Friday 25 May 2018
Backend firms to gain from strong demand for MEMS sensors
Taiwan-based backend houses are expected to significantly benefit from increasingly brisk market demand for MEMS sensors for use in smartphones and other consumer electronics devices,...
Friday 25 May 2018
Samsung expects exponential growth for QLED TV shipments in 2018
Samsung Electronics is expected to see shipments of its high-end QLED TVs expand robustly in 2018, buoyed by enriched product portfolios and functionalities, according to Simon Sim,...
Thursday 24 May 2018
Silicon wafer price uptrend to carry into 2020
Silicon wafer prices are estimated to further rise 20% on average in 2018 after posting the same size of hike in 2017 on robust market demand, and the quotes are expected to trend...
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Foundries encouraging fabless chipmakers to switch to 12-inch wafers
Pure-play foundries in China and Taiwan intend to encourage their fabless firms to transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing as their 8-inch fab capacity has been extremely tight,...
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Yageo to buy Pulse Electronics for US$740 million
Taiwan-based Yageo has reached a deal to buy US-based Pulse Electronics, a supplier of electronic components, for US$740 million in cash.
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Chialin and CY Precision team up for China automotive market
Terminal connector makers Chialin Precision Industrial and CY Precision have signed a pact to co-develop automotive components and devices for the China market.