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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.
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Rising 8-inch foundry quotes putting pressure on IC designers
Foundry houses raising quotes for 8-inch capacity amid tight supply are creating pressure on IC designers' profit margins in the short term, but in the long run could be a stabilizing...
Monday 21 May 2018
Computex 2018 to focus on global innovations as InnoVEX features six highlights
A total of 388 startups from 21 countries will participate in InnoVEX during Computex 2018, according to the organizers.
Monday 21 May 2018
Top-5 brands and top-3 ODMs see weak shipments in April, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments drop around 30% sequentially in April primarily due to seasonal factors, but compared to the same month in 2017, the volumes...
Friday 18 May 2018
MOSFET shortage easing
The supply of MOSFET chips has become sufficient in the second quarter as international IDMs have moved to scale up their output for entry-level and mid-range devices, according to...
Thursday 17 May 2018
Global PC sales to hit bottom in 2Q18
The overall PC market sales are turning weaker than expected in the traditional low season of the second quarter of 2018 despite stable gaming and business PC demand, due mainly to...