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Wednesday 28 March 2018
Clevo profits surge 21% in 2017
Notebook maker Clevo has reported net profit increased 21% on year to NT$721 million (US$24.7 million) in 2017, when consolidated revenues grew 6% to NT$20.88 billion. EPS for the...
Wednesday 28 March 2018
HTC launches Vive Pro in Hong Kong
HTC has teamed up with Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) to promote its high-end Vive Pro VR devices in Hong Kong, with plans to also launch the device in Australia, Singapore and...
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Inventec striving to cut costs
Inventec expects its first-half 2018 revenues to grow by a single-digit percentage on year and is planning to cut its overall manufacturing costs by 20% from a year ago in 2018 mainly...
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Foxconn to acquire Belkin to step into smart home market
Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT), a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has annouced plans to wholly acquire US-based mobile and peripheral devices...
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Apple introduces new 9.7-inch iPad with Apple Pencil support
Apple has updated its 9.7-inch iPad with support for Apple Pencil plus increased performance, starting at US$329. The new 9.7-inch iPad and Apple Pencil give users the ability to...
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Lextar intros ADB smart LED headlight module
Lextar Electronics has introduced an ADB (adaptive driving beam) smart LED automotive headlight module.
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Topco upbeat about 2018 on brisk demand for silicone
The price hikes and supply shortfall of silicone materials are not expected to ease by the end of the third quarter of 2018. This, coupled with growing penetration of the materials...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Quanta profits decrease in 2017
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.02 trillion (US$34.83 billion) for 2017, up 14.2% on year, but its gross margin was only 4.47%, down 0.74pp on year. Its...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Macronix NOR chips adopted for new STMicro MCU
Macronix International has announced that STMicroelectronics is using Macronix International's 8-bit I/O serial NOR flash memory for ST's new STM32L4+ microcontroller discovery kits...
Monday 26 March 2018
LG Electronics to continue dominating OLED TV market in 2018
LG Electronics will increase the consumption of large-sized OLED panels for TV production by more than 30% to two million units in 2018, allowing it to continue dominating the large-sized...
Monday 26 March 2018
MOSFET packager GEM to expand capacity by 30-50% at China plant
Taiwan-based GEM Services, a backend house dedicated to MOSEFET chips and power modules, plans to expand monthly production capacity at its plant in Hefei, China by 30-50% to better...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Aten announces EPS of NT$6.08 for 2017
Taiwan-based multimedia solutions provider Aten International has registered consolidated revenues of NT$4.95 billion (US$168.8 million) for 2017 with a gross margin of 59.1% and...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Apple to enter trial production of new iPhone series in 2Q18, say sources
With Apple reportedly to make 3D sensing a standard for its 2018 series iPhone devices, trial production of the new series is expected to kick off in the second quarter of 2018 at...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Acer sees strong gross margin in 2017
Acer has reported net profits of NT$2.82 billion (US$96.4 million) for 2017 with EPS reaching NT$0.93. Its 2017 consolidated revenues reached NT$237.28 billion, growing 2% on year,...
Thursday 22 March 2018
LG opens flagship retail store in Taiwan
LG Electronics opened its first flagship retail store in Taipei on March 20 aiming to further boost the sale of its major product lines, including ultra-thin TVs, IT products, smart...