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Wednesday 21 March 2018
Advantech invests in AzureWave
IPC firm Advantech has announced an investment of NT$299 million (US$10.18 million) to acquire 17.5 million shares of AzureWave at a unit price of NT$17.10 via private placement.
Wednesday 21 March 2018
GlobalWafers posts record profit for 2017
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, saw its net profits climb to a record high of NT$5.275 billion (US$180.7 million) in 2017. EPS for the year...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Brinno 2017 revenues hit record
Time-lapse camera solution provider Brinno has reported record high revenues for 2017, hitting NT$512.8 million (US$17.5 million), with growths for both of its ODM and own-brand operations...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Compal raises capex sharply for 2018
Compal Electronics has set its 2018 capex at NT$6 billion (US$205.7 million), up over 70% from the NT$3.4 billion spent in 2017 with half of the amount planned to be used in automation...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Passive components shortages may last into 2019
Taiwan suppliers of passive components and their downstream clients have shown divided views over when the lingering supply shortfalls and price hikes would ease. Though downstream...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
ODMs mulling price hike, says Compal president
Computing device ODMs are in talks with their customers about raising their contract quotes to reflect rising materials costs, according to Compal Electronics president Ray Chen.
Tuesday 20 March 2018
HTC to announce pricing for Vive Pro
HTC is expected to announce the pricing of its new VR device, the Vive Pro, on March 20, paving the way for the company to start delivering the new gadgets in the second quarter of...
Monday 19 March 2018
AI, 5G may drive global IC revenues to US$500 billion, says SEMI president
After soaring 22.3% on year to hit a 7-year annual high of US$420 billion in 2017, the global semiconductor revenues will enter a new round of growth mainly driven by AI and 5G technologies...
Monday 19 March 2018
GPS device maker ATrack snaps up profits in 2017
GPS tracker device maker ATrack Technology has reported EPS of NT$1.34 for 2017. Nevertheless, the company plans to deal out dividends of NT$2 for 2017, including NT$1 in cash and...
Friday 16 March 2018
LG intros notebooks in Taiwan
LG has introduced its Gram-series notebooks in Taiwan eyeing a 5% share of Taiwan's ultra-thin notebook market in 2018.
Friday 16 March 2018
ChipMOS optimistic about COF packaging, demand for NOR and niche-market DRAM
ChipMOS Technologies expects to see tight production capacity for COF (chip-on-film) packaging in 2018, and is optimistic about demand for NOR flash and niche-market DRAM memory.
Friday 16 March 2018
Pegatron upbeat about 1H18
Pegatron expects its performance in the first half of 2018 to outperform that seen a year ago, and is optimistic about demand for consumer electronics devices this year.
Friday 16 March 2018
Acer to reach third stage of business transformation
Acer chairman Jason Chen, at the company's supply chain conference on March 14, said that Acer's business transformation will soon enter the third stage where the goal is to maintain...
Friday 16 March 2018
IC distributors seeing upbeat demand for niche-market apps
Robust demand for niche-market ICs particularly high-speed transmission chips and FPGAs will be driving related IC distributors' revenue growth in 2018, according to industry sourc...
Thursday 15 March 2018
Garmin Pay launched in Taiwan
Garmin has launched Garmin Pay e-payment platform combining electronic ticket cards and credit cards based on smartwatches or wristbands in the Taiwan market through cooperation with...