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Wednesday 7 March 2018
Chip resistor makers hike quotes by 100% amid supply shortfall
Following the footsteps of MLCC, chip resistors have evolved into the seller's market, and Taiwan suppliers have implemented a 100% hike in quotes for some specs of resistors in serious...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
ASRock to enter graphics card market
Motherboard player ASRock reportedly will enter the graphics card market in April and focus mainly on supplying AMD-based products, according to some market watchers.
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Lelon foresees record-breaking 2018 revenues, driven by automotive electronics and 5G
Benefitting from flourishing growth of automotive electronics and telecommunication markets, Taiwan's No. 1 aluminum electrolytic capacitor manufacturer Lelon Electronics has recently...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Acer reportedly mulls buying Albatron shares
Acer is reportedly considering buying a stake in IPC developer Albatron Technology or fully acquiring the company in order to quickly gain access to the cryptocurrency mining and...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Global wearable market grows 7.7% in 4Q17 and 10.3% in 2017, says IDC
The worldwide wearables market continued its upward trajectory in both the fourth quarter of 2017 and full year 2017 with total shipment volumes reaching new records. Moreover, thanks...
Monday 5 March 2018
Acer launches new mobile workstation
Acer has announced a mobile workstation, the TravelMate P8 in Taiwan and expects the product to help raise its revenue proportion from Taiwan's enterprise sector to 50% in 2018, according...
Monday 5 March 2018
Acer increases investments in StarVR
Acer has injected an additional investment of US$5 million into StarVR, a HMD (head-mounted display) device joint venture it set up with Sweden-based Starbreeze, boosting its stake...
Monday 5 March 2018
Acer announces wearables for Taiwan religious market
Acer has announced its latest wearable device, the Leap Beads, for the Taiwan market, targeting specifically the religious followers.
Friday 2 March 2018
Taiwan diode makers hike prices by 7-15% to reflect cost increases
Taiwan-based diode makers have raised their quotes by 7-15% to reflect increases in costs for materials such as copper and silicon epi wafer and for wafer fabrication, with prices...
Friday 2 March 2018
Global PCB industry output value increases 11.7% in 2017, says TPCA
The worldwide PCB industry output value grew 11.7% to US$65 billion in 2017, according to data compiled by Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA). The on-year growth was the highest...
Friday 2 March 2018
Indium earns Circuit Assembly New Product Introduction Award at IPC APEX 2018
Indium Corporation has earned the Circuit Assembly New Product Introduction (NPI) Award for its Core 230-RC flux-cored wire at the IPC APEX Expo technical conference on February 27...
Thursday 1 March 2018
Passive device makers see demand powered by wireless chargers
Thanks to robust China market demand for wireless charging devices, Taiwan makers of passive components needed for the devices are upbeat about revenue and shipment performances in...
Thursday 1 March 2018
India rising: Short-term quick returns or long-term development?
Only 2.9% of the Indian population pay income tax, so the Indian government has to rely on all kinds of indirect taxes to fund public services. However, officials are well aware of...
Thursday 1 March 2018
TDK to acquire ultrasonic sensor developer
TDK has reached an agreement with Chirp Microsystems, a developer of ultrasonic sensing solutions, in which Chirp becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of TDK. TDK expects to close the...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Taiwan IC testers enjoy rising consumer MCU orders from IDMs
Taiwan backend IC testing houses expect significant revenue increases in the first quarter of 2018, as they are busy fulfilling consumer MCU orders from their international IDM clients,...