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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...
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...