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Wednesday 9 August 2017
Wistron reports slow sales for July
Notebook ODM Wistron has reported decreased sales for July compared to the previous month as shipments of notebooks, desktop PCs, servers and LCD monitors all slowed down in the mo...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2017
Replacement demand from the North America and Europe enterprise sector for Windows 10 notebooks was rising in third-quarter 2017, during which Chromebook shipments also saw impressive...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
SMIC expects up to 3% revenue growth in 3Q17
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post revenue growth of up to 3% sequentially in the third quarter of 2017, with gross margin...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Macronix intros new OctaFlash to power instant-on applications
Macronix International has announced its new Ultra-OctaFlash Memory designed to meet the growing demand for "instant-on" performance and real-time system responsiveness in automotive,...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
ECS July revenues up 10.68% on year
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.485 billion (US$82.3 million) for July 2017, representing a 0.44% increase on month and 10.68% increase...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Brinno scores points in time-lapse camera ODM business
Brinno, a maker of time-lapse cameras, has disclosed it has obtained ODM orders from US-based educational tablet developer Vernier Software & Technology, UK-based smart lock vendor...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Getac July revenues grow almost 14% on year
Ruggedized PC vendor Getac has reported July consolidated revenues of NT$1.67 billion (US$56.45 million), down 7.9% on month, but up 13.98% on year, and its combined consolidated...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Himax to start producing 3D sensing solutions as early as 2018
Himax Technologies has expressed optimism about the growth prospects for its non-driver IC business, most notably with its structure light integrated solution for 3D sensing and wafer-level...
Monday 7 August 2017
Inventec sees on-year growth in July revenues
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.48 billion (US$1.33 billion) for July, sliding 5.77% from a month ago, but rising 13.38% on year. The company's combined consolidated...
Monday 7 August 2017
Notebook vendors adopting different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales
Heavyweight notebook vendors Lenovo, HP and Apple are taking different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales in the global markets, with the former two adopting lower-pricing...
Monday 7 August 2017
Taiwan market: Microsoft debuts Surface Laptop
Microsoft has released its Surface Laptop as a new member of Microsoft Surface series of touchscreen Windows PCs, in a bid to rival Apple MacBook in the Taiwan market.
Thursday 3 August 2017
Desktop sales expected to resume growth in 3Q17
Desktop demand remained weak in the first half of 2017, but is expected to start growing in the third quarter driven by new products from AMD and Intel for the gaming and high-end...
Thursday 3 August 2017
LG Display OLED expansion plans to affect global TV panel market
Planned investments by LG Display (LGD) to expand its OLED panel production capacity will have a profound impact on the supply of OLED panels in the global TV market.
Thursday 3 August 2017
Competition in gaming desktop PC segment heating up
Notebook brands including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Lenovo and Acer have recently enhanced their respective gaming desktop PC portfolios, extending the ongoing...
Thursday 3 August 2017
LG, Sony, Sharp ramping TV shipments at expense of Samsung, China players
LG Electronics, Sony and Sharp are ramping their TV shipments at the expense of Samsung Electronics and major players in China, which reportedly are suffering a setback in their respective...