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Wednesday 2 August 2017
Availability of standalone devices to drive take-off of VR industry
The planned release of standalone VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices by hardware vendors including HTC and Oculus will help accelerate the development of the global VR market,...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Apple reports growth in revenues and profits for fiscal 3Q17
Apple has disclosed financial results for its fiscal 2017 third quarter ended July 1, 2017, posting quarterly revenues of US$45.4 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
BenQ Medical eyes hearing aids market
BenQ Medical Technology has set up a subsidiary for marketing hearing aids targeting the fast growing elderly population, with Taiwan being its initial market, according to company...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Samsung semiconductor revenues eclipse Intel's, says IHS
Analyzing the data from a financial analyst perspective looking only at the top line, Samsung has captured the number one position. By looking closer at the actual revenues generated...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Adlink sees rising revenues, but declining EPS for 1H17
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Adlink Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.02 billion (US$169.68 million) for the first half of 2017, up 13.87% on year and...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Asustek pays US$15 million to end lawsuits with VIA
VIA Technologies has announced it has settled its lawsuits with Asustek Computer in Taiwan and the US, with Asustek agreeing to pay VIA US$15 million.
Monday 31 July 2017
Digitimes Research: Mini LEDs to be initially used in backlighting for automotive displays
Mini LEDs, with much higher yield rates than those for Micro LEDs, are expected to come into commercial production next year, with initial application expected to be backlighting...
Monday 31 July 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung braces for strong smartphone, monitor and slim TV sales
Samsung Electronics is expected to see sales of its smartphones, gaming monitors and ultra-thin TVs in the Taiwan market achieve significant results in 2017, buoyed by the introduction...
Monday 31 July 2017
Gigastorage to appeal to Taiwan Supreme Court against IPC ruling in favor of Phillips
Taiwan-based PV wafer maker Gigastorage has decided to appeal to Taiwan's Supreme Court against a recent ruling issued by Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court (IPC) to have the company...
Monday 31 July 2017
Mini LED may be used in automotive displays beginning 2H18
Along with increasing use of in-car central information displays, heads-up displays and dashboard displays, sizes of automotive displays will increase from about 5-inch to 8-10-inch...
Monday 31 July 2017
Demand for high-speed transmissions surges
Emerging applications arising from IoT, cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) are demanding high-speed transmissions, while high-speed interfaces such as USB, PCI Express (PCIe)...
Friday 28 July 2017
ChipMOS Shanghai obtains backend orders for NOR flash from XMC
ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai), a joint venture between Taiwan-based ChipMOS and Tsinghua Unigroup, has obtained backend orders for NOR flash memory from Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor...
Friday 28 July 2017
China market: HTC to roll out standalone VR headsets
HTC plans to launch a standalone Vive VR headset, built using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 VR mobile platform, in China initially, according to a company announcement.
Thursday 27 July 2017
Samsung forms e-sport team for Taiwan gaming market
Samsung Electronics has established a professional e-sport team, Samsung TTP Esports, to compete in Taiwan's e-sport market.
Thursday 27 July 2017
Wafer suppliers to build new 8-inch plants in China
Additional new production capacity for 8-inch silicon wafers is expected to emerge in China, with companies including GlobalWafers and Wafer Works looking to build new plants.