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Monday 14 January 2019
Inventec taps into 5G, automotive eletronics sectors
Taiwan notebook ODM Inventec saw its annual revenues soar past the NT$500 billion (US$16.20 billion) for the first time ever to reach NT$506.87 billion in 2018, up 8.42% on year. But...
Monday 14 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: PCB makers see new applications as growth driver
Taiwan PCB makers enjoyed strong growth in 2018 in shipments of their flexible boards, rigid-flex boards and substrate-like PCBs to new application sectors of datacenter servers and...
Monday 14 January 2019
WPG, WT Micro post record 2018 revenues
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics both saw their December revenues register double-digit sequential decreases, but their revenues for all of 2018 still hit record-high le...
Friday 11 January 2019
Synergy expects rising battery demand from true wireless earbuds
With the strong popularity of the Apple AirPods, and chip developers including Qualcomm and Realtek offering solutions for true wireless earbuds, more earphone brands are expected...
Friday 11 January 2019
Taiwan GDP growth to slow to less than 3% in 2019
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will likely slow to less than 3% in 2019, a performance lower than 2018, requiring major government efforts to expand domestic demand and...
Friday 11 January 2019
Lite-On Tech to begin shipments of ADAS-use lenses in 4Q19
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has won 7- to 8-year contracts to supply Europe carmakers automotive lenses used in ADAS through their tier-one supply chain partners, with shipments...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Xiaomi keen to tap smart home, IoT markets
After making a magnificent comeback to the smartphone sector and a splashing entrance into smart TV market in 2018, Xiaomi is now keen to tap the emerging smart home and IoT business...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Synnex Technology sees decreased December revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.419 billion (US$1.12 billion) for December, decreasing 1.26%...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Global NOR flash output value drops 7% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Global NOR flash production value fell 7% sequentially and 14% on year in the fourth quarter of 2018, due to price falls for mid- and low-density chips and impact of lingering US-China...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Unitech focuses more on rigid-flex PCB
Unitech Printed Circuit Board will be expanding its rigid-flex board portfolio for consumer electronics and automotive applications this year, while foreseeing a further slowdown in...
Thursday 10 January 2019
CIS backend firm Kingpak expects new capacity to arrive in mid-2019
CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend service provider Kingpak Technology is on track to complete building new production capacity for automotive applications by mid 2019, according to the...
Thursday 10 January 2019
Acer sales grow 2.2% in 2018
Acer has disclosed its consolidated revenues for the full year 2018 reached NT$242.57 billion (US$7.87 billion), growing 2.2% from the previous year.
Wednesday 9 January 2019
MSI gaming notebook shipments total 1.2 million units in 2018
Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped a total of 1.2 million gaming notebooks in 2018, fending off the competitions from Asustek Computer with devices from its gaming sub-brands to...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
HTC China head upbeat about 5G VR development
The year 2019 will see an official start of the development of 5G-enabled virtual reality (VR) devices, and related suppliers are set to advance well in rolling out new-generation...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
SEMI, Imec team up for healthcare, transportation and IoT
SEMI and Imec are joining forces to drive innovation and deepen industry alignment on technology roadmaps and international standards while adding technology depth to SEMI's five vertical...