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Friday 29 June 2018
Top-5 brands and top-3 ODMs see rising notebook shipments in May, says Digitimes Research
The worldwide top-5 notebook brands (excluding Apple) and top-3 ODMs saw their shipments went up from a month ago in May due to rising procurement orders from North America's education...
Friday 29 June 2018
HTC, China Mobile team up for 5G program
HTC has signed a MoU agreement with China Mobile to join forces on a 5G program in China, according to a company announcement.
Friday 29 June 2018
Taiwan needs internationalized talent, says Wretch Chien, AME Cloud Venture principal
Wretch Chien, principal of AME Cloud Venture, was himself an entrepreneur when he founded a community website Wretch.cc in Taiwan. Since then his career has taken several turns, taking...
Friday 29 June 2018
Sharp, Samsung to compete in 8K TV segment
Competition in the 8K TV market is expected to heat up in the second half of 2018 as Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its 65-inch 8K models in the third quarter, taking directly...
Friday 29 June 2018
Backend firms gearing up for robust demand for TDDI chips
Demand for TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips is set to ramp up starting the third quarter, with Taiwan-based backend firms including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS...
Thursday 28 June 2018
Entrepreneurs should aim at creating world-class products, says ASVDA CTO TC Wu
Currently the CTO of Taiwan's Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency (ASVDA), TC Wu had spent 35 years working in the bona fide Silicon Valley's semiconductor industry. He retired...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Intel new CPU release delay may thin global notebook shipments
Global notebook vendors including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asustek Computer will be unable to launch new models fitted with Intel's new-generation CPUs in the second half of 2018...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
HTC to rekindle smartphone business with new technologies
HTC is stepping up efforts to develop innovative technologies including VR/AR, AI, 5G and blockchain as it aims to reinvigorate its smartphone business by utilizing new applications...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Taiwan must be prepared for entrepreneurship, says Acorn Campus Taiwan chairman Wu-Fu Chen
Chairman of Acorn Campus Taiwan Wu-Fu Chen, with a record of having founded 13 companies within a 15-year period and having all of them either acquired or listed, clearly showed his...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Phison to focus more on industrial and emerging sectors
Flash storage device controller company Phison Electronics will put increased focus on industrial control and emerging applications, such as robots and automotive electronics, for...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Global 1Q18 semiconductor industry posts US$115.8 billion in revenues, IHS says
Global semiconductor industry revenues declined 3.4% in the first quarter of 2018 falling to US$115.8 billion, according to IHS Markit. Semiconductor industry performance was negatively...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Samsung enriches product portfolios in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has enriched its product portfolios for the Taiwan market as it is expanding the ecosystem of its products in order to boost its overall performance in the local...
Tuesday 26 June 2018
IC test solutions providers see lucrative 5G-driven opportunities
Taiwan IC test solutions providers Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and Keystone Microtech are poised to embrace strong demand for high-caliber wafer probe cards, final test cards,...
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Micron begins volume production of GDDR6
Micron Technology has announced volume production on its 8Gb GDDR6 memory, which is optimized for a variety of applications that require high performance memory including artificial...
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Tripod Tech 2018 revenues to top NT$50 billion
PCB firm Tripod Technology is expected to see its 2018 revenues top NT$50 billion (US$1.65 billion), driven by growing demand for automotive electronics, server and consumer electronics...