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Thursday 22 June 2017
Jason Chen becomes Acer chairman
Acer has appointed its chief executive officer (CEO) Jason Chen as chairman as part of the company's latest management reshuffle which also saw it get a new chief financial officer...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Compal chairman optimistic about 2017 performance
After suffering a weak 2016, Compal Electronics chairman Rock Hsu is optimistic about the company’s operations in 2017. Hsu expects existing product lines to enjoy growth, while...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Thinking to expand business in car electronics market
Circuit protection device specialist Thinking Electronic Industrial is looking to grow sales generated from the car electronics sector to 10% of company revenues in 2017, according...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Wearables continue to see strong growth in MEA market, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearable market continued its strong growth trajectory into the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest figures compiled by IDC. Bucking a...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
IPC player Parpro to conduct merger with Anderson Group
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Parpro has recently gained full control of affiliated IPC component maker Anderson Group and will integrate the two firms' resources to increase...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Pegatron vice chairman expects growth in 2H17
Pegatron Technology is replenishing its workforce at factories in China in preparation to meet expected increased demand in the second half of 2017, according to company vice chairman...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Digitimes Research: Top-5 vendors and top-3 ODMs see strong May notebook shipments
Because of increased demand from the enterprise market and the fact that the education sector has entered the traditional peak season, the worldwide top-5 notebook vendors saw their...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Innolux begins shipping complete TV sets
Flat panel maker Innolux has revamped its production strategy and already begun producing complete set of TVs recently, according to company chairman and CEO Jyh-Chau Wang.
Tuesday 20 June 2017
China market: Hisense, Changhong launch 'laser TVs'
Following the steps of Epson, Sony and LG Electronics, China-based TV brands Hisense and Changhong have launched ultra-short-throw laser projectors for large-size home-use displays,...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
Worldwide shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality headsets expected to grow at 58% CAGR in next 5 years, says IDC
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) continue to gain momentum in the mainstream tech media. According to recent forecast data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Augmented...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
AMD top-end CPU adopted in new Dell gaming PC
AMD is expected to see improved profits in the second half of 2017 as its top-end Ryzen Threadripper processor has landed orders from Alienware, a gaming affiliate of Dell. The move...
Monday 19 June 2017
Chipbond to see revenues peak in 3Q17
Chipbond Technology, a backend house specializing in LCD driver ICs, is expected to see its third-quarter revenues peak for 2017 driven by a pull-in of orders from Japan-based clients,...
Friday 16 June 2017
Lite-On Technology, Lextar Electronics pushing for LED automotive headlights
EMS provider Lite-On Technology and LED service provider Lextar Electronics have been actively promoting their LED automotive headlight businesses, according to the companies.
Friday 16 June 2017
Car component maker Chialin to return NT$3 per share to investors
Taiwan-based car component maker Chialin Precision Industrial has announced plans to cut its capital by NT$209 million (US$6.98 million) and will return the money to investors. The...
Thursday 15 June 2017
MSI chairman expects strong 2H17
Commenting on Micro-Star International's (MSI) recent performance, company chairman Joseph Hsu said revenues and profits both enjoyed on-year growth in the first quarter but gross...