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Monday 22 May 2017
Acer expects stable LCD monitor shipments in 2017 with higher ASP
While global demand for LCD monitors keeps decreasing, Acer expect its LCD monitor shipments to be stable in 2017, with the corresponding average selling price (ASP) to hike as a...
Friday 19 May 2017
Volta and Vega: With increased integration, what's left for Taiwan vendors to customize?
Last week's Nvidia GTC event was - from the hardware point of view, at least - all about the new Volta GPU generation, and its expected leadership in AI (Artificial intelligence)...
Friday 19 May 2017
Tripod disposes of factory and land in China
Taiwan-based PCB firm Tripod Technology announced on May 18 the company had disposed of a factory and land located in Zhejiang province of China for CNY73.99 million (US$10.7 milli...
Friday 19 May 2017
Apple to ship 5-6 million 10.5-inch iPad Pro tablets in 2017, say Taiwan makers
The upstream supply chain's shipments for Apple's new 10.5-inch iPad Pro have been increasing recently and the device's monthly shipment volume is expected to grow to 600,000 units...
Friday 19 May 2017
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors see 6% on-year growth in April shipments
Worldwide top-5 notebook brand vendors together and top-3 ODMs combined saw their shipments decrease 37% and 32% on month, respectively in April because of their strong shipments...
Friday 19 May 2017
Worldwide notebook shipment update - April 2017
Worldwide top-5 notebook brand vendors together and top-3 ODMs combined saw their shipments decrease 37% and 32% on month, respectively in April because of their strong shipments...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Acer should focus on business diversification, says CEO
Commenting on its first-quarter financial results, Acer CEO Jason Chen pointed out that the company did not seem to have made much profit, but that was because the company had invested...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Clevo sees earnings drop nearly 50% on year in 1Q17
Notebook vendor and IT mall operator Clevo saw its net profits decrease 46.15% on year to NT$37.55 million (US$1.247 million) in the first quarter of 2017. EPS for the first quarter...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Taiwan market: Readmoo offers e-book reader mooInk
Readmoo, the largest traditional Chinese e-book platform and channel in Taiwan, has announced the cooperation with e-book reader ODM Netronix and e-paper maker E Ink Holdings to offer...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Qualcomm files breach of contract complaint against Apple manufacturers for non-payment of royalties
Qualcomm has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of California against FIH Mobile and Hon Hai Precision Industry (together known as Foxconn), Pegatron,...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Clevo ships 326,000 notebooks in 1Q17
Clevo shipped 326,000 notebooks in the first quarter of 2017, dipping 7.8% from 353,000 units a year ago, and the corresponding notebook sales revenues totaled NT$3.63 billion (US$119...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
AMD ramping shipments of Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5 CPUs
Demand for AMD's Ryzen 7- and Ryzen 5-series CPU products has continued rising, which may allow the chipmaker to narrow its losses to below US$50 million for the second quarter of...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Ardentec expanding automotive MCU testing business in Japan
Ardentec has expanded its automotive MCU testing business in Japan, which will further buoy its sales performance starting in the second quarter of 2017, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Sensor and actuator sales take off as price erosion eases
After several years of low and inconsistent growth rates primarily because of intense pricing pressure, the market for semiconductor sensors and actuators finally caught fire in 2016...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Taiwan market: TBC completes digitization of cable TV networks
Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) has announced the completion of digitizing its cable TV networks, becoming the first MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in the Taiwan market...