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Wednesday 14 January 2015
Auto PCB specialist Chin-Poon reports record sales for 4Q14
Automotive PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.51 billion (US$172.96 million) for the fourth quarter of 2014, hitting a quarterly record for...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Taiwan PCB makers look to automotive for growth
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers, including Apex International, Nanya Printed Circuit Board, Tripod Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, will see sales from the automotive...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Worldwide tablet shipments rise at slower pace, says MediaTek
Worldwide tablet shipments have risen at a slower pace and will grow at only a single-digit rate in 2015, according to MediaTek.
Tuesday 13 January 2015
IHS identifies technologies to transform the world over next five years
The Internet of Everything, cloud computing/big data and 3D printing are the three technologies most likely to transform the world during the next five years, according to IHS Tech...
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Quanta ramping production of 12-inch MacBook Air, say supply chain sources
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer has begun volume production of the new 12-inch MacBook Air, paving the way for Apple to launch the device in the first quarter of 2015, according...
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Quanta December revenues highest in 2014
Notebook ODM Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$88.843 billion (US$2.80 billion), hitting the highest monthly level in 2014. The figure represents a 9.91% sequential...
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Acer sees slightly increased December revenues
Acer has announced revenues of NT$28.98 billion (US$913 million) for December, growing 1.72% on month and 2.09% on year. For all of 2014, revenues amounted to NT$329.84 billion, decreasing...
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Synnex Technology December revenues up sequentially
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$31.94 billion (US$1.01 billion) for December,...
Monday 12 January 2015
ECS denies reported withdraw from own-brand DIY motherboard business
Taiwan-based Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), in response to a report that it will quit production and marketing of its own-brand DIY motherboards and focus on motherboard ODM production...
Monday 12 January 2015
Inventec automating production lines in eastern China
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Inventec, in order to reduce impact of continued wage hikes and tight supply of labor, started trial automation of production lines at factories in Shanghai,...
Monday 12 January 2015
Asustek ships 22 million DIY motherboards in 2014
IT vendor Asustek Computer shipped 5.6 million DIY motherboards in fourth-quarter 2014, leading to shipments of 22 million units for the whole year, which increased on year by 6.3%,...
Friday 9 January 2015
Asustek reports revenues for December 2014
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$42.26 billion (US$1.32 billion) for December 2014, representing a 13.66% drop on month and 5.95% increase on year.
Friday 9 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Curved OLED TV sales unlikely to break 800,000 in 2015
Following developments to push Ultra HD TVs in the market vendors have begun to promote curved units as well and aim to push the technology throughout 2015-2016. However, due to higher...
Friday 9 January 2015
Taiwan market: Epson launches cloud-based MFPs
Seiko Epson has launched two cloud computing-based MFP (multi-function peripheral) models, Epson WF-2631 and Epson WF-2651, in the Taiwan market for sale at recommended retail prices...
Friday 9 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Ultra HD BD players not likely to be available until end of 2015
Panasonic is showcasing an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player (BDP) prototype at CES 2014 and is the only exhibitor with such a device at the show. Digitimes Research believes Ultra HD...