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Thursday 14 May 2020
PCB maker GCE swings to profit in 1Q20
Taiwan-based Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), specialized in high-end PCBs for servers, notebooks and networking applications, swung to net profits of NT$399 million (US$13.3 million)...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Asustek sees tight supply of notebook components
Coronavirus lockdowns in several Southeast Asian countries have disrupted supply of chips and components for notebooks and although the shortages have significantly improved recently...
Thursday 14 May 2020
EgisTec board approves additional investment in FocalTech
The board of directors of Egis Technology (EgisTec) has approved plans to acquire an additional 16% stake in fellow IC design company FocalTech System.
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Micron scaling up 1znm DRAM chip production in Taiwan
Taiwan plays an increasingly important role for Micron Technology, which is ramping up production for its DDR4 DRAM chips built using 1znm...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
MSI enjoys growth in April revenues
Despite an on-year drop of 3.3% in first-quarter 2020 consolidated revenues, Micro-Star International (MSI) still reported an on-year growth of 24.2% in April revenues reaching NT$10.6...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Nan Ya PCB swings to profit in 1Q20
Nan Ya PCB returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2020, driven by strong shipments of its high-end ABF substrates.
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Commercial notebook chips order visibility clear through 3Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see an influx of additional orders from major brand vendors, with clear order visibility for diverse niche and peripheral chips extending...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Burn-in test demand for Wi-Fi, HPC chips surges
IC testing solution providers have recently enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for burn-in board orders for use in the manufacture of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and high-performance computing (HPC)...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
PCB maker Zhen Ding sees profit double in 1Q20
Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology saw its net profit surge nearly 100% on year to NT$1.26 billion (US$42.2 million) in the first quarter of 2020 on revenues of NT$17.512...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to stay on growth track in 2020
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and FocalTech Systems, are confident that they will stay on the...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Unimicron embraces brisk orders for ABF substrates
Unimicron Technology has seen clear order visibility for ABF substrates at least through the third quarter, with the orders mainly for 5G infrastructure, networking and HPC chips...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Imagination, BAIC Capital to form automotive chip JV
Imagination Technologies announced recently it has struck a deal with BAIC Capital, a Beijing-based investment unit of China's state-owned automaker BAIC Group, to initiate the establishment...
Monday 11 May 2020
Compeq 1Q20 net profits shoot up 196%
Taiwan-based PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has announced its first-quarter net earnings shot up 195.74% on year to NT$929 million (US$31.13 million) on revenues of NT$12.09 billion,...
Monday 11 May 2020
Chang Wah to invest in Chipbond
Taiwan-based Chang Wah Electromaterials, a distributor of packaging materials and equipment, has announced plans to invest in COF packaging specialist Chipbond Technology seeking...
Monday 11 May 2020
UMC April revenues up, VIS down
United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues climbed to a record high of NT$15.06 billion (US$504.6 million) in April 2020, while Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS)...