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Monday 24 June 2019
VIA likely to swing to operating profit in 2019
VIA Technologies, which specializes in integrated chipsets for PCs, has been stepping up efforts to diversify its offerings and target markets to include the emerging AI and IoT applications...
Monday 24 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: Foxconn founder sees 'one world, two systems' leadership framework forming
Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou has noted that G2 - the US and China - will replace G20 in a new leadership framework: one world, two systems.
Monday 24 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: US-China row is war over technology control, says Digitimes president
Commenting on the US-China trade tensions and how they are affecting the ICT upstream supply chains in Taiwan, Japan and Korea, Digitimes president Colley Hwang has pointed out that...
Monday 24 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: AI to bring biggest revolution in human history, says SoftBank founder
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son believes artificial intelligence will bring the biggest paradigm shift in human history, revolutionize all industries.
Saturday 22 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: SoftBank chairman says he did not order Arm to stop shipping to Huawei
SoftBank Group chairman Masayoshi Son has disclosed that he was not invovled in Arm's decision to stop shipments to Huawei in the wake of the US ban on the Chinese handset and telecom...
Saturday 22 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: SoftBank chairman, Foxconn founder, Katerra CEO shed light on global supply chain at Taipei forum
Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou, SoftBank Group chairman Masayoshi Son, and Katerra CEO Michael E Marks gathered together at a Taipei forum on June 22 to dissect the importance...
Friday 21 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Intel cutting CPU prices
Intel CPU shortages have given room for AMD to expand its presence in the market, but Intel is now keen to keep the rival at bay by resorting to a pricing...
Friday 21 June 2019
PCB supply chain sees low feasibility of relocation to Southeast Asia
The feasibility of Taiwan's PCB makers relocating production from China to Southeast Asia or elsewhere along with major downstream assemblers of electronics devices is quite low,...
Friday 21 June 2019
Taiwan IC design houses to see Huawei orders ramp up
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to enjoy a ramp-up in orders placed by Huawei, which intends to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm and other US chip giants, starting the second...
Friday 21 June 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings increase in May
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment registered another sequential increase in May.
Thursday 20 June 2019
FineMat making headway in China OLED display market
Taiwan-based FineMat Applied Materials, a maker of common metal masks (CMM) needed for OLED panel production, has been making headway in China's OLED segment, according to company...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Smartphone market woes
The US-China trade war has put Huawei, and in general the smartphone market, in limbo. Huawei has sharply cut orders...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
FPCB maker Flexium tapping 5G, IoT application opportunities
Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect is looking to explore more application opportunities for its products beyond handsets, especially those for use in 5G and IoT devices,...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
US companies dominate 2018 IC sales, says IC Insights
US-headquartered companies held 52% of the total worldwide IC market in 2018, followed by their fellow South Korea-based companies with a 27% share, according to IC Insights.
Wednesday 19 June 2019
China sees Taiwan supply chain as alternative to IDMs for power IC devices
China ICT makers are keen on turning to Taiwan supply chain as they seek alternative import sources of discrete power semiconductor devices, especially medium- and high-end ones long...