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Friday 15 March 2019
Compeq seeing order visibility remain low
PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing has seen order visibility for the first half of 2019 remain low, and reiterated its cautious outlook this year.
Friday 15 March 2019
Qualcomm, USI and Asustek team up in Brazil
Qualcomm, Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) and Asustek Computer have announced jointly the commercial launch of new Asustek smartphones that utilize Qualcomm's cellular...
Thursday 14 March 2019
IC and material distributors to see demand pick up after 2Q19
Taiwan-based IC and materials distributors are unlikely to see demand pick up until after the second quarter of 2019, according to industry sources.
Thursday 14 March 2019
Global large-size panel output to grow 12% in 2019
The availability of new LCD fabs and capacity ramps at existing lines are likely to result in an annual growth of 12% in area output for large-size panels in 2019, according to industry...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Taiwan PCB firms gearing up mass production for new iPads, AirPods
Flexible PCB firms Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology are gearing up for mass production for Apple's next-generation iPad devices, while Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Taiwan CCL firms to post revenue decreases in 1Q19
Taiwan-based CCL suppliers including Elite Materials (EMC), Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) are all expected to see their first-quarter revenues decrease from the same period...
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Taiwan MOSFET firms cautious about 1H19
Taiwan-based MOSFET suppliers have turned cautious about their business outlook for the first half of 2019, as graphics card makers are still maintaining relatively high inventory...
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Fuyang reportedly enters Apple supply chain
Flexible PCB manufacturer Fuyang Technology, a joint venture between Pegatron and Kinsus Interconnect Technology, has reportedly entered the supply chain of Apple.
Tuesday 12 March 2019
TSMC likely to post first annual profit drop in 8 years
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to report an annual decrease in net profits this year, due to an even more saturated smartphone market and a slowdown in...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Backend firms KYEC, Kingpak and GEM to see sales buck seasonal trends in 1H19
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Kingpak Technology and GEM Services are expected to see their sales growth exceed the seasonal average in the first half of 2019, outperforming their...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Competition in gaming monitor panel sector heating up
Prices for gaming monitor panels have been falling as more China-based flat panel makers have jumped on the bandwagon heating up competition, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 12 March 2019
CPT to cut 70% of jobs
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced plans to slash as many as 2,500 jobs or nearly 70% of its total workforce, as it struggles to survive from its restructuring efforts.
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Intel surpasses Samsung in semiconductor sales revenue, IHS says
The declining market for semiconductors used in mobile handsets and enterprise servers led to a realignment in the company market-share ranking for semiconductor manufacturers. While...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Nuvoton puts 2019 focus on industrial applications
Microcontroller unit specialist Nuvoton is focusing on high-performance 32-bit MCUs, which will account for two thirds of its new products this year, according to the company.
Monday 11 March 2019
MediaTek February revenues slip to 1-year low
MediaTek saw its February revenues fall to a 12-month low of NT$14.16 billion (US$458.2 million).