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Monday 29 October 2018
Advantech to acquire Japan-based automation developer Omron Nohgata
Advantech has announced it will invest JPY1.84 billion (US$16.5 million) to acquire a total of 80% shareholding in Japan-based embedded PC maker Omron Nohgata, a subsidiary of Japan-based...
Monday 29 October 2018
Advantech announces strong profits for 3Q18
Advantech has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2018 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$12.36 billion (US$395.64 million), down 2.26% sequentially, but...
Monday 29 October 2018
LG reports 2.7% increase in 3Q18 revenues
LG Electronics has reported consolidated sales of KRW15.43 trillion (US$13.76 billion) and operating profit of KRW748.8 billion for the third quarter of 2018. Revenues were the highest...
Monday 29 October 2018
Cloud services to disrupt IC design process: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan GM Ken Sun
At the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum held in early October, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced the launch of OIP Virtual Design Environment...
Friday 26 October 2018
Xiaomi smartphone shipments to hit a milestone by October
Xiaomi has announced that it is expected to hit a milestone of shipping over 100 million smartphones during the January-October period of 2018, surpassing the total amount shipped...
Friday 26 October 2018
TSMC enhances backend CoWoS technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has made progress in enhancing its backend chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) technology to support diverse high-performance computing...
Thursday 25 October 2018
IPC makers suffering from processor supply shortfall
IPC makers are reportedly joining PC and notebook suppliers to feel the pinch of supply shortfalls of processors from Intel, especially those with super-low voltage and low power...
Thursday 25 October 2018
SK Hynix delivers another quarter of record revenues, profits
SK Hynix has reported net profits of KRW4.69 trillion (US$4.12 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW11.42 trillion for the third quarter of 2018. Both hit record-high levels.
Thursday 25 October 2018
Global AR/VR HMD device shipments to grow at CAGR 52.7% in 2018-2023, says Digitimes Research
Global shipments of AR/VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices are expected to grow at a CAGR of 52.7% during a 5-year forecast period to reach 40 million units in 2023, according to...
Thursday 25 October 2018
HTC launches early access version of blockchain phone Exodus 1
HTC has launched the early access period for its first blockchain phone, the Exodus 1. This early access version of the device can be obtained using either Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Intel hosts IoT forum in Taiwan to promote AI technologies
Intel has hosted a forum for Internet of Things (IoT) products and technologies in Taiwan, attracting the participation of major IPC players including Advantech, Adlink Technology,...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Lenovo gearing up for sub-CNY1,000 smartphone segment in China
Lenovo has launched three new smartphone models, S5 Pro, K5 Pro and K5s, recently as it is gearing up efforts to compete against domestic rivals including Huawei and Xiaomi in the...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Chip shipments for all-screen smartphones start ramping up
Shipments of chip solutions for all-screen smartphones, such as TDDI solutions, optical fingerprint identification chips and touch controller chips, have started growing fast as chipmakers...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Chipmakers advancing 5G chips rollout by one quarter
As leading brand vendors are set to roll out 5G-based smartphone models in the first half of 2019, chipmakers such as Qualcomm and MediaTek have advanced the launch schedules for...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
PTI looks to slight revenue growth in 4Q18
Memory and logic IC backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) expects to post a low single-digit sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues, due mainly to a slowdown in memory...