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Thursday 30 May 2019
Global top-3 memory vendors to see sales hit bottom in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
The world's top-3 memory chip vendors are expected to see their sales for the second quarter of 2019 hit the year's lowest quarterly levels after experiencing remarkable sequential...
Thursday 30 May 2019
SSD prices fall below US$0.10 per GB
SSD prices have fallen below US$0.10 per GB, and are expected to drop further to as low as US$0.05 per GB next year, according to China-based storage device maker Longsys Electroni...
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Acer readies strategies for US-China trade war
Acer has prepared multiple sets of strategies to cushion the escalating trade tensions between the US and China, according to company chairman and CEO Jason Chen.
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Taiwan TV makers to be not much affected by US tariffs hike
Taiwan's TV manufacturers would not be much affected by the US raising tariffs on TVs from China, as many of the TVs sold in the US are from Mexico.
Monday 27 May 2019
PSI rules out China for new wafer processing fab site
Taiwan-based Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), dedicated to wafer reclaim, wafer thinning and MEMS mid-end process services, plans to set up a new plant to fulfill robust orders...
Monday 27 May 2019
Pegatron beefs up operation in Taiwan
Pegatron has been shifting its production back to Taiwan from China to minimize the impact of the US hiking tariffs on Chinese imports.
Monday 27 May 2019
Notebook ODMs prepare production in Taiwan for possible US tariff hike
The notebook industry has been making adjustments as ODMs brace for the impacts of increased US tariffs on Chinese goods by increasing production in Taiwan.
Monday 27 May 2019
Taiwan networking device, server makers to see stable profits in 2Q19 after lowering China capacity
Some of Taiwan's networking device and server makes are expected to see their sales stablize starting the second quarter of 2019 after their earnings were weighed down in the first...
Monday 27 May 2019
Taiwan MOSFET supply chain gaining rush orders from Huawei
Taiwan's 6-inch wafer foundry houses such as Mosel Vitelic have been landing rush orders from China - probably from the Huawei camp - in May for processing MOSFET chips for use in...
Monday 27 May 2019
Less than a quarter of Taiwan monitor shipments to be impacted by US tariff hike, says Digitimes Research
Some of Taiwan's monitor makers have begun looking for suitable production sites outside of China, as they brace for the 25% tariffs on Chinese goods. But only around 23% of Taiwan's...
Monday 27 May 2019
Foxconn issues rare statement about orders
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a statement saying there may be changes to customers' orders due to market developments.
Monday 27 May 2019
Sales of iPhones to be affected by higher tariffs
The top-four smartphone vendors in the US market are Apple, Samsung, LG and Lenovo, which together account for nearly 90% of the market share. Samsung and LG have sufficient production...
Friday 24 May 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 1Q 2019
Smartphone shipments to China slid to 71.7 million units, down 31.3% on quarter and 16.7% on year in first-quarter 2019.
Friday 24 May 2019
Foundries seeing order visibility turn weak
Pure-play foundries have seen order visibility for the third quarter of 2019 become blurred by the impact of the US trade ban on China's Huawei, according to industry sources.
Friday 24 May 2019
Huawei stepping up memory chip purchases from Japan, Korea
Huawei is looking to step up purchases of memory chips from its Japan- and South Korea-based suppliers, including Toshiba Memory and SK Hynix, according to industry sources.