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Thursday 21 May 2020
NAND flash contract prices to stay flat in 3Q20
NAND flash memory contract prices are expected to stay flat in the third quarter, as demand for notebooks remains stable, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO of Silicon Motion...
Thursday 21 May 2020
PC market to renew expansion in next 2-3 years, says Lenovo chair
The global PC market scale is expected to expand in the next 2-3 years as demand for notebooks and other PCs enabling work from home will continue to sustain momentum for a long while...
Thursday 21 May 2020
China smartphone AP shipments, 1Q 2020

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Wednesday 20 May 2020
GaAs foundries positive about handset PA demand despite Huawei woes
Taiwan's GaAs foundries including Win Semiconductors are still optimistic about mid- and long-term outlook for handset PA (power amplifier) demand though their orders from Huawei...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Smartphone panel prices falling
Prices for LCD and AMOLED panels for use in smartphones have all trended downward in May, as handset brands are adjusting their panel demand, while reeling from the adverse impacts...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Smartphone sales picking up in China
Smartphone sales in China have been picking up recently, with strong consumer demand for 5G models fueling the momentum, according to sources from Taiwan's handset supply chain.
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Polarizers in tight supply
Global supplies of polarizers have been tight and could remain so in 2021 even though demand for such optical filters is weakening in light of the gradual closure of LCD lines by...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Dialog Semi upgrades SoC to support social distancing
Dialog Semiconductor has announced a new Wireless Ranging (WiRa) software development kit (SDK) that it says adds highly accurate and reliable distance measurement capabilities to...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Foxconn has no visibility beyond 2Q20 for PC components
Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Young Liu has noted that the coronavirus pandemic is still far from being over, and the company only has order visibility...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Diode shipments up for IT devices, but down for green energy
Taiwan's diode suppliers have seen demand for IT devices pick up amid the coronavirus pandemic but that for green energy applications continue shrinking, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Macronix optimistic about NOR, SLC flash demand in 2H20
SLC NAND and NOR flash demand is expected to be robust in the second half of 2020, despite growing economic uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Macronix International...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Top silicon wafer makers post revenue falls in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
High inventory levels at clients in late 2019 and the coronavirus outbreak early this year combined to send first-quarter 2020 revenues of the world's top-2 silicon wafer suppliers...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Pegatron swings to operating loss in 1Q20
Pegatron has reported operating losses of NT$282 million (US$9.4 million) for the first quarter of 2020 with company chairman TH Tung noting that the losses were primarily from its...
Monday 18 May 2020
Chromebooks expanding presence in notebook market
Demand for Chromebooks has expanded from the education sector to the enterprise and consumer sectors, and the penetration may lead to decreased share of Windows-based notebooks in...
Monday 18 May 2020
Everlight reports gains, Epistar losses for 1Q20
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics saw profits for first-quarter 2020, while LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar suffered losses.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research