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Friday 29 May 2020
Nanya expects DRAM contract prices to continue rally in 3Q20
Nanya Technology expects DRAM contract prices to continue rising in the third quarter of 2020, as demand arising from stay-at-home economy remains robust.
Friday 22 May 2020
Taiwan semiconductor output value to grow in 2020
The output value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is forecast to increase 4-5.7% in 2020, despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the government-sponsored...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Wah Hong sees growing optical film shipments for IT products in 2Q20
Wah Hong Industrial expects shipments of its core products including polarizers, laminated films and other optial materials to remain robust in the second quarter along with growing...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Novatek expects up to 10% revenue increase in 2Q20
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenue of between NT$17.7 billion (US$590.9 million) and NT$18.5 billion for the second quarter of 2020, representing...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Team Group posts profit hike in 1Q20
Memory module manufacturer Team Group has reported net profits hiked 264.2% from a year earlier to NT$151 million (US$5.05 million) in the first quarter of 2020, when gross margin...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
DIY PC market likely to shrink 30% in 2020
DIY desktop PC sales have been sluggish so far this year, unlike the notebook market bolstered by the rise of stay-at-home economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the DIY market...
Monday 27 April 2020
Taiwan IT companies cautious about 2H20
Since the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to be effectively contained in the short term, many IT enterprises have turned conservative about end-market demand and the global economy...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$419.1 billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. Intel regained the top position in the market as the downturn...
Monday 6 April 2020
Consumer NAND flash prices falling in China retail market
NAND flash device prices in China's retail market have started showing weakness, as the coronavirus pandemic is weighing on consumer sentiment and dragging down demand, according...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Memory demand propelled by stay-at-home economy
The coronavirus outbreak has spurred stay-at-home economy, driving demand for related applications such as servers, commercial notebooks, gaming consoles and set-top boxes (STB),...
Monday 30 March 2020
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Inventec upbeat about 2Q20
Inventec expects to post substantial revenue growth sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to a pull-in of orders for notebooks and servers.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Notebook demand remains sluggish
Notebook sales worldwide in the second quarter should outperform the present quarter's levels, as coronavirus-stalled production capacity has almost all resumed in China, but that...
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan firms upping production efficiency to support growth
Taiwanese rely more on boosting production efficiency to bolster growth momentum, according to accounting and auditing firm PwC Taiwan.
Friday 20 March 2020
Coronavirus to have significant impact on 2020 semiconductor market, says IDC
The coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global economy is only beginning to be appreciated and has deep implications for the world's technology supply chain.