1710 news items tagged PC
ASE reportedly grabs SiP orders for new Qualcomm PC processor
Monday 9 December 2019Qualcomm has launched new Arm-based processors for notebooks. Among the chips, the new Snapdragon 7c series designed for entry-level devices reportedly adopts ASE Technology's system-in-package...
Taiwan PC monitor shipments to stop growing in 4Q19
Thursday 5 December 2019Taiwan's PC monitor shipments registered increases of 8.2% sequentially and 5.8% on year in the third quarter of 2019, according to Digitimes Research. But shipments are unlikely...
Taiwan LCD monitors – 3Q 2019
Tuesday 3 December 2019Taiwan PC monitor shipments continued to grow on-year in the third quarter of 2019 at 5.8% to arrive at 23.73 million units.
Commercial refresh of Windows 7 EOS to Keep EMEA PC market afloat despite CPU shortages, says IDC
Friday 29 November 2019Shipments of EMEA traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) will total 72.1 million in 2019, a 0.6% on-year growth, according to IDC. While weakness...
UMC enters risk production for 5G RF switches
Thursday 28 November 2019Pure-play foundry UMC has kicked off risk production for 5G RF switches using its 12-inch wafer fabrication lines, which are also looking to be validated for other 5G chip designs,...
Shipments of PC and IT devices to see modest growth in 2019, says IDC
Wednesday 27 November 2019On the heels of strong growth during the third quarter of 2019 and changing dynamics in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs), IDC has raised its outlook for the remainder...
Intel, MediaTek partner to bring 5G connectivity to next-gen PC
Tuesday 26 November 2019MediaTek has announced it is partnering with Intel to bring MediaTek's new 5G modem to PCs. Through this partnership, Intel has been working with MediaTek on the 5G solution for deployment...
Intel CPU shortages may affect SSD adoption in PCs in 2020
Monday 25 November 2019Intel's CPU shortages are expected to continue haunting the PC industry in the first quarter of 2020, and may even last into the second quarter, undermining demand for SSDs from the...
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2019
Tuesday 19 November 2019Taiwan's notebook shipments rise 1.8% sequentially and 8.6% on year to come to 34.14 million in the third quarter of 2019.
Asustek expects up to 5% PC sales decrease in 4Q19
Thursday 14 November 2019Asustek Computer expects to post flat growth or an up to 5% sequential decrease in PC sales in the fourth quarter, while sales of its component products including motherboards and...
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT ramping 19nm process output
Wednesday 13 November 2019China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT, formerly Innotron) has managed to improve its 19nm process manufacturing yield rates to satisfactory levels, and is...
Asustek, MSI seeking new growth from AIoT and Creator PCs
Friday 25 October 2019With gaming PC demand slowing down, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) are both looking for new sales and profit growths from emerging sectors such as Creator PC...
Creator PC sales to drive notebook market growth in 2020
Wednesday 23 October 2019PC vendors have pinned their hopes on the creator PC sector, which they identify as a new growth driver of their notebook businesses next year.
Taiwan mobo makers to see ASP improvement
Wednesday 23 October 2019With Intel lowering prices for its high-end desktop Cascade Lake-X series processors and AMD set to roll out its next-generation top-end Threadripper series processors and Ryzen 9...
First-tier PC brands competing for CAD demand in 2H19
Tuesday 22 October 2019The CAD market is expected to become a new growth driver for the PC market with most first-tier brand vendors having already prepared products for the business opportunity in the...
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Wednesday 9 October 2019Notebook shipments in 2019 are estimated to show a 1.6% increase with vendors ramping up inventory in preparation for the US-China trade war and business notebooks as well as Chromebook...
AMD CPUs see rising adoption in enterprise market
Thursday 3 October 2019AMD, in addition to growing presence in the PC DIY market, has also seen rising momentum in the enterprise segment with the adoption of its CPUs in Chromebooks, servers and regular...
Gaming PCs and monitors achieve double digit growth in 2Q19, says IDC
Wednesday 2 October 2019Global shipments of gaming desktops, notebooks, and monitors reached 10.4 million units in the second quarter of 2019, up 16.5% on year, according to the IDC. A combination of better...
Notebook brand vendors accelerating production relocation out of China
Tuesday 1 October 2019The ongoing trade tensions between the US and China is prompting notebook brand vendors to have their ODMs accelerate production relocation out of China, with Compal Electronics to...
AMD announces availability of Ryzen Pro 3000 series processors for business PC
Tuesday 1 October 2019AMD has announced the global availability of its new Ryzen Pro 3000 series desktop processor lineup, along with new Ryzen Pro processors with Radeon Vega Graphics and Athlon Pro processors...
Global device shipments to decline 3.7% in 2019, says Gartner
Friday 27 September 2019Worldwide shipments of devices - PCs, tablets and mobile phones - will decline 3.7% in 2019, according to Gartner.
Acer expects Asia-Pacific sales growth to restore in 2H19
Wednesday 25 September 2019Acer had below-par results in Asia Pacific in the first half of 2019 due primarily to trade tensions between the US and China, and major political issues in the region, but it is...
AMD delays Ryzen 9 3950X launch due to unsatisfactory clock speeds, sources claim
Wednesday 25 September 2019Unsatisfactory clock speeds are the cause of AMD delaying launch of its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor, which has nothing to do with support from its foundry partner TSMC, according...
Demand for thin and light designs puts positive outlook on notebooks and detachable tablets, says IDC
Thursday 12 September 2019Shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs), inclusive of traditional PCs and tablets, are expected to decline at a CAGR of 2.4% over 2019-2023, according to IDC. However, 2-in-1...
Taiwan semiconductor foundry sector, 2Q19
Thursday 12 September 2019With global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based semiconductor foundries showed recovery. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United...
- The PC was supposed to die a decade ago. Instead, this happened (Dec 7) - ZDNet
- Intel chip shortage is pulling down PC makers' revenue expectations (Nov 27) - CNBC
- Intel earnings: Even with PC surge, chip market rebound seems far off (Oct 22) - MarketWatch
- Samsung takes 3D memory to new heights with 6th-gen V-NAND SSDs for client computing (Aug 6) - Company release
- Corsair acquires Origin PC to build a better gaming computer (Jul 24) - CNET
- Intel's iPhone supply deal leaves PC makers facing chip shortage (Oct 31, 2018) - Nikkei Asian Review
- How Taiwan's powerful PC makers will overcome the Intel chip shortage (Oct 18, 2018) - Forbes
- Lenovo reclaims the number one spot in PC rankings in 3Q18, says IDC (Oct 10, 2018) - IDC
- ARM challenges Intel in PCs with Deimos and Hercules chips (Aug 16, 2018) - PC World
- Sharp in talks to acquire Toshiba's PC business (Jun 4, 2018) - Nikkei Asian Review