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Thursday 16 April 2020
Traditional PC shipments see sharp decline in 1Q20, says IDC
The global traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 9.8% on year in the first quarter of 2020, reaching a total of 53.2 million shipments...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung reportedly to source LCD TV panels from Sharp, again
Sharp has not supplied LCD TV panels to Samsung since 2017 following Foxconn's takeover of the Japanese firm. But that is expected to change soon, as Samsung's in-house LCD panel...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Samsung reportedly to resume purchasing LCD TV panels from Sharp
Samsung Electronics reportedly will resume the purchases of LCD TV panels from Sharp as its panel production arm Samsung Display is accelerating its move to close all of its LCD lines...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
CCL firm EMC posts sharp profit rise in 2019
Elite Material (EMC) saw its net profits climb 85% in 2019 to NT$3.245 billion (US$107.09 million) on revenues of NT$24.86 billion, thanks partly to upgrades in PCB materials demanded...
Thursday 12 March 2020
Sharp files patent lawsuit against CHOT, TPV, Vizio
Sharp has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese LCD panel maker Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology (CHOT), and TV vendors TPV Technology and Vizio in the US,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Cooling module makers see sharp declines in February revenues
Taiwan-based cooling module makers including Power Logic, Sunonwealth Electric Machine and Forcecon Tec all saw their February revenues suffer wider declines both monthly and yearly...
Friday 21 February 2020
Global tablet market, 4Q 2019
Global tablet shipments amounted to 43.23 million units in fourth-quarter 2019 as white-box vendors had excess inventory, causing their shipments for the quarter to weaken, while...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2019
Because of seasonal pickup in demand, Taiwan's TV shipments grew 14.7% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019, but still slipped 12.6% on year.
Wednesday 19 February 2020
V-shaped rebound likely in memory market, says Macronix
The memory chip market is expected to see a V-shaped recovery after the coronavirus epidemic ends, according to ROM and flash memory chipmaker Macronix International.
Thursday 6 February 2020
Semiconductor spending declines in 2019, says Gartner
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced their semiconductor spend in 2019, influenced by declining memory prices, according to Gartner. Apple took the top rank from...
Thursday 2 January 2020
CCL makers to see sharp increases in shipments for 5G base stations in 2020
Taiwan-based CCL makers including Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology and Ventec International may see their shipments for 5G base station applications to double in 2020 as China and South...
Wednesday 11 December 2019
Taiwan handsets – 3Q 2019
Taiwan makers shipped 14.21 million handsets in third-quarter 2019, up 3% sequentially but down 34.8% on year.
Thursday 21 November 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 3Q 2019
Smartphone shipments by China-based vendors in third-quarter 2019 came to a total of above 180 million units, down 2.5% on quarter and 5.3% on year.
Thursday 24 October 2019
Global small- to mid-size LCD panel shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Global small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments are estimated to reach 1.8 billion units in 2024, falling at a negative CAGR of 4.4% 2019 through 2024
Wednesday 23 October 2019
Global large-size LCD panel shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Global large-size LCD panel shipments will fall at a negative CAGR of 0.8% 2020 through 2024 mainly due to saturated demand for TVs, monitors and AIO PCs, notebooks as well as 9-inch...