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Friday 11 September 2020
IBM Taiwan eyeing AI storage
IBM Taiwan expects its AI storage systems to benefit from the ongoing transformation of Taiwan's financial sector, Taiwanese manufacturers moving operations back home and the rapid...
Friday 11 September 2020
Unitech sees August revenues spike 43% sequentially
Taiwan-based Unitech PCB saw its August revenues surge 43.12% sequentially as it resumed shipment momentum for rigid-flex boards for AirPods 2 after losing big portions of orders...
Thursday 10 September 2020
LCD panel prices keep rallying in September
LCD panel prices will continue to move up this month, driven by a ramp-up in demand for TVs, notebooks and PC monitors, and also by shortages of some key components, according to...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Graphics cards vendors to see impressive 4Q20
Graphics cards vendors have seen impressive shipments in the first three quarters of 2020, thanks to demand generated by the stay-at-home economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...
Thursday 10 September 2020
TSMC August revenue surges 16%
TSMC's August revenue increased about 16% sequentially, while revenue at fellow foundry house United Microelectronics (UMC) declined 4.2% on month. Meanwhile, 8-inch foundry Vanguard...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Acer delays notebook deliveries due to components shortfall
Acer has had to reschedule 70% of its notebook deliveries to next month due to shortages of panels and diverse ICs, especially those for educational models which will see strong demand...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Acer to purchase more MediaTek chips for Chromebook
Acer is looking to adopt more MediaTek chips in its Chromebooks to ensure the stability of its supply, according to Jason Chen, chairman and CEO for the brand PC vendor.
Thursday 10 September 2020
New Nvidia GPU to boost 4Q20 revenue at graphics card makers
The availability of Nvidia's newly unveiled Ampere-architecture GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs is expected to boost revenues at first- and second-tier graphics card makers in the fourth...
Thursday 10 September 2020
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC to start making Apple Silicon in 4Q20
Apple is gearing up for the launch of its new-generation MacBook and iPad Pro series powered by its own Arm-based processors, which will be fabricated using TSMC's 5nm process technology...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Taiwan flexible PCB firms post on-year revenue drops in August
Major Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers in Apple's supply chain all saw their August revenues decline from the same month in 2019 as their shipments for new iPhones had yet to ramp...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Global fab equipment spending to rise in 2020 and 2021, says SEMI
Soaring pandemic-inspired demand for chips that power everything from communications and IT infrastructures to personal computing, gaming and healthcare electronics will drive an...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Phison optimistic about PCIe SSD controller shipments in 2021
Phison Electronics has expressed optimism about its PCIe SSD controller shipments in 2021, thanks to growing demand for game consoles and notebooks, and that from the retail market...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Fab toolmaker Acter expects mild revenue growth in 2H20
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter expects to post a slight on-year revenue increase in the second half of 2020, thanks to robust orders for construction projects in Taiwan...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Apple to increase 5nm wafer starts at TSMC in 4Q20
Apple will kick off its 5nm wafer starts at TSMC for its new Apple Silicon processors starting the fourth quarter of 2020, with monthly output estimated at 5,000-6,000 wafers, according...