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Wednesday 25 March 2020
China counting on 5G to reignite growth engine
The Chinese government has pushed its local factories to resume production and rolled out relief measures to help industries hit by the coronavirus disease, with a heavy emphasis...
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan IC distributors see growing demand for 5G and datacenter applications despite pandemic
Taiwan-based IC distributors are seeing stable demand for chips used in cloud/edge computing, large datacenters, 5G base stations and servers, as consumers turn to services or entertainments...
Monday 23 March 2020
MediaTek to buy back shares
MediaTek has unveiled plans to buy back common shares from the Taiwan stock market aiming to stabilize its stock prices.
Monday 23 March 2020
5G chip vendors mulling price cuts
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, market watchers remain upbeat about the market for 5G mobile chips in 2020. Nevertheless, major chip suppliers have been mulling reducing prices...
Monday 23 March 2020
AcBel reports profit for 2019
Power supply maker AcBel Polytech has reported net profit of NT$1.485 billion (US$48.92 million) and net EPS of NT$2.87 for 2019.
Monday 23 March 2020
Samsung keen to tap Taiwan 5G service market
While planning to launch an array of 5G devices including handsets to cash in on the commercialization of 5G operations in Taiwan in July, Samsung Electronics is also keen to promote...
Friday 20 March 2020
Accton to stay flexible amid uncertainty
Networking device maker Accton Technology is pursuing a more flexible strategy to address new challenges and to mitigate its risks along with the growing demand for localization and...
Thursday 19 March 2020
Sercomm remains positive for 2020, eyeing broadband upgrades
Sercomm remains positive over its business outlook for 2020 although the global economy is bracing for strong headwinds from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to James Wang,...
Thursday 19 March 2020
CCL maker Iteq posts record profit for 2019
Copper clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq has reported net profits surged 38.8% to a record high of NT$2.46 billion (US$81.2 million) on total revenues of NT$23.79 billion in 2019,...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
ACSI sees growing interest in security solutions from financial sector
Acer Cyber Security (ACSI), an Internet security solution affiliate of the Acer Group, is seeing growing interest from clients in the financial industry in the wake of the coronavirus...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
BOE, GIS reportedly jointly developing touch modules for iPhone
BOE Technology reportedly has teamed up with touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) to develop an out-cell touch module looking to grab orders from Apple for one of its...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Components makers carefully coping with rush orders
Components makers have received large volumes of rush orders as production resumption in China accelerates, but they are cautious about handling such orders, wary of the possibility...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
III-V components in brisk demand to support 5G infrastructure amid pandemic
As part of their efforts to bolster economic development amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many countries are stepping up establishment of 5G base stations and large-size datacenters,...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Supply chains fast returning to normal in China
Electronics supply chain makers with operations in China are accelerating production resumption as the coronavirus epidemic there eases, and upstream components suppliers are fulfilling...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
AirPods PCB makers worry about demand deceleration
Taiwan PCB makers in the supply chain of AirPods series are worried that their shipments for Apple's TWS earphones could be dented by the coronavirus pandemic weakening consumer demand,...