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China-based Internet service provider Tencent Holdings has reported net profit of CNY78.719 billion (US$11.91 billion) for 2018.

POS (point of sale/service) device makers Posiflex Technology and Flytech Technology ve posted net EPS of NT$8.52 (US$0.28) and NT$5.60, respectively, for 2018.

TSMC has seen a significant pickup in foundry demand for AI, IoT and 5G chips from China's IC design sector and global tech firms seeking to develop chips on their own, according to industry sources.

TSMC's new 8-inch wafer fab to be built in Tainan will have its capacity mostly fulfill robust orders for automotive chips from STMicroelectronics and other dedicated chipmakers, according to industry sources.

Apple has recently released its new iPad Air and iPad mini, but sources from the upstream supply chain have pointed out that the new tablets' shipments are unlikely to pick up until the second-quarter 2018.

Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, is expected to see its second-quarter revenues register a double-digit sequential growth as it will soon kick off volume shipments of GPP (glass passivated package) bridge rectifiers needed…

Solar-grade poly-Si wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) on May 2, 2019 because its net assets value per share fell to negative NT$5.53 (US$0.18) at the end of 2018, according to TWSE.

Networking device maker Accton Technology has reported its net profits increased 15.3% on year to hit a record high of NT$2.952 billion (US$95.81 million) in 2018. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$5.33 for the year.

Automotive PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial has reported decreased revenues and earnings for 2018 due to production losses resulting from a fire that broke out at its production line in Taoyuan, Taiwan in the first half of the year that killed seven people and…

Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) has reported robust earnings growth for 2018 on increased shipments of CCL products to the networking device and server sectors.

Smart LED streetlamps, already a multipurpose fixture that can monitor traffic and public security, and display public information, may be given one more job in smart city developments: 5G base station equipment can be installed on lamp posts.

New Kinpo Group has unveiled HiMirror Mini, a smart skin-care mirror, for the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$5,990 (US$194).

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has reported net profit of NT$1.951 billion (US$63.31 million) and net EPS of NT$3.36 for 2018.

Taiwan startup Thingnario, a data-driven and intelligent industrial solution provider, is teaming up with domestic machinery makers to integrate industrial domain know-how and digitalize the experiences of veteran engineers, so as to work out effective…

Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, has signed a new contract with Japan's ShibaSoku under which Spirox will sell ShibaSoku's semiconductor test equipment in the Greater China region.

Driven by sharp price falls for NAND flash chips, global shipments of SSDs are estimated to surge 20-25% in 2019 from 200 million units seen in 2018, and PCIe SSDs are expected to emerge as a new mainstream offering by the end of 2019 with a market share of…

E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) has reported net profits of NT$2.613 billion (US$84.84 million) for 2018 although revenues were down 6.5% on year to NT$14.208 billion.

Networking/communication device maker Alpha Networks started developing and producing automotive mmWave (millimeter wave) radar sensors about eight years ago and has seen orders rising sharply following strategic cooperation with EMS provider Qisda, according…

Micron Technology has unveiled plans to idle up to 5% of DRAM wafer starts and also reduce its total NAND flash wafer starts by 5% in 2019, while expressing caution about sales performance in its third quarter of fiscal 2019.

Alpha Networks will strive to swing back to profitability in 2019, buoyed by shipments of an array of new products, including Cloud-RAN (cloud of radio access network), 5G FWA (fixed wireless access) gateway, MEC (mobile edging computing) devices and mmWave…

PCB maker Career Technology has decided to drop its plan of issuing common shares through private investment as it has to adjust its business operations to counter a substantial cut in orders from a major smartphone vendor, according to a recent company…

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) under ASE Technology Holding will have its antenna-in-package (AiP) technology ready for volume production for 5G mmWave applications, including handsets and various IoT devices, in the second half of 2019, according to…

General Interface Solution (GIS) is likely to be able to ramp up shipments of its in-display fingerprint sensors to Samsung Electronics starting the second quarter of 2019 after related shipments were delayed in the first quarter due to a yield rate issue,…

NAND flash prices continue to fall dragging down SSD prices further, which will be driving the adoption of SSDs in enterprise and datacenter applications, according to industry observers.

Apple has announced new AirPods, the second generation of the wireless headphones. The new Apple-designed H1 chip, developed specifically for headphones, delivers faster connect times, more talk time and the convenience of hands-free "Hey Siri," according to…

China recorded total installaiton capacity of 44.26GWp for new PV power-generating facilities completed in 2018, according to National Energy Administration (NEA).

Asustek Computer has reported net loss of NT$2.82 billion (US$91.5 million) or EPS of negative NT$3.80 for the fourth quarter of 2018, due mainly to a one-time loss of NT$6.2 billion stemming from its smartphone business restructuring. The company's net…

Seagate has announced it has teamed up with HPE and Nvidia to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Project Athena, with which the hard disc drive (HDD) maker's investments in clean room can be reduced by 20% and time spent on the manufacturing cut…

Taiwan received export orders totaling US$28.90 billion in February 2019, decreasing 28.6% sequentially and 10.9% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 20.

Time-lapse camera maker Brinno has posted net profit of NT$31.8 million (US$1.03 million) with an EPS of NT$1.43 for 2018.