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Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech, after seeing 2019 revenues rise 14.73% to hit record high of NT$22.42 billion (US$747.million), is expected to see shipments, mainly rigid-flex boards, for the first quarter of 2020 dented by the coronavirus outbreak, according…

More handset brands are likely to follow in the step of Xiaomi to unveil their models for the first half of 2020 through online-only events after GSMA decided to cancel this year's MWC tradeshow, according to industry sources.

Notebook ODMs have resumed their production in China, but face the possibility of a lack of components starting in March if their suppliers continue to be prevented from going to work by the coronavirus outbreak. Quanta Computer has started volume production…

Global notebook unit shipments for the first quarter of 2020 are estimated to experience a larger sequential fall of 29-36% than 17% projected earlier, as severe labor and components shortages and stagnant logistics arising from the coronavirus outbreak are…

Winbond Electronics and Macronix International are both looking to further enhance their SLC NAND flash chip offerings for industrial and other niche-market applications in 2020, which will help the two Taiwan-based companies boost their profitability this…

AI-based marketing solution developer AccuHit AI Technology Taiwan has raised NT$70 million (US$2.3 million) in pre series-A funding round, with the fund to be used to enhance R&D and expand scope of products and services, according to company co-founder and…

China-based LED makers who have resumed production in mid-February have only seen 50% of workers return amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to industyr sources.

Optical component and module maker Young Optics has resumed production at its factory in Suzhou, eastern China, but only about 20% of employees have returned to work amid the coronavirus outbreak, while production at its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, has…

Taiwan notebook ODM Quanta Computer is reportedly moving to accelerate volume production at its new assembly lines in northern Taiwan to fulfill rush shipments to US brand vendors amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.

Growing concerns that sales of 5G-enabled phones will be lower than expected in the first quarter of 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak will work to further dampen the prospects of global 5G phone shipments for all of the year, according to sources from Taiwan's…

Taiwanese notebook ODMs have already resumed assembly operations in China, but risks of supply chain disruptions in March are mounting, as inventories of many components will run out by end-February with many of their supporting suppliers still awaiting…

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) started generating revenues from 14nm FinFET process technology in the fourth quarter of 2019, when the China-based pure-play foundry saw its gross margin reach 23.8% compared with 17% during the same period a…

China-based e-commerce operator Alibaba Group has reported consolidated revenues of CNY161.456 billion (US$23.19 billion) for fourth-quarter 2019, increasing 35.66% sequentially and 37.67% on year.

Several China-based makers showcased new mini LED products at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2020 in Amsterdam during February 11-14.

The government in Taiwan has decided to strengthen three major investment action plans to attract more Taiwanese and international firms to shift their investment focus from China to Taiwan amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The cancellation of the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) will prompt the ICT industry to explore and try new marketing campaigns online.

Chronic illness affects more people than other diseases in Taiwan. In fact, according to Taipei City's Department of Health, seven of the 10 leading causes of death are chronic diseases and 64.3% of deaths are due to chronic diseases. Following the recent…

The coronavirus outbreak is hitting hard the ICT industries and markets in China. Digitimes Research provides a preliminary estimation on the impacts on four major sectors: semiconductors, display panels, handsets and notebooks. Many manufacturers in China are…

Taiwan-based ODMs including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer and Inventec have seen capacities at their plants in China recovering in a pace faster than expected amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.

Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post an around 10% sequential decrease in first-quarter revenue. But revenue for the entire year is forecast to climb 10%, according to the Taiwan-based company.

Despite automation equipment, robotic arms and AGVs (automated guided vehicles), manual operation is still necessary for some manufacturing industries and thus harmonized collaboration between workers and robots is essential to Industry 4.0, according to…

High-definition electronic map provider Kingwaytek Technology has obtained Taiwan's approval for trial operation of autonomous mini-buses, and will start the trial on a road mainly used for sight-seeing trips in central Taiwan in March, according to the…

TSMC-reinvested backend house Xintec will see little seasonality impact on its revenues for the first half of 2020 as robust packaging demand for DOE (diffractive optical element) components for 3D sensors will linger after helping the company return to…

Revenue prospects for TSMC's ecosystem partners, particularly semiconductor equipment makers, remain upbeat this year despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to market observers.

Taiwan-based Pumpkin Studio develops VR theme park games and provides planning and interior design services for setting up location-based arcade machines for such games, according to company founder and CEO Peter Liao.

Demand for TV and handset panels is expected to take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak, which is likely to dampen significantly consumer demand for TVs and handsets in the end market, particularly in China, according to industry sources.

IC testing solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) continues to land major orders from first-tier vendors for wafer probing cards and other test interfaces for high-end handset APs despite the coronavirus outbreak, and will be carrying on its…

IC design houses in Taiwan and China will see the coronavirus outbreak impact their revenues for the first quarter of 2020, and foundry and backend houses may take clearer hits starting in the second quarter, according to a study by Digitimes Research on…

EMS provider Lite-On Technology, in view of fast growing development of Industry 4.0 in Latin America, is strengthening promotion of its industrial automation solutions in the market, according to the company.

China-based SSD manufacturers have stepped up their purchases of quartz components in anticipation of tight supplies of passive components due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.