Chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Micron Technology have been informed by their upstream suppliers that prices for 12-inch blank silicon wafers will rise by up to 20% ...
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China-based makers of LED materials, including aluminum substrates, copper foil and plastic materials, have hiked quotes by 30-40%, sending China-based LED chip makers raising prices by about 10%. China-based LED packaging service providers ...
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A five-day tea event in Guangzhou has offered tea lovers an opportunity to taste almost 800 global brands of tea. "I visit this tea expo every year, because these companies always bring their best products," said Mrs. Guo, a local who ...
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A recently published Digitimes Research Special Report notes that combined revenues from Taiwan-based makers' server motherboards, servers, storage and network equipment are expected to grow to NT$558.5 billion (US$17.45 billion) in 2016 ...
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Taiwanese automotive LED module manufacturer Laster Tech will be listed on the local bourse in mid-December 2016, reported Now News. Laster Tech invested in R&D for many years, and accumulated years of experience in implementation, ...
Tags: LED Module, LED Chip
Worldwide notebook shipments are estimated to reach 41.65 million units in the fourth quarter, up 6.4% sequentially as demand from the year-end holidays is expected to pick up strongly, while Apple's fourth-generation MacBook Pro products ...
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Oregon-based refrigerated and frozen soup maker Harry’s Fresh Foods has opened a new production facility in Nashville, Tennessee, US. The new 200,000ft2 Nashville facility will produce branded and private-label products for club, ...
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In what is unquestionably one of the most nauseating acts of self-importance that TrustedReviews has ever seen, Apple has released a (very expensive) book celebrating 20 years of its own designs. The book, aptly titled ‘Designed by ...
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Toyota has started the production of C-HR crossover at its manufacturing plant in Sakarya, Turkey. The Toyota C-HR became the eighth model currently produced in Europe and enters the C-segment with a fresh new take on the crossover. The ...
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Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs declined 35% on year to 12.36 million units in the third quarter of 2016, according to data compiled by Digitimes Research. Lower-than-expected shipments from brand ...
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LCD TV panel shortages are prompting panel makers to shift their capacity and the issue has caused notebook panels to see tight supply, according to Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, while notebook panel demand will remain strong in ...
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Taiwan Hon Chuan, a producer of caps and performs, has selected Sacmi’s IPS 400 injection preform moulding machine to manufacture PET performs. Sacmi, as part of an agreement signed in May 2016, will supply its three complete ...
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Winter, the 19th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov 7 and ends on Nov 21. Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter, which means ...
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Taiwan’s government has focused on expanding the island’s PV power generation as part of its plan to abandon nuclear power. In terms of targets, Taiwan aims to add 1.52GW of PV capacity between mid-2016 and mid-2018 and ...
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Global shipments of small- to medium-size panels will decrease from 2.647 billion units in 2017 to 2.189 billion units in 2021 or a CAGR of negative 4.6%, according to Digitimes Research. The decrease will be mainly due to fast growing ...
Tags: LG Display, LCD