Everlight optimistic about 1Q21
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has obtained orders for IR and UV LED devices with shipments scheduled until June-July 2021 and will soon begin shipments for miniLED backlight units (BLU) for LCD TVs, monitors, notebooks and tabl.....»»
Taiwan 1Q21 economic growth estimated at 8.16%
Taiwan's economic growth for first-quarter 2021 is preliminarily estimated at 8.16%, the highest quarterly level since fourth-quarter 2010 and 1.96pp higher than the forecast 6.20% made in February 2021, according to the Directorate General of Budget.....»»
Global server shipments slip 1.6% in 1Q21, but to grow over 10% in 2Q21
Global server shipments are expected to slip by only 1.6% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021 despite the quarter being a traditional slow season, according to Digitimes Research's latest figures from its Server Tracker......»»
China smartphone vendors see combined shipments drop in 1Q21
China-based smartphone vendors saw their combined first-quarter 2021 shipments decline 9.7% sequentially to 191 million units, which, however, represented a sharp on-year increase of 73.8%, with the on-quarter fall also improving significantly from c.....»»
HannStar Board, GBM see 1Q21 profits hike on year
PCB makers HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both saw their net profits hike on year in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust demand for PC, consumer electronics and automotive applications......»»
M1 chip takes credit for record Mac sales in 1Q21
Apple saw first-quarter 2021 sales of its MacBook series adopting M1 chips grow 4.9% sequentially and 70.09% on year to a record quarterly high of US$9.102 billion, mainly driven by growing popularity of in-house developed M1 processors and strong de.....»»
Advantech 1Q21 revenues, profits hit first-quarter records
Advantech has released financial reports for the first quarter of 2021, with consolidated revenues of NT$13.161 billion (US$463 million), operating profit of NT$2.287 billion and net profit of NT$1.913 billion being the respective highest first-quart.....»»
Lite-On Technology sees record net profit in 1Q21
Lite-On Technology released financial report for the first quarter of 2021, with net profit reaching NT$4.263 billion (US$150 million), the historically highest quarterly level......»»
Taiwan 1Q21 patent applications up on year, says IPO
A total of 17,156 patents were applied by Taiwanese and foreign applicants in the first quarter of 2021, increasing 2.85% on year, according to Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under Ministry of Economic Affairs......»»
AUO sales driven by rising prices in 1Q21
AU Optronics (AUO) has reported first-quarter 2021 consolidated revenues of NT$82.94 billion (US$2.98 billioj), up by 3.0% sequentially and 54.5% on year......»»
China 1Q21 software revenues estimated at nearly CNY1,903 billion
China's software industry consisting of 39,719 companies generated revenues totaling CNY1,902.955 billion (US$293.65 billion) in first-quarter 2021, growing 26.5% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)......»»
Component shortages drag down Taiwan TV shipments in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan-based makers shipped only 6.26 million LCD TVs globally in the first quarter of 2021, down 34.2% sequentially, due mainly to shortages of panels, display driver ICs and SoC chips, Digitimes Research has found......»»
CyberLink nets NT$0.38 per share for 1Q21
Digital multimedia software solution developer CyberLink recorded net EPS of NT$0.38 for the first quarter of 2021......»»
SK Hynix posts operating profit and revenue increases in 1Q21
SK Hynix has reported operating profit climbed 37% sequentially and 66% on year to KRW1.32 trillion (US$1.19 billion) in the first quarter of 2021, while revenue grew 7% on quarter and 18% from a year earlier to KRW8.49 trillion......»»
Taiwan IC design houses see 1Q21 gross margins hike
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly those specializing in display driver ICs and MOSFET chips are set to see their gross margins and profitability hike in the first quarter of 2021, buoyed by rising ASPs of their products, according to industr.....»»
PCB supply chain eyeing replacement demand stoked by new server CPUs
Taiwan's PCB supply chain players are optimistic that they will receive a boost from the upcoming server replacement demand to be driven by rollouts of new processors by Intel, according to industry sources......»»
Taiwan 1Q21 international Internet bandwidth over 4,840Gbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries/regions (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached total bandwidth of 4,840.613Gbps as of the end of first-quarter 2021, increasing 0.47% sequentially and 31.43% on year, according to government-spon.....»»
AUO, Innolux optimistic about miniLED backlighting
Taiwan's top LCD makers believe Apple's adopting miniLED backlighting for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro will encourage other device vendors to follow suit, spurring demand for such applications......»»
5 Surprising Ways to Help Save the Planet
What do an electronic turtle egg, an Arctic seed bank, and carbon-eating machines have in common? They’re helping us be optimistic this Earth Day......»»
Taiwan sees sharp decrease in 1Q21 investment from China
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved six projects to invest in Taiwan proposed by China-based investors in first-quarter 2021, decreasing 80% on year, with the total proposed investment of US$14.4 million slipping 59.43% on year......»»
PCB makers wary of overbooking by clients
Taiwan's PCB makers are optimistic about their sales for the months ahead, but they are also cautious about longer-term prospects amid worsening overbooking by clients, according to industry sources......»»