
Acer Reports February Consolidated Revenues of NT$11.23 Billion
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer announced its consolidated revenues for February 2020 at NT$11.23 billion, down by 17.1% month-on-month, 22.4% year-on-year. Year-to-February revenues was NT$24.78 billion, down by 20.4% year-on-year. The revenues reflected the coronavirus’ impact on supply chains, which are still recovering and are expected to return to normal by middle of the second quarter...

Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised for 2021 Record High
Global fab equipment spending promises to rebound from its 2019 downturn and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick drives record investments in 2021, SEMI reported today in the latest update of its World Fab Forecast report...

MediaTek and Samsung Introduce World’s First Wi-Fi 6 8K TV
HSINCHU, Taiwan – MediaTek and Samsung introduced the world’s first 8K QLED TV equipped with MediaTek’s custom Wi-Fi 6 chipset, the Samsung 8K QLED Y20 model (Q950, Q900). The flagship TV is the only 8K TV worldwide supporting Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, and will offer consumers a more seamless entertainment experience with smoother streaming and gaming, as well as unconstrained internet access...

NEC and Siemens Partner to Provide AI Monitoring and Analysis Solution
NEC today announced a collaboration with Siemens in the IoT field to provide a monitoring and analysis solution for manufacturing that connects MindSphere, the cloud-based, open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system from Siemens, and NEC's System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT)...

As COVID-19 Outbreak Disrupts 1H20 Smartphone Production, 2020 Production Projected to Decline 3.5%
The smartphone supply chain is continuing to feel the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Owing to hindrances such as uneven factory work resumption statuses, a generally low rate of returning labor, and breaks in logistics and transportation, the supply chain has not been recovering as previously expected...

Faraday Announces Low-DPPM Solution for a Wide Range of ASIC Applications
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Faraday Technology today introduced its low-DPPM solution for diversified applications. Instead of utilizing costly automotive standard compliance methods, this solution supports non-automotive ASIC projects by adopting much more cost-effective and efficient ways to achieve low defect rates and meet high reliability requirements...