The Acer Predator XB273U KF has been unveiled today boasting a 300Hz refresh rate with AMD FreeSync Premium certification. This model is built around a 27-inch Agile Splendor IPS display with a QHD resolution, 90% DCI-P3 coverage, 350 nits of SDR and 600 nits of HDR brightness, 8-bit+FRC color bit depth. The GTG response time with overdrive is merely 0.5 s according to Acer. The Acer Predator…

Taiwan-based server makers Quanta Computer and Inventec are expecting shipments to grow in the second half of the year thanks to strong demand from US-based cloud service providers.

Taiwan’s first-tier IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are seeking more capacity support from foundry partners TSMC and UMC to fulfill new orders from new clients that are bolstering their growth despite a decline in demand for consumer chips, according to industry sources.

International IDMs including Infineon and STMicroelectronics continue stepping up production of automotive, industrial control and networking chips to meet ever-rising demand, outsourcing more backend operations for such chip solutions to partners in Taiwan, according to industry sources.