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Thursday 9 January 2020
MediaTek to see gross margin rise
MediaTek is expected to see its gross margin improve further in the first quarter of 2020, thanks to the rollouts of its new chip solutions coupled with tight foundry capacities,...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Global 5G mobile chip supply remains constrained
The global supply of 5G mobile chips remains constrained, due to tight 7nm manufacturing process capacities at foundries, according to industry sources.
Friday 20 December 2019
MLCC market poised for recovery in 2020
Taiwan- and China-based MLCC suppliers have stepped up their pace of equipment orders for additional production capacities recently, an indicator suggesting the market for MLCCs may...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G and 4G phones to jointly boost handset market in 2020
The handset market is welcoming the arrival of 5G smartphones, shipments for which may range from 200 million to 300 million units in 2020. Such volumes for 5G smartphones mean 4G...
Thursday 21 November 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 3Q 2019

China smartphone market

Thursday 21 November 2019
Global handset market likely to stage a rebound in 2020
The global handset market is likely to stage an upturn in terms of industry value and unit shipments driven by the release of more 5G phones and continued availability of multiple...
Friday 8 November 2019
Highlights of the day: 4G smartphone chip demand recovering
There has been much hype about the arrival of the 5G era, but 4G is still very much alive and kicking. Global smartphone sales have slowed down in 2019, but Taiwanese IC designers...
Friday 8 November 2019
Chip demand for 4G smartphones picking up
A decline in chip demand for 4G smartphones seems to have bottomed out, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 18 October 2019
Robust 7nm and 5nm chip demand to drive TSMC 2020 growth
TSMC is set to enjoy another year of record-high sales in 2019, but net profits are unlikely to break the record high set last year due mainly to disappointing results during the...
Friday 4 October 2019
GaAs firms to thrive on robust VCSEL, PA, RF demand
Taiwan-based GaAs IC foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers are set to enjoy strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 and beyond, driven by robust demand for VCSEL and PA (power...
Monday 19 August 2019
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2019

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Friday 16 August 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2019

China smartphone market

Friday 16 August 2019
Orders for upcoming iPhones conservative, say PCB firms
Orders for the iPhones slated for launch in September have thus far been weaker compared to the momentum in previous years, according to sources at PCB makers.
Monday 22 July 2019
Poseidon Network sees more opportunities from CDN
Content distribution network (CDN), which has been around for over 20 years, is still enjoying strong growth every year, as consumers' demand for digital content's quality has grown...
Friday 28 June 2019
ZTE set to release 7nm, 5G chip solutions in 2H19
China telecom equipment maker ZTE will deepen its strategic patent deployment in 5G-related technologies and enhance the development of 5G chips, and is slated to release 7nm 5G chips...