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Thursday 29 September 2022
Taiwan companies make perfect partners in competitive 5G tech war, says Roger Huang, head of DIGITIMES Research
"Taiwan's ICT companies have a longtime focus on hardware advancement, capable of agile and flexible development to adapt to unprecedented circumstances. For example, the services...
Thursday 29 September 2022
ASE announces building world's first 5G SA mmWave NR-DC smart factory with Qualcomm
Taiwan Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing (OSAT) service provider Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Qualcomm announced a two-year project to develop 5G system...
Thursday 22 September 2022
Qualcomm announces new innovation center and 5G education initiative in Southern Taiwan
Qualcomm announced on September 21 to establish the Qualcomm Innovation Center, Southern Taiwan located at Kaohsiung's Yawan 5G AIOT Innovation Park to support local industries and...
Monday 19 September 2022
Taiwan IC design houses keen to develop new chips, defying headwinds
Taiwan's IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have sharply increased their new development projects for the next 1-2 years despite...
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Indian smartphone brands to fight back amid 4G-to-5G transition
India is waiting for its long-awaited 5G rollout by October, and Indian brands are hoping for a counter-strike in the smartphone market. The key is whether Indian brands have learned...
Monday 12 September 2022
Deployment of 5G private networks to be faced with technology, cost challenges, says Wiwynn executive
While the National Communications Commission (NCC) of Taiwan will release operating licenses for enterprise-use 5G private networks by the end of 2022, deployment of such networks...
Thursday 8 September 2022
IC inspection labs see demand for network chips remain strong
Taiwan's IC inspection and certification labs including Sporton International, Audix and BTL continue to enjoy strong demand for Wi-Fi and other network chips, with order visibility...
Monday 5 September 2022
Jio and Airtel lead in India's expensive 5G battle
After India, the world's second-largest mobile market, completed the 5G spectrum auction in early August, major mobile operators are planning to launch 5G services. However, the high...
Monday 5 September 2022
Chunghwa Telecom to set up outdoor 5G O-RAN n79 private network in southern Taiwan
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will set up an outdoor 5G O-RAN (open radio access network) n79 (4.4GHz-5GHz frequency band) private network in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to CHT.
Thursday 1 September 2022
ABF substrate oversupply emerges
The market for ABF substrates is slightly oversupplied, due mainly to sluggish demand for PC processors and GPUs, according to market sources.
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Reliance to start 5G SA services in October, co-develop 5G smartphone with Google
After becoming the biggest buyer of the 5G spectrum in India, Reliance Industries has announced an investment of INR2 trillion (US$25 billion) for pan-India 5G rollout, in addition...
Wednesday 24 August 2022
Qorvo cutting back wafer starts at UMC
Qorvo is cutting back wafer starts at United Microelectronics (UMC), violating its LTA contract with the foundry amid growing demand-side uncertainty, according to sources in the...
Thursday 18 August 2022
MediaTek sucessfully links smartphone with satellite, further into a 5G space race
MediaTek has declared a new milestone in melding 5G network with satellite communications. According to MediaTek, it successfully powered a smartphone with a 5G non-terrestrial network...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Foxconn gets Taiwan's first 5G O-RU certificate
A Taiwan-based Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC), now the only independent third-party testing facility of its kind in Asia recognized by O-RAN Alliance, has recently issued...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
PCB players Eiso, Aurona see diversification efforts bear fruit
Taiwan-based niche-market PCB maker Eiso Enterprise and PCB materials vendor Aurona Industries have been diversifying their target market segments with the efforts bearing fruits,...