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Friday 5 June 2020
Sony Mobile Xperia 1 II 5G phone makes debut in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its first 5G-enabled smartphone, the Xperia 1 II, in the Taiwan market, capitalizing on the official kick-off of 5G commercial services in...
Friday 5 June 2020
Taiwan 5G phone penetration expected at 10% in 2020
As 5G commercial services are not expected to launch in Taiwan until July, 5G smartphones' penetration rate in the local market is expected to reach only 10% in 2020, according to...
Friday 5 June 2020
Supermicro unscathed by virus, while gearing up for 5G boom
Supermicro, a major provider of servers, storage and networking solutions, has seen its business unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic, and is doubling down its efforts to prepare...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Memory ASPs falling in 2Q20, likely to rebound in 4Q20
Overall ASPs for memory are trending downwards in the second quarter of 2020 along with spot market price falls despite rises in contract prices, but they are expected to resume growth...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Taiwan emerging as new server manufacturing hub
Taiwan is set to become a new manufacturing hub for servers, as Supermicro, Quanta Computer, Wiwynn and others as well as related components makers are fast expanding production capacity...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Taiwan PCB makers may penetrate into iPhone supply chain via BOE
China-based panel maker BOE reportedly will become an OLED panel supplier for Apple's 5G iPhones in addition to Samsung Display and LG Display, giving Taiwan-based PCB makers a chance...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Taiwan issues first 5G license
Taiwan has issued its first 5G commercial license to Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), which is expected to officially launch 5G services in July.
Wednesday 3 June 2020
Optical transceiver module shipments to rise in 2H20
Global production and shipments of optical transceiver modules, disrupted or delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, are expected to start picking up in the third quarter 2020 before...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Taiwan research team unveils open-source 5G core network
A communication service and software research team of Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) has introduced an open-source 5G core (5GC) network, according to Taiwan's Ministry...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Compal unveils 5G lab
Compal Electronics has established a 5G lab for its clients and partners to showcase their innovations, according to Sheng-Hua Peng, Compal's executive vice president of smart device...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Taiwan IC testing houses see RF chips orders spike from IDMs
Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have seen orders for RF chips ramp up recently from Taiwanese IC designers...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Networking to drive ABF substrate market growth in 2H20
Networking devices, in addition to servers, will be driving the ABF substrate market growth in the second half of 2020 bolstered by growing demand to support remote activities, according...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Fresh US ban on Huawei to impact TSMC and more starting late September
TSMC and other Taiwanese suppliers of Huawei are expected to see their revenues start to suffer in late September from fresh US sanctions blocking companies around the world from...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Huawei to procure more chips from MediaTek
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek is expected to see orders placed by Huawei surge by as much as 300% in 2020 due to the US government's fresh trade ban on the Chinese vendor, according...
Monday 1 June 2020
LG launches V60 ThinQ 5G phone in Taiwan
LG Electronics has launched its V60 ThinQ 5G dual screen smartphone in Taiwan with availability beginning on June 1.