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Tuesday 25 February 2020
Digitimes Research cuts 5G smartphone shipment forecast
Digitimes Research has revised downward its 5G smartphone shipment forecast for the second quarter and also all of 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus impact.
Monday 24 February 2020
Highlights of the day: 5G deployments in China still on track
The coronavirus outbreak may have created a temporary set in the development of 5G in China, but Digitimes Research believes construction of 5G...
Monday 24 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak may not affect 2020 5G capex if contained by mid-year, Digitimes Research says
While the cancellation of MWC 2020 and the locked-down management in many cities in China due to the coronavirus outbreak have raised concerns about the development of 5G, the epidemic...
Monday 24 February 2020
Samsung begins mass production at new EUV manufacturing line
Samsung Electronics has announced that its new cutting-edge semiconductor fabrication line in Hwaseong, Korea has begun mass production.
Monday 24 February 2020
Corning teams up with Qualcomm for 5G mmWave infrastructure
Corning has announced it is working with Qualcomm Technologies to develop 5G mmWave infrastructure systems for enterprises and public venues. The 5G systems are designed to combine...
Friday 21 February 2020
Sporton to see 2020 revenues grow on testing 5G applications
Mobile device testing and certification service company Sporton International is expected to regain its revenue growth momentum in 2020 from growing 5G applications after experiencing...
Friday 21 February 2020
MediaTek to see 2020 growth constrained
The coronavirus epidemic has cast a shadow over MediaTek's competitiveness in the 5G SoC market this year, as China is the chipmaker's largest market, according to market observers...
Thursday 20 February 2020
FPCB maker Career to increase Kunshan plant capacity for 5G applications
Taiwanese flexible PCB maker Career Technology has been approved by Taiwan's authorities to inject US$40 million into its plant in Kunshan, China to build new capacity for 5G-related...
Thursday 20 February 2020
ASE Technology to secure backend orders for Qualcomm 5nm 5G modem chips
Qualcomm has newly unveiled the world's first 5nm 5G modem-RF system, the Snapdragon X60, to be paired with its latest, third-generation 5G mmWave antenna module, QTM 535, with Taiwan's...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Dekra provides one-stop wireless testing to assist 5G development in collaboration with iST
Dekra, the world's leading expert organizations in testing, inspection, and certification announces today, that they will further strengthen the strategic alliance with Integrated...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
CIS, chip resistor shortages emerging
The coronavirus outbreak in China has further tightened supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) and chip resistors, with severe shortages set to surface and price hikes to follow, according...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Global smartphone shipments to fall below 1.3 billion units in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.278 billion units in 2020, including less than 200 million units of 5G models, taking into account the impacts of the coronavirus...
Monday 17 February 2020
5G phone shipments projections cut
Growing concerns that sales of 5G-enabled phones will be lower than expected in the first quarter of 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak will work to further dampen the prospects of...
Friday 14 February 2020
Coronavirus potentially impacting 5G deployment, says Omdia
The coronavirus is spreading through global technology supply chains, impacting diverse and interconnected sectors of the electronics industry. With the epidemic arriving at dawn...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Post-coronavirus rebound to take place in 2H20, SEMI believes
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has had a negative impact on the world's economy and supply chain, but a rebound should take place in the latter half of 2020 thanks to a general...