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Monday 25 February 2019
Quanta shipping 5G x86 servers to new Japan telecom operator
Taiwan DOM Quanta Computer has reportedly kicked off shipments of servers adopting Intel x86 processors to Japan's new telecom operator Rakuten Mobile Network (RMN), marking a successful...
Friday 22 February 2019
Wiwynn expects slow cloud computing market in 2019, but fast growth to resume in 2020
After experiencing a rapidly growing 2018, the cloud computing market is expected to slow down in 2019 for some correction before fast growth resumes in 2020, according to Wiwynn...
Friday 22 February 2019
TSMC with EUV process gearing up for AI, 5G boom
Chipmakers are expected to showcase their new-generation chip solutions for AI and 5G applications at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade fair, with Taiwan Semiconductor...
Friday 22 February 2019
MediaTek reiterates target gross margin of 40% for 2019
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai reiterated at a recent press event the company's gross margin target of 40% this year, and said the mobile SoC specialist is confident about the competitiveness...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Huawei demanding capacity support from Taiwan backend partners
Huawei has demanded sufficient capacity support from its Taiwan-based backend partners for the end of 2019 and the middle of 2020, as the device vendor is gearing up for 5G with plans...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Taiflex sees revenue decline in 2018, but keeps gross margin at above 20%
Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific has announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the whole year 2018. The company saw its 2018 consolidated revenues drop from a...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Taiwan must run faster in IC development: Q&A with science minister Chen Liang-gee
TSMC is likely to kick off volume production of 3nm manufacturing process in 2022-2023, when AI and 5G applications are seen to explode to drastically drive the growth of mobile communications,...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Samsung unveils Galaxy S10 series smartphones
Samsung Electronics has introduced a new line of premium smartphones, the Galaxy S10. The Galaxy S10+ features upgraded specifications; the Galaxy S10e is built for users who want...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
China smartphone AP shipments to drop 25% in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China vendors in fourth-quarter 2018 declined 10% on quarter with system manufacturers adjusting shipment targets downward. As system...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Oppo gearing up to expand presence overseas
China smartphone vendor Oppo is gearing up to extend its sales tentacles into Europe countries, particularly the UK, Turkey and Poland in 2019, as part of its efforts to pursue new...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Smartphone vendors see increasing profit pressure
Brand smartphone vendors may see their profits fall significantly in 2019 as they are investing heavily in upgrading their models despite sluggish terminal market demand, according...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Osense Technology launches smart baseball stadium app
Taiwan startup Osense Technology has launched a smart baseball stadium app integrating all related O2O (online to offline) services, which can be simultaneously utilized by a large...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Zhen Ding revenues plummet in January
Zhen Ding Technology, reportedly among the flexible PCB suppliers for Apple's iPhones, saw its revenues for January 2019 plummet 20.57% on month and 38.02% on year to NT$7.50 billion...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2018
Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China in fourth-quarter 2018 declined 10% quarter over quarter with system manufacturers adjusting shipment targets downward.
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Taiwan set to release 5G spectrum licenses by 2020
The government in Taiwan will complete the first-stage release of 5G spectrum licenses by 2020 at the latest to embrace global explosions of 5G applications and smartphone shipments,...