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Monday 25 May 2020
5G equipment market main target of US new sanctions against Huawei
The real target of the US sanctions against Huawei is its 5G equipment deployments, rather than its smartphone business, according to industry sources.
Monday 25 May 2020
Test Research upbeat about 1H20
Test Research (TRI), which provides automatic test and inspection tool solutions, has landed a pull-in of orders for networking and server applications since the fourth quarter of...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Taiwan IC design houses optimistic about 5G smartphone demand in 2H20
Chip demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up starting the third quarter of 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Thursday 21 May 2020
Huawei expects to build 800,000 5G base stations in China by 2020
Huawei has built 200,000 5G base stations so far in China and the number is set to hit 800,000 by 2020 covering over 340 cities, according to company's wireless network vice president...
Thursday 21 May 2020
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2020
Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China only amounted to 135 million units in first-quarter 2020, plunging more than 30% on quarter and 12.2% on year.
Thursday 21 May 2020
Unimicron, Nan Ya say ABF substrate investment plans remain in place
Taiwan's major IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Nan YA PCB have stressed that their investments in capacity expansion and R&D for ABF substrates will not be affected...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Taiwan Star teams up with Nokia for 5G buildups
Taiwan Star Telecom has signed a deal with Nokia for the buildup of its 5G base stations and central equipment systems of its 5G networks, according to a company statement.
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Smartphone sales picking up in China
Smartphone sales in China have been picking up recently, with strong consumer demand for 5G models fueling the momentum, according to sources from Taiwan's handset supply chain.
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Pegatron eyeing opportunities from 5G private networks
Pegatron, eyeing the business opportunities in enterprise-use private networks in the 5G era, is making preparations to produce devices for use in dedicated 5G networks for enterprise...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
FET finishes POC for drone-based 5G 3D spatial network optimization
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has disclosed it has completed proof of concept (POC) for drone-based 5G 3D spatial network optimization, a project intended to optimize spatial...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Top silicon wafer makers post revenue falls in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
High inventory levels at clients in late 2019 and the coronavirus outbreak early this year combined to send first-quarter 2020 revenues of the world's top-2 silicon wafer suppliers...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Qualcomm, MediaTek head to head in entry-level 5G SoC market
MediaTek has announced a new Dimensity chipset for smartphones, the Dimensity 820, supporting 5G and the latest multimedia and AI technologies. The new offering portends keen competition...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Taiwan backend houses expect Huawei orders to drift starting 4Q20
Taiwan-based OSAT firms will continue to fulfill chip orders from Huawei/HiSilicon in the third quarter of 2020, but are unsure about the orders in the fourth quarter as the Chinese...
Friday 15 May 2020
CHT, HTC to jointly offer VR applications via 5G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have announced an alliance to jointly launch VR application services that will leverage the traits of high-speed, low latency and wide bandwidth of...
Friday 15 May 2020
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2020
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panels shipments went down 28.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, reaching only 167.64 million units as demand for entry-level smartphones...