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Wednesday 26 October 2022
India's antitrust watchdog fines Google second time in a week
India's antitrust watchdog fined Google for abusing its dominant position in the payment system in its proprietary mobile OS. It is the second time in a week that Google was fined,...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Epi-wafer suppliers cautious about demand for handset PAs
InP-based epitaxial wafer suppliers are uncertain whether their operations will bottom out in the fourth quarter of 2022 as weak demand for handset-use power amplifiers (PAs) casts...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Taiwan handset sales likely to fall 9% or more in 2022
Handset sales in Taiwan will likely fall 9% or more in 2022 compared to a year earlier, as macro headwinds adversely affect demand, according to sources at local channel distributo...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
HTC to accelerate AR/VR for commercial applications
HTC is ramping up the penetration rates of related AR/VR applications in multiple business sectors, including teleconference, educational training, studying, medical care, designing...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Component suppliers increase focus on non-CE device applications
Component suppliers, including cable specialist Copartner Tech, connector maker Speed Tech, and Primax Electronics, which supplies components for mainly mobile devices and PC peripherals,...
Monday 24 October 2022
PC, handset sales could worsen next year to 2019-2020 levels, say foundry sources
Sluggish PC and handset sales are expected to worsen further in the first half of 2023, and most supply chain players are likely to see their shipments and revenues for next year...
Monday 24 October 2022
India smartphone shipments decline due to inflation
As inflation hits consumers' disposable income, India's smartphone shipments declined by 6% annually, with entry-level and mid- to high-end smartphones showing diverging trends.
Monday 24 October 2022
Wistron, Asia Optical unveil service robots
Wistron and Asia Optical have unveiled their respective service robots for use in hotels.
Friday 21 October 2022
Inventory correction for Android phones nears end
Inventory correction for Android smartphones may come to an end later in the fourth quarter, but the market outlook for 2023 remains vague, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC...
Friday 21 October 2022
Taiwan September handset sales below expectation
Handset sales in Taiwan came to 450,000 units in September, which were below a previous estimate of over 500,000 units, according to sources at local retail channels.
Friday 21 October 2022
Lite-On Tech to build new plant in US for NT$2 billion
EMS vendor Lite-On Technology has announced plans to invest NT$2 billion (US$62.4 million) to build new production lines in Dallas, Texas.
Thursday 20 October 2022
Key iPhone supplier warns smartphone demand will continue to fall
Murata Manufacturing expects this year's drop in smartphone sales to keep going well into 2023, led by a sharp downturn in China.
Thursday 20 October 2022
China still capable of developing edge AI chips
Despite the US' latest restrictions on exports of advanced-node chips and related manufacturing equipment to China, China will still be capable of developing its homegrown AI chips...
Thursday 20 October 2022
India's L&T Tech partners with Qualcomm for Industry 4.0
Indian telecommunications companies have begun rolling out 5G services across the country, beginning with a grand announcement from the prime minister himself. Promising unprecedented...
Thursday 20 October 2022
AIC puts more focus on niche-market servers
Taiwan-based server maker AIC is putting more focus on niche-market servers and is cautiously optimistic about overall shipments in 2023, mainly driven by the easing of server chip...