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Thursday 17 March 2022
Pegatron India plant to start production in April, say sources
Due to China imposing a lockdown on Shenzhen, Pegatron's India plant would start production of iPhones in April, which would help stabilize the global iPhone supplies, said sources...
Thursday 17 March 2022
New Apple iPhone SE shipments to hit 30 million in 2022, says DIGITIMES Research
Apple's new iPhone SE shipments are expected to reach 30 million units in 2022, about the same as shipped volumes of 25-30 million units of its predecessor in its first year (2020)...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
COVID lockdowns in China may affect shipments of new Apple devices
Shipments of new Apple devices may more or less be affected by the COVID lockdowns in Shenzhen and Dongguan, where its supply chain partners including Foxconn, Unimicron Technology...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
COVID spike in China disrupting handset CIS shipments, sources say
A spike in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong and other Chinese cities is disrupting handset CMOS image sensor (CIS) shipments, as well as deliveries of related modules and other devices,...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Ace Pillar acquires 100% stake in BlueWalker
Ace Pillar, a distributor of mechatronic components used in industrial automation and provider of corresponding system integration services, will acquire a 100% stake in BlueWalker,...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
DFI upbeat about demand from infrastructure construction
Industrial motherboard and computing solution provider DFI is optimistic about demand arising from infrastructure construction along with fast growing demand for digital transformation...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Device assemblers to closely monitor inventory
Downstream device assemblers and vendors in the networking device, notebook, and server sectors will be closely monitoring their inventory levels this year, as unfavorable macro factors...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Coronavirus lockdown in Shenzhen and Dongguan disrupting handset supply chain
China's smartphone suppliers are facing another ordeal after Shenzhen and Dongguan authorities announced week-long lockdowns to curb rising COVID-19 infections.
Monday 14 March 2022
GaN-on-SiC targets base stations in growing LEO satellite market
Amid the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to a public request from a Ukrainian politician to provide Starlink satellite internet services to Ukraine. Ukraine...
Monday 14 March 2022
Gigabyte to spin off server business
Gigabyte Technology has announced it will spin off its network communication business group and transfer it to its wholly-owned subsidiary Giga Computing Technology. The transfer...
Monday 14 March 2022
Goertek steps up investment in Vietnam
Goertek, reportedly a major supplier in Apple's ecosystem, is raising capital investment for its factories in Vietnam. This month, it is expanding investment by US$306 million for...
Monday 14 March 2022
India roundup: Chinese smartphone vendors seek cooperation with Indian makers
Bloomberg cited sources saying that Xiaomi,...
Monday 14 March 2022
RTI bets on LEO satellites, Wi-Fi 7 for future growth
United Microwave Technology (UMT) has received orders from three major low earth orbit (LEO) satellite customers, which is expected to bring in LEO satellite opportunities for its...
Monday 14 March 2022
New iPhone SE gnaws away at Android market share
Following the launch of new 5G iPhone SE model, the market is observing whether Apple will dominate the midrange phone segment as it did previously.
Monday 14 March 2022
Oppo flexes muscles with self-developed NPUs
Oppo has become the fourth phone brand in China that has developed its own neural processing units (NPUs), while chips developed by Qualcomm and MediaTek have also been adopted in...