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Friday 11 March 2022
Network device vendor Browave to regain growth in 2022
Taiwan-based optical communication device maker Browave expects its shipments to pick up significantly starting the second quarter of 2022, and is confident its annual revenues and...
Friday 11 March 2022
GIS expects revenue proportion for fingerprint recognition modules to rise to 30% in three years
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) expects the revenue proportion for smartphone-use fingerprint recognition modules to keep increasing to 30% in three years,...
Friday 11 March 2022
IC design houses expect lower-than-expected shipments in 1H22
Taiwan-based IC design houses have quietly revised downward their shipment targets for the first half of 2022, due mainly to disappointing smartphone sales, according to industry...
Thursday 10 March 2022
UFS goes mainstream for smartphones
UFS has replaced eMMC as the mainstream specification for smartphones, and the new-generation UFS 4.0 will be featured in commercial products starting in 2024, according to market...
Thursday 10 March 2022
More China firms join iPad supply chain
More China-based companies, such as BYD, have entered the supply chain for Apple's iPads, according to industry sources.
Thursday 10 March 2022
Synnex Technology International 2021 net profit hits record
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International recorded a net profit of NT$17.272 billion (US$621 million) for 2021, the historically highest annual...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Apple announces new iPhone SE
Apple has announced 4.7-inch iPhone SE, which comes with iOS 15 and A15 Bionic, which powers advanced camera capabilities and improves user experience in operations such as photo...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Wi-Fi 6 applications continue to grow, says Aruba Networks
As the Wi-Fi 6 penetration rate continues to increase, the number of Wi-Fi 6 applications has also grown. Magic Hsu, general manager of growth and emerging markets and Taiwan at Aruba...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
MediaTek seeing handset AP inventory swell
MediaTek has seen its inventory level for handset application processors (including 4G and 5G ones) swell to 160-180 days from past regular levels of around 100 days, due mainly to...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan seeks commercial applications of quantum tech
Taiwan's national team of quantum technology developers will be introduced in a rally on March 16, as they work to develop commercially applicable quantum technologies in four year...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing bigger presence in North America
MediaTek is looking to expand its Android smartphone market share in North America with its upcoming 5G mmWave chip solutions slated for launch in the second half of this year, according...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Getac Holdings expanding automotive part capacity in Vietnam
Getac Holding is expanding production capacity for die casting automotive parts by 100% at its factory in Hanoi, northern Vietnam, with the additional capacity to gradually come into...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Non-Chinese markets deploy 5G, but may slow down soon
While the establishment of 5G infrastructure, particularly base stations, in China has been slowing down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US-China trade tensions, 5G deployment...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Chinese phonemakers hope to hike sales with multiple 5G models
China-based smartphone brands are expected to flood non-Chinese handset markets with entry-level to mid-range 5G models in 2022 in hopes to improve their sales amid weakening smartphone...
Monday 7 March 2022
Can SMIC help Russia survive tech sanctions?
Governments around the world have imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia to limit its access to semiconductors and other tech goods from overseas. Taiwan and South Korea...