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Tuesday 22 February 2022
Manufacturing industry needs to embrace digital transformation, says Google Cloud Taiwan director
The urgent need for digital transformation in manufacturing has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic by job loss, materials shortages, cargo congestion, and changes in office...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Vietnam gaining leverage in global supply chain
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam remains an attractive location for manufacturers that seek relocation from China, and it is gaining advantages with the...
Monday 21 February 2022
SEA roundup: Samsung spends US$920 million to expand production in Northern Vietnam
According to Tuoi Tre news, the authority of Thai...
Monday 21 February 2022
Apple iPhones gaining market shares in China
China's smartphone shipments in January 2022 were propped up by strong demand during the Lunar New Year holiday while Apple gained market share in the Chinese market with the iPhone...
Monday 21 February 2022
Industry watch: Unicorns from Africa
According to CB Insights, there are more than 900 unicorn companies worldwide, with seven in Africa, four of which appeared during January-September 2021. The funds collected by African...
Friday 18 February 2022
Foldables growth promising, but design improvements wanted
Global shipments of foldable phones are expected to reach 19 million units in 2022 with many brands launching new models, but how to improve user experience is a challenge for supp...
Friday 18 February 2022
Xiaomi denies reported layoff of 10% of employees
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi, in response to a report from China News Service that it will lay off 10% of employees, has denied the report and has said that it has never laid...
Friday 18 February 2022
Newracom's Wi-Fi HaLow SoC solution to bridge connectivity gaps of mass-market products
Newracom, a US startup headquartered in Irvine, California, launched the world's first Wi-Fi HaLow commercial sensor solution with IoT device provider Deviceworx last December, just...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Taiwan handset shipments to resume growth in 2022
Taiwan's smartphone shipments in 2021 dropped 10% relative to 2020, but the market is expected to restore growth in 2022 as telecom operators turn to highlight 5G services, observers...
Thursday 17 February 2022
SEA smartphone shipments hit record high in 2021
According to Counterpoint Research, smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia grew 5% for the year of 2021, compared to 2020.
Thursday 17 February 2022
Avilon Intelligence makes managing autonomous UAV fleet as easy as clicks on screen
An autonomous drone landed on Phuket Island, successfully completed the mission of delivering goods for its customer; but the engineer who was managing the drone was 3,000 kilometers...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Vivo to double smartphone production in India
Vivo announced that it will invest INR35 billion to expand smartphone production capacity and will start exporting devices from 2022, underscoring the role India plays as a regional...
Thursday 17 February 2022
NCC to issue 5G enterprise-use private network licenses in 1H22
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) is expected to issue operating licenses for 5G enterprise-use private networks in the first half of 2022, according to industry so...
Wednesday 16 February 2022
Notebook ODMs strengthening deployments in high-margin IPC sector
Notebook ODMs, including Wistron and Compal Electronics, are actively moving to grow their presence in the industrial PC (IPC) sector through acquisitions or cooperation with IPC...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
MCU specialist Nuvoton set to embrace strong 2022
Nuvoton Technology remains optimistic that its shipments of 32-bit MCUs, server baseboard management controllers (BMCs), automotive battery management ICs (BMICs), and power management...