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Thursday 15 October 2020
Bluetooth earphone sales to benefit from iPhone 12 series
Apple's decision of not providing wired earphones for its iPhone 12 series is expected to create a wave of Bluetooth earphone demand, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Win Semi enters LiDAR scanner supply chain for new 5G iPhones
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductor and its backend partners including Elite Advanced Laser (eLaser) are engaged in production of VCSEL chips for ToF-based LiDAR scanner for the iPhone...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Taiwan PCB makers obtain 60% of SLP orders for new iPhones
Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unimicron Technology have together landed nearly 60% of total substrate-like PCB (SLP) orders placed by Apple for its new iPhone 12...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Shipments of iPhone 12 lineup may top 80 million units by year-end 2020
Shipments of Apple's just-unveiled iPhone 12 lineup may reach as high as 80 million units by year-end 2020, as the vendor's more affordable pricing strategy is likely to entice users...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Foxconn remains major iPhone assembler
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) has secured the bulk of orders for the new iPhone 12 series and will see its shipments for the new Apple smartphones peak through the first quarter of...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Taiwan has to develop competitive smart medical care, says university president
Taiwan has to concentrate resources in developing a smart medical care sector with its own characteristics and international competitiveness, with electronic medical devices and telemedicine...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Smart manufacturing alliance formed in Taiwan
Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) have jointly established a smart manufacturing alliance to...
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Synnex sees increased September revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$32.486 billion (US$1.11 billion) for September, increasing...
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Huawei reportedly considers selling off Honor brand
Huawei reportedly is considering spinning off its Honor brand into a separate business and then will sell the separated unit to potential investors.
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Quadlink promotes smart aquaculture with AIoT, targeting opportunities in Southeast Asia
Quadlink started out as a fabless IC design house developing wireless communication chips, the manufacturing of which was outsourced to TSMC. Instead of competing head on against...
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Demand for cobots far short of expectation in 2020
Global demand for collaborative robots in 2020 has been disappointing, faling far short of expectation due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Taiwan makers realize scale shipments of Wi-Fi 6 gear, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's network device makers have managed to ramp up their shipment volumes of Wi-Fi 6-based networking devices, such as access points (AP) and routers, to a meaningful scale, according...
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Apple unveils iPhone 12 series
Apple has launched its iPhone 12 series, all supporting 5G, with mmWave connectivity only available to models available in the US.
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Highlights of the day: Chromebook supply to improve in November
Components shortages have hampered supply of Chromebooks, which have seen strong demand from users staying at home in pandemic lockdowns. But the shortages are expected to start easing...
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Yen Sun optimistic about 2H20
Taiwan-based cooling solution developer Yen Sun Technology has enjoyed strong orders for high-end IT and networking devices, and is optimistic about its sales in the second half of...