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Friday 21 August 2020
Q Tech posts strong results for 1H20
China-based camera module maker Q Technology has reported strong results for first-half 2020 and is seeking to maintain its competitiveness by deepening its development for 3D ToF...
Friday 21 August 2020
High-end smartphone lens module prices to drop in 3Q20
Amid decreasing demand for smartphones, especially high-end models, prices for high-end smartphone-use lens modules are expected to slip in third-quarter 2020, with price-cut competition...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Microsoft to set up IoT center in Taiwan
Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho, at DevDay Asia 2020 Online, has announced the establishment of IoT Center of Excellence in Taiwan to provide an R&D field for 5G + AI + IoT and help...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Semiconductor firms say sales goals unchanged despite Huawei ban
Several Taiwan-based IC design houses and power semiconductor device suppliers have said their sales targets for 2020 remain unchanged despite recent reports indicating that Huawei...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Xiaomi stepping up R&D efforts for AIoT devices
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will earmark CNY10 billion (US$1.444 billion) for R&D in 2020 focusing on developing AIoT devices, according to company chairman Lei Jun.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Highlights of the day: HiSilicon engineers abandon ship
The mounting US trade sanctions are driving HiSilicon to the brink, and many engineers have left the Huawei IC design...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers concerned about demand gap left by Huawei
Taiwan's PCB supply chain is trying to identify clients who may replace Huawei and HiSilicon, both of whom face tough US trade restrictions, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
CHT, ASE, Qualcomm join forces to build first 5G mmWave smart factory in Taiwan
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), ASE Technology Holding and Qualcomm Technologies will join forces to build Taiwan's first smart factory based on 5G mmWave designated enterprise networks in...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Sunny Optical seeking to enter Apple supply chain
China-based Sunny Optical Technology is making efforts trying to become a supplier of lens modules for Apple, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
HiSilicon team in Taiwan shrinking
Huawei's chipmaking subsidiary HiSilicon has seen many of its staff in Taiwan leaving amid increasingly tough trade sanctions from the US on the Chinese tech group, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Catcher to sell smartphone chassis plants to Chinese firm
Catcher Technology has announced it plans to sell two of its smartphone chassis plants and related facilities in China to Lens Technology, a Chinese firm which is reportedly a cover...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy Note 20 lineup stronger than expected in Taiwan
Pre-orders for Samsung's recently released Galaxy Note 20 devices have been stronger than expected in the Taiwan market, according to sources from local telecom channels.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Kenmec to ramp up water cooling solution shipments for server rooms
Automation equipment specialist Kenmec Mechanical Engineering expects to gradually ramp up shipments of its newly developed thermal solution for server rooms in the months ahead.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
IBM announces 7nm processor
IBM has revealed the next generation of its POWER central processing unit (CPU) family, designed for enterprise hybrid cloud computing.
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Highlights of the day: 8-inch fab tools hard to come by
The semiconductor industry may be watching closely TSMC's fast expansion of 12-inch fab capacity for advanced-node manufacturing, but supply at 8-inch fabs has been tight. As equipment...