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Thursday 13 August 2020
Inventec Appliances has a tough year in 2020, says president
Inventec Appliances, a maker of smart hand-held devices, is having its most difficult year in 2020 since it was founded in 2000, because of the coronavirus pandemic and US-trade tensions,...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Inventec optimistic about notebook shipments
Notebook ODM Inventec has painted a rosy picture for notebook industry outlook, expecting global notebook shipments to remain robust in the next six months, according to company president...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
UK-based Rainmaking Innovation sets up accelerator in STSP
UK-based Rainmaking Innovation recently inaugurated its Center of Excellence and Expertise in Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), becoming the third accelerator there.
Wednesday 12 August 2020
China handset players launch 5G phones in Taiwan
China's handset brands including Realme and Oppo have launched new 5G phones in the Taiwan market.
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Server shipments to Facebook to remain strong
The needs to connect during pandemic lockdowns have spurred demand for servers. Shipments of servers to Facebook in...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Server shipments to Facebook to rise 15% in 3Q20, says Digitimes Research
Server shipments to Facebook are forecast to register a 15% sequential increase in the third quarter of 2020, when the social network giant is expected to absorb over 15% of total...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
Taiwan, Cisco jointly set up 5G open networking experiment platform
Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau has teamed up with Cisco to set up the country's first 5G open networking experiment platform, gathering heavyweight server and networking firms...
Monday 10 August 2020
Taiwan makers eyeing Open RAN
Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) is one of the options for telecom operators' deployments in the 5G era. As Open RAN can adopt COTS (commercial off the shelf) or GPP (general...
Friday 7 August 2020
Taiwan Mobile, Formosa Plastics Transport unveil autonomous vehicles
Taiwan Mobile and Formosa Plastics Transport (FPT) have unveiled two autonomous vehicles for trial operation along a 3km road in a retiree commuinity.
Friday 7 August 2020
HTC reports weak sales for July
HTC's sales in July remained weak ahead of the release of its 5G phones in August. Its July revenues came to NT$284 million (US$9.66 million), down 56% sequentially and 36% on year...
Thursday 6 August 2020
Taiwan to see more cloud businesses shifted from Hong Kong
Taiwan is emerging as an increasingly important destination for international cloud service providers to set up new footholds as Hong Kong is losing luster in the sector due to China's...
Thursday 6 August 2020
Samsung eyeing higher market share in Taiwan with Note 20
Samsung Electronics expects sales of its smartphones in the Taiwan market to be further boosted in second-half 2020 thanks to the availability of its just released high-end Galaxy...
Thursday 6 August 2020
5G optical component shipment momentum to continue into 4Q20
Robust demand for optical components for 5G applications is expected to continue into fourth-quarter 2020 as related 5G infrastructure construction projects for the year in China...
Wednesday 5 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Backend firms start shipments for PS5
Sony is expected to introduce its PS5 later this year, with Taiwanese backend service providers already starting delivering...
Wednesday 5 August 2020
PCB shipments slowing down for China 5G base stations
PCB shipments for 5G base station applications in China have slowed down after peaking in the second quarter, and the supply chain is concerned about when shipment momentum could...