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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Highlights of the day: CSOT to build inkjet-printed OLED fab
Demand for OLED is picking up, with Apple's freshly released iPhone 12 family all featuring OLED screens. Now China-based maker CSOT...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Vapor chamber demand for smartphones disappointing
Demand for vapor chambers (VC) from smartphone vendors has been disappointing so far in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic deterring the launch of high-end models by non-Apple...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Promoting trust in AI: Q&A with Intel data-centric tech evangelist Abigail Hing Wen
Abigail Hing Wen is the data-centric tech evangelist and AI podcast host for Intel. Beside her work at Intel, she has multiple identities: a lawyer in venture capital, a leader in...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Asia Pacific Telecom ready for commercial 5G services
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has announced that it will kick off its commercial 5G services in Taiwan on October 22, leveraging a 5G spectrum sharing scheme reached with fellow company...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Wistron to acquire WD plant in Malaysia
Wistron has announced it will spend US$28.74 million to acquire a plant from Western Digital (WD) in Malaysia via its subsidiary Wistron Technology (Malaysia).
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Highlights of the day: BOE reportedly enters iPhone 12 OLED supply chain
The freshly released iPhone 12 devices all feature OLED screens. China-based panel maker BOE reportedly was initially...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
China 5G phone shipments to top 150 million units in 2020
Sales of 5G phones in China, already in full swing, are expected to gain a further boost in fourth-quarter 2020 thanks to higher than expected pre-orders for iPhone 12 lineup received...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
BOE to ship OLED panels for iPhone 12 in small volume, say sources
BOE Technology reportedly will start shipping 6.1-inch OLED panels, albeit in small volume, for the just released iPhone 12 in the second half of October, with prospects to gradually...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan ODMs gain entry into EV supply chains
Fast growing development of electric vehicles (EVs) has opened up business opportunities for Taiwan-based IT ODMs, with Quanta Computer and Wistron having entered the supply chains...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up for 5G smartphone market boom
Taiwan-based IC design houses are gearing up for a boom in 5G smartphone shipments starting the fourth quarter of 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 19 October 2020
Highlights of the day: iPhone 12 mini ecosystem likely to see more orders
The iPhone 12series are expected to see significant sales, with Apple likely to increase orders for its ecosystem partners. Apple will reportedly increase SLP orders with its PCB...
Monday 19 October 2020
Startups develop AI manufacturing solutions
NADI System, Memorence AI and Verdigris Technologies have developed AI-based solutions for manufacturing.
Monday 19 October 2020
Cloud market to reach US$1 trillion in 2024, says IDC
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely proven to be an accelerator of cloud adoption and extension and will continue to drive a faster conversion to cloud-centric IT. According to IDC,...
Monday 19 October 2020
iPhone 12 mini mainboard suppliers may land extra orders
Taiwan's PCB makers Compeq Manufacturing and Unimicron, both now supplying SLP mainboards for iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, are likely to land additional orders from Apple...
Monday 19 October 2020
Microsoft Surface makes way into entry-level sector
Microsoft has priced the latest member of its Surface family - the Surface Laptop Go - at only US$549 with the device believed to be targeting primarily Chromebooks as its competition,...