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Monday 14 October 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC 16nm lead time extended
TSMC is expected to report record sales for 2019, driven by strong demand for its advanced manufacturing processes. Its 7nm production capacity has been fully occupied, thanks to...
Monday 14 October 2019
Taiwan to auction off 5G spectrum in December
Taiwan's government will start the bidding process for the release of related frequency bands to telecom operators for 5G services on December 10, and the auctions would likely to...
Monday 14 October 2019
MSI unveils AMR for robot market
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its service robot, the Autonomous Mobility Robot (AMR), which features sensors and positioning device to help create maps of its working...
Monday 14 October 2019
Taiwan revving up to introduce AI talent from India
Taiwan is gearing up to introduce AI talent from India to address shortages of high-end R&D engineers in the IT industry, as part of its efforts to deepen partnerships with 18...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Intel looks to 5G, AI for future growth
The emerging 5G and AI applications will be driving Intel's growth over the next decade, market observers believe.
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Notebook shipments in 2019 are estimated to show a 1.6% increase with vendors ramping up inventory in preparation for the US-China trade war and business notebooks as well as Chromebook...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Taiwan sets up IoT-based air pollution monitoring network
Taiwan's environmental protection authority has been installing air quality sensors around the country to form an IoT-based network of monitoring air pollution mainly caused by fac...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
AUO chairman tipped to head TCA
Paul Peng, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO), is being tipped to be the next chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), succeeding incumbent TH Tung, who is obligated to step down...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Highlights of the day: TI revamping sales practice
Texas Instruments is revamping the way of selling its products, relying less on distributors. TI earlier this month decided to terminate Avnet's rights to distributing its products...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Apple likely to outrace Huawei in smartphone shipments in 4Q19, says sources
Buoyed by brisk sales of the iPhone 11 lineup, Apple is likely to outrace Huawei to recapture second place in the global smartphone vendor ranking in the fourth quarter of 2019 after...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Chenbro sees September revenues stay flat on year
Taiwan-based server chassis expert Chenbro Micom has announced consolidated revenues of NT$570 million (US$18.33 million) for September, flat on year.
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Qualcomm joins Taiwan 5G Alliance
Qualcomm has recently joined Taiwan's 5G Alliance and will partner with Taiwan's OEM/ODMs and academies to conduct 5G research, according to Alex Orange, senior director of Government...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Samsung announces earnings guidance for 3Q19
Samsung Electronics has announced its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2019, expecting consolidated sales to reach KRW62 trillion (US$51.94 billion) and consolidated operating...
Monday 7 October 2019
EMC upbeat about 4Q19
Taiwan's leading CCL maker Elite Material (EMC) expects significant revenues for fourth-quarter 2019, bolstered by encouraging sales of iPhone 11, according to industry soruces.
Monday 7 October 2019
HTC reports robust sales for September
HTC has reported revenues of NT$1.275 billion (US$41.24 million) for September, up 73.7% on month and 1.53% on year. The annual gains for the month were the company's first in two...