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Monday 27 May 2019
Foxconn issues rare statement about orders
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a statement saying there may be changes to customers' orders due to market developments.
Monday 27 May 2019
Sales of iPhones to be affected by higher tariffs
The top-four smartphone vendors in the US market are Apple, Samsung, LG and Lenovo, which together account for nearly 90% of the market share. Samsung and LG have sufficient production...
Friday 24 May 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 1Q 2019
Smartphone shipments to China slid to 71.7 million units, down 31.3% on quarter and 16.7% on year in first-quarter 2019.
Friday 24 May 2019
Huawei stepping up memory chip purchases from Japan, Korea
Huawei is looking to step up purchases of memory chips from its Japan- and South Korea-based suppliers, including Toshiba Memory and SK Hynix, according to industry sources.
Friday 24 May 2019
TSMC maintains chip supplies to Huawei
TSMC continues fulfilling chip orders placed by Huawei and will maintain its supply to the China-based customer, according to the pure-play foundry, which also has reiterated its...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Taiwan telecom operators to stop selling new phones from Huawei
Taiwan's five leading telecom operators have said that they will stop selling new smartphones made by Huawei due to concerns of after-sale services after Google stopped providing...
Thursday 23 May 2019
IBM set to commercialize quantum computers in 3-5 years, says executive
IBM is set to commercialize its quantum computers in the next 3-5 years, when they can outperform existing supercomputers in terms of computing capability in some specific domains,...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Machvision to have two startups launch IPOs
Taiwan AOI (automated optical inspection) specialist Machvision has seen efforts of its Bethel Unicorn Incubator Center gradually pay off, with two out of four startups incubated...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Sporton expects inspection demand for 5G phones to drive growth
Mobile device testing and certification service company Sporton International is already engaged in conducting tests and certification for 5G sub-6GHz and mmWave smartphones, and...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Huawei well-prepared for US trade ban, says CEO
Huawei's revenue growth will likely slow to less than 20% for the whole 2019 from 39% in the first quarter of the year, due to the US trade ban, company CEO Ren Zhengfei has been...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Xiaomi reports higher-than-expected sales for 1Q19
Xiaomi has reported higher than expected revenues of CNY43.76 billion (US$6.33 billion) for the first quarter of 2019, increasing 27.2% from a year earlier.
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Huawei development of sub-6GHz 5G chips remains on track
Despite the escalating US-China trade war and US ban on the transfer of technology to Huawei, the Chinese firm's development of application processors and modem chips for sub-6GHz...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Escalating US-China trade war brings uncertainty to memory market in 2H19
With the US and China raising tariffs on each other's goods, coupled with the US ban on Huawei, uncertainty has emerged over the memory market outlook for the rest of 2019.
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Taiwan server, network equipment makers gaining from US-China trade war
Taiwan suppliers of servers and network communication modules have seen orders mount significantly as their clients in the US and Europe have moved to boost ratios of shipments from...
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Huawei piling up inventory
Huawei has been piling up inventory since around the end of 2018, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Inventory levels at the China-based vendor should be able to sustain its...