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Monday 6 May 2019
Global 1Q19 smartphone market continues to shrink; Huawei shines
Following four consecutive quarters of negative growth in 2018, the global smartphone market continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2019 suffering a 6.3% year-over-year decline...
Monday 6 May 2019
Global server market – 1Q 2019
Global server shipments amounted to 3.26 million units in first-quarter 2019, down 10.7% compared to the prior quarter and 9.4% to the corresponding period of 2018.
Monday 6 May 2019
Taiwan makers focus on self-driving shuttle buses
Taiwan-based makers' development of self-driving solutions focus on shuttle buses along fixed routes within closed or semi-closed areas such as amusement parks and airports.
Monday 6 May 2019
Quanta making AI push, says chairman
AI will usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and Taiwan must manage to develop a solid presence in the AI era that will persist into the next decades, Quanta Computer chairman...
Friday 3 May 2019
Sporton positive about demand for 5G related devices
Demand for testing, inspection and certification will continue ramping up in the mobile device and other wireless communication sectors in the second quarter of 2019, as the industry...
Friday 3 May 2019
Wiwynn net earnings up 13.7% on year in 1Q19
Taiwan-based server maker Wiwynn managed to score better shipment and profit performances in the first quarter of 2019 than a year earlier despite overall weak market sentiment reflected...
Friday 3 May 2019
BLU maker Coretronic diversifying operations
Coretronic has diversified its operations beyond its core business of backlight unit (BLU) production to include others such as cloud service, robot manufacturing and mixed reality...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Asian Edge: From PC to 5G
The PC market used to cater mainly to white-collar workers, with manufacturers relying mostly on HP and Dell. The traditional PC and handset assembly sector remains a stable supply...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Taiwan industrial transformation just kicking off, says minister
Structural transformation of Taiwan's industry is just kicking off following a three-year implementation of the "5+2" industrial innovation program, and whether the budding development...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Cloud servers for datacenters to see significant shipments in 2H19
Global server shipments are not expected to regain significant growth momentum until the third quarter or even the fourth quarter of 2019, but the cloud segment's outlook remains...
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Samsung posts revenue and profit declines in 1Q19
Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits of KRW6.2 trillion (US$5.3 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW52.4 trillion for the first quarter of 2019. The profit and revenue...
Tuesday 30 April 2019
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2019
Smartphone AP shipments to China slid 29.3% sequentially in first-quarter 2019 under the influence of system integrators' inventory adjustment and fewer working days.
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Supermicro breaks ground for new plant in Taiwan
US-based server maker Supermicro has just held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 800,000-square foot plant in Taiwan, and is also expanding its Silicon Valley headquarters.
Monday 29 April 2019
Taiwan moving to develop B5G, 6G tech
Despite 5G applications still at a budding stage, Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is actively seeking B5G (beyond 5G) and 6G academic research projects aiming to...
Monday 29 April 2019
HTC to launch new generation blockchain smartphones by year-end 2019
HTC plans to launch its second-generation blockchain-focused smartphone before year-end 2019 in an effort to boost its smartphone sales while continuing to expand its blockchain ecosystem,...