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Tuesday 20 August 2019
Highlights of the day: MediaTek on track to unveil 5G SOCs
Taiwan-based IC designer house MediaTek reportedly is on track to roll out its first 5G SoC series, codenamed MT6885,...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
China smartphone sales up 22.4% on quarter in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Sales of smartphone in the China market increased 22.4% sequentially to 93.4 million units in the second quarter of 2019 as local brands were keen to roll out new models after inventories...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
MediaTek 5G SoC on track; Qualcomm faces 7nm EUV yield issues at Samsung, sources say
Unsatisfactory yield rates at Samsung's 7nm EUV process may affect production for the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 7250 mobile SoC, but MediaTek's development of 5G chips, with support...
Monday 19 August 2019
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2019
Second-quarter 2019 smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China showed 39.1% sequential growth, higher than previously expected, buoyed by early inventory ramp-up in...
Monday 19 August 2019
Cloud server shipments to rise on demand from US, China in 4Q19
After experiencing weak performances in the first half of 2019, most Taiwan-based sever supply chain makers expect to see better results in the second half on stronger shipments to...
Monday 19 August 2019
Startup MIT promoting medical image recording systems
Taiwan-based startup Medical Innovation Technology (MIT) has been dedicated to promoting its medical image recording platform to address the needs of regional hospitals, clinics and...
Friday 16 August 2019
Highlights of the day: PCB makers see conservative orders for upcoming iPhone
Apple is expected to launch its new iPhones soon, but it seems few would expect strong sales or major spec upgrades for the new phones. News from the supply chain has claimed that...
Friday 16 August 2019
Synnex Technology July revenues down on year
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$28.336 billion (US$909 million) for July, increasing 9.55%...
Friday 16 August 2019
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2019
Smartphone shipments by China-based vendors in second-quarter 2019 topped 180 million units, soaring 26.7% on quarter and 5.6% on year.
Friday 16 August 2019
Orders for upcoming iPhones conservative, say PCB firms
Orders for the iPhones slated for launch in September have thus far been weaker compared to the momentum in previous years, according to sources at PCB makers.
Friday 16 August 2019
Fii revving up to tap IIoT market
As China is keenly developing its industrial IoT (IIoT) ecosystems to upgrade and transform traditional industries, Foxconn Industrial Internet, the IIoT arm of the world's largest...
Friday 16 August 2019
PChome Online adds stake in PChomePay
Taiwan-based e-commerce operator PChome Online has announced it will acquire a 33.88% stake in PChomePay third-party e-payment services provider from its subsidiary B2B2C online shopping...
Thursday 15 August 2019
CHT, Thunder Tiger jointly set up unmanned air systems
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has teamed up with RC (remote-controlled) device and drone developer Thunder Tiger to complete the establishment of unmanned air systems (UAS) in Taiwan for...
Thursday 15 August 2019
India smartphone market registers shipment growths in 2Q19, says IDC
India's smartphone market saw highest-ever second-quarter shipments of 36.9 million in the second quarter of 2019, with a 9.9% on-year and 14.8% on-quarter growth, according to IDC...
Thursday 15 August 2019
IT product developments in 5G era
The recent unveiling of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 10 lineup and Huawei's Harmony OS seems to have pointed out a direction for IT products' development in the 5G era.