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Thursday 29 June 2017
Ennoconn gains control of Germany-based S&T
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Ennoconn has completed its EUR150 million investment in Germany-based S&T AG and has acquired three director positions on the company’s board. Since...
Thursday 29 June 2017
MWC Shanghai 2017: Lenovo, Meitu, Vivo show off new models, new technologies
China-based smartphone vendors, including Lenovo, Meitu and Vivo are showcasing their latest models at MWC Shanghai 2017 aiming to ramp up their presence in the global market.
Thursday 29 June 2017
MediaTek unveils NB-IoT SoC, partnership with China Mobile
MediaTek has unveiled its first narrow band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system-on-chip (SoC), the MT2625, and announced a collaboration with China Mobile to build what the companies...
Thursday 29 June 2017
Powerchip eyeing orders from Illumina
Powerchip Technology is looking to become the second foundry partner of Illumina following Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to industry sources.
Thursday 29 June 2017
MWC Shanghai 2017 opens, highlighting 5G technology
The 4-day MWC Shanghai 2017 kicked off on June 28, with top-tier telecom players including China Mobile, China Unicom, Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson highlighting their latest 5G technologies...
Thursday 29 June 2017
China and India to account for half of all new mobile subscribers added by 2020, finds GSMA study
China and India, the two most populous countries in the world, will account for almost half of all new mobile subscribers expected to be added worldwide by the end of the decade, according...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan market: Xiaomi to open stores, says paper
China-based Xiaomi Technology, in addition to its online shopping website, is planning to establish a total of five physical stores in Taiwan in the second half, according to a Chinese-language...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan market: Chief Telecom debuts on emerging stock market
IP telecom service provider Chief Telecom, a subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, made its debut on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board with an initial price of NT$85 (US$2.795) on June 28.
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Ibase 1H17 operations subject to impact of currency appreciation, component price hikes
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Ibase Technology has seen a negative impact due to appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar, key component shortages and hikes in prices (mainly for flash, SSDs...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
EMEA server spending declines 12.7% on year in 1Q17, says IDC
IDC's EMEA Server Tracker shows that in the first quarter of 2017 the EMEA server market reported an on-year decline in vendor revenues of 12.7% to EUR2.7 billion (US$3.07 billion)...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
China smartphone vendors ramping orders at IC firms
China-based smartphone vendors including Oppo and Vivo have stepped up their pace of chip orders, while Huawei, Xiaomi Technology and Gionee are expected to increase their chip orders...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan lags behind in AI development
Compared to US' leadership in AI (artificial intelligence) technology development, Taiwan lags far behind, according to Ho Mei-yueh, a former economicc minister and currently a presidential...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Intel extends lifecycle support for IoT platforms to strengthen supply chains
Intel has decided to sharply extend lifecycle support for its whole series of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions platforms from seven years to 15 years, in a bid to regain the confidence...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
DRAM ASPs to rise 5% sequentially in 3Q17, says DRAMeXchange
The ASP of DRAM chips is forecast to rise 5% sequentially in the third quarter of 2017, as supply remains tight, according to DRAMeXchange.
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Yield rates, OLED supply may be key in new iPhone shipments
Industry sources have predicted shipments of upcoming iPhones could be interrupted, with yield rates at assembly plants and the supply of OLED panels likely to become issues.