677 news items tagged Android
ASE to see strong 1Q20 with robust 5G mobile SoCs backend orders
Wednesday 11 December 2019Robust orders for 5G smartphone application processors from the world's major Android phone vendors will allow backend house ASE Technology Holding to enjoy a particularly strong...
Qualcomm intros new 5G SoC lineup
Thursday 5 December 2019Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 865 and 765 seies SoC chips designed for 5G-capable Android smartphones slated for launch in 2020. TSMC and Samsung Foundry reportedly are...
MPI, LCP materials for smartphone antennas to coexist
Wednesday 4 December 2019Modified polyimide (MPI) and liquid crystal polymer (LCP) materials for smartphone antennas are expected to coexist, with the former being adopted mainly for Android models, and the...
Google announces new Pixel 4 smartphone
Wednesday 16 October 2019Google has unveiled the Pixel 4 smartphone that packs new technology into a new design and is pre-installed with the latest version of Android.
Global smartphone shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Monday 14 October 2019Global smartphone shipments will continue to decline for the second year in 2019. Although emerging markets have demand coming from feature phone users switching to smartphones, it...
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Wednesday 9 October 2019Notebook 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...
Advanced packaging, mini LED rising as new growth driver: Q&A with Kulicke & Soffa SVP CP Chong
Friday 4 October 2019US-based semiconductor assembly equipment supplier Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) is optimistic that 5G and AI applications will drive demand for advanced IC packaging equipment.
Microsoft reveals new Surface lineup and dual-screen devices
Thursday 3 October 2019Microsoft has announced a new Surface lineup with five new products coming this holiday and two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in holiday 2020.
Smartphone challenges continue in 2019, says IDC
Wednesday 11 September 2019The worldwide handset market has shown signs of recovery in the second half of 2019 and into 2020, pushing smartphone shipment growth back into positive territory, according to IDC...
VPEC enjoys robust demand for VCSEL components
Thursday 8 August 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has enjoyed a ramp-up in demand for vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) components for use in smartphones...
BOE tipped as strong contender for Apple OLED panel orders
Thursday 18 July 2019Taiwan's supply chain makers in the flat panel industry are likely to benefit from the simmering trade row between Japan and Korea which could upend Samsung Display's monopoly role...
VPEC ramps up shipments of VCSEL devices for handset applications
Thursday 11 July 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to see significant revenue increases for the third quarter of 2019 as it has started intensive shipments...
No timetable set for Huawei Ark OS launch, says executive
Friday 5 July 2019Huawei has set no clear-cut timetable for the launch of its own handset operating system, dubbed Hongmeng OS, which could also be known as ARK OS globally, according to the firm's...
VPEC ramping up VCSEL wafer production
Thursday 13 June 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has kicked off volume production for vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) components, and is expected to...
JMC finds strength to compete with bigger rivals
Thursday 13 June 2019Taiwan-based JMC Electronics, which uses both subtrative and semi-additive processes to manufacture chip-on-film (COF) substrates, has strength to better compete with its larger international...
Taiwan IC partners see unclear prospects for 2H19 shipments to Huawei
Tuesday 21 May 2019With the US trade sanctions likely to prove disastrous to Huawei, Taiwan semiconductor supply chain partners can hardly give clear-cut prospects for the third quarter of 2019 and...
Huawei seeking capacity increases at Taiwan partners despite US ban
Monday 20 May 2019Huawei has reportedly promised not to cut its orders with Taiwan's upstream and downstream supply chain partners and also inquired about the possibility of increasing their production...
Taiwan IC design houses see orders for Android phones pick up
Tuesday 23 April 2019Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders for Android smartphones pick up in the second quarter, thanks mainly to the upcoming rollouts of new models, according to industry so...
5G mobile modem chips become valuable strategic resources after Intel exit
Friday 19 April 2019Mobile modem chips are likely to become scarce strategic resources in the 5G era, now that Intel has decided to exit the 5G smartphone modem market to focus on 4G and 5G modems for...
COG packaging demand picking up
Tuesday 2 April 2019COG (chip-on-glass) packaging demand has picked up recently as some Taiwan-based suppliers of TDDI (touch and display driver integrated) chips adopt the method to replace COF (chip-on-film)...
IPC startup i-Motion Group unveils new POS
Tuesday 2 April 2019Taiwan-based i-Motion Group, a startup founded by Asustek Computer ex-president Jerry Shen, has unveiled a new product combining the functionalities of a POS, a printer and a laser...
TSMC seeing chip orders for Android devices ramp up
Tuesday 19 March 2019Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started seeing chip orders for Android devices ramp up recently, with its fabless clients including HiSilicon,...
PCB makers may not gain much from Huawei P30 Pro release
Monday 4 March 2019China handset vendor Huawei is set to release new smartphone model P30 Pro in late March as one of its major offerings for the first half of 2019, but Taiwan PCB supply chain is conservative...
Chipbond revenues to surge in 2Q19
Monday 25 February 2019Chipbond Technology, a backend house specializing in display driver ICs, is expected to see its revenues buck seasonal patterns in the first quarter of 2019 followed by robust performance...
Shipments of 3D sensing-enabled Android smartphones to boom, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 13 February 2019Shipments of Android-based smartphones featuring 3D sensing technology are set to boom in 2019, propelled by the increasing adoption of back-end time-of-flight (ToF) sensor solutions,...
- Google outlines plans for mainline Linux kernel support in Android (Nov 20) - Ars Technica
- Google's fight with Oracle will be heard in the Supreme Court (Nov 15) - engadget
- Motorola is making Android TVs too (Sep 16) - engadget
- Huawei unveils its rival to Android. It's called Harmony (Aug 9) - CNN
- Microsoft and Samsung partner to bridge Android and Windows closer together (Aug 7) - The Verge
- Hongmeng or ArkOS is not an Android alternative, says Huawei exec (Jul 14) - MSpower user
- Huawei's Android alternative may be called "Ark OS" (May 27) - AndroidHeadlines
- Huawei trademarks its own smartphone OS (May 27) - Wall Street Journal
- Android Q beta is available now with new features for Google Pixel (Mar 18) - ZDNet
- AMS partners China's Face++ for Android face recognition (Jan 7) - Reuters