AI-based precision marketing solution developer GameMind has introduced parameters for banks and insurance companies to evaluate credit for people without credit records, mostly students and those who are starting their careers, for deciding on appropriate banking services (such as credit cards) and premium rates respectively, according to company chief marketing officer Young Li-chieh.

Although demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up dramatically in 2020, prices of related SoC are expected to stay unfriendly for the first half of 2020 and are unlikely to begin to drop until the second half. Meanwhile, Quanta's plant in Thailand for making Google's smart speakers will start trial production earlier than expected...

Handset vendors and related supply chain makers in China are accelerating their push to build up production capacities outside China as the country's production of smartphones are expected to contract over 100 million units by an annual rate in 2019 and its status being the world's factory has been challenged by its lingering trade dispute with the US, according to Digitimes Research.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has expanded its cooperation with partners as a measure to satisfy its clients. It has placed orders with Teradyne for more test equipment and teamed up with MA-tek and iST over the IC analysis field in a bid to fulfill its rapidly rising orders...

The mainstream design of high-end active noise-cancelling true wireless stereo (TWS) headset has been trending toward hybrid driver configurations that have helped drive up the growth of capacitive MEMS speaker market, Digitimes Research has found.

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics (CIRC) is trialing two automatic surveillance drone systems for security patrols at the Tongluo site of Hsinchu Science Park, according to company president Andy Hsin.

Law Insurance Broker, startup BravoAI and insurance marketing software developer GoUP Tech have cooperated to develop an AI-based solution for evaluating existing life insurance policies as a basis for adjusting insurance, according to Law Insurance.

The world's top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments (excluding detachable models) for November 2019 suffer a 2% on-month decrease, compared with previous years' sequential increases for the month, according to Digitimes Research.

Fingerprint recognition will continue to be a major feature for smartphones next year, with optical and ultrasonic in-display sensors to be two main options for device vendors. Taiwan-based Goodix Technology is set to ramp up shipments for optical in-display fingerprint sensors and has reserved capacity support from TSMC. Facial recognition is another option...

While ToF (time of flight) 3D sensing technology is mostly used in rear cameras of smartphones and facial recognition currently, it has potential of being used in autonomous driving, smart retail and smart manufacturing, according to technical marketing manager Jerry Chang at Imaging Division under STMicroelectronics.