Shipment of large-size LCD panels (9-inch and above) by Taiwan's makers (excluding Sharp) edged up 2.1% sequentially to 59.3 million units in the third quarter of 2019 due mainly to advanced shipments by clients in light of the uncertainty triggered by the US-China trade dispute, according to Digitimes Research.
China's handset makers shipped a total of 180 million smartphones globally in the second quarter of 2019, down 2.5% on quarter and 5.3% on year, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Taiwan-based ODMs have been eager to move production out of China upon suggestion by their clients amid the US-China trade disputes. But most of the notebook clients have not been as keen when it comes to committing their production to the relocated production lines...
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to decrease 17.6% on quarter and 31.1% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to off-peak season effects and reduced smartphone shipments resulted from the US-China trade dispute, according to Digitimes Research.
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan-based makers are expected to grow 11.2% sequentially to 8.22 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, driven by peak-season demand, according to Digitimes Research. On a yearly basis, the shipments will still represent a decline of 15.3%.
Taiwan cloud software startup SoftChef has been devoted to developing comprehensive solutions from edge devices to infrastructures since its inception in 2017, providing customized IoT solutions to better serve clients, according company founder and CEO Josh Chai.
In incorporating AI-based systems, enterprises must first determine the real purpose of adopting them and should noy use them merely as a tool for data presentation, otherwise the systems may become a "disaster" for backend data users, according to Kevin Tu, senior director at Macronix International.
Apple has reported record earnings for its fiscal 2019 fourth quarter, fueled by accelerating growth from its services, wearables and iPads. Apple is expecting strong growth for its fiscal 2019 fourth quarter, but it remains to be seen how much momentum will coming from its new iPhone 11 series and freshly-launched AirPods Pro...
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 after registering a nearly 2% increase in the prior quarter, according to Digitimes Research.
Tiger Accelerator has been devoted to helping Taiwan's healthcare startups and tech enterprises set up virtual headquarters in the EU and tap market opportunities there since its founding in Taipei in July 2018, according to company founder Valerie Hsu.
