Open radio access network (O-RAN) technology was originally developed to provide telecom carriers flexibility and cost efficiency in network deployment, but it has become a weapon used by the US to push telecom carriers worldwide to replace their existing equipment sets made by Chinese vendors, according to Digitimes Research.

The global top-5 notebook brands (not including Apple) saw combined shipments increase 7% on month in November, reaching a new highest monthly record ever, thanks to improvements in component shortages and logistics process, despite continuous weak demand from the education sector.

Taiwan's PC monitor shipments grew 4.6% sequentially but fell 6.5% on year to 23.18 million units in the third quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes Research. Shipments are forecast to increase about 5% sequentially in the fourth quarter, as chip and component shortages improve.

In the second edition of the US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD), the two sides announced their cooperation on the digital economy and 5G network security. It is hoped that the fourth edition of the US-Taiwan Digital Economy Forum (DEF) will be held under the EPPD in 2022 and deepen cooperation in areas such as 5G network security, open network architecture and the free flow of information. This pledge echoes the infrastructure bill recently passed under the Biden administration at the beginning of November.

TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are expected to see their combined revenues increase about 4% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2021, with revenues for the whole year forecast to surge 25% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

The global top-5 notebook brands (not including Apple) saw their combined shipments in October slip from a month ago because of weak demand from the education sector and a high comparison base in September.

As the market penetration rate of electric vehicles (EV) continues to get higher, there are growing concerns regarding more power shortages in the future. In order to avoid EVs becoming electricity-eating monsters, companies are also starting to focus on the development of bidirectional charging capabilities.

The global top-5 notebook brands (not including Apple) saw their combined shipments in October slip from a month ago because of weak demand from the education sector and a high comparison base in September, according to Digitimes Research's latest monthly figures from the Notebook Tracker service. Dell also saw its shipments in the month surpass HP and Lenovo.

Global server shipments are forecast to grow 4.5% on year to nearly 17 million units in 2021, according to Digitimes Research, which estimated previously a higher 5.1% increase.

Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux and HannStar Display together shipped 73.755 million large-size (9-inch and above) TFT-LCD panels in third-quarter 2021, growing 2.54% sequentially, and are forecast to ship 71.843 million units in fourth-quarter 2021, slipping 2.59% sequentially, according to DIGITIMES Research.

Global server shipments only increased 8.5% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, lower than the 13% forecast DIGITIMES Research made in July, due to IC and component shortages, according to the latest figures from DIGITIMES Research's Server Tracker services.

Global notebook shipments (not including detachable model) rose 3.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, stronger than DIGITIMES Research's previous forecast, according to the latest figures from the Notebook Tracker services.