The global adoption of smart meters is on a rapid rise, with over 1.15 billion units already installed worldwide. According to DIGITIMES Research, this number is expected to reach 1.74 billion by 2030. Smart meters play a crucial role in precisely measuring electricity use and facilitating instant two-way communication, enabling energy providers to adjust power generation and manage electricity flow more efficiently. This capability is particularly vital as we transition towards more renewable energy sources
China's automobile exports have shown significant growth in recent years, with the export volume reaching 5.22 million units in 2023, nearly 800,000 more than Japan's, making China the world's largest automobile exporter. According to DIGITIMES Research's latest report covering China's automobile exports, China's automobile export shows several obvious characteristics such as rapidly rising volume and value, electric vehicles becoming mainstream models, and diversifying export markets
DIGITIMES Research has upwardly revised the 2024 shipment forecasts for high-end AI servers and general AI servers to increase year-on-year by 182.6% and 54.2%, respectively, according to the latest data from the firm's AI server report
The booming education procurement season in North America significantly contributed to a 23% month-on-month increase in combined notebook shipments (excluding detachable models) by the global top five brands (excluding Apple) and the top three ODM makers in May 2024
Vietnam's semiconductor landscape is evolving rapidly, with the central region emerging as a new destination for foreign semiconductor firms, complementing the established chipmaking cluster in the north and the burgeoning software and IC design hub in the south. According to DIGITIMES Research, ongoing global geopolitical tensions, Vietnam's abundant local talent pool, and its policy initiatives to achieve a balanced development across regions will continue shaping the country's semiconductor ecosystem
In the realm of "decarbonization"-spawned green business opportunities, the spotlight shines brightly on low-carbon hydrogen, an arena deemed indispensable in the medium to long term. Taiwan has earmarked hydrogen energy as one of the twelve pivotal strategies for its transformative journey towards net-zero emissions
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, also known as Taiwan's "Silicon Shield," does not fully guarantee preventing war for Taiwan, says DIGITIMES Research analyst Eric Chen
Affected by the overall global economic situation in 2023, Taiwanese industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers saw high inventory levels among their downstream customers with DIGITIMES Research estimating that the total revenue of Taiwanese IPC manufacturers reached NT$283.66 billion (US$8.66 billion) for annual decrease of 1.3% in 2023, a relatively weak performance, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest AIoT report covering Taiwanese IPC makers' performance in recent years
DIGITIMES Research's latest report on the global smartphone industry shows that global smartphone shipments totaled around 330 million units, rising 6.5% on year
In the past, it was the chip that created the user's needs, but when hardware has little room to expand for running Artificial Intelligence (AI) models while the difference between each generation of chips gets smaller and smaller, it's the Operating System (OS) and applications that decide the winner in the AI PC, AI smartphone and AIoT era, said DIGITIMES Research analyst and project manager Joyce Chen
DIGITIMES Research's study on the global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, and the top-3 ODMs' shipments in February 2024 (shipment volumes do not include detachable models) showed their combined shipments enjoyed a 10% month-on-month increase and a 13% year-on-year increase
