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Friday 9 June 2017
IC Insights cuts long-term IoT semiconductor forecast
IC Insights has scaled back its total semiconductor sales forecast for system functions related to the IoT in 2020 by about US$920 million, mostly because of lower revenue projections...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Apple HomePod to boost Inventec Appliance revenues
Apple's HomePod smart speaker is expected to benefit the product's manufacturer Inventec Appliance, which is also the supplier of Apple's AirPods, according to sources from the upstream...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Global wearable device shipments swell nearly 18% on year in 1Q17, says IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices totaled 24.7 million units in the first quarter of 2017, up 17.9% from the 20.9 million units shipped a year earlier, according to IDC.
Friday 19 May 2017
China market: MediaTek facing keen competition in IoT sector
In addition to facing keen competition from Qualcomm and Spreadtrum Communications in the smartphone solution market in China, MediaTek is also facing increasing challenge from Huawei...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Sensor and actuator sales take off as price erosion eases
After several years of low and inconsistent growth rates primarily because of intense pricing pressure, the market for semiconductor sensors and actuators finally caught fire in 2016...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Inventec 1Q17 profits impacted by exchange losses
Inventec has announced net operating profits of NT$1.62 billion (US$53.79 million) for the first quarter, but the company's net profits were only NT$678 million after seeing foreign...
Monday 15 May 2017
Asustek likely to discontinue ZenWatch product line
Asustek Computer is likely to discontinue the development of its ZenWatch product line as sales of its smartwatch devices have been lower than expected, according to sources of Taiwan's...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Compal reportedly working with Microsoft on smart voice recognition product
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen has noted that the company has recently landed orders for a smart voice recognition device from a US-based client and he believes that voice...
Monday 8 May 2017
Apple is top wearables vendor in 1Q17, says Strategy Analytics
Global wearables shipments reached 22 million units in the first quarter of 2017, rising 21% on year from 18.2 million shipped a year earlier period, according to Strategy Analytic...
Thursday 20 April 2017
Macronix quad-SPI memory selected by STMicroelectronics for new MCU
STMicroelectronics has adopted Macronix International’s flash memory solution in its new STM32L4 microcontroller (MCU) series, according to the Taiwan-based provider of non-volatile...
Friday 3 March 2017
Wearable market grows 16.9% in 4Q16, says IDC
The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...
Tuesday 10 January 2017
Enterprise wearable market to soon see shift to body-worn devices, says ABI Research
The enterprise wearable market is experiencing a shift from wrist-worn devices to body- and head-worn wearables. ABI Research forecasts enterprise wearable shipments will grow from...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Huami to ship over 16 million wearable devices in 2016, says report
Huami, a subsidiary of Xiaomi Technology, has shipped over 16 million wearable devices, including Xiaomi Mi Band, so far in 2016 with shipment value reaching CNY1.5 billion (US$215.83...
Thursday 15 December 2016
Taiwan market: Xiaomi pushing sales of Mi Band bracelets, OTT boxes, smartphones
Xiaomi Technology has continued to make headway for a number of its products, including Mi Band bracelets, OTT (over-the-top) boxes and smartphones, in the Taiwan market, according...