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Friday 29 January 2021
China smartphone market declines 11% in 2020, says Canalys
The smartphone market in China finished 2020 with 84 million units shipped in the fourth quarter, declining 4% on year, according to Canalys. For full-year 2020, the China market...
Friday 29 January 2021
Taiwan 5G services to see at least 20% penetration in 2021
Telecom operators in Taiwan expect 5G services' penetration rate in the local market to be at least 20% in 2021 and the percentage will go higher with competitive subscription deals...
Friday 29 January 2021
Automotive World Expo 2021 in Japan features CASE vehicle solutions
The just-concluded Automotive World Expo 2021 in Tokyo was characterized by hardware/software-integrated solutions to create connected, autonomous, shared/service and electric (CASE)...
Friday 29 January 2021
UMC donates UV disinfection robots to hospital
United Microelectronics (UMC) has disclosed it has donated three ultraviolet (UV) disinfection robots to a hospital in northern Taiwan to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, each...
Friday 29 January 2021
Adlink, Foxconn team up for automated driving system
Industrial computing device maker Adlink Technology has teamed up with Foxconn Electronics for developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology, according to company chairman and...
Friday 29 January 2021
Samsung posts profit drop in 4Q20
Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits fell 26.7% sequentially to KRW9.05 trillion (US$8.08 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2020, due to weaker memory prices, sluggish...
Friday 29 January 2021
Micron delivers 1α DRAM technology
Micron Technology has announced volume shipments of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products.
Friday 29 January 2021
Foxtron focuses on development of EVs, subsystems and services
Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, a joint venture established by Foxconn Electronics and Yulon Motor, focuses on three areas for electric vehicle (EV) development: the cars, subsystems...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Highlights of the day: MediaTek expects bright 2021
MediaTek is optimistic about its operation in 2021, with revenues expected to rise up to 8% sequentially in the first...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Apple takes global smartphone top spot in 4Q20, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 359.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, down by a slight 2% on year, according to Canalys. Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Global server shipments estimated to surge 5.2% in 2021
Global server shipments are estimated to have surged 7.9% on year to around 16 million units in 2020 and may further rise 5.2% to more than 17 million units in 2021, driven by the...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Backend firms upbeat about demand for MediaTek chips
Backend houses in the supply chain of MediaTek have expressed optimism about demand for the fabless client's 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and automotive chip solutions in 2021, and are ramping up...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Google sets up hardware R&D base in Taiwan
Google on January 27 started using its new office in northern Taiwan, which is the largest hardware R&D base outside the US and the first overseas one, according to Google Taiw...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Taiwan urged to focus on quantum computer hardware initially
Felix Gwo, director of the Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, has noted that Taiwan should focus on optimizing the hardware as the initial target in the development of...
Thursday 28 January 2021
MIH aims to be EV innovator
MIH, an open hardware/software-integrated platform for developing electric vehicles (EVs) established by Foxtron Vehicles Technologies, is intended to play the role of an innovator,...