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Monday 19 October 2020
Cloud market to reach US$1 trillion in 2024, says IDC
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely proven to be an accelerator of cloud adoption and extension and will continue to drive a faster conversion to cloud-centric IT. According to IDC,...
Monday 19 October 2020
iPhone 12 mini mainboard suppliers may land extra orders
Taiwan's PCB makers Compeq Manufacturing and Unimicron, both now supplying SLP mainboards for iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, are likely to land additional orders from Apple...
Monday 19 October 2020
Microsoft Surface makes way into entry-level sector
Microsoft has priced the latest member of its Surface family - the Surface Laptop Go - at only US$549 with the device believed to be targeting primarily Chromebooks as its competition,...
Friday 16 October 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC pushing up sales of advanced nodes
TSMC expects revenues from its 5nm manufacturing process to pick up in 2021 with the share to rise from only 8% in...
Friday 16 October 2020
Aaeon cooperates with Nanjing Enbo to develop AI-based wildfire monitoring solution
Industrial computing platform developer Aaeon Technology has cooperated with China-based Nanjing Enbo Technology to develop an AI-based solution for monitoring wildfires, according...
Friday 16 October 2020
Wistron to set up 3rd R&D office in southern Taiwan
Wistron on October 15 announced the establishment of an R&D office in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, its third R&D office in the city.
Friday 16 October 2020
China to step up construction of small 5G base stations in 2021
Telecom operators in China, after slowing down construction of 5G base stations in fourth-quarter 2020, are expected to reactivate new infrastructure projects in 2021 with focus placed...
Friday 16 October 2020
China 5G subscriber market keeps growing, says Digitimes Research
The 5G subscriber market has continued growing steadily in China, with its 5G connected devices in use on track to grow to 185 million units by year-end 2020, having reached 66 million...
Friday 16 October 2020
China sales crucial for iPhone 12 performance
Sales of the just-released iPhone 12 lineup in China would be a linchpin for Apple to see whether its iconic product line could sustain growth in 2020 and beyond, according to industry...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Adoption of GaN fast chargers among consumer products to grow fast in 2021
The adoption of GaN-based fast charging devices among smartphones and other consumer technology products is expected to grow rapidly starting 2021, according to industry sources.
Thursday 15 October 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple likely to see significant sales for iPhone 12 family
Apple's new 5G smartphone series is expected to see significant sales momentum, with shipments for iPhone 12 devices...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Bluetooth earphone sales to benefit from iPhone 12 series
Apple's decision of not providing wired earphones for its iPhone 12 series is expected to create a wave of Bluetooth earphone demand, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Win Semi enters LiDAR scanner supply chain for new 5G iPhones
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductor and its backend partners including Elite Advanced Laser (eLaser) are engaged in production of VCSEL chips for ToF-based LiDAR scanner for the iPhone...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Taiwan PCB makers obtain 60% of SLP orders for new iPhones
Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unimicron Technology have together landed nearly 60% of total substrate-like PCB (SLP) orders placed by Apple for its new iPhone 12...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Shipments of iPhone 12 lineup may top 80 million units by year-end 2020
Shipments of Apple's just-unveiled iPhone 12 lineup may reach as high as 80 million units by year-end 2020, as the vendor's more affordable pricing strategy is likely to entice users...