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Monday 25 May 2020
POS device makers coping with pandemic
POS (point of sale/service) device makers Flytech Technology, Posiflex Technology and Partner Tech have enhanced added-value for and extended application of their products to cope...
Monday 25 May 2020
5G equipment market main target of US new sanctions against Huawei
The real target of the US sanctions against Huawei is its 5G equipment deployments, rather than its smartphone business, according to industry sources.
Monday 25 May 2020
FII chairman sees 4 stages of smart manufacturing
Smart manufacturing, in the trend of Industry 4.0, should be implemented in four stages: automation, digitization, network-based connectivity, and fully smart, according to Li Junqi,...
Friday 22 May 2020
Xiaomi overseas sales account for half of 1Q20 revenues
Xiaomi has reported strong sales for the first quarter of 2020, with overseas sales for the first time accounting for half of its total revenues.
Friday 22 May 2020
Optical component maker Browave sees brighter prospects for 2Q20
Optical component provider Browave expects its sales to move upward in the second quarter of 2020 thanks to deferred shipments from the previous quarter, upgrade demand for CATV networks...
Friday 22 May 2020
Handset lens sensor shipments to drop in 2Q20
Sensor shipments for handset camera lens are expected to drop further in the second quarter of 2020, due to a plunge in end-market demand and excess inventory in the supply chain,...
Friday 22 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple said to be introducing AR glasses in 2H21
There have been speculations about Apple introducing AR glasses, with some putting the launch in the second half of this year, and others in 2022. Sources from supply chains claim...
Friday 22 May 2020
Apple likely to roll out AR glasses in 2H21, sources claim
Apple is likely to roll out its augmented reality (AR) glasses in second-half 2021, sources at supply chains have claimed.
Friday 22 May 2020
Rigid-flex PCB makers to see surge in orders for AirPods 2 in 2H20
Rigid-flex PCB manufacturers have seen orders for Apple's AirPods 2 slow down since 2020, but believe orders will return to year-ago levels in the second half of the year, according...
Friday 22 May 2020
Silicon Motion expects sales growth in 2020
NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects sales of all its three major product segments to continue rising in 2020, when its overall revenue will still...
Friday 22 May 2020
Smartphone ODMs to see shipments fall in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Digitimes Research has lowered its global smartphone shipment forecast for 2020 to 1.15 billion units, down 15.4% from 2019's 1.36 billion because of the impacts from the coronavirus...
Thursday 21 May 2020
LG Innotek, Sharp and O-film share camera module orders for upcoming iPhones
LG Innotek, Sharp and O-film Tech reportedly have landed camera module orders from Apple for the vendor's new iPhone devices, all equipped with AMOLED screens, to be released in the...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Graphics card shipments to stay strong
The first half of a year has been usually the slow season for graphics cards, but this year the coronavirus pandemic-triggeed stay-at-home needs has shored up demand. With AMD and...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Taiwan handset sales drop further in April
Handset sales in Taiwan fell 3.76% sequentially to 410,000 units in April as consumers opted to delay purchases before the arrival of 5G models, despite the availability of Apple's...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Huawei expects to build 800,000 5G base stations in China by 2020
Huawei has built 200,000 5G base stations so far in China and the number is set to hit 800,000 by 2020 covering over 340 cities, according to company's wireless network vice president...