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Wednesday 29 April 2020
Samsung sees challenges ahead
Samsung Electronics saw its consolidated sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2020 come within its guidance range, but has warned of a weak second quarter due to the...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook shipments to soar in 2Q20
Demand has been for notebooks supporting remote work, distant learning and other staty-at-home activities necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Digitimes Research estimates that...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
US tech giants seeking to expand test production in Taiwan
US tech giants including Apple, Facebook and Google reportedly are mulling expanding test production of new products in Taiwan, whose advantages in the IT manufacturing sector have...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
MediaTek remains upbeat about 5G phone shipments in 2020
MediaTek is still upbeat about 5G in 2020 and its forecast for global 5G smartphone shipments to reach 170-200 million units in the year remains unchanged, according to company CEO...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
IPC makers see components tight supply from Southeast Asia
IPC makers are beginning to see tight supply of components from Southeast Asia due to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, with prices likely to rise, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook panel shipments to hike 26% in 2Q20
Demand for notebooks has been fueled by stay-at-home needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Digitimes Research expects panel makers to see sharp increases in shipments for notebook...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Taiwan makers gearing up for 0.3mm-thick vapor chamber shipments
Taiwan-based smartphone cooling module specialists are capable of producing vapor chambers with thickness of only 0.3mm and will begin shipping the cooling solutions for smartphones...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Skyworks sees operations hit by outbreak
Skyworks has suspended manufacturing operations in Mexico due to the coronavirus outbreak, raising speculation about insufficient inventories for the power amplifier vendor's shipments...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
EgisTec enters supply chain of Huawei 5G phones
Egis Technology (EgisTec) has made inroads into China's fingerprint sensor market, with its products now finding their way into the supply chain of Huawei's 5G smartphones, according...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Taiwan 1Q20 international Internet bandwidth over 3,683Gbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 13 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached total bandwidth of 3,683.153Gbps as of the end of first-quarter 2020, increasing 3.30%...
Monday 27 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Global smartphone market faces 15% decline in 2020
The global smartphone market stands little chance of seeong a recovery in the second quarter of 2020 as the impacts of the coronavirus persist. Even Apple reportedly has cut its iPhone...
Monday 27 April 2020
Western Digital raising enterprise HDD prices
Western Digital reportedly is raising its prices for enterprise-use HDDs to reflect increased costs from production and logistics with mainstream products expected to see more than...
Monday 27 April 2020
Global smartphone shipments to dip to 1.15 billion units in 2020
Global smartphone shipments are expected to contract by 15% on year to 1.15 billion units in 2020, as major brands including Samsung Electronics, Huawei and Apple all have slashed...
Monday 27 April 2020
Kapito AI inpsection solution can grade defects
Startup Kapito has developed an AI-based solution for detecting defective products at production lines, according to company co-founder and CEO Riccardo Sun.
Friday 24 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Server shipments slowed by components shortages
Server demand has been strong, but ODMs have seen disruptions to shipments to clients due to components shortages...