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Thursday 5 March 2020
Server BMC chipmaker Aspeed expects 15% revenue rise in 2020
Taiwan-based server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology expects its second-quarter revenues to see a double-digit sequential increase thanks to robust orders from cloud...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Server sector unscathed by coronavirus outbreak
The PC and handset supply chains are being hard hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, but the server sector has been almost unscathed, as the epidemic has spurred stay-at-home...
Thursday 5 March 2020
New entry-level LCD iPhone reportedly enters final verification stage
Apple's new entry-level LCD iPhone, tentatively dubbed iPhone SE2, has entered the final stage of engineering validation in Zhengzhou, China, where the vendor's major manufacturing...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Memory demand for servers and datacenters surges
DRAM and NAND flash memory demand for server and datacenter applications has started picking up and surging recently, despite weakness in demand for PCs and consumer electronics products,...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Taiwan optical component makers see demand from China 5G sector resume momentum
Taiwan-based optical communications component makers expect demand momentum for their products for related 5G applications in China to resume soon as the Chinese government has urged...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC keen on packaging technology
TSMC is unqestionably the global leader in the pure-play foundry, but it is also gearing up efforts expanding its presence in the backend sector. Its advanced wafer-level...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Cooling specialists expanding capacity for 5G handset applications
Taiwan-based thermal solutions providers are keenly proceeding with capacity expansions for heat pipes and vapor chambers seeking to meet robust demand for 5G handset applications...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Samsung ramping production for Galaxy Z Flip
Samsung Electronics reportedly is ramping up production for its newly released foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip, due to stronger than expected sales of the model in Korea and...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
BOE making headway in flexible AMOLED
BOE Technology is expected to continue to enhance its presence in the flexible AMOLED panel sector as handset brands including Samsung Electronics and Huawei remain committed to rolling...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Global smartphone sales fall slightly in 4Q19, says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users contracted 0.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to Gartner. Full-year 2019 smartphone sales declined by 1.0%.
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Autonomous electric buses to be on trial in Taipei
The Taipei City Government, via cooperation with Turing Drive, will begin trial run of autonomous electric buses on a designated road in the city at midnight in May 2020.
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Advantech invests in Impelex Data Transfer for strategic alliance
Industrial computing solution developer Advantech on March 2 announced investment for a 20% stake in Impelex Data Transfer, a Taiwan-based system integration service provider, specifically...
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Handset production in China remains critical
While a number of Chinese handset vendors have launched new smartphone models recently, it remains to be seen if these brands could maintain their stable production after April, according...
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Huawei may expand 5G phone shipment lead over Samsung in 2020
Samsung Electronics, which is currently behind Huawei in 5G phone shipments, could see its shipment gap against Huawei widen in 2020 should the Korea-based brand fail to boost significantly...
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Spread of coronavirus beyond China to impact 2020 semiconductor market
The spread of coronavirus beyond China is now a challenge that the global semiconductor market is facing this year.