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Friday 6 September 2019
Win Semi August revenues hit record for 2nd straight month
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$66.6 million) for August 2019, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive month.
Thursday 5 September 2019
Jobus platform to extend transport matching services to Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based Jobus platform plans to venture its bus matching services to Southeast Asia before finally developing into an autonomous car ride-hailing platform, according to the firm's...
Thursday 5 September 2019
PolyU, Alibaba team up to launch FashionAI Dataset
To reinforce application of AI to the fashion industry, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed the world's first FashionAI Dataset in collaboration with e-commerce...
Thursday 5 September 2019
Asustek unveils ProArt series innovations at IFA 2019
Asustek Computer will showcase results of its development of products for CAD and enterprise users as well as AIoT applications at IFA 2019 in Berlin from September 6-11.
Wednesday 4 September 2019
GCC handset market enjoys robust growth, says IDC
The overall mobile phone market of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) experienced robust on-year unit growth of 11.5% in the second quarter of 2019, with shipments totaling 6.5 million...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Taiwan urged to ease restrictions on foreign hires to spur AI, biomedical development
In developing AI applications and promoting cross-domain cooperation between biomedical and ICT sectors in Taiwan, what count most is for the government to allow more foreign talent...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Passive components demand picking up
Taiwanese passive component suppliers have seen inventory approach healthy levels after two to three quarters of correction. But while their third-quarter...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
LG sees smartphone sales improving in Taiwan
LG Electronics has seen sales of its smartphones improve gradually in the Taiwan market and will continue to enhance its deployment by introducing new models into the local market,...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
European spending in AI close to US$21 billion by 2023, says IDC
European spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is estimated to reach more than US$7 billion in 2019 and to almost triple over the next four years, growing at a 32% CAGR. European...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Taiwan handset shipments drop over 30% on year in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Handset shipments by Taiwan's brand vendors and ODMs totaled 13.8 million units in the second quarter of 2019, on par with those shipped a quarter earlier but down 33.2% on year,...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Telecom equipment sales driven by mobile RAN and optical transport, says Dell'Oro
The worldwide telecom equipment market grew 6% on year in the past 12 months, according to Dell'Oro Group. The majority of growth was driven by mobile RAN and optical transport sales...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Asustek to account for over 50% of global gaming smartphone shipments in 2019
Asustek is expected to ship over 400,000 units of its ROG Phone II in 2019, accounting for over 50% of the global gaming smartphone shipments in the year, according to industry sou...
Monday 2 September 2019
Keen competition to emerge in high-frequency CCL for 5G AAU applications
Demand for high-frequency and high-speed CCL will rise sharply to support production of multi-layer backboards for AAU (active antenna unit) application at 5G base stations, prompting...
Monday 2 September 2019
Taiwan component makers seek opportunities from 5G and foldable devices
Taiwan-based component makers, despite seeing shrinking demand for notebooks, have found new opportunities from emerging businesses such as foldable smartphones, foldable-screen notebooks...
Monday 2 September 2019
Apple supply chain makers begin to worry as new products set to launch
While Apple is set to release new iPhones and new Apple Watch on September 10, makers in Apple's supply chains have begun to worry that end-market demand in the holiday shopping season...