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Tuesday 8 October 2019
Highlights of the day: TI revamping sales practice
Texas Instruments is revamping the way of selling its products, relying less on distributors. TI earlier this month decided to terminate Avnet's rights to distributing its products...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Apple likely to outrace Huawei in smartphone shipments in 4Q19, says sources
Buoyed by brisk sales of the iPhone 11 lineup, Apple is likely to outrace Huawei to recapture second place in the global smartphone vendor ranking in the fourth quarter of 2019 after...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Chenbro sees September revenues stay flat on year
Taiwan-based server chassis expert Chenbro Micom has announced consolidated revenues of NT$570 million (US$18.33 million) for September, flat on year.
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Qualcomm joins Taiwan 5G Alliance
Qualcomm has recently joined Taiwan's 5G Alliance and will partner with Taiwan's OEM/ODMs and academies to conduct 5G research, according to Alex Orange, senior director of Government...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Samsung announces earnings guidance for 3Q19
Samsung Electronics has announced its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2019, expecting consolidated sales to reach KRW62 trillion (US$51.94 billion) and consolidated operating...
Monday 7 October 2019
EMC upbeat about 4Q19
Taiwan's leading CCL maker Elite Material (EMC) expects significant revenues for fourth-quarter 2019, bolstered by encouraging sales of iPhone 11, according to industry soruces.
Monday 7 October 2019
HTC reports robust sales for September
HTC has reported revenues of NT$1.275 billion (US$41.24 million) for September, up 73.7% on month and 1.53% on year. The annual gains for the month were the company's first in two...
Monday 7 October 2019
Global smartphone shipments to grow at a CAGR 3.8% in 2019-2024, Digitimes Research says
Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% during a 5-year forecast period from 2019~2024, driven by replacement demand for entry-level smartphones in emerging...
Monday 7 October 2019
Chinese vendors to outrace Korean rivals for 5G phone shipments in 1Q20
China-based handset vendors are expected to be able to ramp up their 5G phone shipments significantly in the first quarter of 2020, outracing combined shipments from rival Korean...
Monday 7 October 2019
Worldwide server shipments to see CAGR of 6.5% from 2019-2024, says Digitimes Research
The server industry is having a weak 2019 due to high inventory levels at clients, but global server shipments are expected to grow around 5% on year in 2020 as clients' inventory...
Monday 7 October 2019
Quanta sees initial success in smart medical care, says chairman
Quanta Computer has achieved significant progress in investments it made in smart medical care over a year ago, understanding more about what role it can play through communication...
Monday 7 October 2019
Optical communication sector to rebound on 5G-driven fiber upgrades
The optical communication equipment industry is expected to resume growth momentum in 2020 after three years of lackluster demand, as new 5G infrastructure construction projects kicking...
Friday 4 October 2019
Global server shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
According to Digitimes Research's observation, the server market is experiencing sluggish growth in 2019 with customer inventory level running high. However, as inventory depletion...
Friday 4 October 2019
Taiwan unveils AI Hub
The Industrial Development Bureau has started operation of AI Hub, a web-based one-stop AI application platform that is part of the 4-year (2018-2021) Taiwan AI Action Plan, according...
Friday 4 October 2019
Inventec acquires new plant for servers in Taiwan
Inventec has invested NT$1.18 billion (US$37.78 million) to acquire a new plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan to expand its capacity locally, according to a company posting on Taiwan Stock Exchange...