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Friday 9 August 2019
Global smartwatch shipments grow 44% in 2Q19, says Strategy Analytics
Global smartwatch shipments grew 44% on year in the second quarter of 2019, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple Watch maintained its strong leadership, as Samsung returned to second...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Note revenues to account for over 20% of Samsung handset sales, say sources
The availability of the Note 10 lineup is likely push up Note revenues to 20-23% of Samsung's total handset revenues compared to 15-19% currently, according to an industry estimate...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Highlights of the day: Supply chain upbeat after Galaxy Note 10 launch
Samsung has just launched its Galaxy Note 10, with its suppy chain partners expecting the new smartphone series to prompt rivals to adopt similar specs for their offerings, including...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Global tablet market – 2Q 2019
Global tablet shipments amounted to 32.66 million units in second-quarter 2019, down 8.7% on quarter and 11.9% on year due to slow season, Apple's new products making little contribution...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Vapor chamber demand to grow exponentially for 5G smartphones, says Auras chair
Demand for vapor chambers (VCs) from smartphone vendors will grow exponentially in the next few years to support high heat-sinking performance required for 5G smartphones, according...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Samsung pioneers adoption of 0.35mm vapor chamber in new Galaxy series
Samsung Electronics has taken the lead to adopt 0.35mm vapor chambers (VC) in its newly released Galaxy Note 10 series, which may become mainstream smartphone heat-sinking spec in...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 10
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy Note10 line of premium smartphones that come in two sizes - 6.3- and 6.8-inch - in an edge-to-edge AMOLED screen design with improved S...
Thursday 8 August 2019
5G deployments, availability of 5G phones to drive demand for power semiconductor components
The ongoing deployments of 5G infrastructure and promising demand for 5G-focused phones that will come along with the commercial runs of 5G networks will continue to spur demand for...
Thursday 8 August 2019
VPEC enjoys robust demand for VCSEL components
Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has enjoyed a ramp-up in demand for vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) components for use in smartphones...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Touch panel makers ramping up output for new Samsung phones
Touch panel suppliers have started ramping up output since to support Samsung Electronics' commercial production for its just-unveiled Galaxy Note 10 devices, which will come in two...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Highlights of the day: Is Huawei overconfident?
Huawei's handset shipments seem to have defied the US trade ban, registering strong growth in the second quarter and sending the vendor setting an even more ambitious...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Can Huawei ship 270 million handsets in 2019?
Huawei should have seen its smartphone shipments much affected in the second quarter of 2019 after being blacklisted by the US government in early May.
Wednesday 7 August 2019
IBM sees magnetic tapes as mainstream data storage media in next decade
While data volume will expand exponentially from proliferating 5G, IoT, and autonomous driving applications, magnetic tapes will remain the mainstream data storage medium in the next...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Accton, Sercomm poised for strong sales in 2H19
Networking device makers Accton Technology and Sercomm are expected to maintain their sales momentum in the second half of 2019, buoyed by equipment upgrades at telecom operators...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Next-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors support up to 56 processor cores
Intel has announced its next-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (codename Cooper Lake) will offer customers up to 56 processor cores per socket and built-in AI training...