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Wednesday 26 December 2018
Handset chip prices to stay stable in 2019 on more AI penetration
Smaller vendors of TDDI, optical fingerprint identification and Type-C PD chips are reportedly lowering quotes to vie for orders in 2019, but the average unit prices of smartphone...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Huawei to launch memorial versions for Mate 20 Pro, Nova 4
Huawei plans to launch a special edition each for its Mate 20 Pro and Nova 4 smartphones on January 1, 2019 to mark its achievement of shipping 200 million handsets in 2018.
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Foxconn-sponsored cancer center enters trial operation
National Taiwan University (NTU) has begun trial run at its new cancer research center, which is primarily sponsored by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers to see power amplifier demand from 5G in 2019
While being positive about the medium- and long-term prospects of the 5G industry, most Taiwan's compound semiconductor makers, with respect to the short-term outlook, expect stronger...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Handset brands bracing for more hardships, challenges
Global handset brands will face a number of hardships in 2019, with external factors likely to affect their performance including a high maturity of handset products, high market...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
Huawei ships over 200 million handsets in 2018
Huawei has shipped over 200 million smartphones, including Honor-brand models, so far in 2018, surpassing a total of 153 million units shipped a year earlier, according to a company...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
Apple, Huawei make gains in Taiwan handset market in November
Apple and Huawei managed to ramp up their shares in Taiwan's handset market in November, during which total handset sales were down 3.6% on month and 4.8% on year to 618,000 units,...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
IC vendors keen to expand 5G R&D teams
Major IC vendors are fast expanding their 5G chip R&D teams seeking to roll out optimal solutions for customers as soon as possible, and Taiwan has become one of their favorite...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
Public cloud services market to see strong growth: Q&A with eCloudvalley president Linda Lin
Public cloud services take up 30% of enterprises' IT spending in the US and the percentage is estimated to be only 5% in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is even lower in Southeast...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Global deployment a key for handset vendors
The year 2018 serves as a turning point for the global smartphone industry as it sees its development enter a plateau period and China-based vendors continue to ramp up their market...
Monday 24 December 2018
2018 review and 2019 outlook: How Taiwan ICT industry can regain ground
The US-China trade war, a key threat to the global economy in 2018, will continue to play a pivotal role in 2019. But what does it mean to the world's biggest manufacturer and market,...
Monday 24 December 2018
South Korea aims at 12,000 smart factories in 2020
The South Korea government has cooperated with the private sector to boost upgrading of manufacturing industries and aims to increase the number of smart factories from about 5,000...
Monday 24 December 2018
EMEA server spending increases 24.5% on year in 3Q18, says IDC
In the third quarter of 2018 the EMEA server market reported an on-year increase in vendor revenues of 24.5% to US$4 billion and an on-year increase of 2.9% in units shipped to 551,000,...
Monday 24 December 2018
Quanta revving up development of x86 servers for 5G applications
While global telecom operators are seeking to lower installation costs for 5G networks, inexpensive x86 servers are expected to replace traditional central office equipment bearing...
Monday 24 December 2018
Micro LED likely to become mainstream technology for AR glasses, says Digitimes Research
While a number of technologies, including LCoS, laser projection, AMOLED, are considered suitable for producing display products for AR (augmented reality) glasses that should be...