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Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Thursday 4 March 2021Taiwan's small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments plunged 25.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to a significant drop in orders from Huawei.
Pegatron sees influx of notebook orders
Wednesday 3 March 2021Pegatron has seen robust demand for notebooks, and is still rushing to fulfill orders slated for delivery by the end of the first quarter, according to industry sources.
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Tuesday 2 March 2021Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments grew 4.4% sequentially and 26.5% on year to come to 74.76 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Huawei focuses on operation of platforms, establishment of ecosystems
Thursday 25 February 2021Huawei Technologies, to cope with US sanctions amid fast growing development of 5G and AI+IoT, is transforming its consumer electronics business from providing hardware to operating...
Global tablet market – 4Q 2020
Wednesday 24 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 global tablet shipments amounted to 51.56 million units, soaring 17.6% from a quarter ago and 19.3% from a year ago.
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2020
Monday 22 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 211.6 million units, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter and 7.7% year-over-year.
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2020
Friday 19 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to 86.7 million units. The volume represented 19.3% growth quarter-over-quarter but 10.4% decline year-over-ye...
Smartphone vendors upbeat about midrange 5G models
Thursday 18 February 2021Smartphone vendors are upbeat about the midrange segment of the 5G phone market which is set to grow robustly in 2021.
Political pressure challenging TSMC
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
China smartphone shipments to post annual gains in 1Q21
Tuesday 2 February 2021Chinese smartphone vendors are expected to see robust annual growths in first-quarter 2021 shipments to both the domestic and overseas markets, according to Digitimes Research.
Global server market – 4Q 2020
Monday 1 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 global server shipments amounted to 3.84 million units, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter but up 12.6% year-over-year.
China smartphone market declines 11% in 2020, says Canalys
Friday 29 January 2021The smartphone market in China finished 2020 with 84 million units shipped in the fourth quarter, declining 4% on year, according to Canalys. For full-year 2020, the China market...
Apple takes global smartphone top spot in 4Q20, says Canalys
Thursday 28 January 2021Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 359.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, down by a slight 2% on year, according to Canalys. Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in...
Global server shipments estimated to surge 5.2% in 2021
Thursday 28 January 2021Global server shipments are estimated to have surged 7.9% on year to around 16 million units in 2020 and may further rise 5.2% to more than 17 million units in 2021, driven by the...
CCL makers ramping up shipments for 5G base stations in 1Q21
Tuesday 26 January 2021Taiwan CCL suppliers are expected to see shipments of high-frequency, high-end offerings for 5G base stations ramp up through at least the first-quarter of 2021, as clients are turning...
China smartphone vendors score points in sub-brand marketing
Friday 22 January 2021Leading China-based smartphone vendors Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo have succeeded in enhancing global marketing through launching sub-brand models with high performance-price ratios that...
Pegatron sees slowdown in orders for iPhone 12 mini
Friday 22 January 2021Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...
HDI PCB makers see ramp-up in orders from China handset vendors
Thursday 14 January 2021HDI PCB manufacturers have seen a significant ramp-up in orders from Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi, who are seeking sufficient supply of components to support their expansion in the China...
China smartphone vendors step up chips, components procurement
Thursday 14 January 2021Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi (OVX) have stepped up their purchases of ICs and basic components for their smartphones as part of their efforts to expand presence in...
Global smartphone shipments dip 8.8% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 13 January 2021Global smartphone shipments suffered an annual 8.8% decline to 1.24 billion units in 2020, as the rampage of the coronavirus pandemic crippled handset demand and shipments, Digitimes...
Chilisin sees order visibility for molding chokes extended
Friday 8 January 2021Chilisin Electronics has seen order visibility for molding chokes extended to more than four months, and is also expected to ramp up its shipments of LTCC (low temperature co-fired...
Taiwan CCL makers guardedly optimistic about 2021
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) are guardedly optimistic about their 2021 sales prospects after ending 2020 with single-digit...
HDI PCB makers see strong shipments to Chinese handset vendors
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan's major HDI board makers have seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese handset vendors since fourth-quarter 2020, with the momentum expected to persist through at least the...
CCL makers uncertain about demand for 5G base stations in China
Tuesday 5 January 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers remain uncertain about demand for 5G base stations in China this year, but their overall shipments will not be much affected, thanks to robust demand for datacenter...
PCB makers uncertain about 2Q21 on looming variables
Thursday 31 December 2020Taiwan-based PCB makers are optimistic about demand growth in the first quarter of 2021, but are uncertain whether the momentum will carry on in the second quarter.
- Huawei plans foray into EVs, sources say (Feb 26) - Reuters
- Huawei debuts US$2,800 phone after barely growing sales in 2020 (Feb 22) - Bloomberg
- Huawei turns to pig farming as smartphone sales fall (Feb 19) - BBC News
- Qualcomm CEO elect says Huawei ban may help with chip shortages (Feb 12) - Bloomberg
- Honor CEO speaks out: unburdened by US sanctions on Huawei, the budget smartphone brand looks to take on Apple and former parent (Jan 27) - South China Morning Post
- Huawei smartphone shipments plummet amid U.S. sanctions (Jan 26) - Reuters
- Huawei may spin off its P and Mate smartphone brands (Jan 25) - engadget
- Qualcomm's chip market share plunges in China after Huawei sanctions; MediaTek takes No. 1 spot (Jan 21) - CNBC
- Trump admin slams China's Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others -sources (Jan 18) - Reuters
- Huawei to pack less of a punch in the new year after bruising 2020, analysts say (Jan 6) - Reuters