Worldwide server shipments - based on the number of motherboards delivered - reached 3.84 million units in the second quarter of 2018, rising 9.6% sequentially, according to Digitimes Research's latest updates to its findings

Compal Electronics overtook Quanta Computer as the top notebook ODM in the second quarter of 2018, thanks to increases in orders from Dell and Acer, according to Digitimes Research

Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to increase 16.2% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018, thanks to seasonal factors, according to Digitimes Research

Global tablet shipments are expected to hit the level of 40 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up from 37.08 million units in the second quarter, with the growth momentum to be partly generated by the launch of new models by Apple, Digitimes Research estimates.

Shipments of smartphones by China-based makers increased 20% on year to 176 million units in the second quarter of 2018, buoyed by the rollouts of new models by vendors, Digitimes Research has estimated

With the growth of mainstream LCD applications, such handset, PC and TV panels, slowing down and at the same time more and more new-generation production lines coming online, makers have different plans for their older-generation fabs

The sizes of LCD panels used in automotive, gaming and industrial PC (IPC) applications are becoming larger and larger, as flat panel as well as end-device vendors are aiming to ramp up gross margins of their products, according to Digitimes Research

Global shipments of CMOS as well as CCD image sensors will exceed US$15 billion in value in 2020, Digitimes Research estimates. The shipment value increased by over 15% on year to US$12.2 billion in 2017

Shipments of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices totaled about 300,000 units in the Japan market in 2017, Digitimes Research has estimated

The worldwide top-5 notebook brands (excluding Apple) and top-3 ODMs saw their shipments went up from a month ago in May due to rising procurement orders from North America's education sector and the easing in passive component shortages

Sales in the global semiconductor-grade silicon wafer market are forecast to rise over 20% in 2018, after surging 20.8% in 2017, thanks to a continued rally in silicon wafer prices, according to Digitimes Research

Newly developed small- and medium-size display solutions showcased at the recently concluded Computex 2018 indicate that flat panel makers are still keen on the development of related biometric technologies such as fingerprint and 3D sensing so as to cope with the prevailing trend in the smartphone industry, Digitimes Research has found