100 news items tagged Apple Watch
Kinsus, Nan Ya reportedly among SiP substrate suppliers for new AirPods
Wednesday 30 October 2019Taiwan's Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya PCB are both reportedly among SiP (system in package) substrate suppliers for Apple's just-unveiled AirPods Pro series, which adopt...
Compal, Foxconn to share next-gen Apple Watch orders in 2020, say sources
Thursday 24 October 2019Quanta Computer will not serve as a production partner for Apple's next-generation Apple Watch to be launched in 2020, and instead Compal Electronics and Foxconn Electronics will...
Quanta mulling stopping assembly for Apple Watch in 2020, say sources
Thursday 17 October 2019Apple Watch is emerging as a crucial cash cow for its vendor, but it seems a hot potato for its most veteran assembler Quanta Computer, which reportedly is considering stopping assembly...
ASE Technology to see growth momentum carry into 2020
Monday 14 October 2019ASE Technology is expected to see its revenues grow quarter by quarter into 2020 thanks to strong packaging demand from major clients including Apple, Huawei's HiSilicon, MediaTek...
ASE to enjoy revenue growth through 4Q19 on SiP orders
Wednesday 11 September 2019IC backend house ASE Technology Holding is expected to generate sequential revenue increases through the last quarter of 2019, driven by orders for SoC chips for smartphones, wearables...
Apple introduces new iPad and Watch Series 5
Wednesday 11 September 2019Apple has introduced the seventh-generation iPad, bringing more screen area and support for the full-sized Smart Keyboard to its tablet devices. It has also unveiled the new Apple...
Rigid-flex boards shipments for AirPods to stay robust
Monday 2 September 2019Despite the US tariffs on China-sourced wearable devices taking effect September 1, Taiwanese PCB makers are expected to see their shipments of rigid-flex boards for AirPods remain...
Global smartwatch shipments grow 44% in 2Q19, says Strategy Analytics
Friday 9 August 2019Global 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...
Amkor reportedly grabs orders for MediaTek 7nm SoC
Monday 5 August 2019MediaTek has placed backend orders with Amkor Technology for its new 7nm SoC designed for low-band (sub-6GHz) 5G handsets, according to industry sources.
Apple revving up in-house IC design capability; TSMC to benefit most
Monday 29 July 2019Apple has clinched a deal to acquire Intel's smartphone baseband (modem) chip business unit, and the US vendor is also expected to roll out MacBook models featuring its own ARM-based...
Apple deepens control over supply chain
Monday 22 July 2019Apple has been increasing control over its supply chain in the past few years and has been expanding its supplier base to bargaining chips in price negotiations, according to sources...
Orders for TWS earbuds filling Unitech rigid-flex PCB capacity
Wednesday 10 July 2019Taiwan-based Unitech Printed Circuit Board has utilized up to 80% of its available rigid-flex PCB manufacturing capacity to fulfill orders for TWS (true wireless stereo) earbuds including...
Lite-On Semi to enjoy double-digit revenue increase in 2Q19
Friday 22 March 2019Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, is expected to see its second-quarter revenues register a double-digit sequential growth as it will soon kick...
Apple supply chain: Mixed shipment prospects seen for Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch
Monday 11 February 2019Taiwan supply chain makers of Apple's three major product lines beyond iPhones will see mixed shipment prospects for 2019, with shipments of MacBook series expected to fall from 2018...
Compal actively expanding production capacity for non-PC devices
Thursday 31 January 2019Taiwan ODM Compal Electronics is actively proceeding with capacity expansions in China, Taiwan and Vietnam despite global economic prospects clouded by US-China trade tensions, and...
Wearables to drive rigid-flex PCB market growth in 2019
Wednesday 23 January 2019Rapid growth in demand seen over the past two years for wearable devices including smartwatches and wireless headsets will carry into 2019, serving as a significant growth driver...
New product launches drive double-digit growth in wearable market, says IDC
Tuesday 4 December 2018Global shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up 21.7% from the previous year, according to IDC.
ASE Technology October revenues slip
Monday 12 November 2018ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), has reported October consolidated...
Quanta September revenues drop, other notebook ODMs see increases
Thursday 11 October 2018Quanta Computer's September sales dropped while most other major notebook ODMs saw their revenues for the month increase.
Compal to begin production of Apple Watch Series 4
Wednesday 26 September 2018With Quanta Computer's capacity for the Apple Watch Series 4 at its factory in Changshu, eastern China fully loaded, the wearable's second supplier Compal Electronics reportedly will...
Apple Watch Series 4 unveiled
Thursday 13 September 2018Apple has introduced the Apple Watch Series 4, featuring a new display, electrocardiogram and fall detection. While retaining the original design, the fourth-generation Apple Watch...
PCB makers ready to embrace significant revenue increases in 2H18
Tuesday 17 July 2018Taiwan PCB makers are poised to embrace brisk orders expected in the second half of 2018, traditional high season for consumer devices, and most of them have readied sufficient materials...
Flexible PCB firm Career Tech swings to profit in 1Q18
Wednesday 16 May 2018Flexible PCB specialist Career Technology swung to net profit of NT$33.95 million (US$1.14 million) in the first quarter of 2018 from loss of NT$85.29 million a year earlier. EPS...
Apple plans micro LED panels for small- and large-size devices, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 3 April 2018Apple is gearing up efforts developing micro LED panels for both small-size and large-size applications and has received support from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)...
Compal raises capex sharply for 2018
Tuesday 20 March 2018Compal Electronics has set its 2018 capex at NT$6 billion (US$205.7 million), up over 70% from the NT$3.4 billion spent in 2017 with half of the amount planned to be used in automation...
- Fitbit in healthcare partnership to take on Apple Watch (Oct 17) - Reuters
- Apple Watch to add sleep tracking, report says (Sep 3) - CNET
- Fitbit shares got crushed by the Apple Watch Series 4 announcement (Sep 13, 2018) - BGR
- How Apple built a chip powerhouse to threaten Qualcomm and Intel (Jan 29) - Bloomberg
- Why Apple's AirPods could become a better fitness tracker than the Apple Watch (Dec 18) - CNBC
- Apple 'working on non-iPhone Apple Watch' (Aug 4) - BBC News
- Get ready for the Internet of Louis Vuitton Things (Jul 11) - New York Times
- Aetna will subsidize Apple Watch in first US insurer deal (Sep 27) - Bloomberg
- Worldwide wearables market climbs 26.1% in 2Q16, says IDC (Sep 6) - IDC
- Apple debuts three custom chips (Sep 7) - EE Times