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Monday 20 January 2020
PC market still full of opportunities: Q&A with Frank Soqui, VP of Client Computing Group and GM of Gaming Division at Intel
Intel currently still holds an 80% share in the global PC market, but the growth of the CPU giant's PC platform business has weakened, thanks to prolonged shortages of its processors...
Thursday 16 January 2020
Foldable screens, new network support highlighted at CES 2020
At CES 2020, many brand vendors showcased devices with support to the latest network standards such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G, and emerging technologies such as foldable screen, but a lack...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Wi-Fi 6 penetration to be boosted by Comet Lake notebooks
With Wi-Fi 6 becoming a standard for notebooks using Intel's 10th Gen Comet Lake platform, penetration rate of the cooectivity technology is expected to rise from less than 5% in...
Monday 6 January 2020
Acer announces new Spin convertible notebook series
Acer has debuted the new Spin 5 and Spin 3, updated models in its convertible notebook line that feature slimmer designs, the latest 10th Gen Intel Core processors and Windows 10...
Friday 3 January 2020
KYEC starting 2020 with robust test orders for 5G, AI, CIS chips
Taiwan-based testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expected to see its first-quarter 2020 revenues hit the highest record ever for the same quarter with monthly revenues to...
Friday 6 December 2019
MediaTek, Realtek to ramp Wi-Fi 6 chip output in 2020
MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductors are both gearing up to ramp up their output of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) chips in 2020, according to sources at IC testing solutions providers.
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Smart door locks gaining popularity on high NB-IoT coverage
Along with NB-IoT network coverage, smart door locks are expected to become one of the most-demanded IoT devices following smart light sources and smart speakers, as they will become...
Monday 2 December 2019
Small cell to have slower start in 5G, says Arcadyan president
The arrival of 5G commercialization will first boost smartphone demand, followed by customer premise equipment (CPE), with small cells to be the last to enjoy the benefits, according...
Thursday 28 November 2019
AWSC expanding 6-inch GaAs foundry capacity for 5G devices
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) is gearing up for capacity expansion to satisfy ever-expanding demand for 5G RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier), WiFi 6...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Backend firms to gain from strong chip demand for midrange 5G handsets in 2020
As shipments of midrange 5G smartphones are expected to expand significantly in 2020, the resultant strong demand for chipsets will be a major revenue growth driver for Taiwan's backend...
Wednesday 13 November 2019
Wi-Fi 6 to share spotlight with 5G
A recent Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) announcement saying that it has granted an Wi-Fi Certified 6 verification for Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 10 heralds the arrival of a high-speed...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
GaAs foundries, backend firms see capacity utilization rates climb
GaAs IC foundries including Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have both seen their 6-inch fab capacity utilization rates ramp up, driven by robust demand...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
Certification, backend demand emerging for Wi-Fi 6 chip solutions
Global chipmakers are keenly developing Wi-Fi 6 chip solutions to support sub-6-GHz 5G smartphones, the mainstream new-generation models estimated to register annual shipments of...
Monday 30 September 2019
Chipmakers building backend probing capacity for Wi-Fi 6 chips
Taiwan's IC-design houses including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductors have been placing more orders for testing gauges such as IC test sockets as these IC vendors are ready to ramp...
Monday 30 September 2019
Wi-Fi 6 penetration growing
The penetration rate of Wi-Fi 6 technology is expected to reach 10% in 2020, with smartphone applications pioneering the adoption, followed by notebooks and smart household devices,...