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Wednesday 1 December 2021
US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partner Dialogue to connect Taiwan companies with US telecoms
In the second edition of the US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD), the two sides announced their cooperation on the digital economy and 5G network security. It...
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Prices of cylindrical lithium cell to rise 5-15% in 2022
Cylindrical lithium battery cell prices will rise by 5-15% in the first quarter next year, following two-time price hikes this year, according to sources at battery module suppliers...
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Server ODMs expect server component shortage to persist through 2H22
Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), a subsidiary of Quanta Computer specializing in the manufacture of datacenter servers, expects chip shortages, particularly the shortage of power management...
Wednesday 1 December 2021
New iPhone sales surge in Taiwan and China
Strong unit sales of the new iPhone 13 already boosted Apple's share of China's smartphone market to over 20% in October, up from less than 5% in September, according to figures from...
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Metaverse to drive ICT business opportunities
Everyone from hardware, software, platform and application service providers want to play a role in the metaverse. However, with the gradual popularization of different AR/VR applications,...
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Heat dissipation vendors cautiously optimistic about 2022 as Samsung reintroduces vapor chambers to new phones
Samsung Electronics reportedly is looking to once again use vapor chambers (VCs) in its new mobile phone models slated for launch in 2022. While it may not all be smooth sailing,...
Monday 29 November 2021
IPC makers see record order visibility, may suffer from component shortage
Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) makers, including Advantech, Ennoconn, DFI, Axiomtek and Adlink Technology, all see record order visibility thanks to strong order placements from clients...
Monday 29 November 2021
Notebook ODMs mull plans to set up assembly lines in Europe
Notebook DOMs reportedly are mulling plans to set up assembly lines in Europe to further diversify production bases and better serve clients in the region, according to industry so...
Monday 29 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Honda Thailand to make EVs locally
Honda Thailand is considering building EV manufacturing facilities in Thailand as EV demand grows in the country, while Malaysia's 5G handset shipments are projected by IDC to grow...
Friday 26 November 2021
Thailand 5G smartphone shipments hit new high in 3Q21
Thailand's smartphone shipments decreased 14% on-year in the third quarter this year but shipments of 5G models hit a new high, according to Counterpoint Research. COVID...
Friday 26 November 2021
Huawei begins mass production of next-gen foldable smartphone
Huawei has kicked off volume production for its next-generation foldable smartphone since November, according to industry sources. The model will be rivaling Samsung Electronics'...
Friday 26 November 2021
US puts China quantum computing companies on trade blacklist
The US Department of Commerce has imposed trade sanctions on a total of 27 foreign companies with 12 of them based in China, 13 in Pakistan, one in Japan and one in Singapore. These...
Friday 26 November 2021
Samsung eyes reduced dependence on Qualcomm chips
Samsung Electronics will reportedly increase the production of its Exynos chipsets for Galaxy smartphones to raise the proportion of its in-house processors in Galaxy devices and...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Mitac optimistic about 2022
Mitac Holdings has expressed optimism about its operations next year, thanks to robust orders for servers, as well as recovery in demand for automotive and industrial tablets.
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Heterogeneous chips stimulating demand for cooling solutions, says Jentech
Demand for cooling solutions has been driven by heterogeneous chips integration, according to thermal heat spreader maker Jentech Precision Industrial.