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Thursday 20 May 2021
China 5G smartphone shipments to top 100 million units in Jan-May
A total of 91.27 million 5G smartphones were shipped to the China market in the first four months of 2021, according to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Server production not to be disrupted by COVID
Taiwan-based server ODMs run substantial parts of their production locally, but they will be able to shift server...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
IPC maker Axiomtek upbeat about 2Q21 shipments
Taiwan's IPC maker Axiomtek expects its second-quarter 2021 revenues to grow sequentially as impacts of components shortages are expected to wane and shipments to clients in the US...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Chenbro to kick off pilot runs at new plant in 2H21
Taiwan-based server chassis maker Chenbro Micom will soon complete the construction of a new plant in southern Taiwan and expects to kick off pilot runs at the facility in November,...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Taiwan server ODMs brace for lockdown impact
Taiwan-based server ODMs are all capable of shifting production to their factory sites overseas if COVID-19 is spreading out of control in Taiwan resulting in a nationwide lockdown,...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Taiwan handset sales to be affected by rising COVID cases
Smartphone shipments to the Taiwan market could hit a record low in May due to a spike of local COVID-19 infections, according to sources from local retail chains.
Monday 17 May 2021
Handset components makers may face inventory corrections at Chinese clients in 3Q21
Taiwan's handset components supply chain is likely to feel the pinch of inventory corrections by Chinese handset vendors starting third-quarter 2021 at the earliest amid their sales...
Monday 17 May 2021
Global smartphone shipments to decline in 2Q21, says Digitimes Research
Some first-tier brands, including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, are likely to see their smartphone shipments decline in the second quarter of 2021 due to shortages of semiconductor components,...
Friday 14 May 2021
Apple reportedly to sharply cut VCSEL die size for 3D sensors
Apple reportedly has decided to scale down the die size by 40-50% for VCSEL chips used in 3D face ID sensors for new iPhone and iPad devices to be rolled out later in 2021, a move...
Thursday 13 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Pegatron braces for slower notebook shipment growth
Components shortages have been troubling the notebook industry for months. ODM Pegatron's previous optimism that its...
Thursday 13 May 2021
Synnex April revenues down on month
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$31.828 billion (US$1.13 billion) for April, decreasing 3.86%...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
HTC unveils two VR headsets
HTC has unveiled two new VR headsets, one for the business segment and the other for the consumer market, at a two-day event, dubbed Vivecon 2021, held virtually from May 12-13.
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Device makers turn cautious
Device makers may be heading towards inventory correction next quarter, as they revisit their production plans amid weakenig demand in some major markets. Taiwan-based chipmakers...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Chipmakers see customers turn cautious about placing orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen terminal customers start slowing down their pace of orders, and are aware that downstream device makers will be revisiting their production...
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Highlights of the day: ICT orders from India slowing
The rampant pandemic in India has raised an alarm among ICT makers. Suppliers in the handset and PC sectors have seen...