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Tuesday 20 July 2021
Xiaomi benefits most from US trade curbs on Huawei
A Canalys report indicating Xiaomi outraced Apple to become the world's second largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter of 2021 is tantamount to announcing that the Chinese...
Monday 19 July 2021
Highlights of the day: China keen to improve IC self-sufficiency
China, which has been relying heavily on semiconductor imports, is keen to improve it IC self-sufficiency. But DIGITIMES Asia president Colley...
Monday 19 July 2021
Enterprises see increasing security problems amid pandemic
With work- and study-at-home becoming new normal for people amid the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises worldwide are now facing increasing threat of data breach and ransomware.
Monday 19 July 2021
Mitac sees 52-week lead time for server component deliveries
The server industry is currently seeing a lead time of up to 52 weeks for its component deliveries with lingering shortages, which will not have a chance to improve until 2022, according...
Monday 19 July 2021
Chip probing houses to gain from new iPhone SE series, say sources
Apple reportedly is set to roll out its third-generation iPhone SE series in the first half of 2022, providing new business opportunities for chip probing specialists including TSMC...
Monday 19 July 2021
Taiwan to invest over NT$80 billion in smart airports, seaports
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) plans to invest NT$80.7 billion (US$2.9 billion) into digital transformation of airports and seaports, using AI, IoT,...
Friday 16 July 2021
Component crunch may constrain handset shipment growth in 3Q21
Global handset shipments are expected to return to the growth track in the third quarter of the year with an estimated sequential increase of 10-15%, but the actual growth may be...
Friday 16 July 2021
Synnex Technology International reports increased June revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$33.737 billion for June, increasing 6.86% sequentially and...
Friday 16 July 2021
Online banking services grow popular in Vietnam
Banks in Vietnam are pushing to digitalize their services with releases of smartphone apps amid the lingering coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by Vietnamnet.
Thursday 15 July 2021
Bluetooth LBS apps getting popularity for COVID tracking, says Digitimes Research
The popularity of Bluetooth LBS (location based service) apps is rising as the related applications can be used for direction-tracking or as electronic fences to trace and analyze...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Thailand smartphone market sees strong growth in 1Q21, says IDC
Thailand's smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2021 grew 70.9% on year and 34.2% on quarter to 6.35 million units, according to IDC.
Wednesday 14 July 2021
China smartphone shipments up in June
Sales of smartphones in the China market increased 12% sequentially to 25.56 million units in June, according to data from the China Academy of Information and Technology (CAICT).
Wednesday 14 July 2021
ITRI unveils smart 5G O-RAN network management system
The Taiwan government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has teamed up with Pegatron and Keysight Technologies to develop a smart base station management system...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC mulls more overseas fabs
TSMC is mulling setting up more fabs overseas, apart from its exsiting facility in Nanjing, China and the one being built in the US. TSMC...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Asustek sees 2Q21 revenue beat guidance
Robust shipments of notebooks, motherboards and graphics cards boosted Asustek Computer's consolidated revenues to a 55-month high of NT$47.95 billion (US$1.71 billion) in June 2021...