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Friday 10 July 2020
Taiwan Star to launch commercial 5G services in August
Taiwan Star Telecom has said it plans to launch its commercial 5G services in August, having already secured approval for building 5G base stations from the National Communications...
Friday 10 July 2020
XRSpace, TAITRA jointly develop 5G XR exhibition platform
VR device developer XRSpace and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) have jointly develop a virtual exhibition platform based on 5G and XR technologies in a bid to help...
Friday 10 July 2020
MediaTek to intro entry-level 5G mobile SoC in July
MediaTek will introduce a new 5G mobile chip series designed for entry-level smartphones later in July, according to industry sources. The new series will further enhance its 5G mobile...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung cautious about 2H20 outlook for smartphone
The outlook for the handset market in second-half 2020 remains highly uncertain and messages coming from the supply chain have been rather mixed. Samsung's upstream partners have...
Thursday 9 July 2020
FPCB makers building new capacity in 2H20 for 5G iPhones
Taiwan's flexible PCB makers Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect, and flexible CCL supplier Taiflex Scientific are all gearing up to ready new capacity in the second half...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Samsung next-gen Galaxy Note 5G unveiling to come on August 5
Samsung Electronics will unveil its next-generation 5G flagship smartphones - likely the Galaxy Note 20 5G series products along with other devices such as the Galaxy Watch 3 - during...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Samsung cautious about placing component orders for Note 20 5G lineup
Samsung Electronics appears to have become cautious about placing component orders for its upcoming Galaxy Note 20 5G lineup, showing concerns about the prospects of the global smartphone...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Notebook ODMs expect shipment drops in 3Q20
Wistron and Inventec both expect to see shipments drop sequentially in the third quarter due to high comparison bases in the second quarter.
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Highlights of the day: MediaTek slows down mmWave chip launch
The penetration of mmWave in the 5G market will be slower than expected. MediaTek reportedly has decided to push back its launch of mmWave...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Nvidia A100 GPU adopted in more server products
Following the penetration into the supply chain of Google Cloud's Compute Engine platform, Nvidia has recently obtained more orders for its A100 GPU from the US-based cloud computing...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Consumer MCU demand picking up
Taiwan-based MCU specialists have seen orders for TWS Bluetooth earbuds and other consumer electronics applications pick up substantially since the start of third-quarter 2020, according...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
MediaTek to push back launch of mmWave 5G chips
MediaTek has decided to push back the launch of its mmWave 5G SoC lineup to 2021, with mass production unlikely to take place until the second half of next year, according to industry...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Memory prices may fall if smartphone sales disappoint in 2H20
DRAM and NAND flash memory prices will turn weak and start falling over the next two to three quarters, if smartphone sales buck seasonal trends and disappoint in the second half...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Highlights of the day: IC designers seeking more foundry support
Though there is still uncertainty lying ahead because of the coronavirus pandemic, fabless IC designers are still anticipating a seasonal pick-up in demand from end market segments...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Escalating US-China trade war puts Inspur at disadvantage
Inspur, China's biggest server brand, will be among the companies affected negatively by the escalating US-China trade war due to its dependence on US chip vendors including Intel...