Semiconductor Sales Expected to Reach $348 Billion in 2015
Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $348 billion in 2015, a 2.2 percent increase from 2014, but down from the previous quarter's forecast of 4.0 percent growth, according to Gartner, Inc. "The outlook for the major applications that drive the semiconductor market, including PCs, smartphones, and tablets, have all been revised downward...
Strong Growth in Phablets is Having a Major Impact on Tablet
According to IC Insights, large-screen smartphones, with displays of 5 inches or greater and often called “phablets” (for phone/tablet hybrids), are on track to surpass worldwide shipments of tablet computers this year. IC Insights forecast that the popularity of extra-large smartphones continuing to gain momentum in the first half of 2015 with unit shipments now expected to reach 252 million this year...
AMD Revises Down Its Forecast of Q2, Disadvantage Game and PC Market
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The American processor and graphics chipsets supplier, AMD, announced to revise down its Financial Results Forecast for the Q2 of 2015, since the decreased semi-custom Chip demand and business orders. It means that the video game market is expected to slump and the related influence on Taiwan’s supply chain...
Leadtek Shows 3D Graphics Solutions and Health Management Products
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Leadtek, used to be a PC graphics provider, transcended the graphics realm. The company demonstrated different kinds of 3D graphics and cloud-based health management products at the 16th China (Shanghai) International Medical Devices Exhibition 2015...
Apple Watch Sales Plunge 90% in the US
Apple Watch Sales Plunge 90% in the USTAIPEI, Taiwan — Surprisingly, sales of the new Apple Watch have plunged by 90 percent since the opening week, according to a new market-research report. Apple withhold comment on it. However, Apple kicked off launch week in April selling an average of 200,000 watches a day, however a new report from Slice Intelligence claims sales have dropped to fewer than 20,000 a day in the U...
Turkcell and Turkey’s ASELSAN Join Forces for 5G R&D
Turkcell and Turkish defense industries company ASELSAN have taken the first major step in Turkey for 5G mobile communication technologies development. Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioglu and Dr. Faik Eken, the General Manager of ASELSAN, have signed the framework agreement that sets the stage for cooperation between the two companies...