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The success of SpaceXs Starlink has helped Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers to tap into the international satellite market. According to Taiwan-based suppliers, SpaceX is Taiwans largest source of satellite-related orders. However, these suppliers indicated that SpaceXs domination in the sector as well as its "Apple-like" closed ecosystem will offer limited long-term benefits for Taiwans supply chain, denting earlier hopes that the LEO satellite industry will replicate the succes...

MediaTek is gearing up competition with Qualcomm in the market for satellite communications, aiming to have a bigger say in standard-setting.

The adoption of advanced fan-out packaging among handset application processors has been sluggish, according to sources at backend houses.

After it helped make the worlds first 5G satellite communication smartphone, Taiwan-based IC design leader MediaTek recently announced a 6G NTN (non-terrestrial networks) technology themed around the convergence of the latest satellite and terrestrial networks (TN). In the future, NTN and TN will complement each other to build a three-dimensional coverage for all terrains and spaces, providing users with seamless communication services.

Despite issues such as the global economy showing no sign of recovery and the slow season having limited tablet brands shipment in the earlier half of the first quarter of 2023, tablet brands are starting to place short-term orders at the end of the quarter to replenish their channel inventories. This is expected to benefit overall tablet shipments worldwide to see only a minor drop from a quarter ago, according to DIGITIMES Researchs latest figures from the tablet report.

Chip and component suppliers in the iPhone supply chain are less confident about the initial stocking volume of Apples forthcoming smartphones, according to industry sources.

MediaTek is expected to integrate an Nvidia GPU into its next-generation flagship mobile processor as early as 2024, according to industry sources.

As low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network operators worldwide step up satellite launches, Taiwan-based suppliers of LEO components are waiting for a new wave of relevant orders. Sources in the supply chain have already noted an increase in inquiries, beginning in 2023.

As Wistron is reportedly on its way to selling its Indian manufacturing facility to Tata Group, a consulting firm estimates that the Indian conglomerate may receive a small portion of iPhone 15 orders expected to be launched later in 2023, potentially making Tata the first Indian iPhone assembler.

China-based smartphone brands shipments are expected to make a recovery in the second quarter, stimulated by robust demand from the 618 shopping festival, with an on-year decline to also shrink to less than 10%, according to DIGITIMES Researchs latest figures from the China smartphone industry report.