
"Smart Things" Morning Post No.1207
Thursday, April 11, 2019
# Today’s news #
1. ICT Institute: In March, domestic smartphone shipments reached 26.94 million.
On April 10th, according to the data of China Xintong Institute, in March 2019, smartphone shipments reached 26.936 million units, down 4.1% year-on-year, accounting for 94.9% of the mobile phone shipments in the same period, among which Android phones accounted for 92.1% of smartphones. From January to March 2019, smartphone shipments reached 73.072 million units, down 10.7% year-on-year, accounting for 95.0% of mobile phone shipments in the same period, of which Android phones accounted for 92.4% of smartphones.

2. Ke Ruiwen became the new chairman of China Telecom.
On April 10th, China Telecom held a meeting of middle-level and above managers. At the meeting, it was announced that Ke Ruiwen was appointed as the chairman and party secretary of China Telecom Group Co., Ltd. and removed from his post as general manager of China Telecom Group Co., Ltd.. At present, the position of general manager of China Telecom Group is vacant.
3. Li ONE 328,000 yuan is on sale and delivered in the fourth quarter of this year.
On April 10th, Chedong reported that Li ONE, Chehe’s first extended-range electric vehicle, announced the price of RMB 328,000, and has already started booking. The vehicle will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2019. Li ONE locates luxury medium and large SUV, and adopts electric drive system with dual motors and four-wheel drive. The maximum output power is 240kW, about 326 horsepower, the peak torque is 530N·m, and the acceleration time per 100 kilometers is 6.5s. The extended program technology makes its comprehensive cruising range exceed 800km, and the cruising range of WLTP reaches 690 km.

# Artificial Intelligence #
1. Lenovo’s new 3S strategy involves 5G/AI/IoT.
On April 10th, Yang Yuanqing, Chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group, announced that it will launch a new 3S strategy, involving three areas, namely Smart IoT (Intelligent Internet of Things), Smart Infrastructure (Intelligent Infrastructure) and Smart Vertical (Intelligent Vertical Industry). Everything will be connected based on 5G and AI technology to realize natural communication and interaction between machines; Provide high-quality and customized services in server, storage, convergence and hyper-convergence, network, HPC, cloud computing, edge computing, software and services; Provide end-to-end intelligent solutions for different vertical industries.
2. Huawei released Atlas artificial intelligence computing platform.
On April 10th, Huawei officially launched a solution for AI full scene-Atlas artificial intelligence computing platform based on Ascending AI chip. The platform includes four products: Atlas 200 AI acceleration module, Atlas 300 AI acceleration card, Atlas 200 DK AI developer kit and Atlas 500 smart station. These products can be applied to public safety, operators, finance, Internet, electric power and other industries.
3. Microsoft Washington University realizes automatic DNA data storage.
On April 10th, a few days ago, Microsoft Research Institute and the University of Washington jointly released a brand-new breakthrough to realize the automatic DNA data storage and extraction process. In this experiment, the fully automatic end-to-end system developed by the research team successfully wrote the word "hello" in artificial DNA fragments and converted the data on DNA back to general digital information. The latest paper on this system, Demotion of End-to-End Automation of DNA Data Storage, was published in Natural Science Report on March 21st.
4. Baidu has won the right to host KDD CUP 2019.
On April 10th, Baidu recently won the right to host "KDD CUP 2019", which is the highest level international competition in the field of data mining. Regular ML Track, the main venue hosted by Baidu, officially kicked off on April 10th. The competition will last for nearly 4 months, and it is expected to attract thousands of teams from all over the world. The award ceremony will be held at the KDD 2019 conference held in Alaska, USA in August this year.
In this competition, Baidu has set up two sub-competition questions. The first competition topic is "multimodal travel recommendation based on scene awareness"; In addition, the Open Application Challenge allows participants to use Baidu’s open big data freedom proposition to explore the application of Baidu’s big data in smart cities.
5. Gaode Map and Ali Lab Public Test Voice Assistant
On April 10 th, Gaode Map recently joined Ali Machine Intelligent Voice Lab to launch the "Hello Xiaode" voice assistant function in public beta. Download the latest version of Gaode Map v9.02, and users can navigate the map only by voice command.
6. A new face detection algorithm DSFD of Tencent Youtu open source.
On April 10th, Tencent Youtu opened a new algorithm named DSFD (Chinese name is Double Branch Face Detector) on Github. It is reported that the algorithm has been accepted by CVPR 2019, the top conference of computer vision, and has set a new record on two authoritative face detection data sets WIDER FACE and FDDB. It is understood that the DSFD face detection algorithm mainly has three innovations: (1) A new "feature enhancement" module is designed; (2) The cost function supervision of "hierarchical anchor gradual" is proposed; (3) An improved anchor point matching strategy is designed.
7. Kunyun Technology launched a customized data stream CAISA architecture.
On April 9, Kunyun Technology released the customized data stream CAISA architecture, a general artificial intelligence infrastructure based on data stream technology. It is said that this is an AI chip architecture with completely independent property rights in China. This architecture abandons the traditional architecture based on instruction set, and can exert more than 90% peak computing performance of the chip. At the same time, Kun Yun also released a RainBuilder compiler tool chain customized for data stream architecture. CAISA2.0 architecture can support the seamless migration of mainstream deep learning algorithms developed under open source frameworks such as Tensorflow and Caffe, without the need for users to program for CAISA architecture.
8. Facebook is using AI to map the global population density.
On April 10 th, according to foreign media reports, Facebook is using AI to draw the most detailed and accurate population density map of Africa. The company first announced this work when mapping 22 countries in 2016. Today, Facebook announced that the new map covers most parts of Africa, and the project will eventually map the population of almost the whole world.
It is reported that Facebook engineers use the data in the open source map project Open Street Map to train a computer vision system, which can identify buildings on satellite maps. In order to map the African continent, the system has processed about 11.5 billion images with 64×64 pixels.
9. Google Cloud Services has reached cooperation with seven open source companies.
On April 10th, Google established strategic partnerships with seven open source companies, including Confluent, DataStax, Elastic, InfluxData, MongoDB, Secondary and Redis Labs, with the goal of "making it easy for customers to use open source technologies in a cloud-native way". These partnerships will provide full hosting, integrated billing and full support from Google Cloud. Google also said that it will work with its partners to build integration with local GCP services such as Stackdriver, so as to realize the security of monitoring and services such as IAM and verification, and optimize the performance of users.
10. Google Cloud Service 2020 will be launched in 23 regions around the world.
On April 10 th, according to foreign media reports, Google announced at the Google Cloud Next conference that it would introduce cloud services including data storage and network services into two new markets, Seoul, South Korea and Salt Lake City New District, USA. The Seoul project in South Korea will be put into use in early 2020. It is eight Asia-Pacific regions of Google Cloud and will provide services for game customers and telecommunications and information companies. Soon after this project, a new salt lake city area with three areas will be launched. The city has become the hub of data center infrastructure, focusing on health care, financial services and IT. Google says its cloud services will be launched in 23 regions around the world in 2020, including Finland, Mumbai, Sydney and Hong Kong.
11. Google Cloud released the new open platform Anthos.
On April 10th, according to foreign media reports, Google launched a new open platform called Anthos, which allows users to run applications simply, flexibly and safely on any cloud without learning different environments and APIs. Anthos uses open API, manages Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) based on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and open source container developed by Google, and GKE On-Prem data center provides Anthos with mixed functions. Developers can automatically obtain the latest functional updates and security patches, and can freely manage workloads running on third-party clouds such as AWS and Azure.
However, it is reported that Anthos does not support cloud computing services of IBM, Oracle Bone Inscriptions or Alibaba for the time being, and if more Google customers use other cloud services, these compatibility may be added.
12. Qualcomm released a special AI accelerator for data center reasoning.
On April 10th, according to foreign media reports, at the first Qualcomm AI Day conference held in San Francisco, Qualcomm announced their first dedicated artificial intelligence processor Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 series, which was specially used for data center reasoning and calculation. Cloud AI 100 adopts 7 nm process. Qualcomm claims that its peak performance is 3 to 50 times that of Snapdragon 855 and Xiaolong 820, and its reasoning speed is about 10 times faster than that of traditional FPGA.
In addition, the computing performance of Cloud AI 100 can exceed 100 TOPs, but it does not disclose the peak values at different accuracies. It will provide OEMs with different modules, shapes and power levels, and integrate various development tools including compilers, analyzers, monitors, services, chip debuggers and quantization.

# New trip #
1. Kalma Automobile builds a luxury electric vehicle innovation center in the United States.
On April 10th, China Wanxiang Group-controlled Kalmar Automobile Company recently announced that it has officially launched an innovative customization center with an investment of US$ 100 million in Moreno Valley, California, USA, and entered the global luxury electric vehicle market. Liang Zhou, CEO of Kalma Automobile, said that the Innovation Customization Center is expected to produce more than 500 luxury electric vehicles this year, and the new models of Kalma Automobile Company will be unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show next week.
2. Tesla issued the Autopilot safety report for the first quarter of 2019.
On the evening of April 10, Tesla released the Autopilot safety report for the first quarter of 2019, which is the third Autopilot safety report released by the company. The latest report shows that in the first quarter of this year, when Autopilot is enabled, an accident will occur every 2.87 million miles (about 4.62 million kilometers). When Autopilot is not enabled, an accident will occur every time the vehicle travels 1.76 million kilometers (about 2.83 million kilometers).
3. Kunlun Wanwei (300418) plans to invest $50 million in Pony, an unmanned vehicle company.
On the evening of April 10th, Kunlun Wanwei announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary plans to invest US$ 50 million in Pony AI Inc (Pony.ai, hereinafter referred to as Pony Zhixing) to acquire 3% equity after financing. Xiaoma Zhixing was established in November 2016, focusing on the research and development of L4 driverless technology and fleet operation.
4. Volkswagen responded to rumors that it plans to acquire a large number of shares in Jianghuai.
On April 10th, according to Reuters, Volkswagen is considering buying a large share of its electric vehicle joint venture partner Jianghuai Automobile (600418) in China, and has hired Goldman Sachs as a consultant. Audi ag (China) responded by saying: "audi ag welcomes the further opening of China’s automobile market and pays close attention to its impact on our business and partners. In order to ensure continuous success in the China market, we are willing to explore various possibilities with our partners. " Jianghuai people have not yet responded to this matter.
5. Cloud π1 Pro remote version of pure electricity was released and sold for 104,000 yuan.
On April 10th, Yundu π1 Pro and π3 Pro pure electric vehicles were released, and the two models were sold at 103,800 and 123,800 respectively after subsidies. π1 Pro’s remote version adopts VDA battery with high energy density, with a peak torque of 270N.m, and NEDC’s comprehensive working condition has a battery life of 426 km and a maximum battery life of 550 km. π3 Pro remote edition reduces the power consumption per 100 kilometers from 15.3kWh to 14.5kWh, and the energy optimization rate is increased from 15.6% to 20%. The cruising range of NEDC under comprehensive working conditions reaches 401 kilometers and the maximum cruising range is 520 kilometers.
6. Zhongzhixing counterclaims Wen Yuan Zhixing: it requires comparison of source code.
On April 10th, according to media reports, the case of "Wen Yuan Zhixing suing China Zhixing for stealing trade secrets" has made new progress. Today, Cizhixing announced a counterclaim against Wen Yuan Zhixing, demanding comparison of relevant source codes to prove that Cizhixing has no infringement of trade secrets. In addition, Zhongzhixing sued Wen Yuan Zhixing, spreading false news under the guise of litigation, which constituted unfair competition and damaged its reputation and goodwill, and demanded that Wen Yuan Zhixing stop spreading false news, publicly apologize and compensate RMB 1 yuan.
7. Tesla once again extended the deadline for acquiring Maxwell.
On April 10 th, according to foreign media reports, the acquisition of battery and supercapacitor technology company Maxwell by electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has changed again a few days ago, and the deadline for the acquisition transaction has been extended again. Tesla has extended it to May 15. This is the second time that Tesla has extended the deadline for the acquisition of Maxwell. Previously, Tesla extended the deadline for this acquisition transaction to 11:59 pm EST on April 10, and this time it was extended to May 15, which was extended by 35 days.
8. It is said that Uber plans to issue $10 billion in shares next month.
On April 10th, it was reported that Uber decided to issue about $10 billion in IPO, and will announce the news of listing and registration on Thursday. According to sources, Uber will sell most of the shares issued this time, and corporate investors will sell a small number of shares. According to sources, Uber plans to register an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) later this week and conduct an IPO roadshow in the week of April 29. Affected by the IPO performance of competitor Lyft last month, Uber sought a valuation of 90-100 billion US dollars.
9. AutoX received tens of millions of dollars of A3 round financing from Dongfeng.
On April 10th, AutoX received tens of millions of dollars of A3 financing from Dongfeng several months ago. It is reported that this investment is the largest investment of mainstream car companies in China in the L4 driverless field, setting a new historical record. At the same time, Dongfeng and AutoX will jointly develop a commercial vehicle with L4 unmanned front-mounted for mass production.
# Robots/drones #
1. WorldCom Hench completed 5 million angel rounds of financing last year.
On April 10th, it was reported that Stone Hengqi, a supplier of intelligent reading and writing robots, had completed RMB 5 million angel round financing in 2018, and the investor was Venture Capital of Chinese Academy of Sciences. This round of financing is mainly used for product research and development and market expansion. Incubated by the Institute of Aerospace Information, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the company’s core technologies include function calculation, knowledge mapping, ontology reasoning, multi-document summarization, etc., and its goal is to intelligently reconstruct the public information on the Internet.
# Communication circle #
1. The design of LG transparent foldable mobile phone was patented in the United States.
On April 11th, it was reported that the patent application for LG transparent foldable mobile phone has been awarded with U.S. Patent No.10,254,863, which involves a mostly transparent display screen. The patent was filed in 2015, and relevant information shows that half of this device has adjustable transparency, and the other half has some transparent parts and an opaque part to accommodate its battery.

2. The market share of flexible OLED may surpass LCD within two years.
On April 10th, a few days ago, Chen Jinxin, Deputy Secretary General of China OLED Industry Alliance, was in Bronze Optical Valley? Qingtonghui photoelectric display special session said that it is estimated that the OLED market scale will reach 25.5 billion US dollars in 2018 and 50 billion US dollars in 2022; The market share of flexible OLED will surpass LCD in two years.
3, OPPO released a new product Reno 2999 yuan for sale.
On April 10th, OPPO officially released its new brand Reno. The screen of this product is 6.6 inches, and it adopts a lifting front lens group, and the screen ratio is as high as 93.1%; The rear vertical and central three-shot design, the main shot is 48 million pixels; The whole line is equipped with NFC chips; Equipped with VOOC 3.0 fast charging technology. In addition, Reno also introduced a 10 x hybrid optical zoom version with a periscope structure, equipped with OIS optical image stabilization technology; Support L1+L5 dual GPS positioning.
Reno has four color schemes: misty sea green, extreme night black, misty powder and nebula purple. The standard version of 4GB+128GB costs 2999 yuan, 6GB+256GB costs 3299 yuan, and 8GB+256GB costs 3599 yuan; The 10x hybrid zoom version of 6GB+128GB costs 3999 yuan, 6GB+256GB costs 4499 yuan, and 8GB+256GB costs 4799 yuan. OPPO also launched the 5G version of Reno in Switzerland today, and will test the 5g version of Reno in China in the second quarter.

4. Xiaomi: The whole-day sales of the rice noodle festival reached 1.93 billion yuan.
On April 10th, Xiaomi announced the results of the Rice Noodle Festival today: the whole-day sales reached 1.93 billion yuan, and the whole-day sales of AIoT smart devices exceeded 703,000 units, among which 450,000 units of Xiaoai speaker series products were sold, and the payment amount exceeded 100 million yuan; The number of household appliances sold in a single day reached 223,000 units, of which Xiaomi TV sales reached 143,700 units; Mijia Internet air conditioner sold 55,100 units; Mijia Internet washing and drying machine sold 24,000 units, with sales exceeding 50 million yuan.
5. Shen Yi said that OPPO will invest more than 10 billion yuan to develop 5G/AI, etc.
On April 10 th, Shen Yiren, vice president of OPPO, said at the press conference that with the arrival of 5G, OPPO will also bring more products, not limited to smart phones, but also bracelets, watches and headphones. In 2019, OPPO will invest more than 10 billion yuan in research and development, mainly in 5G, AI, video, cloud and new materials.

#5G#
1. It is reported that the 2019 budget of China’s 5G investment is much lower than expected.
On April 10th, the report found that the 5G capital expenditure budgets announced by China’s three major operators, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom (600050), were all lower than expected. China Unicom plans to spend 6-8 billion RMB on 5G in 2019, while China Telecom will spend 9 billion RMB. China Mobile has not disclosed its estimated 5G expenditure, but the report predicts that its expenditure will reach 17 billion RMB. Therefore, in 2019, China allocated a budget of 5G capital expenditure (34 billion RMB) far below the expected 50-100 billion RMB. From 2020 to 2030, operators are expected to invest about $200-350 billion in the development of 5G.
2. Jingdong Logistics cooperates with China Mobile Research Institute on 5G applications.
On April 10th, Jingdong Logistics signed a cooperation agreement with China Mobile Research Institute, and the two parties will rely on China Mobile’s 5G Joint Innovation Center to carry out innovative product research and development and business application cooperation for 5G in many fields such as smart transportation, smart city and cloud office.

3. Vietnam telecom company Viettel deployed the first 5G base station.
On April 10th, Viettel installed Vietnam’s first 5G base station in Hanoi before the planned 5G test. According to foreign media reports, the operator has deployed three 5G base stations for testing in different offices, and the test is expected to start in early May. Viettel plans to test 70 5G base stations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in June to prepare for large-scale deployment.
4. Qualcomm and swisscom promoted the first 5G commercial service in Europe.
On April 10th, Qualcomm announced today that its subsidiaries Qualcomm Technology and swisscom, as well as equipment manufacturers such as OPPO, LG Electronics, Askey and WNC, have jointly launched commercial 5G services in Europe, namely,’s 5G network services. According to Qualcomm, all the equipment manufacturers supporting swisscom have used Qualcomm’s 5G solution. For example, OPPO and LG’s 5G mobile phones, as well as Askey and WNC devices. Swisscom has obtained several government licenses for 5G frequency bands, and it is expected that the deployment will be completed throughout Switzerland this year.
5. Japan’s four major telecom operators will invest 3 trillion yen to build 5G in five years.
On April 10th, according to foreign media reports, four large communication companies, including Japan Softbank, NTT docomo, KDDI and Lotte Mobile, will invest nearly 3 trillion yen (about RMB 181.2 billion) in 5G construction in the next five years. Among them, docomo and KDDI will invest about 1 trillion yen in five years respectively. Softbank is expected to invest about 500 billion yen, while Lotte Mobile, which will set foot in the mobile communication business in October this year, will invest 200-300 billion yen. Most of the investment will be used for the renovation, construction and setting of the 5G base station. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications plans to allocate 5G frequencies to four companies today.
6. Huawei of China Tower completed the joint test of 5G energy scheme.
On April 10th, recently, China Tower and Huawei jointly announced that they had completed the joint innovation test of 5G energy solutions in Hangzhou. The test results show that, through innovative technologies such as intelligent peak clipping, intelligent boosting and intelligent energy storage, the station can realize "no change of mains supply, no change of power distribution and no increase of cabinets" in the process of evolution to 5G, with low cost and high efficiency.
#AR/VR#
1. 3Glasses released the split ultra-thin VR glasses X1.
On April 10th, 3Glasses released the consumer-grade ultra-thin glasses 3GlassesX1, of which the price of a single glasses is 1799 yuan; The 3 glasssx 1 set including glasses, mini-host and handle costs 2999 yuan. X1 will accept the reservation from now on and will officially deliver the goods at the end of May. According to Wang Jie, the founder of 3Glasses, the bare metal weight of X1 is less than 150g, the body thickness is 23.5mm, the resolution is 2400*1200, the PPI can reach 806, the corresponding delay is 6ms, the field of view of one eye can reach 88.6 (105 degrees for both eyes), the refresh rate is 90HZ, and the diopter adjustment of up to 600 can be supported.

# Apple Pie #
1. Jaunt VR founder joined Apple as a senior architect.
On April 10th, according to foreign media reports, Apple hired Arthur Van Hof, founder of Jaunt VR, a VR video company, as a senior architect of an unnamed project. Earlier, it was reported that Apple will accelerate the development of the next generation of augmented reality software and hardware, design more complex depth-sensing 3D cameras for iPhone, and carry out computer vision and artificial intelligence projects inside and outside automobile projects.
# New progress #
1. US technology stocks rose. Apple’s market value reached 946 billion US dollars.
On April 11 th, the three major US stock indexes collectively closed up on Wednesday. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly by 6.58 points, or 0.03%, to close at 26,157.16 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 10.01 points, or 0.35%, to close at 2888.21 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 54.97 points, or 0.69%, to close at 7964.24 points.
Facebook rose 0.14%, Alphabet rose 0.41%, and Amazon rose 0.63%; Apple shares rose 0.56%. By the close, Apple’s market value was 946 billion US dollars, making it the company with the highest market value in the world; Microsoft’s market value is 922.1 billion US dollars, ranking second; Amazon ranks third with a market value of $907.4 billion; Alphabet has a market value of $835.7 billion, ranking fourth.
2. Liang Hua, Chairman of Huawei, withdrew from Huawei Software Company.
On April 10th, according to the industrial and commercial data, Huawei Software Technology Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes recently. Liang Hua, the chairman of Huawei, and Ding Yun, the managing director of Huawei and the president of BG, the operator, withdrew, and the legal representative was changed from Ding Yun to Zhang Pingan, the president of Huawei Consumer Cloud Service. At the same time, he became the general manager of the company, adding Zheng Yelai (director) and Li Jie (supervisor).
3. Foxconn sells the equity of Tucki or prepares for its IPO.
On April 10th, a trader close to Foxconn’s withdrawal from Xpeng Motors told the media that Foxconn’s withdrawal from Xpeng Motors was to avoid affecting the timetable and certainty of Xpeng Motors’s restructuring. According to this source, Xpeng Motors is in the process of restructuring overseas. After multi-party negotiation and discussion, and after being audited by accountants, the Group decided that the related party IDG would take over the equity held by Hon Hai to cooperate with Tucki’s restructuring. Some analysts said that according to Foxconn’s statement, Xpeng Motors may be currently conducting a VIE structure for the company to further prepare for the IPO. In response, Foxconn officially responded that everything is subject to the information announced by Hon Hai.
4. OPPO will cooperate with UnionPay to test and launch OPPO Pay.
On April 10th, at the release conference of OPPO Reno series, Shen Yiren, vice president of OPPO and president of Chinese mainland Business Department, revealed that OPPO will cooperate with China UnionPay to test and launch OPPO Pay. In fact, in 2018, there were rumors that OPPO was setting up a financial division to prepare to enter the field of consumer finance. However, OPPO denied it at the time.
5. The Shanghai Stock Exchange accepts applications for listing in science and technology innovation board such as Baichu Electronics.
On April 10th, the Shanghai Stock Exchange today accepted the listing applications of Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Materials Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Zhuoyi Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Baichu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Fangbang Electronics Co., Ltd. and Huaxi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
6. Zhongwei Semiconductor, etc. 3 science and technology innovation board accepted the inquiry.
On April 10th, science and technology innovation board has accepted the inquiries from the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the companies Zhongwei Semiconductor Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Jiaokong Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Chuanyin Holdings Co., Ltd..
7. Chuan ByteDance raised a syndicated loan of $1.3 billion.
On April 10th, according to informed sources, ByteDance has raised $1.335 billion in syndicated loans from a series of international and Chinese banks. In this regard, ByteDance responded that he would not comment.
# Financial Quarter #
1. faw xiali Q1 is expected to lose 200 million yuan, down 6-19% year-on-year.
On April 10th, faw xiali announced that at present, the company is planning to cooperate with domestic new energy automobile enterprises to produce new energy vehicles. There is still great uncertainty in this matter, so investors should pay attention to the risks. The loss in the first quarter is expected to be 180-210 million yuan, down 5.83%-19.28% year-on-year. The loss in the same period last year was 223 million yuan.
2. TSMC’s Q1 revenue this year was 47.6 billion, down 11.8% year-on-year.
On April 10th, TSMC, a semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan Province, announced some financial data for the first quarter today. TSMC said that the consolidated revenue in March 2019 was about NT$ 79.722 billion (about RMB 17.4 billion), an increase of 30.9% from last month and a decrease of 23.1% from the same period last year. From January to March 2019, the revenue was about NT$ 218.74 billion (about RMB 47.6 billion), a decrease of 11.8% compared with the same period last year.
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(Editor: Zhang Yang HN080)