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Wednesday 3 November 2021
China smartphone industry, 3Q 2021

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Wednesday 3 November 2021
GaAs foundry AWSC sees revenue slow down
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is likely to see a revenue slowdown in November and December after reaching the year's peak sales in October, as its China-based...
Friday 29 October 2021
Apple re-takes second place with strong iPhone 13 sales
Global chipset shortages caused smartphone shipments to fall 6% on year in the third quarter of 2021, according to Canalys. Samsung was once again the leading vendor, while Apple...
Friday 29 October 2021
IC backend quotes to stay favorable to OSATs in 2022, says ASE
ASE Technology expects market conditions in 2022 to remain favorable to it and other OSATs, and is upbeat about its ASP growth next year as automotive chips wirebonding business and...
Thursday 28 October 2021
Backend firms gearing up to embrace chip demand boom for 5G Android phones
OSATs and IC test solutions providers are all gearing up for a boom in flip-chip (FC) packaging and high-end testing demand for 5G smartphone application processors (APs) featured...
Tuesday 26 October 2021
GaAs foundries, epi-wafer suppliers remain upbeat about power amplifier demand
GaAs foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers remain optimistic about demand for power amplifiers, and believe there's no concern about overbooking by customers, according to industry...
Friday 22 October 2021
Supply-side factors may constrain 5G smartphone shipment growth in 2022
Supply-side factors, including particulary shortages of power management IC (PMIC) and other components as well as power cuts in China, are very likely to constrain the overall 5G...
Tuesday 12 October 2021
VPEC rises as top GaAs epiwafer supplier
Taiwan-based epiwafer maker Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) has emerged as the world's top supplier of GaAs epiwafers with its market share in the segment surpassing that of British...
Thursday 7 October 2021
Most Taiwan III-V IC makers log big revenue gains for 3Q21
GaAs foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) have all reported impressive revenue gains...
Wednesday 6 October 2021
iPhone 13 shortage lifts pressure on Android rivals
The competitive pressure felt by Android from Apple is expected to slightly ease due to shortages of Apple's latest iPhone 13 lineup in Europe, the US, and Taiwan, according to sources...
Monday 4 October 2021
NOR flash to remain tight through 2022
The supply of NOR flash memory has been relatively tight compared to that of DRAM and NAND flash memory, and is expected to remain short of demand through 2022, according to industry...
Friday 24 September 2021
Qualcomm dominates cellular baseband market in 2Q21, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband processor market grew 16% on year to US$7.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm capitalized on iPhone 12...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
MediaTek releases Kompanio 900T AP for tablets
MediaTek has recently launched the Kompanio 900T AP for Android-based tablets and expects the chip to help it maintain the leadership in the Android tablet AP market.
Thursday 16 September 2021
Chip suppliers uncertain about new iPhone sales outlook
Unfavorable macro conditions have had a negative impact on sales of Android smartphones and have also led to uncertainty among chip suppliers about new iPhone sales for the rest of...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
OSATs busy with high-end backend services for new iPhones
Taiwan's OSATs including ASE Technology and Powertech Technology (PTI) are gearing up to extend high-end backend services for new iPhones and other Apple devices, and their momentum...