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Friday 21 May 2021
Backend houses gearing up for new orders from Qualcomm
Taiwan's leading OSAT ASE Technology and its affiliate Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) reportedly will offer backend services for Qualcomm's newly-released Snapdragon 778G...
Thursday 20 May 2021
China smartphone market and industry, 1Q 2021

China smartphone market

Monday 17 May 2021
Handset components makers may face inventory corrections at Chinese clients in 3Q21
Taiwan's handset components supply chain is likely to feel the pinch of inventory corrections by Chinese handset vendors starting third-quarter 2021 at the earliest amid their sales...
Friday 19 March 2021
Samsung releases new 5G smartphones in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has released its new 5G smartphones, the A52 and the A72, in Taiwan and expects Taiwan's 5G users to reach more than 5.5 million or a penetration rate of over...
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Suppliers ready to ship GaAs PA, RF components for new 5G smartphones
Suppliers of GaAs-based power amplifiers and RF components will be ready to kick off shipments of related 5G-enabled products for Apple's next-generation iPhone lineup by the end...
Friday 19 February 2021
China smartphone market and industry, 4Q 2020

China smartphone market

Monday 25 January 2021
BT substrate shipments for 5G handset SoCs may slow down in 2Q21
Taiwan's IC substrate suppliers will continue to enjoy robust shipments of BT-based FCCSP substrates for handset SoCs throughout first-quarter 2021, but may see off-season impacts...
Wednesday 13 January 2021
GIS reportedly lands new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor module orders from Samsung
Touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) is expected to lock in the first batch of in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor module orders from Samsung Electronics for usage...
Thursday 7 January 2021
Win Semi posts record 2020 revenue
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenue climbed 18.8% on year to a record high of NT$25.37 billion (US$905.71 million) in 2020.
Monday 4 January 2021
Taiwan III-V suppliers to increase VCSEL shipments for dToF sensors for Android phones
Android-camp handset vendors including Samsung Electronics are expected to follow in the footsteps of Apple in incorporating direct time-of-flight (dToF) CMOS image sensors (CIS)...
Wednesday 9 December 2020
Unimicron, Kinsus to embrace 5G handset sales boom in 2021
Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect are poised to benefit significantly from 5G handset sales boom expected in 2021 as they reportedly have secured...
Thursday 3 December 2020
ASE obtains FC packaging orders for new Qualcomm 5G SoC
ASE Technology has reportedly grabbed flip-chip packaging orders for Qualcomm's just-unveiled flagship 5G SoC Snapdragon 888, as well as orders for the new integrated X60 5G modem,...
Thursday 3 December 2020
Samsung cuts foundry quotes for 5nm chip orders from Qualcomm
Samsung Electronics has cut its foundry quotes to attract 5nm chip orders including those for Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor series, according to industry sources.
Friday 20 November 2020
China smartphone market and industry, 3Q 2020

China smartphone market

Monday 2 November 2020
Non-Huawei Android phone makers piling up IC inventory
Handset brands including Samsung Electronics, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have stepped up their purchases of IC parts as they aim to take over the smartphone market share relinquished by...