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Friday 25 June 2021
PTI obtains new bumping orders for logic chips
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has recently obtained wafer bumping orders for networking chips from Broadcom and MediaTek, indicating a significant payoff in...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Realme to produce wearables in India
China-based Realme, the seventh largest smartphone brand worldwide, is expanding its supply chain in India, eyeing the potential of the country's consumer electronics demand.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Diode makers stepping up sales promotion in emerging markets
Taiwan's diode makers are stepping up regional marketing deployments in China, India and other emerging markets, where electric vehicles (EV) and automotive electronics applications...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Battery cell supply for electric 2-wheel vehicles falling short
The supply of battery cells for two-wheel electric vehicles (EV) has fallen far short of demand, with suppliers seeing the visibility of customer orders strengthened to mid 2022,...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
TSMC to give top priority to car chips, Apple orders
TSMC will give supply priorities to orders for automotive ICs and those placed by Apple in the third quarter of 2021, followed by chip orders for PCs, servers and networking devices,...
Monday 21 June 2021
Foundries see automotive chips play increasingly important role
Pure-play foundries see the automotive segment play an increasingly important role in their revenue, according to market sources.
Friday 18 June 2021
Meiko set to triple automotive PCB capacity in 2022
Japan-based PCB maker Meiko Electronics has announced plans to make total investments of JPY50 billion (US$453.72 million) in 2021-2024 fiscal years, with the focus placed on expanding...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Taiwan diode makers see clear order visibility through end-2021
Taiwan-based power diode suppliers have seen clear order visibility through the end of this year, as coronavirus-induced stay-at-home activities continue to spur demand, coupled with...
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Malaysia lockdown may affect capacity sufficiency at IDMs
The ongoing lockdown in Malaysia is posing new variables to capacity deployments at many international automotive IDMs, further fueling competitions between ICT and auto makers for...
Tuesday 15 June 2021
IC materials distributors upbeat about sales in 3Q21
Taiwan's semiconductor materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial, Topco Technologies, and Chang Wah Electromaterials are all upbeat about their sales in...
Friday 11 June 2021
SK Hynix server DRAM defects send spot prices up
Spot market prices for server DRAM memory have shown a sudden rise amid speculation over a batch of SK Hynix-produced defective wafers, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Surging COVID-19 infections in Taiwan and Malaysia could further constraint notebook component supply
With Asia Pacific countries such as Taiwan and Malaysia witnessing COVID-19 infections surging, sources from the upstream supply chain believe shortages of notebook components could...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Taiwan IC vendors upbeat about PC, handset chip demand in 2H21
Taiwan-based IC design houses see mixed shipment momentum for different segments in the second half of the year, with PC peripheral chips to sustain strong demand, handset chips to...
Thursday 20 May 2021
CCL prices to rise again
CCL suppliers are expected to raise their prices again to reflect rising raw materials costs, and most PCB makers are psychologically prepared for further CCL price hikes, according...
Thursday 13 May 2021
Pegatron cuts notebook shipment growth forecast for 2Q21
Worsening shortages of notebook-use chips and components has prompted Taiwan's ODM Pegatron to revise downward its sequential shipment growth forecast for the second quarter to 5-10%...