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Friday 3 September 2021
Highlight of the day: Qualcomm leads high-end 5G smartphone APs, followed by MediaTek
The global sales of 5G smartphones are expected to surge to 600-700 million units in 2021. However, the current penetration rate of 5G smartphones was still much weaker than expected...
Friday 3 September 2021
GaAs foundry AWSC mulls price hike
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), which already made upward adjustments in its quotes earlier this year, is mulling another price hikes in the first half...
Thursday 2 September 2021
Win Semi to grow stake in CCL maker Iteq
Taiwan's GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors will participate in Iteq's capital increment project to grow its stake in the CCL maker to 17.08%, seeking to better explore immense business...
Thursday 26 August 2021
GaN, SiC devices in growing demand, benefiting material analysis labs
As the application market for third-generation semiconductors GaN and SiC devices is on track for rapid expansion, international IDMs including Cree, Infineon, SMT Microelectronics...
Monday 23 August 2021
IC distributors see order visibility for Wi-Fi chips extend to 1Q22
Taiwan-based IC distributors including Answer Technology (ANStek), GMI Technology, WPG and WT Microelectronics have all seen a strong pull-in of orders for Wi-Fi and other networking...
Monday 9 August 2021
PA shipments to China for 5G base stations remain weak in 2H21
RF amplifier (PA) demand from 5G base stations in China remains weak although China telecom operators have resumed construction of 5G networks, mainly because the majority of related...
Friday 30 July 2021
Win Semi expects 7-9% revenue growth in 3Q21
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a revenue increase of 7-9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, with gross margin ranging from 35% to 36%.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Taiwan compound semiconductor output value surges 26% in 1H21
The output value of Taiwan's compound semiconductor industry grew 26.4% on year to NT$36 billion (US$1.28 billion) in the first half of 2021, according to statistics compiled by the...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
GaAs firms enjoy strong 5G PA demand for smartphones in 2H21
Power amplifier (PA) demand for 5G smartphones applications remains strong, and that for 5G base stations is picking up with order visibility strengthened, according to sources at...
Thursday 15 July 2021
GaAs IC firms to see strong PA demand for 5G handsets,Wi-Fi 6E devices in 2H21
GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are all poised to log...
Monday 5 July 2021
Taiwan GaAs foundry houses set to secure more 5G PA orders from China
Taiwan-based GaAs foundry houses, including Win Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), are set to land more orders from Chinese...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Skyworks to increase outsourcing for PA orders from China
Skyworks will be stepping up its RF power amplifier (PA) production outsourcing to Taiwanese partners to fulfill orders placed by China-based smartphone vendors, while providing its...
Friday 11 June 2021
GaAs IC firms gearing up for smartphone PA shipment pick-up
GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are gearing up for a seasonal...
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Demand for GaAs-based PA remains robust
Taiwan's III-V semiconductor players have seen demand for GaAs-based power amplifiers for smartphone and Wi-Fi 6 applications remain steady despite a slowdown in 5G rollouts, according...
Friday 14 May 2021
Apple reportedly to sharply cut VCSEL die size for 3D sensors
Apple reportedly has decided to scale down the die size by 40-50% for VCSEL chips used in 3D face ID sensors for new iPhone and iPad devices to be rolled out later in 2021, a move...