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Thursday 17 September 2020
Backend houses register normal progress in processing PS5 SoCs
Backend houses have seen smooth progress in packaging customized SoCs for Sony's PS5 and yield rates at the foundry partner are also steady, with shipment goal set by the vendor for...
Thursday 17 September 2020
PS5 chip production issue unlikely, say semiconductor sources
Claims about TSMC having yield rates issues with its 7nm process manufacturing AMD chips for Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console are highly questionable, according to sources...
Friday 11 September 2020
HannStar Board, GCE post record revenues for August
Taiwan's rigid PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both saw their August revenues hit record highs on robust shipments for notebook and networking applications,...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
IC distributor Macnica Galaxy sees 1H20 profit hit 4-year high
Macnica Galaxy, a Taiwan-based IC distribution arm of Japan's Macnica Group, has reported its first-half 2020 net profits soared 87.6% on year to a four-year high of NT$130 million...
Friday 14 August 2020
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2020
Taiwan makers' TV shipments reached 6.28 million units in the second quarter of 2020, growing 35.1% sequentially.
Wednesday 5 August 2020
Backend houses kicking off shipments for PS5
Backend houses including ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics have kicked off shipments for Sony's new-generation PS5 game console series slated for launch later this year, according...
Monday 27 July 2020
PS5 shipments may reach at least 120 million units in next 5 years
Sony's new-generation PS5 game console shipments are estimated to reach at least 120 million units in the next five years after launch in fourth-quarter 2020, roughly double those...
Friday 24 July 2020
Taiwan PCB makers to step up shipments for PS5 in late 3Q20
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain of Sony's new-generation PS5 games console are expected to step up their shipments of rigid mainboards for the new device in the latter half...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
CIS backend firms tap deeper into auto field with On-Semi, Sony
With major CMOS image sensor (CIS) vendors including On Semiconductor and Sony set to put increased focus on automotive applications, Taiwan-based backend houses including Tong Hsing...
Monday 6 July 2020
TV brands gearing up shipments for 2H20
Global TV brands are revving up efforts to spike their shipments for the second half of 2020 to make up shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the first half, according...
Friday 19 June 2020
Phison to acquire stake in Sony subsidiary
Phison Electronics plans to acquire a 49% stake in Nextorage, a subsidiary of Sony Storage Media Solutions (SSMS), for an undisclosed sum, according to the Taiwan-based flash storage...
Wednesday 17 June 2020
NAND flash demand to pick up for game consoles in 3Q20
With Sony and Microsoft set to soon roll out their next-generation game consoles featuring high-speed and large-capacity SSDs, NAND flash demand for game console applications will...
Monday 8 June 2020
High-res CIS demand promising
The market for high-resolution CMOS image sensors is set to boom starting later in 2020, thanks to a rise in the popularity of high-spec smartphones and other mobile devices, according...
Friday 5 June 2020
Sony Mobile Xperia 1 II 5G phone makes debut in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its first 5G-enabled smartphone, the Xperia 1 II, in the Taiwan market, capitalizing on the official kick-off of 5G commercial services in...
Friday 5 June 2020
Taiwan 5G phone penetration expected at 10% in 2020
As 5G commercial services are not expected to launch in Taiwan until July, 5G smartphones' penetration rate in the local market is expected to reach only 10% in 2020, according to...