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Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers see promising demand for SiP, AiP designs
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers are generally cautious about expanding BT-based substrate capacity. Nevertheless, with demand for SiP (system-in-package) and AiP (antenna-in-package)...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Unimicron to further boost ABF substrate capacity
PCB maker Unimicron Technology is likely to rebuild and transfer its fire-damaged BT substrate plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, to the production of ABF substrates, according to...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
High-end ABF substrates in increasingly short supply for HPC, server chips
The supply of more lucrative high-end ABF substrates for use in HPC, server and 5G networking chips has been increasingly short of demand due partly to insufficient yield rates at...
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Unimicron posts record revenues for 2020
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has reported its 2020 revenues spiked 6.5% on year to a new high of NT$87.89 billion (US$3.14 billion) mainly driven by strong shipments...
Friday 8 January 2021
Nan Ya, Kinsus see 4Q20 revenues peak on strong IC substrate demand
IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their fourth-quarter 2020 revenues hit the year's peak, bolstered by higher prices offered by clients...
Wednesday 6 January 2021
ABF substrate demand simmering for high-end EV chips
Demand for high-performance chips solutions for EV and autonomous vehicles is expected to gradually gain momentum, which will generate a new outlet for Taiwan's ABF substrate makers,...
Monday 28 December 2020
ABF substrate yield rate to affect PS5 chip shipments
AMD has been promised more 7nm foundry capacity at TSMC, but actual shipments for its PS5 chips will depend on the production yield rates for ABF substrates needed to make the customized...
Friday 25 December 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers doing well in China market
Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unmicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB, and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen their production lines in China running at full capacity to serve Chinese...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
PCB materials prices set to rise in 2021
Prices for upstream PCB materials including copper foil, glass cloth and resin are set to rally in 2021 as supply is expected to be increasingly short of demand throughout the year,...
Friday 18 December 2020
IC equipment maker GP optimistic about 2021
Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), which specializes in PCB dry process and other semiconductor equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the second quarter of 2021 and...
Thursday 17 December 2020
LCD panel shortage worsening, says AUO chairman
The shortage of LCD panels has worsend after a strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan and a power outage hit glass substate supplier Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) in Japan recently,...
Wednesday 16 December 2020
NAND flash controller suppliers mull price hike
NAND flash device controller suppliers including Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology have stopped offering quotes for new orders, and are mulling a 10-15% price hike...
Monday 14 December 2020
ABF substrate shortages may dent 2021 shipments of new CPU, GPU chips
The worsening shortages of ABF substrates are expected to become one of the major woes affecting shipments of new CPU and GPU products at chipmakers in 2021, according to industry...
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...
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Kinsus 4Q20 revenues to peak on strong shipments for handset applications
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has reported November revenue climbed 24.7% on year to a record high of NT$2.56 billion (US$90.7 million), and is expected to see...