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Thursday 21 May 2020
Unimicron, Nan Ya say ABF substrate investment plans remain in place
Taiwan's major IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Nan YA PCB have stressed that their investments in capacity expansion and R&D for ABF substrates will not be affected...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
MediaTek, Aspeed, ASMedia to see strong 2020
MediaTek, Aspeed Technology and ASMedia Technology are expected to post impressive sales results for 2020 benefiting from the ongoing US-China trade tensions and clients' new products,...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
GaAs foundries positive about handset PA demand despite Huawei woes
Taiwan's GaAs foundries including Win Semiconductors are still optimistic about mid- and long-term outlook for handset PA (power amplifier) demand though their orders from Huawei...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Apple accelerates moving of iPhone production to India, Vietnam
Apple has stepped up moving more of its iPhone production to India and Vietnam looking to better diversify manufacturing risks amid the escalating trade US-China tensions, according...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Pegatron eyeing opportunities from 5G private networks
Pegatron, eyeing the business opportunities in enterprise-use private networks in the 5G era, is making preparations to produce devices for use in dedicated 5G networks for enterprise...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo to benefit from fresh US restrictions on Huawei
Chinese handset vendors including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are likely to grab more market share from Huawei in overseas markets as China's top handset brand faces tightened trade restrictions...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
SMIC unlikely to replace TSMC amid Huawei ban
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is highly unlikely to replace TSMC as the major foundry partner of Huawei even if TSMC stops shipping to the China-based client due...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Taiwan backend houses expect Huawei orders to drift starting 4Q20
Taiwan-based OSAT firms will continue to fulfill chip orders from Huawei/HiSilicon in the third quarter of 2020, but are unsure about the orders in the fourth quarter as the Chinese...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
TSMC braces for impact of new US restrictions on Huawei
TSMC already took 7nm and 5nm chip orders from Huawei in advance before stopping taking more orders from the China-based client in the wake of the US government's announcement of...
Friday 15 May 2020
Industry 4.0 driving demand for pneumatic automation components: Q&A with Taiwan Chelic chairman Barton Yu
As pneumatic automation components are essential parts of automated equipment, demand for them is expected to be on the rise along with ongoing development of Industry 4.0-based industrial...
Friday 15 May 2020
Escalating trade war to hit China foundry sector
With the US set to impose new restrictions on exports to China, including exports of some critical semiconductor equipment, the ban that will become effective on June 29 is likely...
Friday 15 May 2020
China fab toolmaker ACM enhances offering for local demand
China-based ACM Research, a supplier of advanced wafer-level packaging equipment and other fab tools, has been expanding its product portfolio to satisfy the growing needs of China's...
Friday 15 May 2020
TSMC announces intention to build and operate 5nm fab in US
TSMC today announced its intention to build and operate an advanced semiconductor fab in the US with the mutual understanding and commitment to support from the US federal government...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
VCSEL chips demand on track for stable expansion
VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) chip demand for 5G base station equipment, networking devices and even optical communications applications has got on track for stable...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Laster to start volume production at Taiwan factory in 2Q21
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech is installing automated equipment at a factory in northern Taiwan and expects volume production to begin in second-quarter 2021, according...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research