China-based Vanchip Technologies, a subsidiary of MediaTek, is partnering with IC distributor WPG and GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors to promote its Wi-Fi 6 RF front-end modules (RF...
Compound semiconductors including third-generation ones GaN and SiC will play a crucial part in the emerging 6G, car-use or mobile LiDAR, and biometrics device applications, according...
OSAT ASE Technology has kicked off its recruitment campaign with plans to hire 2,000 engineers by the end of this year to deepen its backend deployments for the 5G, networking and...
Taiwan's vendors of transmission interface chip solutions are stepping up the development and production of high-speed solutions such as Wi-Fi 6E, PCIe4.0/5.0 controller chips and...
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...
At Intel's Architecture Day 2021, two new X86 cores, two new datacenter SoCs and two discrete GPUs were introduced. Intel also disclosed it is among the top customers of TSMC, which...
OSATs with SiP (system-in-package) technology, including ASE Technology and ShunSin Technology, are poised to gain from the ever-growing SiP demand for integrating heterogeneous chips...
Taiwan-based Tai-Saw Technology, dedicated to supplying SAW (surface acoustic wave) filters and quartz crystal components, is optimistic its shipments for automotive, Wi-Fi 6 and...
Unit prices for Wi-Fi modules have been rising by nearly 5-fold to US$16-17 in the third quarter from US$3.5 in late 2020 amid widening chips shortage, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
United Microelectronics (UMC) plans to raise its foundry quotes for 40nm process technology by 10-15% starting the first quarter of 2022, as well as quotes for other mature process...
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...
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...
Taiwan-based IC test solutions providers Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and Keystone Microtech are both expected to enjoy a strong second half of 2021, thanks to robust demand...
Taiwan's dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see its business operations return to a growth track in the third quarter of the year after its June revenues...
MediaTek has reiterated its revenue growth projection of over 40% for 2021 with overall gross margin to stay at 44-46%, and will dole out cash dividends of up to NT$58.844 billion...
