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Tuesday 22 March 2022
Leadframe supplier CWTC sees order visibility extended to 2023
Leadframe supplier Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has seen the visibility of orders from its IDM customers for automotive and industrial applications extended to 2023, according to the...
Friday 18 March 2022
Demand for ESD protection chips to surge as PCIe 4.0 goes mainstream
PCIe4.0 is expected to emerge as a mainstream transmission interface standard for diverse notebooks and desktops in 2022, providing significant growth opportunities for ESD (electrostatic...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Memory module makers gearing up for 5G smart healthcare boom
The market for smart healthcare devices enabled by 5G is forecast to reach US$3.67 billion in revenue by 2026, encouraging memory module makers such as Apacer Technology to step up...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Network devices to continue spec upgrades despite black swan events, says Arcadyan
Unfavorable factors including the Russia-Ukraine war, global inflation, harbor congestion and networking chip shortage will not constrain the growth momentum for the network device...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing Wi-Fi SoCs as new growth driver
MediaTek will see Wi-Fi core chip business rising substantially to become its largest growth driver in 2022, helping offset weakness in handset chip demand so far this year, according...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Global foundry market to surge 20% in 2022, says IC Insights
After dropping 2% in 2019, the global foundry market logged a strong 21% rebound in 2020, driven by sales of application processors and other components for 5G smartphones, according...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Apple announces new iPhone SE
Apple has announced 4.7-inch iPhone SE, which comes with iOS 15 and A15 Bionic, which powers advanced camera capabilities and improves user experience in operations such as photo...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
MediaTek seeing handset AP inventory swell
MediaTek has seen its inventory level for handset application processors (including 4G and 5G ones) swell to 160-180 days from past regular levels of around 100 days, due mainly to...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing bigger presence in North America
MediaTek is looking to expand its Android smartphone market share in North America with its upcoming 5G mmWave chip solutions slated for launch in the second half of this year, according...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Non-Chinese markets deploy 5G, but may slow down soon
While the establishment of 5G infrastructure, particularly base stations, in China has been slowing down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US-China trade tensions, 5G deployment...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Chinese phonemakers hope to hike sales with multiple 5G models
China-based smartphone brands are expected to flood non-Chinese handset markets with entry-level to mid-range 5G models in 2022 in hopes to improve their sales amid weakening smartphone...
Friday 4 March 2022
Nan Ya PCB doubles capex budget for 2022
Nan Ya PCB has set aside a capex budget of NT$17 billion (US$605.5 million) for 2022, double last year's level of NT$8.45 billion, mainly to expand its production capacity for ABF...
Friday 4 March 2022
Micron upbeat about memory demand for 5G smartphones
Micron Technology has expressed optimism about DRAM and NAND flash chip demand for handsets, particularly 5G smartphones, in 2022.
Friday 4 March 2022
RF FEM makers cut PA foundry orders for Wi-Fi applications
Taiwan's RF front-end module (FEM) makers, including RichWave Technology, have scaled down their wafer starts for power amplifiers (PA) with GaAS foundries such as Win Semiconductors...
Friday 4 March 2022
6-inch fabs fully loaded for SGT MOSFETs, automotive diodes till 2Q22
Taiwan's 6-inch wafer foundry specialists including Mosel Vitelic, Nuvoton Technology and Epsil Technologies are expected to maintain full capacity utilization throughout at least...