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Tuesday 26 October 2021
GaAs foundries, epi-wafer suppliers remain upbeat about power amplifier demand
GaAs foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers remain optimistic about demand for power amplifiers, and believe there's no concern about overbooking by customers, according to industry...
Friday 22 October 2021
China smartphone shipments fall 5% in September
Smartphone sales in the China market slipped 5.4% sequentially to 20.81 million units in September 2021, with non-Chinese brands accounting for less than 6% of the sales, indicating...
Friday 22 October 2021
Supply-side factors may constrain 5G smartphone shipment growth in 2022
Supply-side factors, including particulary shortages of power management IC (PMIC) and other components as well as power cuts in China, are very likely to constrain the overall 5G...
Thursday 21 October 2021
New MediaTek 5G modem chip built using TSMC 4nm process
MediaTek will enter volume shipments of its new-generation 5G modem based on the latest 3GPP 5G R16 standard in 2022, gearing up for a boom in demand for flagship 5G smartphones,...
Thursday 21 October 2021
Audix sees 3Q21 profit growth
Audix, a Taiwan-based component maker and distributor, has reported EPS of NT$4.17 (US$0.15) for the third quarter with consolidated revenues rising 12% sequentially to come to NT$1.84...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
IoV plus 5G unlocks huge potential, says TTIA
5G network can help advance smart mobility in the future and Taiwanese suppliers should develop more innovations on Internet of Vehicle (IoV) to have a cut of the smart mobility industry,...
Friday 15 October 2021
Chipmakers gearing up for Wi-Fi 6/6E chip boom
Chipmakers including MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Broadcom are set to ramp up their output for Wi-Fi 6/6E chip solutions looking to embrace booming demand for such chips and increase their...
Friday 15 October 2021
Automotive IC shortage to persist for next 2-3 years
The global shortage of automotive ICs is likely to last beyond next year until 2023 or even 2024, and automakers worldwide are trying all possible means to counter, according to industry...
Friday 15 October 2021
TSMC sees fab capacity stay tight, mulls new fab in Japan
TSMC will see its 12- and 8-inch fab capacities stay tight in 2021 and throughout 2022, and is gearing up for its next stage of growth, said company CEO CC Wei at an earnings earnings...
Thursday 14 October 2021
Join Smart City Solutions Day seminar on Oct 26: 5G and innovative applications
According to research by the United Nations, 68% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050. This trend has prompsted many governments to actively invest in the construction...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Power Logic completes validation for 5G server cooling solutions
Cooling fan maker Power Logic has completed product validation for its 5G server cooling solutions, which will soon be ready for volume production, according to the company.
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Global smartphone shipment forecast, 2022 and beyond
With COVID-19 becoming like the seasonal flu and having diminishing influence, Digitimes Research expects smartphone shipments to grow between 4-7% annually over the next five years,...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Demand for data centers creates opportunities for connectors, cable supply chain
As cloud and 5G applications continue to grow, the demand for data centers remains high, opening up opportunities for related supply chains such as connectors.
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Samsung starts mass production of 14nm EUV DDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing what it claims is the industry's smallest, 14nm DRAM based on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology. Following the company's shipment of...
Tuesday 12 October 2021
VPEC rises as top GaAs epiwafer supplier
Taiwan-based epiwafer maker Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) has emerged as the world's top supplier of GaAs epiwafers with its market share in the segment surpassing that of British...