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Tuesday 28 September 2021
Taiwan Tech to develop near-field OTA validations for 5G active antennas together with mmWave antenna and connector designs
With the standards for the 5G protocols largely established, wireless communication providers in the US and Korea started to offer the service in select major cities starting third-quarter...
Monday 27 September 2021
China stepping up development of homegrown 3rd-gen semiconductor supply chain
China with its 14th 5-year Plan (2021-2025) will be stepping up the development of the country's homegrown third-generation semiconductor industry supply chain, according to industry...
Friday 24 September 2021
MediaTek urged to lead Taiwan mmWave 5G chips supply chain
Taiwan's makers of RF and PA devices hope MediaTek can lead the local supply chain to meet competition from Qualcomm in tapping the mmWave 5G market, according to industry sources...
Friday 24 September 2021
Qualcomm dominates cellular baseband market in 2Q21, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband processor market grew 16% on year to US$7.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm capitalized on iPhone 12...
Friday 24 September 2021
High-end CCL supply stays tight, price hikes likely in 2022
Supply of high-end CCLs continues to fall short of demand, and suppliers in Taiwan are likely to further hike their quotes in 2022 to reflect higher copper foil costs, according to...
Friday 24 September 2021
AMD, MediaTek reportedly in talks to form JV
Speculation has been circulating in the chipmaking market that AMD and MediaTek are in talks to form a joint venture that will be dedicated to developing SoC solutions combining Wi-Fi,...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Military applications rising as niche market for GaN-on-SiC RF components, says Transcom
GaAs device and foundry company Transom expects military-use radars and other defense systems to emerge as niche application outlet for GaN-on-SiC RF components and modules including...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Worldwide foundry sales to top US$100 billion in 2021, says IC Insights
Total foundry sales this year will surpass the US$100-billion mark for the first time, and continue increasing at a strong 11.6% average annual growth rate through 2025 when total...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
NAND supply likely to turn tight in 2H22, says Silicon Motion
NAND flash prices are expected to stay stable in 2022, but the supply of such chips is likely to turn tight in the second half of next year, according to Wallace Kou, president of...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
mmWave finds potential markets in 5G and Satcom: Q&A with MixComm and SiTune CTOs
MixComm, a provider of millimeter-wave (mmWave) and front-end solutions for 5G and Satcom applications, has recently announced a collaboration with SiTune, an innovator of multiple...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
YMTC ready to volume produce 128-layer QLC NAND flash
China-based Yangtz Memory Technologies (YMTC) has shipped over 300 million 64-layer 3D NAND flash memory chips and is ready to volume produce 128-layer QLC (quad-level cell) NAND,...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
5G drives double-digit growth for 6th straight quarter in smartphone APs, says Strategy Analytics
For the sixth straight quarter, the global smartphone applications processor (AP) market clocked a double-digit on-year revenue increase in the second quarter of 2021, according to...
Friday 17 September 2021
Chipmakers working with partners to step up deployments in 5G RF devices
Fabless chipmakers are looking to step up their deployments in the 5G RF front-end module (RF FEM) and other device markets by working closely with their manufacturing partners, according...
Friday 17 September 2021
AiP packaging demand set to be stimulated by new iPhone
With the new-generation iPhones equipped with more antenna-in-package (AiP) modules, AiP packaging demand will be rising along with the iPhone sales, according to industry sources.
Friday 17 September 2021
High-speed transmission chip suppliers expect output value to boom
Taiwan's suppliers of high-speed transmission chips, which have obtained commitments from foundries to provide sufficient capacity support next year, are gearing up for a boom in...