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Wednesday 8 September 2021
More smartphone vendors to adopt vapor chambers for new models
More China- and South Korea-based smartphone vendors are expected to adopt vapor chambers (VCs) for their new models slated for launch in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Taiwan CCL makers post double-digit revenue increases in August
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers including Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Ventec Electronics all saw their revenues register double-digit on-year increases...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
ASE steps up recruiting engineers for 5G, networking, automotive chips
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...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Foundries step up capacity expansions
Pure-play foundries have accelerated their capacity expansions as they have seen promising demand for cloud computing, AI, EV, 5G and IoT related applications, with order visibility...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Imagining the world of 6G
While commercial 5G operations may have only just begun and its actual use in the general consumer market may still be limited, the industry is already thinking ahead to 6G.
Monday 6 September 2021
TXC reports growths in August revenues
Taiwan-based quartz component supplier TXC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.35 billion (US$48.44 million) for August, up 2.8% on month and 34.16% on year, with the amount...
Monday 6 September 2021
SINTRONES event addressing AIoT, fleet management solutions levering 5G technology
As a growing number of sensors, radar devices and video cameras, a massive amount of data is being generated over the traffic networks, automotive manufacturers have an opportunity...
Friday 3 September 2021
Highlight of the day: Qualcomm leads high-end 5G smartphone APs, followed by MediaTek
The global sales of 5G smartphones are expected to surge to 600-700 million units in 2021. However, the current penetration rate of 5G smartphones was still much weaker than expected...
Friday 3 September 2021
Qualcomm remains high-end smartphone AP market leader
Qualcomm remained the largest supplier of high-end 5G smartphone application processors in the first half of 2021, according to Digitimes Research. But MediaTek is gearing up for...
Friday 3 September 2021
MediaTek likely to post revenue decrease in 4Q21
MediaTek is likely to see its revenues fall sequentially, for the first time in more than one year, in the fourth quarter of 2021, given that its fulfillment of orders for the quarter...
Thursday 2 September 2021
Win Semi to grow stake in CCL maker Iteq
Taiwan's GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors will participate in Iteq's capital increment project to grow its stake in the CCL maker to 17.08%, seeking to better explore immense business...
Thursday 2 September 2021
Suppliers eyeing demand boom for high-speed transmission chip solutions
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...
Thursday 2 September 2021
IC testing interface vendors to enjoy strong demand for new-gen processors
As AMD and Nvidia are warming up for rolling out new-generation CPU and GPU processors in first-half 2022, Taiwan-based IC test solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test...
Wednesday 1 September 2021
CCI expects 5G smartphones to drive vapor chamber demand
Overall vapor chamber (VC) demand for handsets has been a disappointment thus far this year, according to Junichi Nagai, chairman for cooling module firm Nidec Chaun-Choung Technology...
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Taiwan could play main role in SpaceX LEO satellites, says Eric Lin, Infinio Capital managing partner
Innovative new business models by SpaceX and Blue Origin have reduced the costs of space tourism and satellite launches, creating a gradual paradigm shift in the new space industry...