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Thursday 19 August 2021
Supply of chips for 4G applications falls short of demand
The supply of 4G product chips including power amplifiers (PAs) and smartphone application processors has fallen short of demand due mainly to the chip suppliers' increased focus...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Qualcomm unveils 5G and AI-enabled drone platform
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a drone platform and reference design to offer both 5G and AI-capabilities, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform.
Wednesday 18 August 2021
Phison striving to secure supply commitments from NAND chip vendors
Phison Electronics is striving to strike deals with NAND flash chip providers for 2022 and finds it difficult to secure supply commitments from the memory chip vendors, according...
Wednesday 18 August 2021
HDI PCB makers see orders surge for mainstream and niche applications
Taiwan-based HDI PCB manufacturers have seen orders surge significantly on seasonality for the mainstream handset, notebook, and other mass-market consumer applications, according...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
IC distributors log impressive revenue gains on strong demand
Taiwan's IC distributors have scored impressive business results over the past months of the year thanks to persistently strong demand for diverse 5G, HPC, AIoT, and high-speed transmission...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
High-precision QA automation in 5G era: Q&A with Relimetrics CEO Kemal Levi
Industry 4.0 is no longer a new concept, but there are always some parts of the manufacturing process that are so difficult to automate, including quality management or quality assurance...
Monday 16 August 2021
Taiwan IC design houses keen to join MIH EV platform
More and more IC designers in Taiwan are keen to join the Foxconn-led MIH open EV platform and seek to cash in on the immense market demand for automotive chips, according to industry...
Friday 13 August 2021
Realme wins the Philippines' largest smartphone market share
According to Counterpoint Research's Monthly Philippines Channel Share Tracker report, Chinese mobile phone maker Realme has become the top brand with the highest shipments and market...
Friday 13 August 2021
Semiconductor prosperity to last through 2022
A new wave of prosperity is taking place in the global semiconductor industry. Fabless chipmakers, foundries and backend houses have all seen their supplies fall short of customer...
Friday 13 August 2021
ASE, ShunSin poised to embrace growing SiP demand
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...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
DRAM contract prices likely to stay flat in 4Q21
DRAM contract prices have risen at a slower pace in the third quarter, and are expected to stay flat or drop slightly in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources.
Monday 9 August 2021
PA shipments to China for 5G base stations remain weak in 2H21
RF amplifier (PA) demand from 5G base stations in China remains weak although China telecom operators have resumed construction of 5G networks, mainly because the majority of related...
Monday 9 August 2021
Taiwan memory chipmakers post strong sales for July
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its revenue reach a 34-month high of NT$7.95 billion (US$285.6 million) in July 2021, while specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics'...
Thursday 5 August 2021
China smartphone vendors see combined shipments fall in 2Q21
China-based vendors shipped a total of 160 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2021, down 16.4% sequentially and 3.2% on year. But shipments will rebound to a 14%...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Pegatron upbeat about 2H21 as components crunch on track to ease
Device assembler Pegatron has expressed optimism about its consolidated sales outlook for the second half of 2021, as the ongoing shortage of upstream chips and components is expected...