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Thursday 29 July 2021
CHPT expects revenue increases through 4Q21
Taiwan-based IC test solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) expects to post sequential revenue increases through the fourth quarter of 2021, buoyed by growing demand...
Wednesday 28 July 2021
IC substrate maker Kinsus posts 2-fold profit jump in 2Q21
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology saw its net profits for second-quarter 2021 shoot up 202% on year to NT$1.01 billion (US$36.1 million), thanks to substantial improvements...
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Foxconn installs advanced packaging equipment at China plant
Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has started installing equipment including lithography systems for high-end IC packaging at its chip plant in Qingdao, northeast China,...
Tuesday 27 July 2021
O-RAN in uncertain future
Although Europe's four major telecom operators - Vodafone, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and Telefonica - had signed memorandum of understanding on the implementation of O-RAN based networks...
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Taiwan compound semiconductor output value surges 26% in 1H21
The output value of Taiwan's compound semiconductor industry grew 26.4% on year to NT$36 billion (US$1.28 billion) in the first half of 2021, according to statistics compiled by the...
Tuesday 27 July 2021
FPCB firm Career Tech sees shipments ramp up
Career Technology, which specializes in flexible PCBs, has seen shipments for consumer electronics products ramp up thanks to seasonal factors. Shipments for handsets, notebooks and...
Monday 26 July 2021
China top-3 OSATs to see combined revenue climb over 20% in 2021, says Digitimes Research
China's top-3 OSAT providers - Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Tongfu Microelectronics and Huatian Technology - are expected to see their combined revenue surge...
Monday 26 July 2021
Asian countries see mixed 5G progresses
5G subscriptions are growing at a rate of about one million per day. 5G is expected to become the fastest adopted mobile generation in history, compared to 4G LTE. It is estimated...
Friday 23 July 2021
China 5G base station buildups lagging behind schedule
Taiwan-based optical component suppliers are likely to brace for lower-than-expected sales in the third quarter of 2021 due to the low order visibility for their 5G optical components...
Friday 23 July 2021
Chenbro launches the RM252/RM352 series server chassis to empower small base stations deployment in telecommunications
The highly anticipated 5G telecommunication technology has features such as high bandwidth, broad data connection, and low latency. Since its advent in 2019, 5G has been viewed as...
Thursday 22 July 2021
Smartphone AP suppliers begin a new round of competition in 2H21
Brand vendors of 5G smartphones have started building component inventory for their new models for the second half of 2021, but prices of AP solutions are facing difficulties to increase,...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
Compeq keenly exploring PCB for non-CE applications
Taiwan's PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing is guardedly optimistic about its shipment prospects for the second half of the year, and will continue to diversify its target markets to...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
PCB maker Dynamic to commercialize new capacity later in 3Q21
Taiwan-based PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects additional production capacity at its factory site in Huangshi, China to come online later in third-quarter 2021 and contribute...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Chip orders for 5G smartphones picking up
Most Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to see their revenues grow at least 10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, bolstered by a pick-up in chip orders for 5G smartphones,...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Server makers gearing up for 5G edge computing boom
Server makers are gearing up to tap the high-margin edge computing market segment, which is expected to expand rapidly with the availability of 5G.