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Thursday 17 June 2021
Ansys multiphysics solutions achieve certification for TSMC N3 and N4
Ansys has achieved certification of its cutting-edge multiphysics signoff solutions for TSMC's advanced N3 and N4 process technologies, according to the EDA company. This enables...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
5G models to account for 80% of Taiwan handset sales in 2H21
Sales of 5G smartphones in the Taiwan market are likely to account for over 80% of total handset shipments in the second half of 2021 thanks to the new offerings of 5G models from...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Hermes Testing poised to tap cantilever probe card market
Hermes Testing Solutions (HTSI), a unit of chipmaking equipment supplier Hermes-Epitek, is poised to develop and manufacture cantilever probe cards with the technology already transferred...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about shipments for 5G phones
Taiwan-based IC design houses are optimistic about their shipments for smartphone applications in the third quarter of 2021, thanks to the upcoming rollouts of new 5G-enabled models,...
Friday 11 June 2021
O-RAN market set to rise along with 5G private networks
The 5G private network architecture outlined in 3GPP Release 16 allows businesses to deploy private networks by themselves, which will not only bring changes to the previous model...
Friday 11 June 2021
GaAs IC firms gearing up for smartphone PA shipment pick-up
GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are gearing up for a seasonal...
Friday 11 June 2021
Global smartphone AP market posts double-digit growth in 1Q21
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market surged 21% on year to US$6.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.
Thursday 10 June 2021
IC analyzers sees booming demand for advanced foundry, packaging
Taiwan-based specialists in semiconductor materials analysis, IC test and verification services will see their sales for the second half of the year driven by continuous R&D on...
Thursday 10 June 2021
NOR flash prices to soar in 3Q21
NOR flash prices are expected to rise 20-30% in the third quarter of 2021, as the memory supply becomes extremely tight, according to market sources.
Thursday 10 June 2021
Samsung completes 8nm RF technology development for 5G mobile chips
Samsung Electronics has introduced its newest radio frequency (RF) technology based on 8nm process. This cutting-edge foundry technology is expected to provide a "one chip solution,"...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Tight foundry capacity to persist throughout 2021
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see customers pull in orders despite concerns about overbooking, and will see their fab capacity stay extremely tight throughout 2021,...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Taiwan IC vendors upbeat about PC, handset chip demand in 2H21
Taiwan-based IC design houses see mixed shipment momentum for different segments in the second half of the year, with PC peripheral chips to sustain strong demand, handset chips to...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Wah Hong stepping up niche-product developments
Optoelectronic materials supplier Wah Hong Industrial is gearing up for niche-product developments, focusing on protective films for 5G devices, optoelectronic materials for mini/microLED...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Telecom research institutions gearing up for 6G
Telecom research institutions in the US, Europe and China have begun exploring technologies, applications and market demand related to 6G, even though 5G commercialization has just...
Tuesday 8 June 2021
GF, GlobalWafers extend partnership
Globalfoundries has announced that the foundry and silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers have struck a US$800 million agreement to add 300mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer manufacturing...