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Wednesday 7 April 2021
Taiwan CCL vendors post impressive revenue increases for 1Q21
Taiwan's CCL makers have reported double-digit on-year increases for their first-quarter 2021 revenues, with notebook and automotive applications being two main growth engines, and...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Testing houses enjoy robust demand for 5G, HPC chips
Testing houses including Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics have already seen their capacity fall short of demand since the start of the second quarter, driven by strong...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
TSMC lands rush 5G chip orders from Qualcomm
TSMC and Qualcomm reportedly are moving to further cement their ties, with the pure-play foundry agreeing to fabricate a batch of rush orders of high-end 5G chips for the US chipmaker,...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
HTC to launch new 5G phones, AR/VR devices in 2Q21
HTC plans to launch new 5G smartphone models, AR/VR hardware products and related solutions in the second quarter of 2021 to stimulate sales, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 April 2021
MediaTek likely to become top mobile SoC provider in 2021
MediaTek is likely to become the world's largest mobile chip supplier in 2021, bolstered by a ramp-up in shipments of its 4G and 5G SoC solutions, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Taiwan 1st-tier IC design houses set to post strong 1Q21 results
Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are believed to have seen their March revenues climb substantially...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Inventec expects increasing revenues from automotive electronics
Inventec expects its automotive electronics business revenues to grow to NT$25 billion (US$868.35 million) by 2024, accounting for 5% of the company's overall amount, up from 1% currently,...
Thursday 1 April 2021
CHPT lands major probe card orders for MediaTek 5G SoCs
Taiwan-based IC test solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has reportedly obtained nearly 100% of probe card orders for MediaTek's mid- and high-end 5G smartphone...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Networking chips in extremely tight supply, says Unizyx
The supply chain of networking devices is experiencing the worst chip shortage in 30 years, heaping significant pressure on business operations of networking solutions providers,...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Delta Electronics completes first smart factory
Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics has upgraded a plant in Taiwan to a smart factory based on 5G private network through cooperation with...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Over 65% of global GDP to come from digital products, services in 2022, says Dell Taiwan GM
The pandemic has been accelerating digital transformation at enterprises and industries worldwide with over 65% of global GDP estimated to come from digital products and services...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
US, Europe 'unrealistic' in fab expansion drive, says TSMC chair
It would be "economically unrealistic" for the US and Europe to expand semiconductor fab capacity to satisfy their own needs, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Smartphone brands still focus on low-price segments in India
Smartphones released by first-tier brands in India in 2020 were mostly models priced below INR15,000 (US$205), showing the purchasing power of Indian consumers is still rather weak,...
Tuesday 30 March 2021
CIRC's 5G autonomous drone solution to take off with CHT's collaboration
With the impending arrival of the 5G generation in Taiwan, CIRC has developed its 5G autonomous drone solution that leverages Chunghwa Telecom (CHT)'s high-speed 5G connection to...
Monday 29 March 2021
Aluminum capacitor makers raise quotes to reflect cost increases
Aluminum electrolytic capacitors makers in Taiwan and abroad have moved to raise their quotes to reflect increased costs for upstream materials such aluminum foil, aluminum shell...