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Friday 4 December 2020
Chipbond to expand backend capacity for RF, PA devices, driver ICs
Taiwan's backend house Chipbond Technology has disclosed plans to build additional testing capacity to satisfy robust demand for display driver ICs, RF and PA components.
Thursday 3 December 2020
Foxconn, Quanta foraying into O-RAN hardware supply
As 5G commercialization shifts into high gear, ICT hardware makers including Foxconn Technology and Quanta Computer are eyeing business opportunities that are emegring significantly...
Thursday 3 December 2020
ASE obtains FC packaging orders for new Qualcomm 5G SoC
ASE Technology has reportedly grabbed flip-chip packaging orders for Qualcomm's just-unveiled flagship 5G SoC Snapdragon 888, as well as orders for the new integrated X60 5G modem,...
Thursday 3 December 2020
IC design houses eyeing lucrative IC demand from 5G phone sector
Taiwan's IC design houses are doubling down their efforts developing related ICs for 5G phones, as the global smartphone shipments powered by the 5G technology are set to boom in...
Thursday 3 December 2020
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform
Qualcomm has introduced its latest flagship Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform, which it says features innovations in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and camera technologies...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Vanchip tapping China 5G PA market
China-based Vanchip Technologies, a subsidiary of MediaTek, has begun shipping 5G power amplifiers to Chinese handset vendors such as Realme, having already become the top 4G PA supplier...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Demand for ICs to stay robust in 2021, say sources
Taiwan-based IC distributors have enjoyed strong sales so far in 2020 thanks to clients' keen inventory preparations and Huawei's brisk short-term orders ahead of its trade ban by...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Display driver IC prices to rise another 10% in 1H21
Prices for display driver ICs and TDDI chips are expected to rise by another 10% in the first half of 2021 after hiking in fourth-quarter 2020, due to tight foundry supply and rising...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Kaohsiung forms 5G AIoT International Alliance
The government of Kaohsiung has announced the formation of a 5G AIoT International Alliance to develop an innovation park as an experiment and demonstration filed in the southern...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan Star to build 5G smart industrial parks
Taiwan Star Telecom will team up with HwaCom Systems, a broadband system integrator and network service supplier, to jointly develop and build 5G-based smart industrial parks to help...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Walsin to acquire major Soshin stake
Passive components maker Walsin Technology has announced it will acquire shares in Japanese components vendor Soshin Electric aiming to broaden its product portfolios and expand sales...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
DRAM likely to be in short supply in 2H21, says PSMC chairman
The global supply of DRAM memory will likely fall short of demand in the second half of 2021, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 30 November 2020
DRAM market to reach supply-demand balance in 1H21, says Adata chairman
The global DRAM memory market will reach the balance of supply and demand in the first half of 2021, with limited growth in the overall bit supply coupled with a gradual rise in demand...
Friday 27 November 2020
ASE, Greatek see QFN wire bonding run at full capacity for PMICs
IC packagers including ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics have been running QFN (quad flat no-lead) wire bonding lines at full capacity utilization, mainly driven by strong demand...
Friday 27 November 2020
Taiwan leadframe makers join Tesla supply chain for EV chargers
Taiwan-based leadframe makers including Jih Lin Technology and SDI have reportedly cut into the supply chain for Tesla's charging piles, and are poised to embrace significant increases...