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Thursday 12 November 2020
Transcend expects recovery in end-market demand starting 4Q20
Memory module maker Transcend Information has seen end-market demand start picking up in the fourth quarter of 2020, and expects market conditions next year to be favorable to the...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
IC materials distributors optimistic about 4Q20
Thanks to high capacity utilization at foundry and backend houses, IC materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial and Niching Industrial are all optimistic...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
MediaTek announces new Chromebook chips
MediaTek has unveiled its MT8192 and MT8195 chipsets for the next generation of Chromebooks, with the 7nm MT8192 for mainstream devices and the 6nm MT8195 for premium models.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
IC substrate quotes rising 20-40% amid tight supply
A new wave of price hikes for high-end IC substrates, ranging from 20-40%, has emerged following a recent fire damaging a plant of Taiwan's Unimicron Technology, with clients rushing...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Micron ships 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory
Micron Technology has begun volume shipments of what the company claims is the world's first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Qualcomm, MediaTek bracing for strong 5G SoC demand in 2021
Qualcomm and MediaTek are poised to embrace strong shipment growths for 5G SoC solutions in 2021 as sales of 5G phones are expected to grow exponentially in the coming year, particularly...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Silicon Motion expects foundry supply to stay tight through end-2021
Flash device controller developers, including Silicon Motion Technology, have seen their foundry partners encounter tight capacity particularly at 8-inch fabs, which may persist through...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Leadframe supplier CWTC posts profit increase
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has reported net profits rose 34% on year to NT$603 million (US$21.1 million) in the first three quarters of 2020, with EPS reaching NT$1.71 for the period,...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
UMC October revenue rise, VIS flat
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its October revenue increase 5.2% sequentially, while revenue at fellow company Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) stayed...
Monday 9 November 2020
Anli optimistic about notebook demand in 2021
Taiwan-based Anli International, specializing in metal parts and heat dissipation components for notebooks, expects the stay-at-home activities to continue to drive notebook demand...
Monday 9 November 2020
Apacer, Innodisk post profit drops
Memory module makers Apacer Technology and Innodisk, which focus more on industrial applications than mass-market market segments, both saw profits decline in the third quarter of...
Monday 9 November 2020
CCL makers see revenue falls in October, cautious about 4Q20
Taiwan's CCL makers all saw their October revenues drop sequentially due mainly to China's long National Day holiday, but they are guardedly optimistic that overall fourth-quarter...
Monday 9 November 2020
How post-election US-China ties may affect Taiwan semiconductor sector
It remains uncertain how the outcome of the US presidential election may change the country's trade tensions with China, but semiconductor firms in Taiwan generally believe the American...
Monday 9 November 2020
Continuously targeting the home networking market, Compal Broadband responds swiftly to customer needs with one-stop service
The global market has seen unprecedented changes in recent years, including trade tension between US-China, which started in 2018 and spurred a supply chain reshuffle that changed...
Friday 6 November 2020
ASE, Win Semi cut into supply chain for new Qualcomm chips
Taiwan's backend houses ASE and affiliated Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) reportedly have landed orders for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X60 modem chips while GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors...