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Friday 30 October 2020
Samsung expects profit to decline in 4Q20
Samsung Electronics expects profit to decline in the fourth quarter amid weakening memory chip demand from server customers and intensifying competition in mobile phones and consumer...
Friday 30 October 2020
UMC posts 36.4% profit surge in 3Q20
United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported net profits surged 36.4% sequentially and over 200% on year to NT$9.11 billion (US$318.4 million) in the third quarter of 2020. EPS for...
Thursday 29 October 2020
Win Semi expects 1-3% revenue growth in 4Q20
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a revenue increase of 1-3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020, with gross margin ranging from 37% to 39%.
Thursday 29 October 2020
UfiSpace implements Vertiv solution to create 5G lab
5G is the hottest topic in the technology industry today and the most interesting trend is the move towards an open, disaggregated white-box solutions, which is expected to bring...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
IC Insights expects modest DRAM price erosion through end-2020
DRAM ASPs climbed to US$3.70 in June 2020 before tapering off to US$3.51 in July and August, according to IC Insights, which expects modest price erosion through the end of this ye...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Quanta gearing up for enterprise digital transformation market
Quanta Cloud Technology (QTC) is gearing up to develop digital transformation solutions integrating server hardware and software to better serve enterprise clients, according to the...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Anli to put increased focus on non-notebook applications
Taiwan-based Anli International, specializing in metal parts and heat dissipation components for notebooks, is looking to diversify its target markets to include games consoles and...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Global smartphone shipments improve in 3Q20
Global smartphone shipments fell by slightly over 6% on year in the third quarter of 2020, improving significantly from the previous two quarters as demand for smartphones outside...
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Global smartphone shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Following three consecutive years of declines in 2018-2020, global smartphone shipments are expected to grow by a double-digit rate or 150 million units in 2021.
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Microsoft to build Azure datacenter, cloud hardware R&D team in Taiwan
Microsoft has announced plans to build a data center in Taiwan and grow a local team dedicated to the development of Azure cloud hardware and infrastructure, which is expected to...
Tuesday 27 October 2020
NOR flash likely to be in short supply in 2021, says Macronix chairman
The global supply of NOR flash memory will fall short of demand in 2021 if trade tensions between the US and China persist, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Taiwan MLCC makers see big order momentum for 5G phones
Taiwan-based MLCC specialists including Yageo and Walsin Technology have seen increasing orders for 5G smartphone applications, and are optimistic about their growth prospects for...
Tuesday 27 October 2020
TXC sees small-size quartz component shortages
The supply of small-size quartz components is tight, driven by demand for 5G smartphones and Wi-Fi 6 network devices, according to Taiwan-based TXC.
Monday 26 October 2020
FET to install 4,000 base stations for 3.5GHz 5G band in 2020
Far EasTone Telecommunications has said that its deployment of 5G networks in Taiwan is ahead of schedule, with plans to complete the installation of 4,000 base station for 3.5GHz...
Monday 26 October 2020
PTI eyes new logic IC orders from MediaTek, Novatek, Realtek
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is aggressively foraying into new logic IC segments such as TV SoCs and handset APs in a bid to offset loss of orders expected...