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Thursday 11 June 2020
PCB makers to see stable shipments for 5G iPhones in 3Q20
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply of Apple are set to enjoy stable shipments for 5G iPhones in the third quarter of the year, but their shipment momentum for the fourth quarter will...
Thursday 11 June 2020
FTDDI chip demand set to boom in 2021
Demand for next-generation fingerprint, touch, display driver integrated (FTDDI) chip solutions is set to boom in 2021 thanks to their growing adoption in mid-range and entry-level...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Zhen Ding, Taiflex kicks off fundraising for 5G product developments
Flexible PCB (FPCB) specialist Zhen Ding Technology and flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex Scientific have both moved to raise new funds to support the development...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
ChipMOS to see backend demand for display driver ICs surge in 2H20
Backend house ChipMOS Technologies expects demand for display driver ICs to ramp up in the second half of 2020, thanks to the upcoming launch of new 5G phones and a surge in demand...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Unitech to see capacity utilization rise to 90% in 3Q20
Rigid-flex PCB specialist Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects to see its capacity utilization rebound to 70-80% in July and rise further to 90% in the latter part of the third quarter,...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
MediaTek 5G chip shipments may top 80 million units in 2020
MediaTek is likely to ship more than 80 million mobile SoCs for 5G handsets in 2020 mainly to Chinese handset vendors, which may push up its global market share in the segment to...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Apple 5G iPhones expected to begin volume production in July
Apple is expected to complete its second-phase engineering validation and testing (EVT 2) for its upcoming 5G iPhone series by the end of June, paving the way for volume production...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Global semiconductor revenue may drop 5% in 2Q20
IC Insights has compiled a list of semiconductor companies that have provided their sales guidance for the second quarter of 2020. Collectively, the 21 companies on the list anticipate...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
FET, Delta Electronics, Microsoft team up to build first 5G smart plant in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Delta Electronics and Microsoft Taiwan have teamed up to set up Taiwan's first 5G-enabled pilot smart manufacturing plant at Delta's production...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Supply of 5G optical filters becomes tight
Optical filter makers have seen their capacities become tight recently due to a pick-up in components demand for 5G base stations from a number of countries, including China, Korea...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Quanta, ITRI roll out 5G metal massive antenna system
A research alliance led by Quanta Computer and Taiwan government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed a set of metal chassis-based 5G massive antenna...
Monday 8 June 2020
TaiSol positive about 2H20 shipments of 5G base station, handset cooling solutions
TaiSol Electronics has seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese 5G infrastructure and smartphone clients starting June, with its production lines all running at full capacity to...
Monday 8 June 2020
Win Semi to see brisk RF, PA demand for 5G, handsets in 2H20
Taiwan's GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors is expected to maintain strong shipments of diverse RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier) and FEM (frontend module) devices in...
Monday 8 June 2020
Smartphone internal storage to reach 256GB
Smartphones are expected to increasingly come with 256GB or even 512GB of storage in 2020, thanks to brand vendors' launches of new 5G models and a gradual recovery in China's smartphone...
Friday 5 June 2020
Passive components makers report impressive May results
Passive components makers have reported significant sales results for May despite the long Labor Day holiday in China cutting work hours, with Yageo's revenues of NT$4.486 billion...