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Wednesday 11 March 2020
IC distributors post mixed February results
Taiwan's IC distributors have posted mixed revenues for February, with those distributing 5G base station, server and memory chips as well as niche applications performing better...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
MediaTek ramping up 5G chip shipments despite outbreak
MediaTek has started ramping up its 5G chip shipments, driving up its revenues for the first two months of 2020 by 25.11% on year to reach NT$30.43 billion (US$1.01 billion), with...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
TSMC to kick off 5nm chip production in April
TSMC is set to kick off volume production of chips built using 5nm process technology in April, and has already seen the process capacity fully booked by clients, according to industry...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Cooling module makers see sharp declines in February revenues
Taiwan-based cooling module makers including Power Logic, Sunonwealth Electric Machine and Forcecon Tec all saw their February revenues suffer wider declines both monthly and yearly...
Monday 9 March 2020
Outbreak impact: China smartphone and AP shipments
The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in labor shortages and shipment disruptions in China's supply chain, but Digitimes Research believes if the epidemic gets under control, China-based...
Monday 9 March 2020
PCB maker Compeq guardedly optimistic about 1H20
Compeq Manufacturing has expressed guarded optimism about its revenue prospect for the first half of 2020 despite the coronavirus outbreak. Its optimism reportedly is bolstered by...
Monday 9 March 2020
Asustek sees growing competition in China gaming smartphone market
Asustek Computer is facing fierce competition in China's gaming smartphone market in 2020 from China-based Xiaomi and Lenovo, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Monday 9 March 2020
5G handset shipment boosts unlikely till 2H20
Shipments from the 5G handset supply chain for the first half of 2020 are expected to be one third of those for the second half, instead of 50% as estimated earlier, as first-quarter...
Monday 9 March 2020
CCL makers post revenue gains for February despite outbreak
Little impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, most Taiwan-based CCL makers saw their February revenues register significant on-year increases thanks to strong shipments pull-in momentum...
Friday 6 March 2020
IC testing houses poised for robust sales in 1Q20
While the full impacts of the coronavirus outbreak remain uncertain, Taiwan-based wafer probing and IC testing solution providers are set to brace for robust sales in the first quarter...
Friday 6 March 2020
Chinese PCB makers expanding capacity for 5G applications
Driven by growing demand for 5G handset applications, China-based PCB makers are keenly expanding capacity for HDI and substrate-like PCB (SLP) products and IC substrates, according...
Friday 6 March 2020
Shennan Circuits profits surge over 70% in 2019
China-based PCB manufacturer Shennan Circuits has reported net profits surged 76.8% from a year earlier to CNY1.23 billion (US$177.7 million) in 2019, when revenues climbed 38.4%...
Thursday 5 March 2020
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2019
Smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors came to 197 million units, down 5.9% on year and 7.7% on quarter.
Thursday 5 March 2020
Taiwan optical component makers see demand from China 5G sector resume momentum
Taiwan-based optical communications component makers expect demand momentum for their products for related 5G applications in China to resume soon as the Chinese government has urged...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Cooling specialists expanding capacity for 5G handset applications
Taiwan-based thermal solutions providers are keenly proceeding with capacity expansions for heat pipes and vapor chambers seeking to meet robust demand for 5G handset applications...