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Monday 2 December 2019
Small cell to have slower start in 5G, says Arcadyan president
The arrival of 5G commercialization will first boost smartphone demand, followed by customer premise equipment (CPE), with small cells to be the last to enjoy the benefits, according...
Monday 2 December 2019
Chipmakers, partners moving to secure 5G key components inventory
Mobile chipmakers are gearing up to secure stronger support from supply chain partners aiming to gain a greater presence in the market for 5G smartphones whose shipments are estimated...
Friday 29 November 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G brings new demand
With the arrival of 5G's commercialization, Taiwan- and China-based makers of components including PCB and cooling modules, are expected to see rising orders from the segment, which...
Friday 29 November 2019
IC designers poised to reap well from 5G peripheral chips demand
Taiwan-based IC designers are gearing up to cash in on the growing demand for high-speed, high-performance peripheral chips including Type-C interface chipts, USB 4.0 chips, diverse...
Friday 29 November 2019
Chinese makers to see 2019 earnings double on strong HLC PCB demand
China's leading PCB makers Shennan Circuits and Wus Printed Circuit are expected to see their net earnings for 2019 double from 2018 on robust demand for high-layer-count (HLC) PCBs...
Friday 29 November 2019
Cooling module makers eyeing robust application demand for 5G devices
The commercialization of 5G communication networks will spur the growth of both base station and smartphone markets, which in turn will significantly drive demand for high-performance...
Friday 29 November 2019
PCL to ramp up 400G transceiver module shipments in 2020
Optical transceiver module maker PCL Technologies has begun small volume shipments of its 400G transceiver modules to clients for trial operations with prospects to ramp up shipments...
Friday 29 November 2019
Commercial applications essential to Taiwan 5G development
Smart-centric commercial applications derived and based on the traits of 5G networks such as IoT and smart manufacturing represent not only new business opportunities but also best...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Highlights of the day: UMC enters risk production for 5G RF switches
UMC may have quit the expensive race to advance manufactuing nodes, but it has been keen to develop specialty process. The latest development reportedly sees th pure-play foundry...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Metal stamping firm Anli to install new production lines in China
Anli International is planning to establish a sintering production line at its factory site in Zhejiang, China to provide etching process for its vapor chamber products with volume...
Thursday 28 November 2019
AWSC expanding 6-inch GaAs foundry capacity for 5G devices
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) is gearing up for capacity expansion to satisfy ever-expanding demand for 5G RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier), WiFi 6...
Thursday 28 November 2019
CCL firm EMC gearing up for 5G handset application orders
As motherboard upgrades at 5G smartphones are gaining momentum, Taiwan-based CCL maker is poised to compete with Japanese peer Panasonic to benefit more from the first wave of 5G...
Thursday 28 November 2019
UMC enters risk production for 5G RF switches
Pure-play foundry UMC has kicked off risk production for 5G RF switches using its 12-inch wafer fabrication lines, which are also looking to be validated for other 5G chip designs,...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Winbond DRAM product series embracing the high demands of accelerated roll-out of 5G CPE modems and Image processing devices
The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) creates the use cases from mobile devices to autonomous drones and from surveillance equipment to Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS)...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Taiwan telecoms eyeing startups
Taiwan-based telecom operators including Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile and Asia Pacific Telecom have all launched their respective startup accelerator programs as they are...