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Friday 25 October 2019
CCL maker Iteq expects 5G-induced revenues to double in 2020
Taiwan-based CCL maker Iteq expects its revenues from shipments of high-frequency, high speed materials for 5G base stations to double in 2020, according to company chairman Dennis...
Thursday 24 October 2019
MLCC demand booming for 5G networking, industrial applications
MLCC firms have struck new long-term contracts for the supply of high temperature-resistant and medium- to high-capacitance MLCCs for 5G base station equipment and industrial applications,...
Thursday 24 October 2019
China IC backend firms poised for strong 2020
China's top-3 IC backend houses Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Tianshui Huatian Technology and Tongfu Microelectronics (TFME) have seen sales pick up in the second...
Thursday 24 October 2019
Vivo sets up 5G R&D center in Taiwan
China-based smartphone vendor Vivo has set up a 5G R&D center in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to bring itself closer to the local supply chain, as it looks to secure a leadership...
Thursday 24 October 2019
CCL maker Ventec eyes 5G as largest growth driver in 2020
Taiwan-based niche-type CCL supplier Ventec Electronics expects 5G applications to be its largest revenue growth driver in 2020 as the company is set to enter volume production of...
Wednesday 23 October 2019
Taiwan telecom operators gearing up 5G retailing solutions
Taiwan-based telecom operators Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) have stepped up their ambitions for 5G services by tying up with convenience stores...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Taiwan backend supply chain ramps up support for HiSilicon 5G chips
Taiwan semiconductor backend supply chain players are poised to ramp up their shipments and revenues in line with aggressive rollout of diverse 5G chip solutions by major chipmakers,...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Episil positive about SiC wafer demand
Taiwan-based Episil Holdings expects SiC wafer demand for MOSFET and other power devices to be robust for server and datacenter applications.
Tuesday 22 October 2019
HiSilicon now top TSMC customer for advanced process node
Huawei's HiSilicon has unseated Apple as the largest customer of TSMC in terms of advanced process node capacity share, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 October 2019
TEEMA to assist Taiwan makers in digital transformation
Taiwanese makers will continue facing fierce competition from Chinese peers and will need to accelerate their paces in business transformation, according to Taiwan Electrical and...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
MediaTek reportedly planning 6nm 5G SoC
MediaTek reportedly has plans to roll out 6nm 5G mobile SoCs with volume production slated to kick off in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Unisoc set to raise new funds to support 5G, IoT chips development
Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking arm Unisoc will enforce a capital increment of CNY5 billion (US$707.44 million) to support its development of core 5G and IoT chipsets, according to...
Monday 21 October 2019
5G phones to become mainstream in 2023
Shipments of 5G smartphones are expected to surpass those of 4G models to become the mainstream in 2023, according to market watchers.
Monday 21 October 2019
Plastic components to go mainstream in EVs, says Covestro
Plastic materials are increasingly applied to production of automotive parts and components in recent years driven by lightweight requirements for fuel efficiency and lower gas emissions,...
Monday 21 October 2019
TSMC to see profits surge in 2020-21
TSMC is expected to enjoy significant profit increases in 2020 and 2021, after posting its first annual decrease in eight years this year, according to industry observers.