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Thursday 3 October 2019
MediaTek to roll out 2 SoC chips for sub-6GHz in 1H20
MediaTek is scheduled to roll out the company's first 5G SoC for sub-6GHz networks in early 2020, with plans to launch its second 5G mobile chip that will also support sub-6GHz in...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
AI-based edge devices indispensable to IoT operations, says Qualcomm executive
Incorporating AI capabilities into terminal edge devices has become an inevitable trend, as intelligent devices are needed to facilitate effective machine-to-machine communication...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
IC backend service providers gearing up for AiP packaging
TSMC and other major Taiwanese IC backend service providers including ASE Technology and Powertech Technology (PTI) are ready to offer, or have exerted efforts to develop, AiP (antenna-in-package)...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Quotes for SiC substrates may fall by over 20% in 2020
Silicon carbide (SiC) substrate quotes are likely to fall by over 20% in 2020 due to constant capacity expansions at major suppliers and impacts of the US-China tariff war, according...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
MediaTek increases wafer start orders for 5G chips at TSMC
MediaTek reportedly has increased its wafer start orders for 5G chips at TSMC as more of its handset clients in China have taped out 5G-focused smartphones using its SoC solutions,...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
TSMC files complaints for technology infringement against Globalfoundries
TSMC has announced it filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against Globalfoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore for its alleged ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents...
Monday 30 September 2019
Passive components market to see 5G-driven rebound in 2020
The market for passive components is likely to bottom out in the fourth quarter of 2019 and gradually rebound on 5G commercialization in 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 30 September 2019
Optical fingerprint sensors shipments to ramp up in 1Q20
Taiwan's IC designers are set to ramp up shipments of diverse optical in-display fingerprint sensors for smartphone application starting in the first quarter of 2020, and backend...
Monday 30 September 2019
Huawei camera lens orders may reach 1.5 billion units in 2020
Huawei's procurement of smartphone camera lenses for 2020 may reach as high as 1.5 billion units, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Friday 27 September 2019
NAND flash storage demand to rise on 5G commercialization in 2020
NAND flash storage solutions will see much stronger demand in 2020 than 2019 driven by the commercialization of 5G networks and devices, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO...
Friday 27 September 2019
Global device shipments to decline 3.7% in 2019, says Gartner
Worldwide shipments of devices - PCs, tablets and mobile phones - will decline 3.7% in 2019, according to Gartner.
Friday 27 September 2019
Edge computing crucial for AI, 5G complementarity, says Qualcomm CTO
While AI and 5G technologies will closely complement each other in a variety of applications, edge computing will play the most critical role in the complementarity of both technologies,...
Thursday 26 September 2019
Qualcomm readies solutions to address 5G mmWave tech challenges
Construction of 5G mmWave base stations has been slow worldwide except in the US due to some major challenges affecting the development of related technologies, but Qualcomm has come...
Thursday 26 September 2019
5G phone shipments in China, Korea to total 10 million units in 2019
Combined shipments of 5G-enabled smartphones from Chinese and Korean vendors are expected to reach about 10 million units in 2019 - a result of collaboration between telecom operators...
Thursday 26 September 2019
TSMC advises clients to book 7nm capacity for entire 2020
TSMC has advised its clients to book foundry capacity well in advance for their 7nm chip demand for the entire 2020, according to industry sources.