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Wednesday 21 August 2019
TSMC to see revenues surge in 2020
Growing chip demand for 5G- and AIoT-related applications will boost TSMC's revenues for 2020, which are expected to climb over 10% on year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Highlights of the day: MediaTek on track to unveil 5G SOCs
Taiwan-based IC designer house MediaTek reportedly is on track to roll out its first 5G SoC series, codenamed MT6885,...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
MediaTek 5G SoC on track; Qualcomm faces 7nm EUV yield issues at Samsung, sources say
Unsatisfactory yield rates at Samsung's 7nm EUV process may affect production for the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 7250 mobile SoC, but MediaTek's development of 5G chips, with support...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Micron moves 1znm DRAM process to volume production
Micron Technology has kicked off mass production of 16Gb DDR4 products using 1z-nanometer process technology, according to the US vendor.
Monday 19 August 2019
Taiwan PCB makers eyeing demand from China 5G sector
Demand for high multilayer PCB products for the production of 400G switches for 5G networks in China is expected to emerge in 2020 when China Mobile starts switching its non-standalone...
Monday 19 August 2019
HannStar Board steps up investment in Taiwan
HannStar Board has disclosed plans to invest about NT$1.5 billion (US$47.8 million) in its factory site in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan where the PCB manufacturer will build additional...
Monday 19 August 2019
Cloud server shipments to rise on demand from US, China in 4Q19
After experiencing weak performances in the first half of 2019, most Taiwan-based sever supply chain makers expect to see better results in the second half on stronger shipments to...
Friday 16 August 2019
Backend firm Xintec focuses more on high-profit CIS applications
CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging specialist Xintec has put increased focus on high-profit segments of healthcare, industrial control and automotive CIS applications, and expects...
Friday 16 August 2019
Auto-use HDI PCB orders picking up on 5G commercialization
HDI PCB orders for automotive applications have picked up recently, and major makers Tripod Technology and Chin Poon Industrial are moving to increase their production ratio for such...
Friday 16 August 2019
Orders for upcoming iPhones conservative, say PCB firms
Orders for the iPhones slated for launch in September have thus far been weaker compared to the momentum in previous years, according to sources at PCB makers.
Thursday 15 August 2019
Zhen Ding profit soars in 2Q19
Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) saw its net profit for the second quarter of 2019 surge 77.62% on year to NT$1.785 billion (US$56.85 million) on revenues of NT$23.08...
Thursday 15 August 2019
Auden accelerates deployments for 5G, RF explosive growths
The year 2019 marks the official kick-off of 5G commercialization. The sky is the limit with 5G opportunities but it may be challenging for firms to overcome the high barrier and...
Thursday 15 August 2019
IT product developments in 5G era
The recent unveiling of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 10 lineup and Huawei's Harmony OS seems to have pointed out a direction for IT products' development in the 5G era.
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Wafer-level backend demand promising
The manufacture of under-display optical fingerprint sensors for use in 5G-enabled phones will require wafer-level backend services. Suppliers capable of providing wafer-level backend...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Unimicron to boost capex in 2020 to deepen ABF substrate deployment
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has set aside a capex of approximately NT$16.2 billion (US$514.5 million) for 2020, up from NT$9.2 billion for 2019, to strengthen...