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Wednesday 17 July 2019
TrueLight doing well in consumer application market for VCSEL
Taiwan-based TrueLight, dedicated to providing optoelectronics semiconductors including VCSEL components, is expected to see revenues from shipments of VCSEL devices for smartphone...
Wednesday 17 July 2019
PCB maker Dynamic denies report it will sell Taiwan plant
Rigid-flexible PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has dismissed a recent Chinese-language report indicating the company plans to sell its factory site in Taiwan to a fellow Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 17 July 2019
Apple may adopt ToF camera VCSEL for iPhones in 2020, say sources
Apple has reportedly asked its supply chain partner to supply VCSEL components for use in rear ToF camera lens in its mobile devices to be released in 2020, according to supply chain...
Monday 15 July 2019
Taiwan backend houses to see demand for MEMS sensors surge
ASE Technology Holding, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Lingsen Precision Industries are among the Taiwan-based backend houses looking to benefit from robust demand for MEMS sensors...
Friday 12 July 2019
ABF substrates makers see strong 2H19 demand for network, AI applications
Taiwan's makers of ABF-based IC substrates including Unimicron and Nan Ya PCB will see full capacity utilization for the product line through the second half of 2019 mainly thanks...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Vapor chamber to account for 50% of smartphone cooling module shipments in 2H19
With rising heat dissipation demand from major vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi for their 5G smartphones, half of cooling module shipments...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Orders for TWS earbuds filling Unitech rigid-flex PCB capacity
Taiwan-based Unitech Printed Circuit Board has utilized up to 80% of its available rigid-flex PCB manufacturing capacity to fulfill orders for TWS (true wireless stereo) earbuds including...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
FPCB makers to ramp up shipments for new iPhones in 3Q19
Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers, after ending the first half of 2019 with lower revenues than a year earlier, are expected to significantly ramp up shipments in the traditional peak...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Sporton, Qualcomm team up to gain FCC approval for 802.11ay solution
Mobile device testing and certification service company Sporton International has teamed up with Qualcomm to gain US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for 60GHz Wi-Fi...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Order visibility for IC packaging materials clear throughout 3Q19
Clear order visibility for diverse IC packaging materials is seen through the end of the third quarter of the year thanks mainly to increasingly robust demand from OSAT (outsourced...
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Semiconductor supply chain needs at least 3 months to digest inventory
It will take at least three months for global semiconductor inventories to be digested while semiconductor supply chain players are still plagued by overcapacity and clients' conservative...
Monday 8 July 2019
CCL maker Iteq optimistic about 2H19 on strong 5G network demand
Taiwan-based CCL (copper clad laminate) supplier Iteq is optimistic about its revenue performance for the second half of 2019, driven by growing demand from suppliers of 5G network...
Monday 8 July 2019
TSMC extending tech lead over peers in 5G era, defying pricing threats
TSMC is widely expected to adjust downward its revenue and profit guidance for 2019 at its upcoming investor conference set for July 18 due to recent operational hiccups. But the...
Monday 8 July 2019
Taiwan Star Telecom prepares for 5G migration with Nokia end-to-end portfolio
Nokia has announced that TST (Taiwan Star Telecom) has chosen the equipment vendor's end-to-end (E2E) solution to expand the coverage and capacity of its LTE network to support subscriber...
Monday 8 July 2019
1.9 billion 5G smartphones will ship in next 5 years, says Canalys
Canalys has forecast that 5G-enabled handsets will reach nearly 800 million units in 2023, accounting for 51.4% of all smartphone shipments, passing 4G smartphones five years after...