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Thursday 7 March 2019
Global AP demand forecast, 2017-2022
Amid bleak outlook for downstream vendors, uncertainties surrounding the US-China trade tension, factory relocation and exchange rate volatility, global smartphone application processor...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Taiwan makers demonstrate support for 5G development trends
Taiwan's companies which participated in the recently concluded MWC 2019 managed to highlight an array of products, technologies, analyzing software and applications related to 5G...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Most Taiwan IC designers may miss initial 5G opportunities
Despite 5G business opportunities set to bud in 2019 and start fermenting in 2020, most Taiwan IC designers may be marginalized in the 5G era as they can hardly afford heavy investment...
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Global chip sales decrease in January, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$35.5 billion in January 2019, down 7.2% sequentially and 5.7% on year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Win Semi lands orders for satellite communications components
Taiwan's leading compound semiconductor foundry Win Semiconductors has reportedly tapped into the satellite communications supply chains of US aerospace firms by providing mmWave...
Wednesday 6 March 2019
What makes Intel-Unisoc 5G partnership fall apart
Intel has quietly ceased its 5G partnership with China's state-owned Unisoc, previously know as Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA, amid ongoing trade tensions between the US and China.
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Taiwan ODMs competing for datacenter server orders
Taiwan-based ODMs have been competing for datacenter server orders for 2019. Wiwynn will have a chance of landing orders from Amazon in the second half of 2019, joining the client's...
Tuesday 5 March 2019
China PCB maker Shennan lands orders for 5G applications
China PCB maker Shennan Circuits Company has reportedly landed orders from network equipment vendors such as ZTE and Ericsson for 5G base station applications, indicating its efforts...
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Ardentec to expand test services for automotive chips
Taiwan-based IC test solutions provider Ardentec has enjoyed a ramp-up of orders for automotive MCUs, and is vying for new orders for testing Internet of Vehicles (IoV) communication...
Monday 4 March 2019
Taiwan firms see niche in automotive electronics for driverless cars
Autonomous cars are emerging as a common industrial development trend worldwide with huge business opportunities looming ahead, prompting Taiwan makers to cash in on great demand...
Monday 4 March 2019
PCB makers may not gain much from Huawei P30 Pro release
China handset vendor Huawei is set to release new smartphone model P30 Pro in late March as one of its major offerings for the first half of 2019, but Taiwan PCB supply chain is conservative...
Monday 4 March 2019
Industry 4.0 brings lucrative opportunities for chipmakers: Q&A with TI manager Matthieu Chervier
Global chipmakers have been racing to develop chip solutions associated with Industry 4.0 applications to tap huge business opportunities arising from smart manufacturing in conjunction...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Backend firms to gain from Xilinx tapping 5G FPGA chip market
Leading FPGA chip maker Xilinx is aggressively moving to tap into the market for chip solutions for 5G base stations, and the move is expected to increase orders by 15% for Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
HTC unveils 5G mobile smart hub
HTC has unveiled a dedicated 5G mobile smart hub at MWC 2019. The HTC 5G Hub, designed for use in both home and office environments, enables 4K video streaming, low-latency gaming,...
Tuesday 26 February 2019
Cooling specialist Auras reportedly enters Samsung, Huawei supply chains
Taiwan-based Auras Technology has Korea and China smartphone vendors among its clients for cooling modules and will move to expand production of heat spreaders seen to be increasingly...