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Friday 3 August 2018
Taiwan enhancing cooperation with Israel to develop AI, advanced materials
The Taiwan government is stepping up cooperation with Israel on the research and development of AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and applications, advanced semiconductor...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Auden gets ahead of the game by providing integrated services for 5G
Network communication technologies have been developing at a fast pace ever since they became an integral part of people's lives, advancing from 3G, 4G to 5G in the immediate future...
Thursday 2 August 2018
PCB firm HannStar Board profits surge in 1H18
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer HannStar Board has reported operating profits surged 63.6% from a year earlier to NT$738 million (US$24.1 million) in the first half of 2018, while consolidated...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Apple, Qualcomm may make peace over 5G, supply chain speculates
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has revealed that new iPhone models for 2018 may not adopt its modem chip solutions amid a patent royalty row between them. But supply chain sources...
Monday 30 July 2018
Huawei 5G smartphones to use cooling modules from Auras Tech
As China smartphone vendor Huawei is set to release the world's first 5G-enabled smartphone in June 2019, its supply chain partners have been gradually finalized, with Taiwan-based...
Friday 27 July 2018
FPCB maker Flexium to kick off 5G transmission module shipments in 3Q18
Taiwan flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect will gradually deliver shipments of 5G-related products in the third quarter of 2018, which is expected to serve the firm's new...
Thursday 26 July 2018
China IC packager Tongfu sets up new fab in Xiamen
As one of China's three leading IC backend service firms, Tongfu Microelectronics (TFME) has managed to provide one-stop packaging and testing solutions by expanding its operation...
Wednesday 25 July 2018
Quanta to expand capacity to meet growing cloud computing demand
Quanta Computer continues to see increasing orders for cloud computing servers and is expected to report improvements in second-half-2018 revenues, according to Mike Yang, senior...
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Samsung 5G smartphone rollouts to benefit power amplifier makers
As Samsung Electronics is expected to roll out smartphones packed with 5G-enabled power amplifiers (PAs) in mid-2019 at the earliest, a few Taiwan-based PA makers will manage to enter...
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Qualcomm delivers 5G NR mmWave and sub-6 GHz RF modules for mobile devices
Qualcomm has unveiled what the company claims is the world's first fully-integrated 5G NR millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-6 GHz RF modules for smartphones and other mobile devices...
Monday 23 July 2018
Win Semi expects to post 10% revenue decrease in 3Q18
Taiwan-based Win Semiconductors expects to report an around 10% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2018, citing weaker-than-expected demand due...
Thursday 19 July 2018
Nokia showcases ReefShark 5G chip in Taipei
Nokia has showcased its ReefShark 5G chip as well as the 5G Future X architecture at a telecom forum held in Taipei recently, as the company continues to enhance its deployments in...
Thursday 19 July 2018
AI-based xPUs proliferating as new growth driver for IC supply chains
With the advent of the 5G era, artificial intelligence (AI) applications will be in full swing, prompting chipmakers to develop multiple xPU chips beyond Intel's CPU and Nvidia's...
Tuesday 17 July 2018
Samsung intros 8Gb LPDDR5 DRAM for 5G and AI-powered mobile applications
Samsung Electronics has announced its 10nm class 8-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR5 DRAM. Since bringing the first 8Gb LPDDR4 to mass production in 2014, Samsung has been setting the stage to...
Monday 16 July 2018
Career cooperation with Catcher unchanged after share disposal
Taiwan flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Career Technology has said that its cooperative partnership with chassis maker Catcher Technology will remain unchanged despite the latter recently...