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Friday 14 September 2018
Smartphone vendors looking for new thermal management solutions for 5G phones
While preparing to launch 5G-enabled smartphones in the first half of 2019, most major handset vendors are reportedly seeking new thermal management solutions in response to heat...
Wednesday 12 September 2018
KLA-Tencor seeing robust fab tool demand from China
Demand from China's semiconductor industry is set to witness robust growth, according to fab toolmaker KLA-Tencor, which expects China to become its largest market in 2019.
Tuesday 11 September 2018
Taiwan IC firms enforcing capacity expansions with imported equipment
Taiwan's machinery imports are expected to see sharp increases in the second half of 2018, as suppliers of silicon wafers, memory and passive components have started to take delivery...
Tuesday 11 September 2018
CHPT optimistic about probe card demand for AI, 5G
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has expressed optimism about semiconductor probe card demand for AI and 5G applications.
Friday 7 September 2018
Ericsson strengthens end-to-end transport solutions for 5G
With 5G use cases placing more demanding requirements on the networks, Ericsson is strengthening its end-to-end mobile transport solutions by building on its radio expertise and adding...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
FCBGA substrate supply tight on packaging demand for pre-5G chips
Taiwan IC backend service firms have seen increasing flip-chip packaging orders from China chipmaker HiSilicon now actively carrying out volume production of pre-5G chip products,...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Chipmakers slowing down transition to sub-10nm technology
With sub-10nm node manufacturing requiring huge capex, a number of foundries have slowed down their investment pace while fabless chipmakers stick with 14/12nm products for cost reasons...
Thursday 30 August 2018
Taiwan network chipmakers ramping up shipments to US, China
Taiwan suppliers of network communication chips are busy ramping up their shipments to fulfill increasing orders from web giants, cloud service providers and datacenter operators...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
ShunSin to step up diversification efforts
Backend house ShunSin Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) specializing in system-in-package (SiP) modules, will be stepping up its diversification...
Monday 27 August 2018
National alliance needed to help Taiwan firms better tap IoT opportunities, says ITRI executive
As IoT and AI applications will enter a substantive growth period amid the imminent advent of the 5G era, Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Nanya PCB striving to cut loss
Nanya Printed Circuit Board is striving to lower its operating losses by developing high-margin products such as those for automotive electronics, 5G and AI applications, according...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Qualcomm, MediaTek gear up for 5G chipset solution market
Qualcomm and MediaTek both have geared up their efforts to promote their 5G solutions in a bid to better their presence in the forthcoming 5G market as telecom operators have begun...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Shipments of 5G smartphones to not pick up until 2021, Digitimes Research says
Shipments of 5G-enabled end devices, including smartphones, CPE (consumer premise equipment) and Wi-Fi devices, are unlikely to ship in large-scale until 2021 after initial shipments...
Friday 17 August 2018
Auras optimistic about 3Q18
Cooling module maker Auras Technology expects its third-quarter-2018 revenues to grow 15-20% sequentially with gross margin to also increase to 14-16%, up from second-quarter's 10%,...
Thursday 16 August 2018
CCL firm Ventec optimistic about 2H18
Copper clad laminate (CCL) supplier Ventec International has expressed optimism about its revenue and profit performance in the second half of 2018, citing seasonal factors.