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Wednesday 30 June 2021
Tons Lightology sees brisk orders from Europe
LED lighting maker Tons Lightology has disclosed order visibility from Europe has extended to over three months.
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Notebook ODMs still see shipments constrained by chip shortages
Notebook ODMs and brand vendors continue to see their shipments constrained by chip shortages, though supply of some other components may improve later this year, according to industry...
Tuesday 29 June 2021
South Korea's handset industry is leading indicator of supply chain shift
In an effort to reduce costs and meet emerging markets' demand, Samsung has chosen to place two thirds of its global production capacity at 360 million phones near Hanoi, Vietnam...
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Nuvoton to improve product mix through acquisition
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology will be able to improve its product mix, following its acquisition of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) and Panasonic's other chipmaking assets,...
Monday 28 June 2021
Taiwan networking devices suppliers see order visibility clear through 1Q22
Some Taiwan-based networking device vendors have seen their order visibility extend to the first quarter of 2022 thanks to the increasing popularity of Wi-Fi 6, 5G FWA (fixed wireless...
Monday 28 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to hike prices in 2H21
Taiwan-based IC design houses have notified their customers about price hikes in the second half of 2021 to reflect rising manufacturing costs, according to industry sources.
Monday 28 June 2021
Foundries accelerating 28nm process capacity expansions
Foundries including TSMC and UMC, and China's SMIC, have all stepped up their capacity expansions particularly for 28nm process, according to industry sources.
Monday 28 June 2021
South Korea sees chip exports top US$10 billion in May
South Korea's semiconductor exports grew 24% on year to US$10.1 billion in May 2021, a report by local news agency Newsis quoted data compiled by the country's Ministry of...
Friday 25 June 2021
Hiwin breaks ground for plant in Japan
Mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies has announced it has broken ground for its new plant in Japan's Kobe as scheduled despite the lingering coronavirus pandemic...
Friday 25 June 2021
High ground of the supply chain: Japan and China
DIGITIMES has planned a series of special research projects, targeting the changes in the Asia market and supply chain. For the research, DIGITIMES has picked 100...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan OSATs see car ICs demand promising for next 3-4 years
Taiwan-based OSATs and chip probing service providers are upbeat about backend demand for automotive chips over the next three to four years, as international IDMs such as Renesas...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan handset sales to pick up in 2H21
Handset sales in Taiwan remained lackluster in May but are expected to pick up substantially in the second half of this year when lower-priced 5G smartphones hit the shelves, according...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Netherlands-based laser tech startup InPhocal to raise fund
Netherlands-based startup InPhocal, which has developed a laser technology for semiconductor cutting, is looking to raise US$2.5 billion during the seed round in 2021.
Thursday 24 June 2021
Acter confident about revenue gains despite pandemic in Taiwan, ASEAN
Taiwan-based clean room engineering specialist Acter remains confident that its revenues will rise steadily in the months ahead as long as the pandemic in Taiwan and Southeast Asia...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
New IC fabs to spur surge in equipment spending, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide will have started construction on 19 new high-volume fabs by the end of this year and break ground on another 10 in 2022 to meet accelerating...