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Thursday 24 June 2021
New Apple Watch reportedly to adopt double-sided SiP for PMICs
The upcoming Apple Watch series reportedly will massively adopt double-sided SiP packaging for power management ICs, with ASE Technology as the main backend partner, according to...
Thursday 24 June 2021
KLA launches new portfolio of automotive products
KLA has announced the launch of four new products for automotive chip manufacturing: the 8935 high productivity patterned wafer inspection system, the C205 broadband plasma patterned...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan leadframe makers land new orders from China
Taiwan-based lead frame makers including SDI and Jih Lin Technology have obtained new orders for intelligent power modules from China, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Chromebook sales to remain strong in Asia Pacific
Chromebook sales are expected to stay strong in the Asia-Pacific region in the second half of 2021, according to sources at brand notebook vendors.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Automotive chip suppliers gearing up for output ramp-up
International automotive IC vendors have notified customers they can expect 30% more in shipments during the second half of 2021 compared to previous estimations, with their delivery...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Actron to see SiC MOSFET validated by European carmakers in 3Q21
Automotive diode specialist Actron Technology has expanded its offerings to include SiC MOSFETs for electrical vehicles (EV), which are expected to obtain certification from first-tier...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses remain upbeat about 3Q21
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain upbeat about their sales growth in the third quarter of 2021, despite a recent cutback in orders from the notebook sector, according to industry...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Realme to produce wearables in India
China-based Realme, the seventh largest smartphone brand worldwide, is expanding its supply chain in India, eyeing the potential of the country's consumer electronics demand.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Diode makers stepping up sales promotion in emerging markets
Taiwan's diode makers are stepping up regional marketing deployments in China, India and other emerging markets, where electric vehicles (EV) and automotive electronics applications...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Globalfoundries breaks ground for new fab in Singapore
Globalfoundries on June 22 broke ground for a new 12-inch wafer fab at its Singapore campus, according to the pure-play foundry.
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan makers face hurdles to automotive supply chain
Taiwan tech firms have made considerable achievements in the EV sector, having entered the supply chain of Tesla. But as the car market is still dominated by traditional marques who...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Slowdown in cryptomining to constrain graphics card makers' profitability in 2H21
Graphics card makers may see their profit growth constrained by a slowdown in cryptomining demand in the second half of 2021, as China steps up its crackdown on cryptocurrency, according...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Notebook ODMs to post single-digit shipment growth in 2Q21
The ongoing shortages of power management chips and display driver ICs will constrain notebook ODMs' shipment growth to just single digits sequentially in the second quarter, according...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Chipmakers see lower-than-expected shipments for Chromebook
Speculation is circulating in the chipmaking industry that vendors including Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and MediaTek expect their shipments for Chromebooks to continue growing but at a...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
PCB makers remain upbeat about notebook demand in 3Q21
PCB makers remain upbeat about demand for notebooks in the third quarter of 2021, but are unsure whether demand will stay brisk in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources...