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Thursday 17 June 2021
Highlights of the day: IC vendors seeking long-term foundry supply
Chip vendors have been scrambling for foundry capacity supply from Taiwan. Both international and domestic IC vendors, such as Infineon and MediaTek have been willing to strike ...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Tong Hsing to expand packaging capacity for automotive CIS
Backend house Tong Hsing Electronic Industries plans to expand production capacity in three phases for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS), while Chinese peers are also enforcing...
Thursday 17 June 2021
FiTech upbeat about demand for miniLED-backlit devices
LED probing, testing and sorting equipment maker FiTech is ramping up its OEM testing and sorting capacity for miniLED chips, having recently completed the corresponding capacity...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Infineon, NXP strike long-term deals with Taiwan foundries
Automotive chip specialists Infineon and NXP have both struck long-term deals with Taiwan-based pure-play foundries, according to industry sources.
Thursday 17 June 2021
PCB makers Apex, Chin-Poon to expand capacity in Thailand
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, plans to invest NT$3.74 billion (US$135.1 million) to build new production lines at its...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Bluetooth headset suppliers see worsening shortages of ICs
Bluetooth headset suppliers have seen shortages of related ICs become worsen in the second quarter, according to industry sources.
Thursday 17 June 2021
China CE brands promoting GaN fast chargers
China brand vendors such as Xiaomi and Anker have rolled out their GaN-based fast charging devices for consumer technology products, which will be stimulating demand for GaN-on-Si...
Thursday 17 June 2021
US-Taiwan partnerships: Q&A with Arati Shroff, deputy chief of Economic Section at AIT
Bloomberg has warned that the world is "dangerously dependent" on supply of semiconductors from Taiwan - an assertion echoed by attempts that many governments have made to avoid placing...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Ansys multiphysics solutions achieve certification for TSMC N3 and N4
Ansys has achieved certification of its cutting-edge multiphysics signoff solutions for TSMC's advanced N3 and N4 process technologies, according to the EDA company. This enables...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Macronix set to sell 6-inch fab
Mask ROM and flash memory maker Macronix is close to striking a deal to sell its 6-inch fab in Taiwan. Tokyo Electron is named as the most likely buyer of the Macronix...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
IC Insights raises 2021 IC market forecast to 24% growth
IC Insights has raised its IC market growth forecast for 2021 to 24%, compared with its previous estimate of 19% growth.
Wednesday 16 June 2021
ASRock optimistic about 2Q21
ASRock is upbeat about its sales and profit performance in the second quarter of 2021, citing strong demand for graphics cards, industrial PCs and servers.
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Shortage of notebook ICs in varying degrees
Shortages of notebook-use ICs are in varying degrees, according to industry sources. The supply of display driver ICs, power management chips and I/O controllers is extremely tight,...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Taiwan diode makers see clear order visibility through end-2021
Taiwan-based power diode suppliers have seen clear order visibility through the end of this year, as coronavirus-induced stay-at-home activities continue to spur demand, coupled with...
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Digitimes releases ASC 100 Asia tech supply chain survey
The top-100 tech firms in Asia are mostly based in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, with the car and tech products/equipment sectors making up the two largest groups, according to...