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Friday 7 May 2021
Longer production lead times to constrain revenue growth at MCU vendors
Taiwan's MCU vendors will see their revenue growth momentum constrained in the short term by extended delivery lead times at foundry and backend houses, although they have abundant...
Friday 7 May 2021
Worldwide semiconductor revenue to grow 13% in 2021 despite chip shortage
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to surge 12.5% to US$522 billion in 2021, driven by continued-robust growth in consumer, computing, 5G and automotive semiconductors,...
Thursday 6 May 2021
CCL maker Iteq upbeat about 2Q21
Taiwan-based CCL supplier Iteq expects its revenues to be driven by a continued influx of orders for server and 5G base station applications in the second quarter of 2021.
Thursday 6 May 2021
Suppliers to gear up for PS5 redesign
Suppliers including foundry TSMC are expected to kick off production for the redesign of Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console between the second and third quarters of 2022, according...
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Thailand car sector exports up 43.11% on year in March
Thailand saw exports for automobiles and automotive components grow 43.11% on year in March and 23.76% in first-quarter 2021, according to local media reports.
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Apple may lead AIO PC market with new iMac
With chip and component suppliers prioritizing their shipments supporting high-end products, such as the iMac, Apple is likely to overtake HP as the top all-in-one (AIO) PC brand...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Automotive protective component demand promising
Taiwan-based circuit protection component suppliers including Thinking Electronic Industrial, Polytronics Technology (PTTC) and Fuzetec Technology all expect sales generated from...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Samsung sees profit drop in Vietnam in 2020
The four major subsidiaries of Samsung Electronics in Vietnam garnered revenues of US$63.25 billion in 2020, decreasing 4% from a year earlier, with their combined earnings sliding...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Global tablet shipments drop sequentially in 1Q21
Global tablet shipments totaled 35.95 million units in the first quarter of 2021, down 22.7% sequentially, but 45.5% on year, meeting Digitimes Research's forecast in January.
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Taiwan quartz component suppliers to embrace bright prospects for 2H21
Taiwan-based quartz component makers are expected to see their combined output value grow further in the second half of 2021, driven by strong demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications,...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Automotive chip probing demand to stay robust through end-2021
Wafer probing service providers have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end of 2021, as TSMC has committed capacity support to chip vendors, according...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
MSI posts record profit for 1Q21
Motherboard and graphics card maker Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported net profits climbed 109.3% sequentially and 233.5% on year to a record high of NT$4.17 billion (US$149.2...
Monday 3 May 2021
MiniLED-backlit iPad Pro to account for 10% of Apple tablets in 2021
The recently launched 12.9-inch miniLED-backlit iPad Pro is expected to account for almost 10% of all Apple tablet shipments in 2021, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Monday 3 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Demand for TSMC 28nm process remains strong
Sony's CIS orders may have failed to materialize, but strong demand from other major clients have quickly filled the gap that would have been occupied by the Japanese vendor at ...
Monday 3 May 2021
Chromebook shipments remain strong in 1Q21
Chromebook shipments worldwide remained at above 10 million units in the first quarter of 2021, despite an around 9% sequential decrease, according to Digitimes Research's figures.