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Wednesday 7 July 2021
Foundries fulfilling orders for automotive chips as top priority in 3Q21
Pure-play foundries are focusing on fulfilling chip orders coming from the car industry in the third quarter of 2021, allocating more of their available capacities to orders for automotive...
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Automotive PCB vendors set to scale up shipments in 2H21
Taiwan's automotive PCB suppliers are poised to embrace notable shipment increases in the second half of the year, bolstered by the growing improvement to automotive IC supply, according...
Wednesday 7 July 2021
TSMC under US pressure over expansion at China fab
TSMC is coming under pressure from the US over its plan to expand foundry capacity in China, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 7 July 2021
MLCC material maker PDC optimistic about 2H21 sales
Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which supplies ceramic powder materials to MLCC makers and also produces specialty MLCC, inductors and chip resistors, has enjoyed a drastic...
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Diode, leadframe makers upbeat about demand for car applications in 2H21
Tesla posting record production and sales of over 200,000 EVs in second-quarter 2021 has provided a significant growth engine for the EV and automotive electronics supply chains,...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Cooling module makers optimistic about demand for notebooks, servers
Cooling module makers have expressed optimism about their operations in the third quarter of 2021, citing strong vapor chamber demand for notebooks and servers.
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Highlights of the day: Car chip vendors seek long-term deals with foundries
The car industry used to keep lean inventory, but automotive chip vendors have now been striking long-term deals with...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
KYEC to regain growth in 3Q21 after 31% revenue fall in June
Taiwan's dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see its business operations return to a growth track in the third quarter of the year after its June revenues...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Pegatron and Foxconn to share new 5.4-inch iPhone orders
Pegatron will continue to share with Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai Precision) for new 5.4-inch iPhone devices slated for launch in the second half of 2021, according to sources from...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Notebook chip and component shortage to improve in 4Q21
The ongoing shortage of notebook-use chips, panels and other components is expected to improve substantially in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Taiwan foundries strike 2022, 2023 orders for automotive chips
IC foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have signed supply contracts with their automotive customers for orders set...
Monday 5 July 2021
Weblink expects challenging 2H21
Weblink International, a channel distributor under Acer, expects to experience a challenging second-half 2021, as demand may weaken, according to company president Dave Lin.
Monday 5 July 2021
Acer eyes medical care business
Acer has been keen on making deployments in the smart medical care, antibacterial and eco-friendly product sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to company chairman...
Monday 5 July 2021
LCD panel prices to stabilize in 3Q21
Prices of LCD panels are forecast to stabilize in the third quarter of 2021 before heading for a downward correction in the fourth quarter and 2022 due to reduced demand, according...
Friday 2 July 2021
Quartz component makers see delivery times extended to six months
Taiwan-based quartz component suppliers including TXC, Siward Crystal Technology, Tai-Saw Technology and Harmony Electronics have all seen delivery lead times extended to nearly two...