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Thursday 15 April 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC expects flat growth in 2Q21 sales
TSMC expects flat sequential growth in its second-quarter 2021 sales, but has upward revised its outlook for full-year 2021 revenue to around 20% growth. The foundry...
Thursday 15 April 2021
TSMC expects flat 2Q21, raises capex outlook
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.9 billion and US$13.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, which is a 1% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 15 April 2021
China PCB maker Shennan facing headwinds
China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits is facing increasing pressure on its business operations in 2021 due to losses of orders from Huawei for 5G infrastructure applications...
Thursday 15 April 2021
CHPT cuts into supply chain for TV SoCs with new probe cards
Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CHPT) with its latest in-house developed probe cards has obtained new orders demanding circuit probing for TV SoC chips, according to the Taiwan-based...
Thursday 15 April 2021
Taipei AMPA and Autotronics Taipei 2021 kick off
Taipei AMPA (Automobile and Motorcycle Parts and Accessories) and Autotronics Taipei are being held from April 14-17 with a total of 380 exhibitors showcasing their latest automotive...
Wednesday 14 April 2021
IC packaging equipment in severely tight supply
The supply of IC packaging production tools including polish grinders, wafer-dicing machines, and tape laminators has become severely tight, apart from delivery lead times lengthened...
Wednesday 14 April 2021
HDI board vendors to see shipment momentum persist into 2H21
Taiwan's major HDI board makers including Compeq Manufacturing, Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology will see strong shipment momentum persist into the second half of the year,...
Wednesday 14 April 2021
Passive components shipments to stay in higher gear in 2Q21
Taiwan's passive components vendors are optimistic their shipments for second-quarter 2021 will continue to be bolstered by strong demand for automotive, stay-at-home and 5G applications,...
Tuesday 13 April 2021
PC shipments strong in 1Q21 despite component shortages and logistics issues, says IDC
Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 55.2% on year during the first quarter of 2021, according to IDC.
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Nvidia CEO introduces software, silicon, supercomputers at GTC 2021
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has unveiled the company's latest innovations covering autonomous machines, AIs, chips, supercomputers and software during his presentation at GTC 2021.
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Taiwan inductor vendors see order visibility extend to October
Taiwan-based power inductor makers including Chilisin Electronics, ABC Taiwan Electronics and Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics have seen clear order visibility in next few months, according...
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Taiwan pure-play foundries to see revenue hit another record highs in 2Q21
TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are all expected to see their revenues hit another record highs in the second quarter of 2021, as...
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Notebook ODMs remain upbeat about 2Q21 shipments
Notebook ODMs remain optimistic about shipments in the second quarter of 2021, but are aware that the ongoing chip and component shortages may constrain their shipment growth during...
Monday 12 April 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC may spend even more this year
TSMC is scheduled to hold its investors' conference later this week. Market observers speculate that the foundry house may disclose plans to revise upward its capex budget for 2021,...
Monday 12 April 2021
Realtek Ethernet chip shortages not to have much impact on automotive supply chain
The short supply of automobile-use Ethernet chips from Taiwan-based Realtek Semiconductor is unlikely to result in significant impacts on the global automotive supply chains, according...