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Wednesday 7 April 2021
Testing houses enjoy robust demand for 5G, HPC chips
Testing houses including Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics have already seen their capacity fall short of demand since the start of the second quarter, driven by strong...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Strong sensor demand to buoy suppliers in 2021
Demand for CMOS image sensor (CIS) and other sensors is set to be robust this year, driven by a surge in demand for video conferencing, security surveillance and automotive electronics...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Tight TXCO IC supply likely to ease in 3Q21
Tight global supply of TXCO (temperature-compensated crystal oscillator) controller ICs seen after a fire damaged in October 2020 a plant operated by Japan's leading vendor AKM is...
Tuesday 6 April 2021
EV charging pile suppliers to benefit from US infrastructure project
Taiwan-based suppliers of charging piles see huge opportunities from the US government's latest US$2 trillion infrastructure expansion that includes the electric vehicle (EV) secto...
Thursday 1 April 2021
PCB maker Zhen Ding keenly exploring non-handset applications
Taiwan's leading PCB vendor Zhen Ding Technology has been diversifying its target markets to rely less on handset applications, with the efforts set to bear fruit starting 2021.
Thursday 1 April 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC spending big on capacity expansions
TSMC has aggressive plans for expanding its fab capacity. In a recent letter sent to clients about canceling discounts for foundry service quotes, TSMC...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Inventec expects increasing revenues from automotive electronics
Inventec expects its automotive electronics business revenues to grow to NT$25 billion (US$868.35 million) by 2024, accounting for 5% of the company's overall amount, up from 1% currently,...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Intel launches 11th Gen Core S series processors in Taiwan
Intel has announced the availability of its 11th Gen Core S series processors, codenamed Rocket Lake-S, adopting a 14nm process and upgraded Cypress Cove microarchitecture, in Taiw...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Notebook ODMs express concerns about overbooking
Notebook ODMs have expressed concerns about overbooking by clients who continue to step up their pace of orders, according to industry sources.
Thursday 1 April 2021
Himax, BOEVx team up for automotive AMOLED display solutions
Himax Technologies, a vendor of driver ICs, has announced it has teamed up with BOE Varitronix (BOEVx), a supplier of car-use display products, to develop flexible AMOLED automotive...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Brand vendors to raise new notebook prices
Notebook brand vendors are planning to raise prices for their upcoming new products to reflect increasing costs from raw materials, ICs and transportation, according to sources from...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Quanta expects double-digit notebook shipment growth in 2021
Quanta Computer expects to post a double-digit increase in notebook shipments this year, while fellow ODM firms including Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec are also positive...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Graphics card supply to remain constrained
Graphics card makers expect their supply to remain constrained through the end of this year, due to shortages of chips and components, and are encouraged to raise their prices.
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Renesas reportedly seeking capacity support from Taiwan foundries
Renesas Electronics is reportedly seeking capacity support from TSMC and other Taiwan-based foundries to fill its supply shortfall caused by the suspension of its fire-damaged fab.
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Conquer is able to satisfy automotive needs and the best choice for automotive circuit protection
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is speeding up. As thinking shifts from fossil fuels to all-electric, visions of a brighter, more optimistic world come into view. But even here,...