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Thursday 25 March 2021
Inductor maker Tai-Tech to expand production capacity
Taiwan's inductor maker Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics plans to build additional capacity in 2021 at a total cost of NT$600 million (US$21 million) for its wire-wound inductors, molding...
Thursday 25 March 2021
CCL maker Iteq expects revenue growth through June
CCL maker Iteq expects to enjoy sequential revenue increases through June, driven by a pick-up in demand for servers and 5G base stations.
Thursday 25 March 2021
Delivery lead times for networking chips extend to 50 weeks, says Sercomm
Global chips shortages have spread to the networking segment from notebook and automotive sectors, with delivery lead times for networking chips from vendors already extended to as...
Thursday 25 March 2021
Auto PCB makers see order visibility extended to 2H21
Automotive PCB manufacturers have seen order visibility extended to the second half of 2021, as downstream customers stockpile in anticipation of longer delivery lead times for certain...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Acer Group eyes smart city business
The Acer Group via its four affiliates - AOpen, Acer Being Communication, Acer ITS and Altos Computing - is eyeing the business opportunities from smart city development particularly...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Getac to be transformed into holding firm
Getac Technology has announced plans to turn itself into a holding company by spinning off its ruggedized computing, mechatronic and energy businesses.
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Silicone distributor Topco upbeat about 2021
Topco Technologies, which distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, has expressed optimism that its sales and profits for 2021 will be bolstered by rising prices...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
MSI to raise graphics card prices
Micro-Star International (MSI) will raise its graphics card prices to reflect tight supply that may persist through the end of 2021, according to company chairman Joseph Hsu.
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Wire-bonding capacity to sustain full utilization throughout 2021
IC backend houses are expected to run their mainstream wire-bonding packaging lines at full capacity through the end of the year to meet strong demand for automotive and consumer...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Analog IDMs extending delivery lead times
Analog IDMs have prolonged their delivery lead times to as long as 40 weeks as they probably have given priority to producing automotive chips that have been in severe short supply,...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Taiwan IC suppliers begin to enhance their presence in global automotive chip market
Although many Taiwan-based IC design houses have joined Foxconn Technology's MIH platform to tap the global automotive chip market, it remains to be seen when efforts initiated by...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Automotive PCB shipments dented by worsening shortages of car chips
Global automotive chips shortages worsened by a recent fire damaging Renesas' plant in northern Japan are casting clouds over normal shipments at Taiwan's automotive PCB vendors as...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Chin-Poon to boost capacity utilization at China plant
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial expects capacity utilization at its plant in Changshu, China to rise above 90% as early as April, thanks to additional workforce support,...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Flytech launches cloud computing-based UEM solution
POS (point of sale/service) device maker Flytech Technology has launched the in-house-developed cloud computing-based UEM (unified end-point management) solution to tap the IoT market...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
PTI to offer Renesas additional backend capacity support
Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) will provide automotive chips vendor Renesas Electronics with additional capacity support starting April, as the IDM's backend bumping capacity...