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Tuesday 30 March 2021
Leadframe supplier CWTC sees clear order visibility through April 2022
Leadframe supplier Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has seen clear order visibility through April 2022, in line with wire-bonding process capacity at backend houses already booked by chipmakers...
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Notebook component shortage to worsen in 2Q21, says Clevo
Clevo, which specializes in gaming and niche notebook manufacturing, expects shortages of display driver ICs and other notebook-use components and materials to worsen in the second...
Monday 29 March 2021
Compal to enjoy double-digit growths for notebook and non-notebook products in 2021
Judging from orders on hand and end-market demand, Compal Electronics expects its notebook and non-notebook shipments to experience double-digit growth in 2021, according to company...
Monday 29 March 2021
MOSFETs, protective devices badly needed for car, consumer applications
Demand for discrete power components such as MOSFET and rectifier diodes as well as TVS (transient voltage surge suppressor) and ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection devices is...
Monday 29 March 2021
Taiwan PCB makers to enjoy strong 1H21
Taiwan-based PCB and IC substrate companies are poised to enjoy a particularly strong first half of 2021, thanks to robust demand for high-end substrates and HDI boards, according...
Monday 29 March 2021
Lead times for analog chips prolonged
Delivery lead times for analog chips including MCU and power MOSFET chips have been further extended, which will continue to boost the chip prices in the second quarter of 2021, according...
Monday 29 March 2021
PCB demand for 5G infrastructure vital to Wus business results in 2021
China-based PCB maker Wus Printed Circuits will see its revenue performance for 2021 hinge largely on whether demand for 5G infrastructure applications in China will rebound, according...
Friday 26 March 2021
Wistron ready to reap profits from EV business, says chairman
ODM Wistron has been developing electronic components and modules for electric vehicles (EVs) for years, and expects to start making profits from them later in 2021, according to...
Friday 26 March 2021
PCB maker Compeq to enjoy sales growth through 3Q21
HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing expects sales growth through the third quarter of 2021, as its additional output arrives to satisfy growing end-market demand.
Friday 26 March 2021
PSMC breaks ground for new 12-inch wafer fab in northern Taiwan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) broke ground for a new 12-inch wafer fab at the Tongluo campus of the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) on March 25.
Friday 26 March 2021
Facing 5G and automotive electronics markets, Lelon is cautiously optimistic about sales this year
Lelon Electronics, the number one aluminum electrolytic capacitor manufacturer in Taiwan, released its financial report of year 2020. Company sales rises 11.1% to NT$7.82 billion...
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...