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Wednesday 3 March 2021
Automotive memory demand promising
Memory chipmakers and related controller suppliers have stepped up their deployments in the automotive field, looking to grasp new business opportunities.
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Gaming notebook suppliers see surge in demand from cryptominers
Gaming notebook specialists have seen demand surge for cryptocurrency mining applications, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 2 March 2021
India tablet market returns to growth in 2020, says IDC
India's tablet market recorded 14.7% on-year growth with shipments totaling 2.8 million units in 2020, according to IDC. It was a year of growth after declining for four consecutive...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments grew 4.4% sequentially and 26.5% on year to come to 74.76 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Taiwan inductor makers keen on capacity expansions
Taiwan makers of inductors are keenly enforcing capacity expansions to meet increasingly strong demand for automotive, handset and other consumer electronics applications, according...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
From flourishing to floundering: Automakers to face further issues in 2021
In the first half of 2020, the automotive industry took a hard hit from COVID-19 with demand nosediving, production shutdowns and allocation shifts focusing on telecommunications...
Friday 26 February 2021
Taiwan PCB makers to embrace bright prospects for 2021
Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to see their combined output value grow further in 2021, driven by strong demand for IC substrates, HDI boards and flexible PCBs, according to...
Friday 26 February 2021
Phison puts increased focus on non-CE apps
Phison Electronics, which specializes in flash storage devices and controller ICs, has put increased focus on enterprise, automotive and industrial applications while lowering sales...
Friday 26 February 2021
Lite-On Tech to hike capex 47% in 2021
EMS provider Lite-On Technology plans to budget NT$5 billion (US$178 million) in 2021 capex, increasing 47% from 2020, mainly for a new factory in southern Taiwan and overseas capacity...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Huawei focuses on operation of platforms, establishment of ecosystems
Huawei Technologies, to cope with US sanctions amid fast growing development of 5G and AI+IoT, is transforming its consumer electronics business from providing hardware to operating...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Micron launches low-power memory qualified for automotive safety applications
Micron Technology has begun sampling its automotive low-power DDR5 DRAM (LPDDR5) memory that is hardware-evaluated to meet the most stringent Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)...
Thursday 25 February 2021
MOSFET prices poised to rise on worsening shortages
Prices for MOSFET chips are set to rise significantly in the months ahead thanks to worsening shortages arising from persistently tight 8-inch foundry capacity and rapid increases...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Passive component makers see clear order visibility stretch into 2H21
Yageo and Walsin Technology have seen their visibility of orders for MLCCs, chip resistors, inductors and capacitors extend to the second half of 2021 thanks to ODMs and distributors...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Radiant aims to ship 2-3 million BLUs for automotive displays in 2021
Radiant Opto-Electronics aims to ship 2-3 million LED backlight units (BLU) for use in automotive dashboards of about 10 inches in 2021, with Europe-based automakers to be main clients,...
Wednesday 24 February 2021
CCL prices may rise further later in 1H21
Rising copper foil prices will likely prompt Taiwan-based CCL makers to further raise their quotes later in the first half of this year, according to industry sources.