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Wednesday 12 May 2021
PC component sales may be hit by second-hand products from cryptominers in 2H21
Sales of PC peripherals, CPUs and motherboards are expected to be impacted by second-hand mint products offloaded by cryptominers in the second half of 2021, according to sources...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Chipmakers see customers turn cautious about placing orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen terminal customers start slowing down their pace of orders, and are aware that downstream device makers will be revisiting their production...
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Highlights of the day: ICT orders from India slowing
The rampant pandemic in India has raised an alarm among ICT makers. Suppliers in the handset and PC sectors have seen...
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Suppliers see orders slowing for handsets, notebooks from India
ODMs and other suppliers engaged in the notebook and handset industry supply chains have seen orders from India start slowing down recently, as a resurgence of COVID-19 infections...
Monday 10 May 2021
Highlights of the day: UMC adjusting foundry quotes
Tight capacity and strong demand have been sending foundry service quotes rising. UMC has plans to raise its 28nm...
Monday 10 May 2021
Quotes for notebook panels to keep hiking to year-end 2021
Quotes for notebook panels are likely to continue moving upward through the end of 2021 as demand for notebooks supporting stay-at-home activities remains robust, according to industry...
Monday 10 May 2021
Taiwan notebook ODMs eyeing shipment growths in 2Q21
Most Taiwan-based ODMs expect their notebook shipments to grow by single- or double-digit rates in the second quarter of 2021 despite a setback in April.
Friday 7 May 2021
PCB firm Apex bracing for strong 2Q21
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, is poised to enjoy a particularly strong second quarter of 2021, thanks to robust demand...
Friday 7 May 2021
Tripod Tech expects new capacity to come online in 2H21
Tripod Technology will have new production lines at its manufacturing site in Xiantao, China's Hubei province get ready for production in June, according to the Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer...
Friday 7 May 2021
Strong PC peripheral demand boosts Chicony 1Q21 revenues, profits
Notebook-use keyboard and CCM (compact camera module) maker Chicony Electronics saw its revenues, gross margins and operating profits all hit record highs in the first quarter of...
Friday 7 May 2021
Longer production lead times to constrain revenue growth at MCU vendors
Taiwan's MCU vendors will see their revenue growth momentum constrained in the short term by extended delivery lead times at foundry and backend houses, although they have abundant...
Friday 7 May 2021
Worldwide semiconductor revenue to grow 13% in 2021 despite chip shortage
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to surge 12.5% to US$522 billion in 2021, driven by continued-robust growth in consumer, computing, 5G and automotive semiconductors,...
Thursday 6 May 2021
CCL maker Iteq upbeat about 2Q21
Taiwan-based CCL supplier Iteq expects its revenues to be driven by a continued influx of orders for server and 5G base station applications in the second quarter of 2021.
Thursday 6 May 2021
Suppliers to gear up for PS5 redesign
Suppliers including foundry TSMC are expected to kick off production for the redesign of Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console between the second and third quarters of 2022, according...
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Thailand car sector exports up 43.11% on year in March
Thailand saw exports for automobiles and automotive components grow 43.11% on year in March and 23.76% in first-quarter 2021, according to local media reports.