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Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan graphics card makers to see profits surge in 2021
Taiwan-based graphics card makers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) are expected to generate handsome profits in 2021, thanks to pandemic-driven...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan IC packaging-testing firms eyeing automotive CIS
As international design houses of smartphone-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) including Sony, Samsung Electronics, OmniVision and On Semiconductor have shifted 2021 business focus to...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Analog IC vendor Silergy to score record revenues, profits in 2021
Analog IC design house Silergy is expected to see its revenues and profits hit record highs in 2021 thanks to significant product mix improvement and strong demand for handset, datacenter,...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Acer, Asustek to see strong shipments in 1H21
Acer and Asustek Computer are both set to report strong notebook shipments, particularly shipments of Chromebooks, in the first half of 2021, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Shennan Circuits shifts focus to automotive PCBs, IC substrates
Shennan Circuits has focused more on automotive PCBs and IC substrates following shrinkages in shipments for 5G infrastructure applications in 2020, according to the China-based PCB...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Taiwan PCB makers gearing up for miniLED TV boom
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers, such as Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Apex International, are gearing up for the miniLED-backlit TV market boom as they have cut into supply chains...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Wearable devices shipments rise 27.2% on year in 4Q20, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, an on-year increase of 27.2%, according to IDC.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Globalfoundries, Bosch team up for next-gen automotive radar technology
Globalfoundries has announced it is partnering with Bosch to develop and manufacture next-generation automotive radar technology, according to the companies.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
HDI boards gaining ground in automotive, server applications
High-end automotive and server applications will be new growth drivers for Taiwan's HDI PCB makers in the 5G era, apart from current consumer applications such as handsets, notebooks...
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Backend firms to gain growth momentum from car chips till 3Q21
Taiwan's backend service firms will see their ratios of revenues from processing automotive chips ramp up through at least the third quarter 2021, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Top-5 notebook brands see combined shipments fall 8% in February
The global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments, excluding those of detachable models, decline 8% sequentially in February while the top-3 notebook ODMs' combined shipments...
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Notebook demand easing?
Mixed signals about notebook demand are coming from the upstream supply chain, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
TSMC 2Q21 capacity filled by orders for 5G, HPC and auto chips
TSMC has seen its production capacity during the second quarter filled by a strong pull-in of orders for 5G, HPC and automotive electronics chips, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Notebook chip overbooking concerns: Q&A with Edom chairman Wayne Tseng
Pandemic-driven demand for notebooks supporting remote work and study has brought explosive growths in orders for CPUs, power management ICs (PMIC), display driver ICs (DDI), and...
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Pandemic-driven demand boosts semiconductor market up 10.4% in 2020
The semiconductor market saw strong growth in 2020 as the industry marked its third year in the last four of double-digit expansion, despite turmoil from the coronavirus that disrupted...