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Monday 27 July 2020
PC chipmakers seeking more foundry support to digest ballooning orders
Taiwan's designers of peripheral chips for PCs and notebooks are trying hard to vie for more capacity support from foundry partners seeking to meet strong replacement demand in the...
Monday 27 July 2020
PCB firms optimistic about notebook demand in 2H20
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are optimistic about demand for notebook applications in the second half of 2020, judging from the outlook given by notebook ODMs.
Monday 27 July 2020
TSMC EUV nodes to attract orders from Intel, sources say
Intel at its recent earnings call disclosed that its next-generation 7nm processors, including the company's first 7nm datacenter GPU design, would rely on external and internal process...
Friday 24 July 2020
Intel reports record 2Q20 sales
Intel achieved record second-quarter revenues with 34% data-centric revenue growth and 7% PC-centric revenue growth on year. These results were driven by strong sales of cloud, notebook,...
Friday 24 July 2020
Backend firms eye surge in demand for OLED, TDDI driver ICs starting mid-3Q20
Display driver IC backend specialists including ChipMos Technologies and Chipbond Technolofy are expected to enjoy a significant ramp-up in demand for handset applications, including...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Highlights of the day: Wiwynn to win big Microsoft server orders
Datacenter server demand is expected to remain robust in the coming months. And Wiwynn, a subsidiary of Wistron, reportedly...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
AMD announces availability of new APUs for OEMs
AMD has announced new 7nm x86 desktop processors with built-in graphics for consumer and commercial PC markets. The AMD Ryzen 4000 series desktop processors with Radeon Graphics and...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
AirPods assemblers gearing up for production in Vietnam
Apple is scheduled to roll out its third-generation AirPods series earbuds in the first half of 2021 followed by the launch of a new-generation AirPods Pro in the second half of next...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
TWS earbud chip prices fall below US$1
Unit prices for some SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have fallen below US$1, and are still under downward pressure this year due to fierce competition among China-...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
AICS marks Asustek transformation
The setting up of an AI development marks Asustek Computer's transformation, acccording to Huang Tai-yi, the company's vice president and CTO.
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Taiwan analog IC firms optimistic about demand for Chromebook
Taiwan-based analog IC firms are generally optimistic about demand for consumer notebooks, particularly Chromebook, in the third quarter of 2020.
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Support for startups: Q&A with Arm Taiwan president CK Tseng
Following the release of Flexible Access in 2019, Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is opening up the project to startups with no charge, helping newcomers to reduce costs for product...
Monday 20 July 2020
China to see growing OLED TV competition
Xiaomi has recently launched its first OLED TV under its Master series with the set featuring a 65-inch 4K panel and priced at CNY12,999 (US$1,868). The Xiaomi product is expected...
Monday 20 July 2020
ASE Technology set to volume produce ToF LiDAR modules in 2H20
Taiwan's leading backend house ASE Technology is expected to start volume production of ToF (time of flight)-based LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensing modules in the second...
Friday 17 July 2020
CIS packager Tong Hsing breaks ground for new plant in Taiwan
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has broken ground for a new plant complex...