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Tuesday 28 September 2021
PCB makers set to work overtime in China starting October 1
Taiwan PCB makers, particularly those in the supply chain of new iPhones, are set to step up overtime production starting October 1 to better fulfill orders from Apple following a...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
LCD panel prices to continue sliding
LCD panel prices will likely continue trending downward until the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter in 2022, according to industry sources in China.
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Leadframe supply to stay tight through end-2022
Supply of leadframes for wirebonding packaging has been tight and will remain so through the end of 2022, which may be compounded if China's ongoing power curbs extend into fourth-quarter...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
China power cuts unlikely to impact foundry sector
With the foundry sector being excluded from those that China's local governments have asked to curb power use by halting production for one or more days per week, output at wafer...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Taiwan PCB firms asked to halt production in China
Taiwan-based PCB makers with manufacturing plants in Suzhou and Kunshan, China have been required to suspend production at their local fabs September 26-30 due to government-led power...
Monday 27 September 2021
China-based Ferrotec, Xtek begin production of 12-inch reclaim wafers
China-based Ferrotec Holdings and Xtek Semiconductor (Huangshi) have kicked off production of 12-inch reclaim wafers, becoming the industry pioneers in the country, according to industry...
Monday 27 September 2021
OSATs in Suzhou concerned more about labor shortage than power reduction
Taiwan's OSATs have seen their plants in Suzhou, Jiangsu province little affected by a power supply cut enforced by China under its carbon reduction policy, but they are more concerned...
Monday 27 September 2021
Li Auto lowers delivery projections for 3Q21 on chip shortages
China's new energy car maker Li Auto is lowering sales projections by 500-1,500 units for the third quarter as semiconductor shortages persist.
Monday 27 September 2021
Components plants in China suffering from power cuts
As part of its carbon reduction efforts, China is enforcing varying degrees of power cuts and rationing on industrial users in at least five provinces including Jiangsu and Guangdong,...
Monday 27 September 2021
China stepping up development of homegrown 3rd-gen semiconductor supply chain
China with its 14th 5-year Plan (2021-2025) will be stepping up the development of the country's homegrown third-generation semiconductor industry supply chain, according to industry...
Friday 24 September 2021
China may control mineral sources for new energy cars
China is likely to decide on policies for controlling sources of mineral materials used in EV (electric vehicle) batteries, according to media reports.
Friday 24 September 2021
Chinese LCD panel makers lower capacity utilization
China-based LCD panel makers, in a bid to reduce output, are estimated to have reduced utilization of production capacities in September from an average of 94.6% in August to about...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Military applications rising as niche market for GaN-on-SiC RF components, says Transcom
GaAs device and foundry company Transom expects military-use radars and other defense systems to emerge as niche application outlet for GaN-on-SiC RF components and modules including...
Thursday 23 September 2021
COVID disrupts aluminum capacitor supply in SE Asia
On top of the global shortage of semiconductors, passive components are also seeing undersupply as COVID looms large in Southeast Asia, where suppliers are forced to manufacture at...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Samsung: Uphill battle in foundry business?
According to market research reports, the global wafer foundry market size was about US$82 billion in 2020, with TSMC having a 55% global market share, and Samsung taking only 15%...