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Monday 22 February 2021
China remains largest IC market
China became the largest IC market in the world in 2005 and has continued to grow in size since then. In 2020, China's IC market increased to US$143.4 billion, a 9% gain from US$131.3...
Thursday 18 February 2021
Smartphone vendors upbeat about midrange 5G models
Smartphone vendors are upbeat about the midrange segment of the 5G phone market which is set to grow robustly in 2021.
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Highlights of the day: Handset sales recovering in China
The handset market in China is recovering, with shipments staging a strong rebound in January ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. January handset...
Wednesday 17 February 2021
China handset sales rebound in January
Shipments of handsets staged a significant rebound in the China market in January, fueled by seasonal demand ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and the rollouts of new budget 5G...
Monday 8 February 2021
TSMC ecosystem partners set to enjoy strong 1Q21
TSMC's ecosystem partners based in Taiwan are expected to post strong sales results for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, buoyed by brisk demand for chips fabricated...
Monday 8 February 2021
Notebook production relocation from China not crucial concern for vendors
Notebook brand vendors are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward whether to have their supply chain partners move production out of China, as the Biden administration is not expected...
Monday 8 February 2021
Political pressure challenging TSMC
TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
Friday 5 February 2021
Lenovo COO Lanci to retire
Gianfranco Lanci, COO and president for Lenovo, will retire from the PC vendor in September 2021. The company also disclosed organization and personnel changes that will become effective...
Thursday 4 February 2021
China smartphone market to contract in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone shipments to the China market are expected to fall over 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, after growing 19.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Digitimes...
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Global semiconductor sales increase 6.5% in 2020, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$439 billion in 2020, up 6.5% on year, according to SIA.
Tuesday 2 February 2021
Inductor makers set to expand capacities amid increasing demand
Taiwan's inductor makers are expected to sustain high capacity utilization in most of 2021, and will move to enforce capacity expansions later in the year to meet strong demand from...
Tuesday 2 February 2021
China smartphone shipments to post annual gains in 1Q21
Chinese smartphone vendors are expected to see robust annual growths in first-quarter 2021 shipments to both the domestic and overseas markets, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 2 February 2021
China 1Q21 smartphone AP shipments to stay flat, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphone-use application processors (AP) to China, including those for handset exports, will stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 2 February 2021
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
Monday 1 February 2021
SK Hynix signs MOU for further developments in China
SK Hynix has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Municipal People's Government of China and the Administrative Committee of Jinpu New District, Dalian, under...