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Thursday 30 April 2020
Highlights of the day: China gearing up for 5G infrastructure construction
Construction of 5G infrastructure in China has not lost much steam despite the coronavirus pandemic. The country's telecom carriers have recently stepped up their 5G equipment procurment,...
Thursday 30 April 2020
China Wafer Level CSP sees huge on-year growth in 1Q20 business
China-based CIS (CMOS image sensor) packaging service provider China Wafer Level CSP has posted consolidated revenues of CNY191 million (US$27.4 million) and net profit of CNY62 million...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Smartphone shipments by Chinese vendors fall in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphones by China's handset makers totaled 108 million units in the first quarter of 2020, declining 26.2% from a year earlier, Digitimes Research has found.
Thursday 30 April 2020
Lite-On Tech to increase production outside China
EMS provider Lite-On Technology will expand production capacity in factories outside China, with the proportion of consolidated revenues for these factories to rise from 15% at present...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Huawei, ZTE step up pull-ins for 5G base station equipment
China-based telecom equipment providers, mainly Huawei and ZTE, have stepped up their pace of components orders for 5G infrastructure after winning bids for construction of 5G base...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Samsung sees challenges ahead
Samsung Electronics saw its consolidated sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2020 come within its guidance range, but has warned of a weak second quarter due to the...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
CSOT planning 2nd OLED line in Wuhan, says report
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) reportedly plans to build its second 6G flexible OLED line at its panel production base in Wuhan, where its first 6G OLED line (Fab t4)...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Major Chinese LED chipmakers see high inventory
Major China-based LED chipmakers, due to shrinking demand arising from the coronavirus pandemic, have seen inventory pileups, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Global notebook shipments to climb over 40% in 2Q20, estimates Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments are forecast to surge more than 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to demand arising from remote work, online learning, and other stay-at-home...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
China fab toolmaker posts 30% profit increase in 2019
China-based semiconductor equipment maker Naura Technology Group saw its net profits for both the whole 2019 and first-quarter 2020 climb by over 30% on year, buoyed mainly by a ramp-up...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Skyworks sees operations hit by outbreak
Skyworks has suspended manufacturing operations in Mexico due to the coronavirus outbreak, raising speculation about insufficient inventories for the power amplifier vendor's shipments...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
China, Taiwan makers step up development of UV-C LED devices
China- and Taiwan-based LED makers have stepped up development of UV-C LED devices for disinfection purposes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 28 April 2020
China DRAM startup signs patent license deal with Rambus
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has signed a patent license agreement with Rambus, according to the China-based DRAM maker. Other details concerning the deal were not disclosed...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Memory market performs relatively strong amid coronavirus outbreak
Memory contract prices have continued their rallies in the second quarter of 2020 despite the coronavirus outbreak, which has prompted market research firms to downgrade their global...
Monday 27 April 2020
Taiwan PCB production may fall 3% in 2020 on coronavirus pandemic
Taiwan's PCB production value may hardly register positive growth in 2020 and instead may fall 3% from 2019 due mainly to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on terminal sales of...