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Monday 17 February 2020
China makers showcase new mini LED products at ISE 2020
Several China-based makers showcased new mini LED products at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during February 11-14.
Monday 17 February 2020
Taiwan moving to help more firms return home from China
The government in Taiwan has decided to strengthen three major investment action plans to attract more Taiwanese and international firms to shift their investment focus from China...
Friday 14 February 2020
ODMs see better-than-expected recovery in China capacity amid outbreak
Taiwan-based ODMs including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer and Inventec have seen capacities at their plants in China recovering in a pace faster than expected amid the coronavirus...
Friday 14 February 2020
Digitimes Research examines health of four major ICT sectors in China amid outbreak
IC design houses in Taiwan and China will see the coronavirus outbreak impact their revenues for the first quarter of 2020, and foundry and backend houses may take clearer hits starting...
Friday 14 February 2020
China SSD makers stepping up quartz components purchases
China-based SSD manufacturers have stepped up their purchases of quartz components in anticipation of tight supplies of passive components due to the coronavirus outbreak, according...
Friday 14 February 2020
Global AIO PC shipments to experience double-digit drops in 1Q20
Global all-in-one (AIO) PC shipments totaled 3.42 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, rounding out the volumes for the whole-year 2019 at 13.25 million units, down 3.4% on...
Friday 14 February 2020
Coronavirus potentially impacting 5G deployment, says Omdia
The coronavirus is spreading through global technology supply chains, impacting diverse and interconnected sectors of the electronics industry. With the epidemic arriving at dawn...
Friday 14 February 2020
UMC to pour CNY3.5 billion into China 12-inch fab operation
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC) through subsidiary HeJian Technology (Suzhou) will invest a total of CNY3.5 billion (US$501.2 million) in United Semiconductor's (Xiamen)...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Acer, Asustek revenues under pressure
China's coronavirus outbreak is expected to negatively affect revenues for Acer and Asustek Computer in the first half of 2020 as both firms have major portions of their sales from...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Top-5 semiconductor firms hold 53% of global wafer capacity
The world's top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month, with their combined capacity representing 53% of the world's total wafer...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Post-coronavirus rebound to take place in 2H20, SEMI believes
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has had a negative impact on the world's economy and supply chain, but a rebound should take place in the latter half of 2020 thanks to a general...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan hinge makers resuming operations in China
Taiwan-based hinge makers are resuming production in China after extended Lunar New Year holidays in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak but some clients prefer to have their products...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Apple may still unveil next generation iPhones on schedule despite possible production delays, say sources
Apple is likely stick to its plans to unveil its next generation iPhone devices on a product event in September as it did in past years although this year's production of new iPhones...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan ODMs see Kunshan plants in serious labor shortages
Taiwan-based ODMs' plants in Kunshan, China are facing serious labor shortages at the moment with a majority of their workers still unable to return to work, according to sources...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Memory industry faces even harsher impact in 2Q20
Challenges arising from the coronavirus outbreak may become severe in the second quarter, according to sources in the memory industry, which may suffer from upstream material shortages...