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Thursday 21 January 2021
Niche-type CCL maker Ventec optimistic about 1Q21
Taiwan-based Ventec International, which specializes in specialty CCL and automotive thermal materials, has expressed optimism that its revenue performance for first-quarter 2021...
Thursday 21 January 2021
MediaTek launches 6nm 5G SoC chips
MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 5G smartphone SoC series built using 6nm process technology.
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Low-temperature operating problem for EV-use batteries solvable, says Digitimes Research
Electric vehicle (EV)-use lithium batteries suffer large decreases in operating efficiency when exposed to working environment of very low temperatures, but the problem can be solved...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan makers regain orders for EV motor components from Tesla
Taiwan's automotive components makers are expected to expand their presence in the supply chain of Tesla, as some of them reportedly have regained orders for electric motor components...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Automotive PCB makers to see strong 1H21, but cautious about 2H
Taiwan's major automotive PCB makers Ching-Poon Industrial, Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics are set to sustain high capacity utilization throughout first-half 2021, but...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Prices to rise 5-10% for automotive power module leadframes
Taiwan leadframe makers are likely to raise quotes for leadframes for packaging automotive chips and power modules by 5-10% to reflect increased material costs amid increasing demand...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Semiconductor firms up investments
The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
Monday 18 January 2021
Leatec may raise quotes for ceramic substrates
Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramics, a dedicated maker of aluminum and ceramic substrates needed for manufacturing chip resistors, is mulling raising its quotes in the wake of a recent...
Monday 18 January 2021
Dell optimistic about emerging technology development in 2021, says company CTO
Dell is optimistic about the development of quantum technologies, heterogeneous architecture of semiconductors, 5G and edge computing in 2021, according to company CTO John Roese.
Friday 15 January 2021
Samsung intros 5G mobile processor built on EUV process
Samsung Electronics has announced its new 5G mobile processor series - Exynos 2100 - built using 5nm extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process technology.
Friday 15 January 2021
Taiwan PCB output value hits record high in 2020
The output of Taiwan's PCB industry grew 5.6% on year to a record high of NT$667.2 billion (US$23.83 billion) in 2020, bolstered by pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy in most of...
Thursday 14 January 2021
Foxconn to set up carmaking JV with China-based Geely Holding
Foxconn Electronics (Hona Hai) has announced that FuTaiHua industrial (Shenzhen), its wholly-owned China-based subsidiary, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China-based...
Thursday 14 January 2021
Automotive PCB makers guardedly optimistic about 2021
Taiwan-based automotive PCB makers including Chin-Poon Industrial, Unitech and Dynamic Electronics are guardedly optimistic about their sales prospects this year after seeing revenues...
Thursday 14 January 2021
MediaTek enhances ASIC and IP design capability
MediaTek continues to enhance its ASIC and IP design capability through several acquisitions announced recently, while recruiting talent from the IP and IC design industry sectors,...
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Ambarella unveils 5nm AI vision processor
Ambarella has unveiled CV5, an artificial intelligence (AI) vision processor for single 8K and multi-imager AI cameras, setting a new standard for power efficiency with 8K video recording...