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Friday 21 August 2020
Taiwan 5G optical component shipments to China to slow down in August-September
Shipments of optical components by Taiwan's makers for 5G applications to China are likely to slow down in August-September as Chinese telecom operators are adjusting designs of some...
Friday 21 August 2020
IntelliEPI to start trial production of GaN epi wafers in September
Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers, will start trial production of GaN epi wafers in September, seeking to tap the...
Friday 21 August 2020
MediaTek conducts public test of 5G satellite IoT data connection with Inmarsat
MediaTek has announced a successful field trial that transfers data through Inmarsat's Alphasat L-band satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) 35,000 kilometers above the equator....
Thursday 20 August 2020
PSMC launches 3D WoW production for AI memory chips
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), the foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has announced volume production for AI memory chips using 3D wafer-on-wafer (WoW) tech...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB output value up 3.4% in 1H20 despite headwinds
Taiwan's PCB industry recorded production of NT$298.1 billion (US$10.15 billion) in the first half of 2020, growing 3.4% on year despite impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and US-China...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers concerned about demand gap left by Huawei
Taiwan's PCB supply chain is trying to identify clients who may replace Huawei and HiSilicon, both of whom face tough US trade restrictions, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
CHT, ASE, Qualcomm join forces to build first 5G mmWave smart factory in Taiwan
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), ASE Technology Holding and Qualcomm Technologies will join forces to build Taiwan's first smart factory based on 5G mmWave designated enterprise networks in...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
IntelliEPI, IVWorks team up to develop GaN epi wafers
Taiwan-based Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI) has teamed up with IVWorks of South Korea to jointly develop and market GaN epi wafers based on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
HiSilicon team in Taiwan shrinking
Huawei's chipmaking subsidiary HiSilicon has seen many of its staff in Taiwan leaving amid increasingly tough trade sanctions from the US on the Chinese tech group, according to industry...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
ASE breaks ground for new advanced packaging fab in Taiwan
ASE Technology has broken ground for a new smart plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to be dedicated to advanced packaging processes, with annual production estimated at US$500 million...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
MediaTek expands 5G SoC lineup with Dimensity 800U
MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 800U as the latest addition in its 5G SoC lineup. The new chipset is designed for multi-core high performance and leading 5G+5G dual Sim dual...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
ASE to provide FC-AiP service for MediaTek mmWave chips
MediaTek is expected to enter volume production of its mmWave 5G AiP (antenna in package) modules in 2021, and ASE Technology will provide backend support with its FC-AiP packaging...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Eight-inch fab equipment in hot demand
A ramp-up in chip orders for IoT, 5G and automotive electronics applications will be driving 8-inch wafer fabrication demand through the first half of 2021, prompting related foundries...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Samsung announces silicon-proven 3D IC technology
Samsung Electronics has announced the immediate availability of its silicon-proven 3D IC packaging technology, eXtended-Cube (X-Cube), for today's most advanced process nodes.
Monday 17 August 2020
Egis sees rush orders for handset fingerprint chips
Fingerprint ID chips vendor Egis Technology expects a surge in shipment pull-in from Chinese handset vendors in the third quarter of 2020, but whether this can generate a sequential...