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Friday 17 July 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC sees supply chain actively preparing for 5G phone launches
Smartphone sales have been weak in the wake of the cornavirus pandemic, but TSMC has disclosed it has seen the supply chain actively preparing for new 5G...
Friday 17 July 2020
CIS packager Tong Hsing breaks ground for new plant in Taiwan
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has broken ground for a new plant complex...
Friday 17 July 2020
Equipment makers All Ring, Laser Tek see brisk orders
Taiwan-based All Ring Tech and Laser Tek have both seen clear order visibility so far in third-quarter 2020 for PCB and passive component manufacturing equipment.
Friday 17 July 2020
TSMC raises forecast for 5G smartphone penetration
TSMC has revised upward its 5G smartphone penetration rate forecast for 2020 to 17-19%, but expects the overall smartphone shipments this year to decline 11-13%.
Friday 17 July 2020
TSMC expects 5nm to generate 8% of 2020 revenue
TSMC expects to see 5nm process technology account for about 8% of its total wafer revenue in 2020, compared with the about 10% estimated previously. The foundry also confirmed it...
Thursday 16 July 2020
TSMC expects 3Q20 revenue to increase 9%, raises outlook
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$11.2 billion and US$11.5 billion in the third quarter of 2020, which is a 9.3% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 16 July 2020
PCB makers may see robust demand for server applications till 1Q21
Taiwan-based PCB makers including HannStar Board and Tripod Technology will continue to see strong demand for server applications in the second half of the year, with the momentum...
Thursday 16 July 2020
TSMC wafer start shipments expected to post double-digit gains in 3Q20
TSMC's wafer start shipments are likely to post double-digit percentage point gains sequentially in the third quarter due to high capacity utilization rates enjoyed by the pure-play...
Thursday 16 July 2020
Co-Tech enjoys strong copper foil shipments for high-speed CCLs
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which produces copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, has enjoyed strong shipments for high-frequency and high-speed CCLs needed to support 5G and AI...
Thursday 16 July 2020
Taiwan cloud computing server suppliers to see strong orders in 2021
Taiwan-based cloud computing server suppliers Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), Wiwynn and Mitac Computing Technology have all seen their orders stay strong in the second half of 2020...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
QCT cooperates with Tainan to establish 5G private networks
Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), a subsidiary of Quanta Computer focusing on making datacenter servers, has partnered with the city government of Tainan to establish 5G private networks...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers land more MediaTek orders for 5G chips
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen a ramp-up in BT substrate orders for MediaTek's 5G SoCs as the chipmaker...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
MediaTek backend partners to see clear order visibility till 1Q21
MediaTek's backend partners in Taiwan including ASE Technology, King Yuan Electronics and Sigurd Microelectronics will see clear order visibility stretching to at least the first...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Shipments of 5G smartphones gaining momentum in China
Smartphone shipments in the China market decreased 17% on year to 28.6 million units in June, with 5G models accounting for 17.5 million units or 61% of overall shipments in the month,...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Taiwan MOSFET, ESD makers positive about 3Q20 shipments
Taiwan's suppliers of MOSFET chips and ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection devices, after ending the second quarter of 2020 with impressive revenue increases, are expected to...