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Tuesday 21 April 2020
Huawei/HiSilicon to commercialize new NB-IoT chip solution in 4Q20
Huawei/HiSilicon will commercialize a new NB-IoT chipset, dubbed Boudica 200, by the end of 2020, which will support 3GPP R15 standards and offer lower latencies and more integrated...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Taiwan PCB makers eyeing 5G infrastructure, HPC applications for 2020 growth
Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to see robust demand for 5G base stations, servers, networking equipment and HPC devices significantly drive up their shipments in 2020 while...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Affordable sub-6 GHz 5G phones to hit market in 2H20
China-based handset makers have been keen on developing 5G phones supporting sub-6GHz technology, with prospects to see some brands roll out 5G models priced below CNY3,000 (US$424)...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Taiwan IC firms see orders for 5G infrastructure pull in from China
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed a pull-in of orders for 5G base-station and customer-premise equipment (CPE) from China, according to sources at Taiwan's IC distributors.
Monday 20 April 2020
ASE Technology enters Huawei server CPU ecosystem
ASE Technology has entered the backend supply chain of Huawei/HiSilicon's ARM-based Kunpeng 920 server CPU, with its affiliated Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) set to start...
Monday 20 April 2020
TSMC ecosystem players to see positive 2020 despite pandemic
Members in the TSMC Grand Alliance have been fully assured that their revenue and profit growth momentum will not slow down in the months ahead, bolstered by the foundry's better-than-expected...
Friday 17 April 2020
Competition in 5G chip market to heat up as phone shipment outlook turns weak
Competition in the 5G SoC solution and related chip segments is set to become fiercer in the second half of 2020 as demand for 5G phones has been deferred and the forecasts of global...
Friday 17 April 2020
TSMC cuts market outlook for 2020
TSMC has revised downward its global semiconductor market outlook this year to flat growth or a slight decrease, compared to the 8% increase estimated in January. The outlook excludes...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Demand for consumer IT products to weaken in May
Despite rising shipments for servers, notebooks and game consoles recently due to increasing stay-at-home needs, sources from brand vendors expect the momentum for consumer-related...
Thursday 16 April 2020
China 5G smartphone shipments top over 10 million units in 1Q20
Shipments of 5G smartphones in the China market reached 14.06 million units in the first quarter of 2020, making it the world's largest 5G phone market, according to data compiled...
Thursday 16 April 2020
AiP substrate shipments for mmWave 5G handsets may not take off in 2020
It remains premature for Taiwan's IC substrate makers to expect AiP (antenna in package) substrate shipments for mmWave 5G smartphones to contribute positively to their revenues in...
Thursday 16 April 2020
5G phones key to chip market recovery
The coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse impact on the global IC market, particularly the smartphone segment, but sales of 5G smartphones will be key to the overall demand recovery...
Thursday 16 April 2020
ASE Technology lands orders shifted from Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based OSAT provider ASE Technology has recently gained orders shifted from backend plants located in Southeast Asia, where coronavirus lockdowns are imposed in several countries...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Global 2020 silicon wafer market uncertain
Global silicon wafer market sales could dip if uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19 to the semiconductor industry persists, or could climb on the strength of rebounding...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
IC inspection labs enjoy ramp-up in orders for serving HPC chips
Taiwan's IC testing and certification service labs have seen orders from the non-Apple camp ramp up drastically for inspecting and analyzing HPC chips demanding advanced-node manufacturing,...