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Friday 6 March 2020
Chinese PCB makers expanding capacity for 5G applications
Driven by growing demand for 5G handset applications, China-based PCB makers are keenly expanding capacity for HDI and substrate-like PCB (SLP) products and IC substrates, according...
Friday 6 March 2020
Shennan Circuits profits surge over 70% in 2019
China-based PCB manufacturer Shennan Circuits has reported net profits surged 76.8% from a year earlier to CNY1.23 billion (US$177.7 million) in 2019, when revenues climbed 38.4%...
Thursday 5 March 2020
China smartphone AP shipments, 4Q 2019
Smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors came to 197 million units, down 5.9% on year and 7.7% on quarter.
Thursday 5 March 2020
Taiwan optical component makers see demand from China 5G sector resume momentum
Taiwan-based optical communications component makers expect demand momentum for their products for related 5G applications in China to resume soon as the Chinese government has urged...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Cooling specialists expanding capacity for 5G handset applications
Taiwan-based thermal solutions providers are keenly proceeding with capacity expansions for heat pipes and vapor chambers seeking to meet robust demand for 5G handset applications...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
HannStar Board looks to networking, servers for 2020 growth
HannStar Board will put increased focus on its deployments in the networking device and server segments in 2020 as part of its efforts to further improve its product mix and boost...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Global smartphone sales fall slightly in 4Q19, says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users contracted 0.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to Gartner. Full-year 2019 smartphone sales declined by 1.0%.
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Conductive paste maker ATE to gain significantly from 5G applications
Taiwan-based conductive paste supplier Ample Electronic Technology (ATE), after seeing its 2019 revenues fall 17.3% on year to NT$589 million (US$19.61 million), is expected to see...
Tuesday 3 March 2020
TSMC, Broadcom enhance CoWoS platform with 2X reticle size interposer
TSMC announced on March 3 the foundry has collaborated with Broadcom on enhancing the chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) platform to support the industry's first and largest 2X reticle...
Tuesday 3 March 2020
RichWave expects revenue growth in 2020
RF component specialist RichWave Technology expects to post an impressive revenue increase this year, driven by growing demand for 5G phones, AIoT and wireless, and sensor related...
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Huawei may expand 5G phone shipment lead over Samsung in 2020
Samsung Electronics, which is currently behind Huawei in 5G phone shipments, could see its shipment gap against Huawei widen in 2020 should the Korea-based brand fail to boost significantly...
Monday 2 March 2020
KLA intros new IC metrology systems
KLA has announced the Archer 750 imaging-based overlay metrology system and the SpectraShape 11k optical critical dimension (CD) metrology system for IC manufacturing.
Monday 2 March 2020
III-V semiconductor makers to gain from China 5G handset subsidy
China is reportedly to launch a 5G handset subsidy policy to stimulate consumer purchases amid the coronavirus outbreak, a move expected to significantly benefit Taiwan-based compound...
Monday 2 March 2020
Taiflex eyes more FCCL shipments for 5G high-frequency applications in 2020
Taiwan-based flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex, after registering revenue and profit falls for 2019, expects to resume growth momentum in 2020 with more shipments...
Monday 2 March 2020
China reportedly to offer subsidies to rejuvenate handset market
China's government and telecom operator are reportedly to join forces to rejuvenate its dwindling handset market by offering subsidies to consumers for the purchases of 5G phones,...