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Friday 20 December 2019
MLCC market poised for recovery in 2020
Taiwan- and China-based MLCC suppliers have stepped up their pace of equipment orders for additional production capacities recently, an indicator suggesting the market for MLCCs may...
Friday 20 December 2019
Mid-tier 5G phones to be mainstream in China in 2020, says sources
Mid-tier 5G phones priced about CNY4,000 (US$572) are likely to become mainstream products in China's 5G smartphone segment in 2020, according to sources from Taiwan-based IC-design...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Foundries see orders for driver ICs, sensors ramp up
Taiwan- and China-based foundries have seen increases in orders for display driver ICs and sensors for use in 5G smartphones and other devices recently, with 12- and 8-inch fab utilization...
Thursday 19 December 2019
MediaTek to unveil mmWave 5G SoC solutions in 2H20
While planning to unveil its second sub-6 GHz 5G chip on December 25, MediaTek is also eyeing to introduce its first mmWave 5G chip in the second half of 2020, according to sources...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Innodisk invests in sensor developer Sysinno for AIoT
Taiwan-based industrial memory module maker Innodisk has acquired a 43% stake in Sysinno Technology, becoming the largest shareholder the Taiwanese sensor technology developer.
Thursday 19 December 2019
NAND flash contract prices to rise by up to 15% in 1Q20
NAND flash contract market prices are expected to rise 10-15% in the first quarter of 2020, thanks to suppliers' output controls and a pick-up in demand for datacenter applications,...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G SoC prices likely to drop in 2H20
Although demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up dramatically in 2020, prices of related SoC are expected to stay unfriendly for the first half of 2020 and are unlikely to...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Prices of 5G SoC may drop in 2H20
Unit prices for 5G mobile SoCs may begin to ease off in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 16 December 2019
TSMC teams up with MA-tek, iST on advanced IC analysis
Robust orders for advanced fabrication and packaging services at TSMC have prompted the foundry to team up with Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) and Integrated Service Technology...
Friday 13 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Fingerprint sensor demand to soar from 5G phones
Fingerprint recognition will continue to be a major feature for smartphones next year, with optical and ultrasonic in-display sensors to be two main options for device vendors. Taiwan-based...
Friday 13 December 2019
Hisilicon to sell IoT chip modules on open market, executive says
Hisilicon Technologies, a chip arm of Huawei, will be ready to sell its IoT chip modules on open market in early 2020 at the earliest, according to company technology vice president...
Friday 13 December 2019
Cisco unveils plan for building Internet for next decade
Cisco has unveiled further details behind its technology strategy for building a new Internet - one designed to push digital innovation beyond the performance, economic and power...
Friday 13 December 2019
Goodix to ramp up optical in-display fingerprint sensor shipments in 2020
Goodix Technology is set to ramp up shipments of its optical in-display fingerprint sensors in 2020, and has reportedly reserved sufficient 8-inch fab capacity from TSMC, according...
Friday 13 December 2019
USI to acquire Asteelflash
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a member of Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, has disclosed plans to acquire fellow EMS company Asteelflash for around US$450 million.
Friday 13 December 2019
IC substrate suppliers see clear order visibility stretch into 2020
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen their shipments ramp up in most of fourth-quarter 2019 with...