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Monday 21 October 2019
5G phones to become mainstream in 2023
Shipments of 5G smartphones are expected to surpass those of 4G models to become the mainstream in 2023, according to market watchers.
Monday 21 October 2019
Plastic components to go mainstream in EVs, says Covestro
Plastic materials are increasingly applied to production of automotive parts and components in recent years driven by lightweight requirements for fuel efficiency and lower gas emissions,...
Monday 21 October 2019
TSMC to see profits surge in 2020-21
TSMC is expected to enjoy significant profit increases in 2020 and 2021, after posting its first annual decrease in eight years this year, according to industry observers.
Friday 18 October 2019
Highlights of the day: Quanta upbeat about server shipments on 5G demand
The commercialization of 5G is injecting momentum into the serve industry. Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer expects impressive results for its server...
Friday 18 October 2019
TSMC raises forecast for 5G phone penetration for 2020
TSMC CEO CC Wei has disclosed the foundry's more optimism about chip demand for 5G smartphones in 2020, and its forecast of the 5G smartphone penetration rate next year has already...
Friday 18 October 2019
Quanta expects 5G deployments to bear fruit in 2020
Quanta Computer has started shipping 5G x86 servers to Japan's Rakuten, and is in talks with a number of Europe- and US-based telecom carriers for shipments slated to kick off in...
Friday 18 October 2019
Demand for infrastructure equipment to increase 10-fold in 5G era, says Covestro
Global demand for infrastructure equipment such as base stations, active antenna units, transceivers in the next-generation 5G era will increase 10-fold as compared to those required...
Friday 18 October 2019
Robust 7nm and 5nm chip demand to drive TSMC 2020 growth
TSMC is set to enjoy another year of record-high sales in 2019, but net profits are unlikely to break the record high set last year due mainly to disappointing results during the...
Friday 18 October 2019
LG Innotek unveils 5G communication module for automotive
LG Innotek has announced it has developed an automotive communication module based on Qualcomm's 5G chip.
Thursday 17 October 2019
TSMC expects 9% sales growth to hit another record in 4Q19
TSMC expects to enjoy another quarter of record high revenues, while adding an additional US$4 billion in its full-year capital budget. The pure-play foundry has forecast revenues...
Thursday 17 October 2019
Shennan Circuits to post record 3Q19 profits
China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits (SCC) is expected to generate record-high net profits in the third quarter of 2019, thanks to robust demand for 5G base station equipment...
Thursday 17 October 2019
ASML lands record EUV equipment orders in 3Q19
Semiconductor equipment vendor ASML has disclosed a total of 23 extreme ultraviolet (EUV) system orders received in the third quarter of 2019 - the highest ever value of bookings...
Wednesday 16 October 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC reportedly very optimistic about 5G phone market in 2020
No one could do better than TSMC when it comes to predicting the possible size of next year's 5G smartphone market, as the top foundry house can rely on order visibility from chip...
Wednesday 16 October 2019
TSMC more optimistic than others about 5G phone shipments in 2020, say sources
Global shipments of 5G phones could approach 300 million units in 2020, much higher than most market observers expect, according to industry sources, citing an internal estimate at...
Tuesday 15 October 2019
MediaTek reportedly to start shipping 5G SoC in 4Q19
MediaTek is expected to start shipping its first-generation 5G SoC chips later in the fourth quarter of 2019, for which the chipmaker is likely to post a slight drop or flat growth...