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Tuesday 26 March 2019
Recovery to take place in non-memory IC market starting 2Q19, says TSMC chairman
Taiwan-based chipmakers are mostly engaged in the non-memory semiconductor market, where demand is expected to start recovering gradually in the second quarter of 2019, according...
Friday 22 March 2019
TSMC gaining foundry steam from China IC design houses
TSMC has seen a significant pickup in foundry demand for AI, IoT and 5G chips from China's IC design sector and global tech firms seeking to develop chips on their own, according...
Friday 22 March 2019
Smart LED streetlamps can facilitate 5G base station deployments
Smart LED streetlamps, already a multipurpose fixture that can monitor environment, traffic, public security, and display public information, may be given one more job in smart city...
Thursday 21 March 2019
ASE to roll out AiP technology for 5G mmWave
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) under ASE Technology Holding will have its antenna-in-package (AiP) technology ready for volume production for 5G mmWave applications, including...
Wednesday 20 March 2019
SJSemi rolls out AiP technology for 5G and millimeter waves
SJ Semiconductor (SJSemi) has unveiled its ultrawideband dual-polarization antenna-in-package (AiP) technology for 5G millimeter-wave applications.
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Flexium building 5G FPCB antenna modules plant in southern Taiwan
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has kicked off construction of a new plant in Kaoshiung, southern Taiwan, which will serve as the firm's 5G smart communication business operating...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
CCL firm Ventec looks to automotive, 5G for 2019 growth
Niche-market copper clad laminate (CCL) supplier Ventec International expects demand for automotive and 5G related applications to drive its revenue and profit growth in 2019.
Monday 18 March 2019
Sony Mobile revises downward fiscal 2018 smartphone shipment target
Sony Mobile Communications has revised downward its shipment target for smartphones for fiscal 2018 (April 2019-March 2019) to 6.5 million units from seven million projected previo...
Monday 18 March 2019
Iteq posts over 40% profit increase in 2018
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) firm Iteq has reported net profits surged 42.6% to NT$1.78 billion (US$57.6 million) in 2018, when consolidated revenues increased 5.6% on year to NT$22.4...
Friday 15 March 2019
Cooling module maker gearing up for 5G handset market boom
Asia Vital Components (AVC), which specializes in thermal solution products, expects demand for smartphones to boom when 5G devices become commercially available.
Friday 15 March 2019
Intel to start engineering projects for 5G modem chips in 2Q19, say sources
Intel is reportedly to begin working on engineering projects that will enable mass-production of 5G modem chips with its collaborative partners in the second quarter of 2019, according...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Advantest to feature latest IC test solutions, services enabling 5G technology at Semicon China
Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation will present more than a dozen of its newest, most advanced systems and services for the Chinese market at Semicon...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
TSMC likely to post first annual profit drop in 8 years
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to report an annual decrease in net profits this year, due to an even more saturated smartphone market and a slowdown in...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
China to invest up to CNY1.5 trillion in 5G networks in 2020-2025
China is expected to commit CNY900 billion (US$134.01 billion) to CNY1.5 trillion for the establishment of its 5G networks during the period from 2020-2025, the China Academy of Information...
Monday 11 March 2019
SK Telecom to lead initial commercial 5G operations in Korea
As Korea will adopt 4G LTE-based non-standalone (NSA) architecture for its initial commercial 5G operations, SK Telecom (SKT) will have a competitive advantage over fellow companies...