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Thursday 20 May 2021
CCL prices to rise again
CCL suppliers are expected to raise their prices again to reflect rising raw materials costs, and most PCB makers are psychologically prepared for further CCL price hikes, according...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Server production not to be disrupted by COVID
Taiwan-based server ODMs run substantial parts of their production locally, but they will be able to shift server...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Demand for medical silicone materials, non-contact sensing chips rising
Demand for silicone materials and non-contact sensing chips has risen significantly in the Taiwan market due to a spike of COVID-19 infections locally, according to industry source...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 2Q 2021
Taiwan's top-3 wafer foundries saw their combined revenues rise 2.2% from a quarter ago to reach a new high in the first quarter of 2021.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Car PCB maker Dynamic sees order visibility extended to 3Q21
Automotive PCB specialist Dynamic Electronics has seen clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2021, and expects its gross margins in 2021 to be higher than the best performance...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Arm loses smartphone and tablet GPU share in 2020
The global smartphone and tablet graphics processing unit (GPU) market leader Arm lost share in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
MCU prices set to rise again
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are likely to raise their quotes shortly as STMicroelectronics reportedly has notified clients that it will hike the prices for its MCU lineup again starting...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong sales in May
Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to post strong sales results for May with many of them set to generate record-high revenues, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Chipmakers unlikely to cut back wafer starts at foundries
Fast decelerating handset sales in India and Southeast Asia have prompted China-based brand vendors to consider slashing their chip orders, but fabless chipmakers particularly those...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Impacts of virus on Taiwan compound semiconductor supply chain still unclear
It is still premature to assess the impacts of the recent spike of COVID-19 infections in Taiwan on local III-V semiconductor players, as related makers have initiated precautionary...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
PCB suppliers to be little affected by mounting pandemic in Taiwan
Taiwan's PCB makers will see only limited impact from the worsening domestic pandemic infections as the majority of their production capacities are based in China, according to industry...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan supply chain braces for COVID surge
The semiconductor and IT value chains in Taiwan have raised their alerts to the surging COVID cases locally, adopting...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Taiwan tech firms tighten precautionary measures against COVID-19
Taiwan-based high-tech companies in various sectors have all strengthened their precautionary measures, such as operating in segregated teams and work from home (WFH) in response...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
IC-design houses in Taiwan adopt WFH measures amid COVID-19 surge
MediaTek, Qualcomm Taiwan and other IC design houses in Taiwan have adopted work-from-home and other precautionary measures amid a spike of COVID-19 infections locally, according...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
COVID-19 rise casts shadow over IC market outlook
A resurgence of COVID-19 infections in India and Southeast Asia, as well as a spike in confirmed cases in Taiwan, may cast clouds on the IC market outlook this year, according to...