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Tuesday 10 August 2021
Wi-Fi chip prices going up sharply
Unit prices for Wi-Fi modules have been rising by nearly 5-fold to US$16-17 in the third quarter from US$3.5 in late 2020 amid widening chips shortage, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers to enjoy strong 2H21
Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya PCB are all poised to generate substantial revenue increases in the second half of 2021, as strong order momentum for...
Monday 9 August 2021
UMC, VIS post record July revenue
Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) both saw their July revenue hit record highs, reaching NT$18.37 billion (US$659.7...
Monday 9 August 2021
Phison expects output to jump in 2022
Phison Electronics has managed to obtain more capacity support from two foundry service providers, and will see its output for 2022 jump 200% from this year, according to KS Pua,...
Monday 9 August 2021
Glass substrates to be in short supply in August-October 2021, says Innolux
A major glass substrate maker began annual maintenance in August 2021 and thus its production capacity has decreased by 15-20%, resulting in a short global supply of glass substrates...
Monday 9 August 2021
HannStar Board remains upbeat about notebook shipments in 2H21
Notebook PCB specialist HannStar Board, after posting impressive revenue and profit gains for first-half 2021, remains upbeat about its business prospects for the second half of the...
Friday 6 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn eyeing automotive ICs
Foxconn has just signed an agreement to buy Macronix's 6-inch wafer fab, which is expected to pave the way for the EMS giant to embrace an automotive...
Friday 6 August 2021
OSATs, power chips makers gain shifted orders from ASEAN
Shortages of automotive MOSFET and power management ICs are getting worse as many IDMs including Infinenon and On-Semi are operating at reduced capacity at their plants in Malaysia,...
Friday 6 August 2021
Compeq optimistic about 2H21
Facing the challenges from chip shortages, inventory adjustments by Chinese handset suppliers, and lockdowns in some Southeast Asian countries, revenues of PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing...
Friday 6 August 2021
Foxconn gears up for automotive power IC boom
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group, through its NT$2.52 billion (US$90.67 million) acquisition of Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab and equipment, will be able to meet a market...
Friday 6 August 2021
TSMC raises 12-inch foundry quotes for LCD driver ICs
TSMC has notified customers about 15-20% price hikes for its 12-inch wafer fabrication services for vendors of LCD driver ICs starting August, which in turn will prompt the vendors...
Friday 6 August 2021
Himax reports strong 2Q21 results
Himax Technologies, a vendor of display driver ICs and timing controllers, has reported its revenues, gross margin and EPS all reached record highs in second-quarter 2021.
Friday 6 August 2021
MCU prices in China may return to normal track, says Nuvoton CEO
China's regulators investigating the alleged price gouging by Chinese distributors of automotive MCUs is good news for Taiwan-based MCU maker Nuvoton Technology and other local peers,...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to slip in 3Q21
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to edge down 1.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021 after growing 11.7% in the second quarter, according...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn buys 6-inch fab from Macronix
Macronix and Foxconn have signed an agreement for the memory maker to sell a 6-inch wafer fab to the EMS giant, enhancing...