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Thursday 5 August 2021
Nuvoton sees merger with PSCS start paying off
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has seen the synergies from its 2019 acquisition of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) start paying off, given its sharp revenue and profit...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Chip shortage continues to impact LCD panel makers
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers continue to feel the impact of chip shortages, which will likely persist for the next 2-3 years, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 August 2021
TSMC to land sub-7nm chip orders from Qualcomm, Nvidia
TSMC is expected to grab major sub-7nm chip orders from Qualcomm and Nvidia in 2022, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 August 2021
Growth expected for nearly all IC products in 2021
IC Insights has released its ranking of revenue growth rates for the 33 IC product categories in 2021, and forecast for 2021. Among the 33 IC product categories, 32 will exprerience...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Nan Ya PCB expects sequential revenue gains in 2H21
Taiwan-based Nan Ya PCB expects its revenues to grow quarter by quarter in the second half of the year along with gradual capacity expansions at its plants in Taiwan and China, after...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foundry quotes continue rising
Strong demand and short supply are sending semiconductor foundry quotes up. Taiwan's 8-inch and 12-inch foundry quotes...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Supply of LED driver ICs 20-30% short of demand, says Macroblock
Along with increasing demand for fine-pitch LED displays and lighting products, global supply of LED driver ICs has been 20-30% short of demand, according to Taiwan-based LED driver...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Foundry quotes for mature processes to rise through 1Q22
Taiwan-based 8- and 12-inch foundries are all poised to raise their quotes for mature process technologies at a quarterly pace of at least 5-10% through the first quarter of 2022,...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Unisoc raises smartphone chip prices
China's Unisoc has raised its smartphone chip prices by about 25% with the new pricing becoming effective starting August, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 August 2021
VIS expects another quarter of record sales
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue of between NT$11.5 billion (US$411.9 million) and NT$11.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021,...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook shipments to see weak growth in 3Q21
Global notebook shipments wee weaker than expected in second-quarter 2021, thanks to components shortages. Global notebook...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
India to ban Chinese solar imports
Industrial sources indicated that the Indian government is blocking China's solar modules from coming to India, in an attempt to reduce dependence on China.
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Global semiconductor sales rise in 2Q21
Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$133.6 billion during the second quarter of 2021, up 8.3% sequentially and 29.2% from a year earlier, according to SIA.
Tuesday 3 August 2021
China smartphone AP shipments to grow 7% in 3Q21
About 218 million smartphone application processors (APs) were shipped to China-based handset vendors in the second quarter of 2021, up about 3% sequentially, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
China PCB maker DSBJ to step into IC substrate market
China's PCB maker Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) has disclosed plans to invest CNY1.5 billion (US$232.1 million) in establishing a new wholly-owned subsidiary that will be...