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Tuesday 3 August 2021
IC design houses form alliances to strengthen competitiveness
IC designers in Taiwan are poised to embrace the most lucrative year in 2021 amid the persistent crunch of chips, but they are also facing increasing cost pressure on developing new-generation...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Taiwan networking IC suppliers gain shifted orders
IC design houses, such as MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor, have landed a ramp-up in orders from Taiwan-based networking device makers, which are encountering longer delivery lead...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Standard IC supply to stay tight in short term
The supply of standard ICs including LCD driver ICs, MOSFET chips, 4- and 8-bit MCUs, and specialty DRAM chips will remain tight in the short term, as foundries give their supply...
Monday 2 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Apple to adopt more IPD chips
Apple is expected to adopt more integrated passive devices for its new products, boosting businesses at its manufacturing...
Monday 2 August 2021
TSMC, Amkor to process IPD chips for new Apple devices
Apple is expected to significantly increase the adoption of IPD (integrated passive devices) for new iPhones and other iOS products, providing robust business opportunities for manufacturing...
Monday 2 August 2021
Taiwan DDI chip suppliers poised to enjoy strong 3Q21
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers including Fitipower Integrated Technology, FocalTech Systems, Himax Technologies, Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and...
Monday 2 August 2021
China-based Li Auto adopts locally-made IGBTs
China-based new energy car maker Li Auto has adopted automotive IGBTs produced by China-based Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric, according to Chinese media reports.
Monday 2 August 2021
DDI backend quotes trending upward
Display driver IC (DDI) backend quotes will be rising again in the third quarter of 2021 to reflect supply-side constraints, according to industry sources.
Monday 2 August 2021
ASC 100: Hana Microelectronics branches out to 5G, SiC industries
For years, the business of Hana Microelectronics, the leading EMS provider in the Southeast Asia region, took off as orders divert from, to, or within China. Its business in China...
Monday 2 August 2021
YMTC starts shipping 128-layer 3D NAND flash for China homegrown SSD
Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has kicked off mass production of 128-layer 3D NAND flash memory for a home-grown SSD series, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 July 2021
Silicon Motion raises sales outlook again
Memory device controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology has raised its revenue growth outlook for 2021 again after delivering better-than-expected revenue for the second quarte...
Friday 30 July 2021
GIS expects fingerprint sensor modules to drive future growth
Touch panel specialist General Interface Solution (GIS) expects sales of its fingerprint recognition solutions to climb as a proportion of company revenue to 20-30% in 2023 and 2024,...
Friday 30 July 2021
Highlights of the day: Intel keen to regain foundry leadership
Intel has made aggressive moves trying to retake leadership in the foundry sector. If it is able to meet its schedule of technology advancements, Intel...
Friday 30 July 2021
AUO expects shipment growth with higher ASP in 3Q21
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) expects to post a 1-3% sequential increase in area shipments with a 4-6% rise in product ASPs for the third quarter of 2021, thanks to improvements...
Friday 30 July 2021
Flexium expects to score record revenues of NT$10 billion in 3Q21
Taiwan's flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect expects its revenues for third-quarter 2021 to hit a record high of NT$10 billion (US$358.3 million), buoyed by a surge in shipments...