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Friday 25 June 2021
Qualcomm captures 70% share in 5G basebands in 1Q21, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband market posted a solid double-digit shipment and revenue growth on the strength of 5G in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.
Thursday 24 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn ambitious about EV
Foxconn has ambitious plans for the electric vehicle (EV) sector. Its moves in the semiconductor sector over the past year or so are meant to garner support for Foxconn's...
Thursday 24 June 2021
TSMC 6nm process attracts orders for 5G APs
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Unisoc have all placed orders for their upcoming 5G mobile application processors with TSMC demanding the foundry's 6nm process manufacturing, according to...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Foxconn plowing deeper into semiconductor and EV
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group has recently acquired a 5.03% stake or 120 million shares in Malaysia-based Dagang NeXchange (DNeX) for around NT$720 million (US$25.78 million)...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan LCD monitors – 1Q 2021
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments in the first quarter of 2021 went down 9.4% sequentially, but up 25.7% on year, due to a weak comparison base in the same quarter a year ago, when the...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Netherlands-based laser tech startup InPhocal to raise fund
Netherlands-based startup InPhocal, which has developed a laser technology for semiconductor cutting, is looking to raise US$2.5 billion during the seed round in 2021.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
New IC fabs to spur surge in equipment spending, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide will have started construction on 19 new high-volume fabs by the end of this year and break ground on another 10 in 2022 to meet accelerating...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Car chip supply to increase in 2H21
With more capcity support from foundry houses, car chip vendors can now ramp up their output. Some international automotive...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 postponed
SEMICON Taiwan 2021, originally slated for September, will be postponed to December or January 2022.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Corning to adjust glass supply among panel makers
Corning is reportedly adjusting its supply strategy amid the tight supply of display glass substrates and the structural changes of the display industry, according to sources from...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Automotive chip suppliers gearing up for output ramp-up
International automotive IC vendors have notified customers they can expect 30% more in shipments during the second half of 2021 compared to previous estimations, with their delivery...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses remain upbeat about 3Q21
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain upbeat about their sales growth in the third quarter of 2021, despite a recent cutback in orders from the notebook sector, according to industry...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Diode makers stepping up sales promotion in emerging markets
Taiwan's diode makers are stepping up regional marketing deployments in China, India and other emerging markets, where electric vehicles (EV) and automotive electronics applications...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan makers face hurdles to automotive supply chain
Taiwan tech firms have made considerable achievements in the EV sector, having entered the supply chain of Tesla. But as the car market is still dominated by traditional marques who...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Notebook ODMs to post single-digit shipment growth in 2Q21
The ongoing shortages of power management chips and display driver ICs will constrain notebook ODMs' shipment growth to just single digits sequentially in the second quarter, according...