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Monday 21 June 2021
Smartphone components to see orders from Apple rise in 2H21
China's smartphone demand failed to gain as much momentum as expected during the Labor Day holidays, resulting in declines in smartphone component shipments in the second quarter,...
Monday 21 June 2021
Foundries see automotive chips play increasingly important role
Pure-play foundries see the automotive segment play an increasingly important role in their revenue, according to market sources.
Monday 21 June 2021
Planned strike at Samsung Display unlikely to affect AMOLED supply
The supply of AMOLED panels by Samsung Display (SDC) for production of Apple's next-generation iPhone devices slated for launch in the latter half of 2021 is unlikely to be affected...
Monday 21 June 2021
China top-3 foundries to see combined revenue hit record high in 2021, says Digitimes Research
China's top-3 pure-play foundries are expected to see their combined revenue grow 16% on year to hit another record high in 2021, buoyed by continued strong demand for power devices,...
Monday 21 June 2021
The ability to innovate: Q&A with RISC-V International CTO Mark Himelstein and Andes Technology CEO Frankwell Lin
RISC-V is seeing strong growth as an open-source platform for innovations across many different industries. The RISC-V architecture is also enjoying increased adoption in high-performance...
Friday 18 June 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC N4 process to start risk production in 3Q21
TSMC is fast advancing its manufacturing processes, and it is expected to move its N4, namely 4nm, node to risk production...
Friday 18 June 2021
Meiko set to triple automotive PCB capacity in 2022
Japan-based PCB maker Meiko Electronics has announced plans to make total investments of JPY50 billion (US$453.72 million) in 2021-2024 fiscal years, with the focus placed on expanding...
Friday 18 June 2021
PCB, CCL makers to scale up shipments for 400G switches in 3Q21
Taiwan-based PCB and CCL makers are expected to see their shipments for 400G network switches rise substantially starting in the third quarter of 2021, according to supply chain so...
Friday 18 June 2021
Foundries to initiate another price increases
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including first-tier players and those specializing in LCD driver ICs and MOSFET chips, have been notified by their foundry partners about another price...
Friday 18 June 2021
Intel notebook CPU market share may fall to new low in 2022
Intel may see its notebook processor market share drop to a record low in 2022, according to market sources.
Friday 18 June 2021
TSMC to move N4 to risk production in 3Q21
TSMC is set to move N4 (namely 4nm process) to risk production in the third quarter of 2021, while its N3 technology development is on track with volume production scheduled for second-half...
Friday 18 June 2021
Server shipments undermined by shortages of ICs, CPUs and switches
Despite strong demand from the cloud computing sector, shortages of ICs and CPUs are resulting in reduced server shipments, while rack server system suppliers are also facing tight...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Highlights of the day: IC vendors seeking long-term foundry supply
Chip vendors have been scrambling for foundry capacity supply from Taiwan. Both international and domestic IC vendors, such as Infineon and MediaTek have been willing to strike ...
Thursday 17 June 2021
COVID-19 cluster infections at Taiwan IC firms put under control
COVID-19 cluster infections among migrant workers at King Yuan Electronics and several other Taiwan-based IC companies' factory sites in Miaoli of northern Taiwan have been brought...
Thursday 17 June 2021
China wafer foundry industry, 2021
China's top-3 wafer foundries enjoyed an over 20% on-year growth in their combined revenues in 2020 and the amount is expected to increase further in 2021.