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Monday 29 March 2021
Lead times for analog chips prolonged
Delivery lead times for analog chips including MCU and power MOSFET chips have been further extended, which will continue to boost the chip prices in the second quarter of 2021, according...
Monday 29 March 2021
PCB demand for 5G infrastructure vital to Wus business results in 2021
China-based PCB maker Wus Printed Circuits will see its revenue performance for 2021 hinge largely on whether demand for 5G infrastructure applications in China will rebound, according...
Monday 29 March 2021
LCD panel prices to continue rising in 2Q21
LCD panel prices will continue moving upward in second-quarter 2021 after making significant gains in the first quarter, as the supply remains constrained due to shortages of crucial...
Monday 29 March 2021
MediaTek named biggest smartphone chipset supplier for 1st time
In 2020, MediaTek's chipset shipments to the major smartphone OEMs reached 351.8 million units, compared to 238 million units the company supplied in 2019, according to Omdia. MediaTek's...
Friday 26 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Production for next-generation AirPods underway
Apply's supply chain has started production for next-generation AirPods. Backend service supplier ASE Technology is packaging and testing optical sensors for new AirPods...
Friday 26 March 2021
PCB maker Compeq to enjoy sales growth through 3Q21
HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing expects sales growth through the third quarter of 2021, as its additional output arrives to satisfy growing end-market demand.
Friday 26 March 2021
MediaTek likely to see March revenue hit record high
Sufficient foundry support will boost MediaTek's March revenue to a record high, according to market sources.
Friday 26 March 2021
Foundry quotes rise to rational levels, says Powerchip chair
Pure-play foundries have raised their quotes to fair and reasonable levels, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC)...
Friday 26 March 2021
Semiconductor suppliers prepare for Intel Whitley
Suppliers of semiconductor components and materials, such as CCL and PCBs, have all geared up for the upcoming release of Intel's Whitley next-generation server CPU platform.
Friday 26 March 2021
PSMC breaks ground for new 12-inch wafer fab in northern Taiwan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) broke ground for a new 12-inch wafer fab at the Tongluo campus of the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) on March 25.
Friday 26 March 2021
Samsung develops HKMG-based DDR5 memory
Samsung Electronics has expanded its DDR5 DRAM memory portfolio with a 512GB DDR5 module based on high-K metal gate (HKMG) process technology, according to the company.
Thursday 25 March 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC to continue making chips for Intel
Third-party foundries will continue to play an important role in Intel's freshly unveiled IDM 2.0 strategy. TSMC is...
Thursday 25 March 2021
Delivery lead times for networking chips extend to 50 weeks, says Sercomm
Global chips shortages have spread to the networking segment from notebook and automotive sectors, with delivery lead times for networking chips from vendors already extended to as...
Thursday 25 March 2021
Auto PCB makers see order visibility extended to 2H21
Automotive PCB manufacturers have seen order visibility extended to the second half of 2021, as downstream customers stockpile in anticipation of longer delivery lead times for certain...
Thursday 25 March 2021
Global semiconductor materials market sets new high in 2020, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 4.9% in 2020 to US$55.3 billion in revenue, surpassing the previous market high of US$52.9 billion set in 2018, according to SEMI.