CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Key components
Key components news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Friday 30 April 2021
AUO sees customers place orders for 2022 in advance
Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is already in talks about major orders for 2022, according to company chairman Paul Peng.
Friday 30 April 2021
HannStar Board, GBM see 1Q21 profits hike on year
PCB makers HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both saw their net profits hike on year in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust demand for PC, consumer electronics...
Friday 30 April 2021
Intel may face challenges in providing foundry services
Intel has advanced chip manufacturing technologies, but it may still experience challenges in its bid to provide wafer foundry services to third-party companies, according to sources...
Friday 30 April 2021
Taiwan 1Q21 patent applications up on year, says IPO
A total of 17,156 patents were applied by Taiwanese and foreign applicants in the first quarter of 2021, increasing 2.85% on year, according to Intellectual Property Office (IPO)...
Thursday 29 April 2021
MediaTek expects 10-18% revenue growth in 2Q21
MediaTek expects to post another sequential increase of 10-18% in revenues for the second quarter, with revenues to fall between NT$118.8-127.5 billion (US$4.22-4.53 billion) under...
Thursday 29 April 2021
Unimicron to relocate Kunshan PCB plant
Unimicron Technology has obtained funds from the local government in Kunshan, China for relocating its manufacturing operations locally out of environmental concerns, and will have...
Thursday 29 April 2021
Fabless suppliers hold record-high 33% of 2020 IC market
Fabless IC suppliers saw their combined sales register a strong 24% rise in 2020, while IDMs' grew by only 8% on year. Fabless company IC sales accounted for a record-high 32.8% of...
Thursday 29 April 2021
Flexium reportedly to volume ship LCP antennas for new iPhones in 2H21
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect is set to start volume shipments of LCP (liquid crystal polymer) antenna boards for new iPhones in the second half of the year, which will...
Thursday 29 April 2021
VIS to buy AUO fab for NT$905 million
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced plans to take over the L3B plant of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and related equipment and facilities,...
Thursday 29 April 2021
Ibiden to expand high-end ABF substrate capacity
Ibiden has announced plans to inject JPY180 billion (US$1.66 billion) into the expansion of production capacity for high-end IC substrates for applications such as servers and image...
Thursday 29 April 2021
UMC to expand factory site in southern Taiwan
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to invest a total of NT$100 billion (US$3.58 billion) in the expansion of its 12-inch factory site in southern...
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Highlights of the day: Component shortages continue to affect ICT supply chain
The ICT supply chain continues to be influenced by serious component shortages and UMC is now looking to have its major clients to enter into 3-year...
Wednesday 28 April 2021
PCB, CCL makers under pressure from rising copper price
PCB and CCL makers, while seeing strong orders, have been under pressure of ongoing hikes in international copper price, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Zheng Ding to up miniLED backlit PCB shipments for Apple devices in 2H21
Taiwan's Zhen Ding Technology is expected to further ramp up its shipments of miniLED backlight boards for Apple devices in the second half of the year, when the US vendor is very...
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Gudeng breaks ground for new plant in northern Taiwan
Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solutions and wafer handling tools, broke ground on April 27 for a new plant in...