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Monday 22 March 2021
PCB maker Dynamic upbeat about 2021 on strong EV applications
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics is optimistic about its revenue and profit prospects for 2021, with automotive applications, particularly for EVs, to be its main growth driver, according...
Monday 22 March 2021
TSMC to issue NT$21.1 billion in bonds
TSMC will issue a total of NT$21.1 billion (US$743.2 million) in unsecured bonds to finance new facility establishment and equipment purchases, according to a resolution approved...
Monday 22 March 2021
China chipmakers urged to enhance mature specialty nodes, seek acquisitions
China faces an unprecedented chip shortages, and homegrown chipmakers can address their slow capacity expansions by seeking breakthroughs in mature specialty process nodes and pursuing...
Monday 22 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Foundry houses to introduce floating pricing
Supply in the semiconductor market has been so tight that prices in many segments, including foundry services, have been rising. Taiwan's pure-play foundry...
Monday 22 March 2021
MCU makers poised to see significant growths in March and 2Q21
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are likely to see their revenues increase significantly in March and second-quarter 2021 thanks to capacity support from wafer foundry houses and IC backend...
Monday 22 March 2021
Pure-play foundries mulling floating price contracts for 2022
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are already in talks with clients about contracts for 2022, and intend to implement a floating pricing policy amid tight capacity, according to industry...
Friday 19 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Semiconductor shortages result in more price hikes in 2H21
Taiwan's semiconductor industry continues suffering from tight supply with GlobalWafers seeing its capacity fully...
Friday 19 March 2021
Japan, Korea PCB makers shifting production focus to IC substrates
PCB makers in Japan and South Korea have been shifting production focus to IC substrates from segments of traditional multi-layer rigid boards and even higher-end HDI, flexible PCB...
Friday 19 March 2021
AP Memory develops versatile heterogeneous memory
AP Memory Technology, a subsidiary of Powerchip Technology specializing in customized memory chip designs and IPs, has developed a new heterogeneous integrated technology named VHM...
Friday 19 March 2021
IC designers may hike quotes to reflect further foundry cost increases
Taiwan's IC design houses will have no other choice but to directly pass increased costs to downstream clients if their foundry partners raise quotes again in the second half of the...
Friday 19 March 2021
Copper foil shortage worsens
Shortages of copper foils for making copper clad laminates (CCL) and PCBs have become severe, according to industry sources.
Friday 19 March 2021
Taiwan patent applications down in 2020
Taiwan recorded 72,238 patent applications in 2020, decreasing 3.23% on year, according to Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Friday 19 March 2021
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 chipset powers new Asustek gaming notebooks
MediaTek has announced its MT7921 Wi-Fi 6 chipset is powering Asustek Computer's new ROG and TUF gaming notebook series, which will hit market shelves starting March 2021.
Thursday 18 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Acer and Asustek upbeat about notebook market
Acer and Asustek are set to see strong notebook shipments in first-half 2021, with order visibililty becoming clear...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan inductor suppliers see strong order momentum
Taiwan's inductor vendors have clear order visibility for more than a quarter at the moment and are expected to see revenues increase in the second quarter, according to sources from...