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Wednesday 30 December 2020
Huawei investment arm takes stake in Chinese EDA firm
The recent move by Hubble Technology Investment under Huawei to invest in NineCube, an electronic design automation (EDA) company in China, has been widely seen as the Chinese tech...
Wednesday 30 December 2020
Partnerships towards global leaderships: Q&A with Ashwin Pershad, Tech Mahindra country head in Taiwan
Taiwanese companies planning to invest in India might have second thoughts in the wake of a riot at Wistron's plant in Narasapura stemming from salary disputes. But the opportunities...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Highlights of the day: Server demand remains strong
Robust demand for server-related hardward and software in the wake of the pandemic has boosted sales at Taiwan-based makers in this market segment. Digitimes Research estimates that...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Fabless company share of IC sales to set new record at 32.9% in 2020, says IC Insights
With a 22% jump expected in fabless company IC sales this year, led by a forecast US$2.8 billion sales increase by AMD, as compared to only a 6% IC sales increase forecast for the...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Taiwan PCB makers set to enter domestic white-box 5G cell market
Taiwan's PCB makers including Gold Circuit Electronics and Unitech are ready to deliver shipments to local makers of white-box 5G cell equipment, particularly O-RAN (open radio access...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Global LCD panel shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Global large-size LCD panel shipments will fall at a CAGR of -0.3% 2020 through 2025, while shipments of small-to-medium-size panels will be at 0.14%.
Tuesday 29 December 2020
GlobalWafers to raise spot quotes for silicon wafers
GlobalWafers has run all its production lines for 12-, 8- and 6-inch silicon wafers at full capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu. The silicon wafer supplier plans...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Zhen Ding to see PCB shipments for miniLED-backlit iPad Pro peak in 2Q21
Zhen Ding Technology has obtained orders for backlight boards for Apple's upcoming miniLED-backlit iPad Pro, with shipments set to peak in the second quarter of 2021, according to...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
PS5 shipments to reach 16.8-18 million units in 2021
Production for Sony's PS5 game consoles is likely to reach 16.8-18 million units in 2021, fueled by additional capacity support from TSMC and backend services firms, according to...
Monday 28 December 2020
Highlights of the day: iPhone supply chain to remain robust through 1H21
Some market observers believe iPhone 12 may see order momentum decline in second-quarter 2021, but Digitimes' study of Apple's ecosystem has come to a more optimistic outlook, with...
Monday 28 December 2020
Chinese makers keep expanding AMOLED panel capacity, says Digitimes Research
China's makers have not slowed down the pace of capacity expansion and technology upgrades for AMOLED panels, although its smartphone industry has been affected by the coronavirus...
Monday 28 December 2020
Rising foundry quotes to push up costs of Taiwan IC design houses
With Taiwan-based foundries set to raise their quotes, Taiwan-based IC design houses have come under growing pressure to raise their chip prices next year, according to industry so...
Monday 28 December 2020
iPhone 12 component order dynamics to last till 1H21
Some market observers are predicting that related order dynamics for the iPhone 12 will peak in first-quarter 2021 before heading for a downward adjustment. But the messages that...
Monday 28 December 2020
GaN-on-SiC application to 5G base stations ramping up in US, Europe
Vendors in the US and Europe are ramping up application of third-generation semiconductor materials including SiC (silicon carbide) and GaN to 5G base stations and EVs, according...
Monday 28 December 2020
ABF substrate yield rate to affect PS5 chip shipments
AMD has been promised more 7nm foundry capacity at TSMC, but actual shipments for its PS5 chips will depend on the production yield rates for ABF substrates needed to make the customized...