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Wednesday 23 December 2020
Highlights of the day: Huawei ban has little impact on Taiwanese IC supply chain
When tough US sanctions against Huawei took effect in mid September, Taiwanese chip suppliers did lose massive orders from one of their biggest clients. But Taiwan's IC...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Taiwan semiconductor firms to benefit from robust PS5 orders
The stay-at-home economy induced by the coronavirus outbreak is expected to significantly boost demand for the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and benefit Taiwan's upstream semiconductor companies,...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Automotive chip vendors seeking foundry support in Taiwan
Automotive chip vendors are striving for mid- and long-term capacity support from Taiwan-based foundries, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless IC vendors.
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Realme launches MediaTek-powered 5G phones in Taiwan
Realme has launched two new 5G-enabled smartphones in the Taiwan market, as the Chinese handset vendor seeks to further ramp up its share in the local market. Both models will be...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Novatek and other DDI chip suppliers to raise quotes for 1Q21
A number of Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers, including Novatek Microelectronics, have completed talks with downstream clients over raising quotes for their TDDI and DDI chips...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Innolux to enter IC packaging field with FOPLP process
Panel maker Innolux is looking to venture into the IC packaging segment by converting its 3.5G LCD panel fab into an advanced packaging plant dedicated to FOPLP (fan-out panel level...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Polysilicon market to see dynamic growth, says Bernreuter Research
After three years of nearly stagnant demand, the polysilicon industry is entering a new phase of dynamic growth. As photovoltaic power plants have become the cheapest source of energy,...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Taiwan IC ecosystem unscathed by Huawei ban
The impact of Huawei's woes on its Taiwan-based chip suppliers has been smaller than expected, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 23 December 2020
PCB makers to see copper foil shortage in 1H21
Taiwan's PCB industry is expected to face shortages of upstream materials in first-half 2021, particularly copper foils for both general and high-end applications, according to industry...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
India aspires to build semiconductor ecosystem
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has recently unveiled a letter of intent seeking industry support in a bid to establish the country's semiconductor ecosystem,...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
PCB materials prices set to rise in 2021
Prices for upstream PCB materials including copper foil, glass cloth and resin are set to rally in 2021 as supply is expected to be increasingly short of demand throughout the year,...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
Taiwan November export orders hit record
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$57.78 billion in November 2020, hitting a monthly record for the month straight, and increasing 12.0% sequentially and 29.7%...
Monday 21 December 2020
Semiconductor equipment billings drop in November
November billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment slipped by another 1.4% sequentially but stayed above US$2 billion, according to SEMI.
Monday 21 December 2020
Backend firms land orders for 5nm mining chips from China
Backend houses are set to begin processing orders for 5nm mining ASICs from China's cryptomining hardware companies by the end of December 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 21 December 2020
Orbotech introduces new flex PCB manufacturing solutions
Orbotech, a KLA company, has announced two new roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing solutions for flexible printed circuit (FPCs), enabling the design and mass production of new generations...