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Tuesday 9 February 2021
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
Tuesday 9 February 2021
PCB maker Apex optimistic about 2021
Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2021.
Tuesday 9 February 2021
GaAs foundries eyeing sub-6GHz PA market
Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor makers are laying the groundwork for ramping up related GaAs products to enhance their presence in the sub-6GHz 5G PA (power amplifier) sector,...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 1Q 2021
The top-3 foundries in Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS),...
Monday 8 February 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC to faces challenges from political pressure
Following the setup of an advanced wafer fab in the US because of the US government's pressure, TSMC is now facing pressure...
Monday 8 February 2021
TSMC ecosystem partners set to enjoy strong 1Q21
TSMC's ecosystem partners based in Taiwan are expected to post strong sales results for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, buoyed by brisk demand for chips fabricated...
Monday 8 February 2021
PCB supply chain guardedly optimistic about Whitley-induced server replacement demand
Taiwan's PCB supply chain players are guardedly optimistic about business opportunities to arise from replacement demand for servers adopting Intel's new Whitley server processors,...
Monday 8 February 2021
Renesas in talks to acquire Dialog
Renesas Electronics has confirmed it is in talks to acquire Dialog Semiconductor.
Monday 8 February 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek...
Monday 8 February 2021
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
Friday 5 February 2021
Highlights of the day: Unimicron plant fire may worsen components shortages
Components and materials have been in short supply for the IT upply chain, and the shortages may have been further compounded by a fire that hit Unimicron's...
Friday 5 February 2021
Robust ABF substrate sales buoy Nan Ya revenues for January
Nan Ya PCB has reported revenues surged 58.1% on year and 5.1% sequentially to NT$3.92 billion (US$140.24 million) in January 2021, buoyed by strong sales of ABF substrates.
Friday 5 February 2021
Top-10 IC growth categories to enjoy 2021
Each of the top-10 growing IC product categories tracked by IC Insights is expected to see a double-digit increase in sales, but only the top-five segments are forecast to grow faster...
Friday 5 February 2021
Fire strikes again at Unimicron plant
A fire broke out February 4 at Unimicron Technology's PCB and IC substrate manufacturing complex in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, where its BT substrate plant had been just damaged by...
Friday 5 February 2021
SSD controller supply stays tight
The supply of SSD device controller ICs remains tight, which may continue to boost SSD prices despite sufficient NAND chip supplies, according to industry sources.