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Tuesday 6 October 2020
MediaTek 3Q20 revenues to beat guidance
MediaTek is expected to see its revenues expand by over 30% sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, higher than its guidance for a 22-30% growth, thanks to strong momentum for...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Taiwan III-V IC firms see order visibility for 4Q20 strengthened
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and other Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players are ramping up their output for new smartphones, with order visibility for the fourth quarter strengthened,...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Global semiconductor sales continue growth in August
Worldwide semiconductor sales registered an on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month in August 2020.
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Renesas selects Andes RISC-V 32-bit CPU cores for ASSP
Renesas Electronics has announced a technology IP cooperation with Taiwan-based Andes Technology, a supplier of RISC-V based embedded CPU cores and associated SoC development environment...
Monday 5 October 2020
5G notebook development gains momentum
First-tier chip designers and PC brand vendors have begun cooperation to develop notebooks with integrated antenna-in-package (AiP) modules to support both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G...
Monday 5 October 2020
Apex to purchase new site in Thailand for PCB capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International is stepping up construction of new production facilities in Thailand seeking to meet ever-expanding demand resulting from supply relocation...
Monday 5 October 2020
Former Nanya president leaves Tsinghua Unigroup
Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...
Monday 5 October 2020
BOE to lead CSOT in large-size LCD panel production capacity, says Digitimes Research
BOE Technology will lead China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) by more than 10pp in capacity share for large-size LCD panels after outbid the rival to take over the control...
Monday 5 October 2020
PCB makers to see strong 4Q20 shipments for handsets, notebooks
Taiwan's PCB makers are expected to embrace a strongest-ever fourth quarter in 2020 thanks partly to orders for the year's new handsets concentrating in the quarter and partly to...
Monday 5 October 2020
SMIC says suppliers follow US export restrictions
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has seen several of its suppliers for raw materials, equipment, parts and components start following export restrictions imposed by...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Who is next for US sanctions?
While China's biggest foundry house SMIC is still waiting for the axe to fall, specualtion has already emerged about the next targets of the US trade sanctions that threaten to nip...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Intel unveils IoT-enhanced processors to increase performance, AI, security
Intel has announced new enhanced Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. The 11th Gen Intel Core processors, Intel Atom x6000E series, and Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J series...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
2020 second-highest year for semi M&A, says IC Insights
Two huge purchase agreements in July and September have guaranteed that 2020 will become at least the second-largest year in history for semiconductor merger and acquisition announcements,...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
PCB makers to see shipments hit by notebook component shortages
Shortages of several notebook components are likely to worsen in the fourth quarter, hitting PCB makers' shipments, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 30 September 2020
UMC-affiliated IC design firms queuing up for capacity support
Many Taiwan-based IC design houses affiliated with United Microelectronics (UMC) are facing the pressure of being marginalized in scrambling for the firm's foundry support, as major...