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Tuesday 8 December 2020
AMD to further grow server market share in 2021
AMD is on track to see its share of the global server processor market reach 10% by the end of this year, with the share likely to reach 20% by the end of 2021, according to industry...
Monday 7 December 2020
Silicon IP provider M31 to see 4Q20 revenue hit record high
Taiwan-based M31 is expected to see its revenue hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks to robust advanced-node chip orders for emerging 5G and AI applications, according...
Monday 7 December 2020
Nan Ya PCB logs notable revenue increases for first 11 months 2020
Nan Ya PCB has reported its November revenues rose 1.3% on month and 30.56% on year to a monthly record of NT$3.652 billion (US$129.25 million), with January-November revenues increasing...
Monday 7 December 2020
PSMC in talks for new orders from panel vendor
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) is in talks to rent new 12-inch fab equipment from a panel customer who intends to secure sufficient production capacity...
Friday 4 December 2020
Highlights of the day: Micron production in Taiwan disrupted by outage
Production at one of Micron's fabs in Taiwan was disrupted by a power outage on December 3, but the company has maintained that operation of facilities has returned to normal. But...
Friday 4 December 2020
Global semiconductor sales grow in October, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$39 billion for the month of October 2020, up 6% on year and 3.1% sequentially, according to SIA.
Friday 4 December 2020
Etron expects specialty DRAM products to drive 2021 growth
Etron Technology expects to ramp up shipments of its specialty DRAM and reduced-pin-count (RPC) DRAM products in 2021, thanks to a wider range of applications the products will be...
Friday 4 December 2020
HannStar wearable panel shipments affected by driver IC shortages
HannStar Display has revealed that its panel shipments for wearable applications will be affected in the fourth quarter of 2020 by the fact that it has been only able to secure about...
Friday 4 December 2020
Global semiconductor market growth to accelerate in 2021, says WSTS
The global semiconductor market is projected to grow by 8.4% in 2021 following a 5.1% increase this year, according to the autumn 2020 forecast of the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...
Thursday 3 December 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung aggressive in lowering foundry quotes
TSMC may be the clear leader in the pure-play foundry sector, but Samsung is keen on catching up in advanced manufacturing processes. Qualcomm's freshly unveiled Snapdragon 888 will...
Thursday 3 December 2020
Semiconductor equipment billings surge 30% in 3Q20, says SEMI
Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 30% on year and 16% sequentially to US$19.4 billion in the third quarter of 2020, according to SEMI.
Thursday 3 December 2020
ASE obtains FC packaging orders for new Qualcomm 5G SoC
ASE Technology has reportedly grabbed flip-chip packaging orders for Qualcomm's just-unveiled flagship 5G SoC Snapdragon 888, as well as orders for the new integrated X60 5G modem,...
Thursday 3 December 2020
VIA Labs to boom on demand for high-speed interface chips
VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies, will see revenues and earnings continue rising in 2021 thanks to orders for USB 3.0 hub controller chips and other high-speed transmission...
Thursday 3 December 2020
IC design houses eyeing lucrative IC demand from 5G phone sector
Taiwan's IC design houses are doubling down their efforts developing related ICs for 5G phones, as the global smartphone shipments powered by the 5G technology are set to boom in...
Thursday 3 December 2020
PCB material prices rising with major impact on small makers
Prices for copper and other raw materials have been rising significantly, affecting negatively operations at small- and medium-size PCB and CCL manufacturers, with those in China...