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Thursday 3 December 2020
HDI board demand for notebooks to rise robustly in 2021-2022
Demand for notebook-use HDI PCBs will be rising robustly in the next one to two years, and the server and networking segments will also see mounting penetration for such boards with...
Thursday 3 December 2020
Samsung cuts foundry quotes for 5nm chip orders from Qualcomm
Samsung Electronics has cut its foundry quotes to attract 5nm chip orders including those for Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor series, according to industry sources.
Thursday 3 December 2020
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform
Qualcomm has introduced its latest flagship Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform, which it says features innovations in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and camera technologies...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Vanchip tapping China 5G PA market
China-based Vanchip Technologies, a subsidiary of MediaTek, has begun shipping 5G power amplifiers to Chinese handset vendors such as Realme, having already become the top 4G PA supplier...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC reportedly to launch 3nm variant
TSMC is expected to move its 3nm process to volume production in second-half 2022, but the foundry house reportedly is planning to launch an enhanced version of the 3nm...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Phison to integrate equity structure of reinvested companies in China
Flash device controller IC specialist Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to integrate the equity structure of its reinvested companies in China in a move to grow its business...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan PCB makers gearing up for EV market growth
Taiwan-based PCB makers have stepped up their deployments in the thick-copper board segment seeking to explore huge business opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) market, according...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan driver IC vendors zero in on automotive market
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers have begun to enhance their deployments in the automotive electronics sector, expecting car-use DDI and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment)...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Demand for ICs to stay robust in 2021, say sources
Taiwan-based IC distributors have enjoyed strong sales so far in 2020 thanks to clients' keen inventory preparations and Huawei's brisk short-term orders ahead of its trade ban by...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Display driver IC prices to rise another 10% in 1H21
Prices for display driver ICs and TDDI chips are expected to rise by another 10% in the first half of 2021 after hiking in fourth-quarter 2020, due to tight foundry supply and rising...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2020
Taiwan shipped a total of 71.58 million large-size LCD panels in the third quarter of 2020, up 11.2% sequentially and 20.7% on year.
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Sony estimates CIS sales for fiscal 2020 to fall 11.8% on weak handset demand
Sony has recently estimated its CMOS image sensor (CIS) sales for fiscal 2020 (April 2020-March 2021) to fall 11.8% on year compared to a 6.5% decline estimated earlier, due mainly...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Sharp CEO worries about lopsided supply chain
The prolonging coronavirus pandemic has triggered drastic changes in the global economy, and the resultant impacts are troublesome to most industries, including the flat panel industry,...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Imagination sells Ensigma Wi-Fi technology to Nordic Semiconductor
Imagination Technologies has announced the sale of its Ensigma Wi-Fi development operations and Wi-Fi IP tech assets to Nordic Semiconductor, which specializes in low-power wireless...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Symtek to sustain strong equipment shipments for semiconductor clients
Taiwan-based automation equipment maker Symtek Automation Asia saw its October revenues shoot up 177.55% on year to NT$307 million (US$10.75 million), thanks to shipments to clients...