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Tuesday 15 September 2020
Qualcomm keen to roll out next-gen PAs for mid-tier 5G phones
Qualcomm's next-generation mid-tier 5G SoC solutions will come with RF360's second-generation 5G GaAs power amplifiers (PA) that will enable handset makers to roll out new 5G phones...
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Arm may lose China market after Nvidia takeover
Arm stands to lose its Chinese clients by becoming a part of the US-based Nvidia amid China's campaign to shed its reliance on American IC suppliers.
Tuesday 15 September 2020
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 to feature virtual platform
Advanced, smart and green manufacturing will take center stage on-site and online during SEMICON Taiwan 2020 that takes place during September 23-25.
Monday 14 September 2020
PCB shipments for new game consoles to ramp up through 4Q20
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chains for new game consoles by Sony and Microsoft will see their shipments, whether IC substrates or rigid mainboards, stay robust through at least...
Monday 14 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple reportedly automating production at heat pipe suppliers
Apple is diversifying its production bases. One of the moves involved in the diversification reportedly is having...
Monday 14 September 2020
Taiwan mobo brands and upstream suppliers to benefit from new CPUs and GPUs in 4Q20
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card brands, and their upstream component suppliers are expected to see sales grow in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks to the new PC hardware...
Monday 14 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses likely to enjoy strong 4Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses, led by MediaTek, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth-quarter 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic causing delays of new product launches,...
Monday 14 September 2020
Nvidia to acquire Arm for US$40 billion
Nvidia and SoftBank Group (SBG) have announced a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire Arm from the latter and the SoftBank Vision Fund in a transaction valued...
Friday 11 September 2020
Highlights of the day: NOR flash supply could be disrupted by US trade sanctions
The US is reportedly mulling imposing sanctions on China's largest pure-play foundry house, SMIC. Such a move could severely disrupt supply of NOR...
Friday 11 September 2020
Total microprocessor sales to edge slightly higher in 2020
Total microprocessor sales are forecast to grow 1.4% in 2020 to nearly US$79.3 billion, following a 2.4% decline in 2019, which was the first revenue drop in the worldwide MPU market...
Friday 11 September 2020
MediaTek posts record August revenue
IC design house MediaTek saw its August revenue climb to a record high of NT$32.72 billion (US$1.12 billion).
Friday 11 September 2020
HannStar Board, GCE post record revenues for August
Taiwan's rigid PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both saw their August revenues hit record highs on robust shipments for notebook and networking applications,...
Friday 11 September 2020
Zhen Ding to set up flexible PCB plant in Taiwan
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to pour CNY2.74 billion (US401.2 million) into establishing a new flexible PCB plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan through its wholly-owned...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses striving for foundry support
Taiwan-based IC design houses are striving for capacity at foundry partners whose support will be crucial for their sales performance in fourth-quarter 2020 and first-half 2021, according...
Friday 11 September 2020
IBM Taiwan eyeing AI storage
IBM Taiwan expects its AI storage systems to benefit from the ongoing transformation of Taiwan's financial sector, Taiwanese manufacturers moving operations back home and the rapid...