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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...
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...