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Thursday 14 May 2020
Rigid PCB makers may see weak momentum from notebooks in 2H20
Despite a ramp-up in short lead-time orders for notebook applications, most Taiwan-based rigid PCB manufacturers are expected to see their annual revenues decline in 2020 as notebook-related...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Short lead-time orders for smartphone CIS devices emerging
Taiwan-based IC distributors have recently received an influx of short lead-time orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from the smartphone sector in China, with prospects of landing...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Healthcare MCU suppliers get more 8-inch foundry support
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have gained more capacity support from their 8-inch foundry partners, allowing them to significantly ramp up shipments for forehead thermometers and other...
Thursday 14 May 2020
PCB maker GCE swings to profit in 1Q20
Taiwan-based Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), specialized in high-end PCBs for servers, notebooks and networking applications, swung to net profits of NT$399 million (US$13.3 million)...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Asustek sees tight supply of notebook components
Coronavirus lockdowns in several Southeast Asian countries have disrupted supply of chips and components for notebooks and although the shortages have significantly improved recently...
Thursday 14 May 2020
EgisTec board approves additional investment in FocalTech
The board of directors of Egis Technology (EgisTec) has approved plans to acquire an additional 16% stake in fellow IC design company FocalTech System.
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Micron scaling up 1znm DRAM chip production in Taiwan
Taiwan plays an increasingly important role for Micron Technology, which is ramping up production for its DDR4 DRAM chips built using 1znm...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
MSI enjoys growth in April revenues
Despite an on-year drop of 3.3% in first-quarter 2020 consolidated revenues, Micro-Star International (MSI) still reported an on-year growth of 24.2% in April revenues reaching NT$10.6...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Nan Ya PCB swings to profit in 1Q20
Nan Ya PCB returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2020, driven by strong shipments of its high-end ABF substrates.
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Commercial notebook chips order visibility clear through 3Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see an influx of additional orders from major brand vendors, with clear order visibility for diverse niche and peripheral chips extending...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Burn-in test demand for Wi-Fi, HPC chips surges
IC testing solution providers have recently enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for burn-in board orders for use in the manufacture of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and high-performance computing (HPC)...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
PCB maker Zhen Ding sees profit double in 1Q20
Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology saw its net profit surge nearly 100% on year to NT$1.26 billion (US$42.2 million) in the first quarter of 2020 on revenues of NT$17.512...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to stay on growth track in 2020
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and FocalTech Systems, are confident that they will stay on the...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Unimicron embraces brisk orders for ABF substrates
Unimicron Technology has seen clear order visibility for ABF substrates at least through the third quarter, with the orders mainly for 5G infrastructure, networking and HPC chips...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Imagination, BAIC Capital to form automotive chip JV
Imagination Technologies announced recently it has struck a deal with BAIC Capital, a Beijing-based investment unit of China's state-owned automaker BAIC Group, to initiate the establishment...