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Tuesday 17 November 2020
MediaTek to acquire assets related to PWM IC from Intel
MediaTek has announced on behalf of subsidiary Richtek Technology plans to acquire assets related to the power management solutions product line sold under the Enpirion brand owned...
Tuesday 17 November 2020
China PCB firms post profit declines in 3Q20
Shennan Circuits and Wus Printed Circuits Kunshan have both posted net profit declines of 5.7% and 0.5%, respectively, on year in the third quarter of 2020.
Monday 16 November 2020
Highlights of the day: ASE obtains Sony CIS backend orders
Sony has been keen on developing car-use CIS applications, and it has added ASE Technology to its backend supply chain. ASE...
Monday 16 November 2020
ASE quietly enhancing CIS backend capability
ASE Technology's development of its CMOS image sensor backend business has been in a low profile, unlike the development of its other offerings such as wirebonding and system-level...
Monday 16 November 2020
Taiwan PCB firms see bright outlook for server applications in 2021
Taiwan server PCB suppliers are optimistic about their shipment prospects for 2021 although clients are carrying out inventory adjustments in fourth-quarter 2020.
Monday 16 November 2020
IC shortages to last till demand eases for notebooks, gaming gears, says Foxconn chair
Shortages of components, especially those ICs fabricated at 8-inch fabs, will not ease until terminal market demand slows down for notebooks, gaming machines and other devices supporting...
Monday 16 November 2020
ASE reportedly joins Sony supply chain for automotive CIS
ASE Technology reportedly has become Sony's second backend partner for processing automotive CMOS imaging sensors (CIS), marking its return to the CIS packaging segment following...
Monday 16 November 2020
Winbond sees profit fall in 3Q20
Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has reported net profits fell 53.3% sequentially and 44% on year to NT$331 million (US$11.6 million) in the third quarter...
Friday 13 November 2020
Phison posts profit surge in 3Q20
Flash memory controller supplier Phison Electronics has reported net profits surged 55% sequentially to NT$1.83 billion (US$64.3 million) in the third quarter, with EPS reaching NT...
Friday 13 November 2020
Himax optimistic about 4Q20 and beyond
IC design house Himax Technologies expects its gross margin to hit a record high in fourth-quarter 2020, propelled by increasing shipments of time-controllers (TCON ICs), low-power...
Friday 13 November 2020
Compeq sees clear PCB order visibility through 1Q21
Taiwan's PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for both handset and non-handset applications, with clear order visibility extended through the first quarter...
Friday 13 November 2020
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenue surge 30% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Combined revenue of TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are expected to grow over 3% sequentially in the fourth quarter after registering...
Friday 13 November 2020
Taiwan to head for smart digital economy, says science minister
Taiwan will focus its next wave of technology development on materializing smart healthcare, precision medicine, smart city and digital data governance by leveraging its robust semiconductor...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple M1 opens Arm floodgates
Apple's launch of new Macs with its own M1 chips means losses for Intel processor business. And M1 also comes as an...
Thursday 12 November 2020
TV price hikes not to deter panel demand
While some brands plan to hike TV prices during the year-end shopping holidays such as Black Friday to reflect rising panel prices, most panel suppliers do not believe such moves...