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Thursday 12 November 2020
Apple M1 threatens Intel
Apple's Arm-based M1 processor featured in the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini is expected to challenge Intel's dominance in the notebook CPU market in the long term, according...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Taiwan supply chain bracing for new-generation game console boom
Taiwan supply chain players are gearing up for the game console replacement boom to be triggered by Sony's new-generation game console PS5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X, according...
Thursday 12 November 2020
HannStar Display swings back to profit in 3Q20
HannStar Display has reported profit for third-quarter 2020, ending a streak of two quarterly losses in the first half of the year thanks to strong demand for a-Si LCD panels for...
Thursday 12 November 2020
FocalTech posts profit hike in 3Q20
Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchscreen and LCD driver ICs, has reported net profits hiked over 164.8% sequentially to NT$268 million (US$9.4 million) in the third...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Zhen Ding 4Q20 revenues to hit record quarterly high
Zhen Ding Technology saw its revenues and profits for the first three quarters of 2020 decline over 20% on year, due mainly to delays in shipments at the request of its clients, but...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Unimicron reportedly sole ABF substrate supplier for Apple M1
Taiwan's Unimicron Technology reportedly is the sole supplier of ABF substrates for Apple-designed M1 chipsets powering its just-unveiled new MacBook series.
Thursday 12 November 2020
SMIC expects 10-12% revenue drop in 4Q20
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020, with gross margin...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Equipment makers see rising revenue proportions from semiconductor sector
Manufacturing equipment makers have seen rising contributions to revenues from wafer foundry and IC packaging/testing service providers.
Thursday 12 November 2020
AUO to ramp up panel output via smart manufacturing
AU Optronics (AUO) will apply smart manufacturing to ramp up its output to meet increasing demand for LCD panels for a wide range of applications, according to company chairman Paul...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Phison sees PCIe SSD controller shipments surge
Phison Electronics has disclosed shipments of its PCIe SSD controllers surged nearly 94% on year in the first 10 months of 2020, with shipments for October alone rising 55% to a monthly...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Dynamic enjoys nearly 50% growth in auto PCB sales in 3Q20
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics saw sales from the automotive sector climb nearly 50% sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
MediaTek announces new Chromebook chips
MediaTek has unveiled its MT8192 and MT8195 chipsets for the next generation of Chromebooks, with the 7nm MT8192 for mainstream devices and the 6nm MT8195 for premium models.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
IC substrate quotes rising 20-40% amid tight supply
A new wave of price hikes for high-end IC substrates, ranging from 20-40%, has emerged following a recent fire damaging a plant of Taiwan's Unimicron Technology, with clients rushing...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Apple introduces Mac products with in-house developed M1 chip
Apple has introduced a new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by the M1, the first in a family of chips designed by Apple specifically for the Mac.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
MediaTek to snap up record high revenues for 2020
MediaTek is on track to garner record high revenues of over US$10 billion in 2020, driven by order dynamics for its comprehensive lineups of chips for 5G, Wi-Fi, PC, smart home and...