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Tuesday 21 April 2020
Huawei/HiSilicon to commercialize new NB-IoT chip solution in 4Q20
Huawei/HiSilicon will commercialize a new NB-IoT chipset, dubbed Boudica 200, by the end of 2020, which will support 3GPP R15 standards and offer lower latencies and more integrated...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Taiwan PCB makers eyeing 5G infrastructure, HPC applications for 2020 growth
Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to see robust demand for 5G base stations, servers, networking equipment and HPC devices significantly drive up their shipments in 2020 while...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
China PCB makers seeking HDI orders for entry-level handsets
China-based PCB makers, including Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) and Kinwong Electronic, are vying for HDI board orders for entry-level smartphones destined for emerging...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Affordable sub-6 GHz 5G phones to hit market in 2H20
China-based handset makers have been keen on developing 5G phones supporting sub-6GHz technology, with prospects to see some brands roll out 5G models priced below CNY3,000 (US$424)...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Taiwan IC firms see orders for 5G infrastructure pull in from China
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed a pull-in of orders for 5G base-station and customer-premise equipment (CPE) from China, according to sources at Taiwan's IC distributors.
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Global semi capex forecast to drop 3% in 2020, says IC Insights
IC Insights has reiterated its semiconductor industry capital spending forecast for 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. Although essentially all of the risk to the current -3%...
Monday 20 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs see seasonal pattern change
The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting not only production but also the seasonal patterns for many manufacturers. Notebook ODMs are expecting strong shipments for April, a month that...
Monday 20 April 2020
Samsung LCD TV panel orders up for grabs
LCD panel makers in China and Taiwan are expected to gear up efforts to grab TV panel orders to be released by Samsung Electronics after its associate company Samsung Displays stops...
Monday 20 April 2020
TSMC optimistic about HPC products in 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects significant sales from the the high performance computing (HPC) sector in 2020, an indication that chip vendors are still...
Monday 20 April 2020
TSMC ecosystem players to see positive 2020 despite pandemic
Members in the TSMC Grand Alliance have been fully assured that their revenue and profit growth momentum will not slow down in the months ahead, bolstered by the foundry's better-than-expected...
Monday 20 April 2020
Samsung Display exit from LCD market positive for large-size segment, says Digitimes Research
Samsung Display's decision to terminate production of LCD panels at its plants in Korea and China before year-end 2020 is positive for demand and supply of large-size panels in 2021,...
Monday 20 April 2020
Qualcomm and BOE to jointly develop display products featuring 3D ultrasonic sensors
Qualcomm Technologies and BOE Technology Group have announced plans to establish a strategic collaboration to develop display products featuring Qualcomm 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint...
Friday 17 April 2020
TPK, GIS see growing demand for notebook and tablet applications
Touch panel makers General Interface Solution (GIS) and TPK Holding have both enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for new iPad Pros, which will be buoying their revenue performance in the...
Friday 17 April 2020
UMC, SPIL, Emerging Display rush supply for Ventec ventilator production
United Microelectronics (UMC), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Emerging Display Technologies have rushed shipments to US-based medical equipment vendor Ventec Life Systems...
Friday 17 April 2020
AUO setting up new production lines for automotive panels in Taiwan
AU Optronics (AUO) is installing two new production lines for the manufacture of automotive panel modules in Taiwan, with volume production slated to kick off in the second quarter...