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Wednesday 19 August 2020
Huawei reportedly looking to build 45nm chip fabrication lines without US tech
China's Huawei reportedly is looking to build its own 45nm chip fabrication lines without US technology this year, which industry sources believe is "mission impossible."
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Global tablet market, 2Q 2020
Second-quarter 2020 global tablet shipments amounted to 39.65 million units, surging 60.5% from a quarter ago and 21.4% from a year ago, outperforming expectation.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
HiSilicon team in Taiwan shrinking
Huawei's chipmaking subsidiary HiSilicon has seen many of its staff in Taiwan leaving amid increasingly tough trade sanctions from the US on the Chinese tech group, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Tianma ramping up automotive panel shipments
China-based panel maker Tianma Microelectronics has seen its shipments of automotive panels increase significantly in recent years, cashing in on the growing new energy auto market...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
IBM announces 7nm processor
IBM has revealed the next generation of its POWER central processing unit (CPU) family, designed for enterprise hybrid cloud computing.
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Daeduck to expand ABF substrate capacity for Samsung demand
Korea-based PCB maker Daeduck Electronics, a supplier of Samsung Electronics, will invest KRW90 billion (US$76 million) to expand ABF substrate capacity, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
MediaTek expands 5G SoC lineup with Dimensity 800U
MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 800U as the latest addition in its 5G SoC lineup. The new chipset is designed for multi-core high performance and leading 5G+5G dual Sim dual...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
IC distributor Macnica Galaxy sees 1H20 profit hit 4-year high
Macnica Galaxy, a Taiwan-based IC distribution arm of Japan's Macnica Group, has reported its first-half 2020 net profits soared 87.6% on year to a four-year high of NT$130 million...
Monday 17 August 2020
Egis sees rush orders for handset fingerprint chips
Fingerprint ID chips vendor Egis Technology expects a surge in shipment pull-in from Chinese handset vendors in the third quarter of 2020, but whether this can generate a sequential...
Monday 17 August 2020
Diode maker HYE launches new MOSFET devices
Diode maker HY Electronic (HYE) has taken a number of measures to maintain its sales momentum amid global economic uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
Monday 17 August 2020
Rigid PCB makers see strong shipments in 3Q20
Most of Taiwan's rigid PCB makers are positive about their shipment prospects for the third quarter as ongoing demand for servers and networking devices supporting remote work and...
Monday 17 August 2020
HannStar Board expects notebooks, servers to drive PCB growth in 2H20
PCB maker HannStar Board expects notebook, desktop, server, networking and game console applications to be the sources of sales growth in second-half 2020.
Monday 17 August 2020
NeoGene unveils MagicWick-Inside platform for fabricating ultra-thin vapor chamber used in 5G smartphone thermal management applications
As demand for 5G mobile phones increases, the vapor chamber (VC) is emerging to become a key component in 5G smartphone thermal management. Competition is keen among vapor chamber...
Friday 14 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook sector long-term outlook strong
The coronavirus pandemic is definitely changing the dynamics of the market and ecosystem, but at the start few would have foreseen the coming of a stay-at-home economy strong enough...
Friday 14 August 2020
Zhen Ding to set up PCB assembly lines in India
PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to invest US$15 million to set up a subsidiary in India to engage in backend assembly of PCB modules.