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Monday 14 September 2020
Nvidia to acquire Arm for US$40 billion
Nvidia and SoftBank Group (SBG) have announced a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire Arm from the latter and the SoftBank Vision Fund in a transaction valued...
Friday 11 September 2020
Highlights of the day: NOR flash supply could be disrupted by US trade sanctions
The US is reportedly mulling imposing sanctions on China's largest pure-play foundry house, SMIC. Such a move could severely disrupt supply of NOR...
Friday 11 September 2020
Total microprocessor sales to edge slightly higher in 2020
Total microprocessor sales are forecast to grow 1.4% in 2020 to nearly US$79.3 billion, following a 2.4% decline in 2019, which was the first revenue drop in the worldwide MPU market...
Friday 11 September 2020
MediaTek posts record August revenue
IC design house MediaTek saw its August revenue climb to a record high of NT$32.72 billion (US$1.12 billion).
Friday 11 September 2020
HannStar Board, GCE post record revenues for August
Taiwan's rigid PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both saw their August revenues hit record highs on robust shipments for notebook and networking applications,...
Friday 11 September 2020
Zhen Ding to set up flexible PCB plant in Taiwan
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to pour CNY2.74 billion (US401.2 million) into establishing a new flexible PCB plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan through its wholly-owned...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses striving for foundry support
Taiwan-based IC design houses are striving for capacity at foundry partners whose support will be crucial for their sales performance in fourth-quarter 2020 and first-half 2021, according...
Friday 11 September 2020
IBM Taiwan eyeing AI storage
IBM Taiwan expects its AI storage systems to benefit from the ongoing transformation of Taiwan's financial sector, Taiwanese manufacturers moving operations back home and the rapid...
Friday 11 September 2020
Unitech sees August revenues spike 43% sequentially
Taiwan-based Unitech PCB saw its August revenues surge 43.12% sequentially as it resumed shipment momentum for rigid-flex boards for AirPods 2 after losing big portions of orders...
Thursday 10 September 2020
LCD panel prices keep rallying in September
LCD panel prices will continue to move up this month, driven by a ramp-up in demand for TVs, notebooks and PC monitors, and also by shortages of some key components, according to...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Graphics cards vendors to see impressive 4Q20
Graphics cards vendors have seen impressive shipments in the first three quarters of 2020, thanks to demand generated by the stay-at-home economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...
Thursday 10 September 2020
TSMC August revenue surges 16%
TSMC's August revenue increased about 16% sequentially, while revenue at fellow foundry house United Microelectronics (UMC) declined 4.2% on month. Meanwhile, 8-inch foundry Vanguard...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Acer delays notebook deliveries due to components shortfall
Acer has had to reschedule 70% of its notebook deliveries to next month due to shortages of panels and diverse ICs, especially those for educational models which will see strong demand...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Acer to purchase more MediaTek chips for Chromebook
Acer is looking to adopt more MediaTek chips in its Chromebooks to ensure the stability of its supply, according to Jason Chen, chairman and CEO for the brand PC vendor.
Thursday 10 September 2020
New Nvidia GPU to boost 4Q20 revenue at graphics card makers
The availability of Nvidia's newly unveiled Ampere-architecture GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs is expected to boost revenues at first- and second-tier graphics card makers in the fourth...