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Monday 4 May 2020
IC test interface vendors enjoy strong demand from AMD, Nvidia
Taiwan's IC test interfaces vendors are enjoying a significant ramp-up in orders for high-end, customized test solutions from AMD and Nividia as the chipmakers are poised to roll...
Monday 4 May 2020
Notebooks in shortages due to Southeast Asia lockdowns, says Digitimes Research
Notebook supply is expected to fall short of demand in May as components production in the Southeast Asia is being hindered by local contigencies against the coronavirus pandemic,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Winbond reports another quarter of net loss
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, has reported a second consecutive quarterly loss in the first quarter of 2020.
Monday 4 May 2020
Six-inch foundries see fabs run at full utilization
Taiwan-based six-inch foundries including Mosel Vitelic and Episil Technologies have enjoyed growing demand for power devices such as MOSFET chips for use in notebooks and servers,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Semiconductor market to drop 5% in 2020, says Omdia
The coronavirus crisis will undercut growth in the global semiconductor business in 2020, with the looming threat of global recession prompting Omdia to slash its market forecast...
Monday 4 May 2020
Unisoc gets capital injection from Big Fund
China's second-phase national IC industry investment fund (Big Fund) has committed CNY4.5 billion (US$637.16 million) to Unisoc Communications to support the Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking...
Monday 4 May 2020
Silicon Motion expects up to 8% revenue increase in 2Q20
NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$133 million and US$143 million in the second quarter of 2020, up 0-8% sequentially,...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Taiwan MCU suppliers poised to embrace record revenues in 2Q20
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are poised to rake in record revenues in the second quarter of 2020 on continued robust demand for forehead thermometers and other healthcare applications...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Samsung to spend big on EUV fab tools in 2020
Samsung Electronics is gearing up for mass production of 5nm chips later this year to further enhance its FinFET process offerings that leverage extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technolog...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook shipments to soar in 2Q20
Demand has been for notebooks supporting remote work, distant learning and other staty-at-home activities necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Digitimes Research estimates that...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Flexium sees rising shipments for non-handset applications
Flexbile PCB maker Flexium Interconnect expects its shipments of MPI (modified polyimide) high-frequency antenna modules to non-handset segments to ramp up as a new growth driver...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
MediaTek remains upbeat about 5G phone shipments in 2020
MediaTek is still upbeat about 5G in 2020 and its forecast for global 5G smartphone shipments to reach 170-200 million units in the year remains unchanged, according to company CEO...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
VIS to see revenue hit another record high in 2Q20
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue growth of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to robust demand for power management...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Chiplets promise to help reinstate Moore's Law
Moore's Law may not be dead, but at 55 years old, it's certainly feeling its age, with the pace of semiconductor manufacturing advancement decelerating in recent years. However, a...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Notebook panel shipments to hike 26% in 2Q20
Demand for notebooks has been fueled by stay-at-home needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Digitimes Research expects panel makers to see sharp increases in shipments for notebook...