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Monday 13 April 2020
TV brands cutting panel orders for 2Q20
Most TV brands are cutting back their panel orders for the second quarter of 2020 as demand for TVs in most markets, particularly in the US and Europe, has contracted significantly...
Monday 13 April 2020
Panel makers see deceleration in car-use orders
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading fast, many display panel makers have seen tier-1 components suppliers in the automotive ecosystem defer or cancel orders, weakening visibility...
Monday 13 April 2020
5G smartphone chip demand recovering in China
With the coronavirus outbreak put under control in China, China's domestic 5G smartphone market has started recovering with chipmakers stepping up production for sub-6GHz solutions,...
Friday 10 April 2020
Gartner, IC Insights cut 2020 chip market growth forecasts to negative
Gartner and IC Insights both in their recent reports revised downward their chip market growth projections this year to slight decreases.
Friday 10 April 2020
TSMC, UMC post increased March revenues
Pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential increases in March consolidated revenues of 21.5%...
Friday 10 April 2020
Young Fast adding new laminating equipment to ramp up output in Taiwan
Young Fast Optoelectronics plans to invest NT$30 million (US$998,640) to install new laminating equipment at its plant in Taiwan for ramping up output of touch panels for industrial...
Friday 10 April 2020
HannStar Board lands rush PCB orders for enterprise notebooks
HannStar Board has enjoyed an influx of short lead-time PCB orders for business-use notebooks increasingly needed to support remote working amid the coronavirus pandemic, drastically...
Friday 10 April 2020
Compeq guardedly optimistic about prospect for 2Q20
PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has expressed guarded optimism about its business prospect for the second quarter of 2020, as order visibility is clear through May but uncertain for...
Friday 10 April 2020
Taiwan IC design houses cautious about 3Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses have expressed caution about their sales performance in the third quarter, as order visibility for the quarter remains unclear, according to industry...
Friday 10 April 2020
Unimicron sees clear order visibility for ABF substrates through 3Q20
Unimicron Technology has seen clear order visibility for high-end IC substrates, especially ABF substrates for processing diverse HPC and networking chips, stretching to the third...
Friday 10 April 2020
VIS posts record 1Q20 revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...
Thursday 9 April 2020
PCB maker Apex keen on capacity expansions in Thailand
Apex International has disclosed plans to expand its existing production capacity in Thailand to better satisfy increasing PCB demand for automotive and household electronics applications,...
Thursday 9 April 2020
FPCB makers eyeing strong 2Q20 demand for notebook applications
Taiwan-based flexible PCB specialists remain positive about their performance in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to stronger-than-expected demand for new notebooks and tablets...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Intel commits US$50 million to combat coronavirus
Intel is pledging an additional US$50 million in a pandemic response technology initiative to combat the coronavirus through accelerating access to technology at the point of patient...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Healthcare MCU shipments to stay in high gear throughout 2Q20
Taiwan-based MCU specialists continue to enjoy extremely strong demand for healthcare applications such as ear and forehead thermometers badly needed in fighting the coronavirus pandemic,...