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Tuesday 24 March 2020
Backend firms see stable demand for TV, STB, gaming, server chips
Backend service firms have seen stable orders for processing chips for TVs, set-top boxes (STB), game consoles, cloud servers, and IP network cameras, while demand for packaging smartphone...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
TV panel prices set to fall in April
TV panel prices are set to fall in April as global demand is expected to contract significantly in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, particularly in the US and Europe, according to...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
China 5G phone market likely to regain momentum in 2Q20
China's 5G phone market is expected to regain momentum starting the second quarter of 2020, as the Chinese government is exerting all-out efforts to construct its 5G infrastructure...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Memory distributors turn cautious
Memory distributors have turned cautious about demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, and are slowing down their chip purchases, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Faraday 28Gbps SerDes IP available on UMC 28HPC process
United Microelectronics (UMC) and Faraday Technology have jointly announced that Faraday's 28Gbps programmable SerDes PHY is now available on UMC's 28HPC process technology.
Monday 23 March 2020
Highlights of the day: 5G chip vendors under price-cut pressure
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, 5G chip vendors still have high expectations for 2020. But until the pandemic eases and end-maket demand recovers, the vendors are under pressure...
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan IC distributors see growing demand for 5G and datacenter applications despite pandemic
Taiwan-based IC distributors are seeing stable demand for chips used in cloud/edge computing, large datacenters, 5G base stations and servers, as consumers turn to services or entertainments...
Monday 23 March 2020
PCB makers to gain from pandemic-driven demand for notebooks, tablets
Taiwan-based PCB makers are poised to benefit from growing demand for business-use notebooks and tablets from enterprises and schools in many countries rushing to implement remote...
Monday 23 March 2020
Phison sees clear order visibility for NAND flash controllers through October
Taiwan-based NAND flash controller chips vendor Phison Electronics has seen clear order visibility through October, as clients in Europe and the US have rushed their orders to build...
Monday 23 March 2020
Transcom developing GaAs-, GaN-based MMICs for 5G mmWave applications
Taiwan-based GaAs microwave device and solution provider Transcom is developing GaAs- and GaN-based MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) devices for commercial 5G mmWave...
Monday 23 March 2020
MediaTek to buy back shares
MediaTek has unveiled plans to buy back common shares from the Taiwan stock market aiming to stabilize its stock prices.
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan firms reportedly ask for Computex postponement
Many Taiwan-based high-tech companies reportedly has asked the organizers of Computex Taipei to postpone the annual tradeshow this year currently scheduled for June 2 to 5, citing...
Monday 23 March 2020
5G chip vendors mulling price cuts
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, market watchers remain upbeat about the market for 5G mobile chips in 2020. Nevertheless, major chip suppliers have been mulling reducing prices...
Friday 20 March 2020
Coronavirus to have significant impact on 2020 semiconductor market, says IDC
The coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global economy is only beginning to be appreciated and has deep implications for the world's technology supply chain.
Friday 20 March 2020
Semiconductor equipment billings increase
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment increased 1.2% sequentially and 26.2% on year in February 2020, according to SEMI.