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Tuesday 9 June 2020
TV panel prices gaining support amid rising orders
Prices of TV panels have started trending upward again recently as most TV brands have stepped up their pull-ins for panel orders in preparation for a possible pick-up in end-market...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Fab toolmaker Marketech may see profit hit 10-year high in 2020
Semiconductor equipment maker Marketech International, which has cut into the supply chain for TSMC's EUV process manufacturing, is likely to see its profit climb to a 10-year high...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
TSMC installing 3nm process fabrication lines
TSMC has been engaged in the installation of 3nm process fabrication lines and related facilities, and is keeping the progress on track, according to the pure-play foundry.
Tuesday 9 June 2020
XMC ramping 50nm SPI NOR flash output
Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC), under China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup, has reportedly kicked off mass production of its in-house developed 50nm SPI NOR flash...
Monday 8 June 2020
Apex 2H20 PCB shipments to rise on TV, notebook, networking applications
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International is expected to see strong shipment momentum last into the fourth quarter of the year and its gross margins will also pick up quarter by quarter...
Monday 8 June 2020
COVID-19 decimates automotive power semiconductor revenue in 2020, says Omdia
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on sales of automotive power semiconductors, with falling demand for motor vehicles causing global market revenue to decline by 16% in 2020,...
Monday 8 June 2020
High-res CIS demand promising
The market for high-resolution CMOS image sensors is set to boom starting later in 2020, thanks to a rise in the popularity of high-spec smartphones and other mobile devices, according...
Monday 8 June 2020
HannStar Display ramping up automotive panel module capacity
HannStar Display is building a new automotive panel module line in Taiwan as it is ramping up related capacity to satisfy increasing demand from clients in Europe and Japan.
Monday 8 June 2020
ASRock, ASMedia to see strong sales from server sector in 2020
Motherboard maker ASRock and ASMedia Technology, a fabless chipmaker specializing in high-speed transmission chips, are both expected to enjoy a substantial ramp-up in orders for...
Monday 8 June 2020
Vapor chamber penetration in notebooks accelerating
Vapor chambers are increasingly applied to notebooks beyond handsets to better remove heat, and some brand vendors including HP and Lenovo reportedly will launch in second-half 2020...
Friday 5 June 2020
IC substrate makers shifting focus to US clients from Huawei
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology and Na Ya PCB are gearing up to strengthen business ties with US clients seeking to offset expected losses of orders...
Friday 5 June 2020
Chinese IC firms listed on SSE tech board may become new targets for US sanctions
Many China's major semiconductor firms are rushing to raise funds from the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) to support their development of advanced...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Notebook PCB makers to see tight capacity through 3Q20
Taiwan's makers of rigid boards for notebooks will see their production lines continue running at full capacity through the third quarter of the year, as they have many orders in...
Thursday 4 June 2020
TEEIA urges government to push development of semiconductor equipment
Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA), viewing that South Korea, Japan, China and the US have treated development of semiconductor equipment as a national-level...
Thursday 4 June 2020
CHPT expects demand for IC testing solutions to peak in 2Q-3Q 2020
IC testing interfaces provider Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CHPT) expects its sales for 2020 to peak in second- to third-quarter on rising demand for high-end testing interfaces...