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Friday 20 March 2020
MCU makers to embrace strong 2Q20 with brisk thermometer applications
Taiwan-based MCU firms, which all saw their February revenues surge over 20% on month thanks to strong demand for healthcare applications, are poised to enjoy brisk sales performance...
Friday 20 March 2020
China developing high-end ASICs for 5G base stations, servers
China-based cloud service providers and server vendors are keenly developing ASIC chips solutions on their own, particularly those for 5G base stations and servers, providing new...
Friday 20 March 2020
Nan Ya PCB swings to profit in 2019
Nan Ya PCB returned to profitability in 2019, thanks to strong shipments of its high-end ABF substrates and an influx of new orders for SiP substrates.
Thursday 19 March 2020
US IC companies maintain global marketshare lead, says IC Insights
Regional marketshares of IDMs (companies operating wafer fabs) and fabless companies, and total IC sales were led by US-headquartered companies in 2019, according to IC Insights.
Thursday 19 March 2020
TSMC outlook seen as indicator for 2H20 market conditions
Whether TSMC will turn pessimistic about its outlook this year will be an indicator suggesting how the coronavirus spread is impacting the pure-play foundry's target markets, according...
Thursday 19 March 2020
TSMC, university researchers achieve breakthrough in boron nitride synthesis
TSMC has the potential to produce Nobel Prize winners among its employees as long as it keeps deepening basic research, given its latest breakthrough in synthesizing boron nitride...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Highlights of the day: China to pour more money into chip industry
The coronavirus epidemic has just started to show signs of easing in China, but the Chinese government can hardly wait to reboot its semiconductor industry. Its National Integrated...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Niche-IC distributor ANStek posts profit growth in 2019
Taiwan-based Answer Technology (ANStek), which distributes mainly ICs for niche-market applications, has reported net profits grew 2.5% to NT$182 million (US$6.02 million) in 2019...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
BOE, GIS reportedly jointly developing touch modules for iPhone
BOE Technology reportedly has teamed up with touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) to develop an out-cell touch module looking to grab orders from Apple for one of its...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Kinsus to resume profitability from more ABF, AiP substrates shipments in 2020
Kinsus Interconnect Technology, after returning to profitability in fourth-quarter 2019, is expected to gain further profit momentum for the whole of 2020 by focusing on ABF substrates,...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
China Big Fund in 2nd phase to fuel chip industry
China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (Big Fund) is about to kick off its second-phase capital support for the local chip industry, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
III-V components in brisk demand to support 5G infrastructure amid pandemic
As part of their efforts to bolster economic development amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many countries are stepping up establishment of 5G base stations and large-size datacenters,...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Semiconductor supply chain turning conservative
The coronavirus pandemic is sweeping across the US and Europe, casting a shadow over the consumer electronics market. Now the semiconductor supply chain fears that the end-market...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Capacity resumption at China LCD fabs ramping up, says report
Capacity utilization rates at most LCD fabs in China, excluding those in Hubei province - the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak - are recovering and are estimated to reach roughly...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Ventec sees aluminum substrates, high-frequency antennas as growth driver for 2020
Niche-type PCB materials supplier Ventec Electronics, after ending 2019 with impressive profits, expects shipments of specialty materials such as those for thermal conductivity aluminum...