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Monday 10 February 2020
CSOT LTPS panel production in Wuhan likely to be halved
Panel production of China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSTO) at its plants in Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, will be hit hardest by the widespread epidemic, according...
Monday 10 February 2020
Lite-On Semi posts revenue drop in January
Without recognizing sales generated by On-Bright Electronics, Lite-On Semiconductor saw its revenues fall about 14% from a year earlier in January 2020.
Monday 10 February 2020
PCB makers confident about stable shipments for 5G infrastructure
Taiwan PCB supply chain is confident that shipments for 5G infrastructure applications in China will remain stable and the coronavirus impact on their operations will be relatively...
Friday 7 February 2020
China high-tech supply chain unlikely to return to normal operations on February 10
China's high-tech industry supply chains including the semiconductor sector are unlikely to return to normal operations on February 10, the date when the country's extended Lunar...
Friday 7 February 2020
Electronica China postponed
Electronica China originally scheduled to take place in Shanghai during March 18-20 has been postponed, according to the organizer.
Friday 7 February 2020
Acquisition rebound lifts 2019 to 3rd largest M&A year
Semiconductor merger and acquisition activity strengthened in 2019 after pulling back in the two previous years from historic high levels of M&A agreements in 2015 and 2016, according...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Semiconductor spending declines in 2019, says Gartner
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced their semiconductor spend in 2019, influenced by declining memory prices, according to Gartner. Apple took the top rank from...
Thursday 6 February 2020
PCB maker Dynamic doing well to counter coronavirus impacts
Taiwan-based PCB maker Dynamic Electronics is confident of minimizing impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on its operations as it has readied sufficient raw materials and workforce...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Notebook, smartphone supply and demand in China hit by outbreak
The notebook and smartphone sectors are both expected to be undermined by China's coronavirus outbreak in the first quarter of 2020 as local consumer demand has been significantly...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Realtek remains positive
Networking IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor remains positive about its performance in the first quarter of 2020, with no substantial shifts in customer orders so far despite the...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Taiwan MCU firms land short lead-time orders for healthcare applications
Holtek and other Taiwan-based MCU firms have landed an influx of short lead-time orders for healthcare applications, such as ear thermometers, as demand has been surging since the...
Thursday 6 February 2020
MediaTek 1Q20 sales likely to fall 15%
MediaTek is likely to post a revenue decline of as much as 15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, due mainly to a collapse in demand from China's handset market, according...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to fall in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to fall 23.6% on quarter and 2.7% on year in the first quarter of 2020 due to high inventory levels of smartphones,...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Memory contract prices to rise slightly in 1Q20, says DRAMeXchange
DRAMeXchange has reiterated its previous forecast that DRAM and NAND flash memory contract prices for the first quarter of 2020 will rise slightly on quarter.
Thursday 6 February 2020
Silicon wafer shipments drop 7% on 2019, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2019 declined 7% from the 2018 record high, while revenues slipped 2% on year but remained above the US$11 billion mark, according to the...