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Tuesday 7 July 2020
Escalating US-China trade war puts Inspur at disadvantage
Inspur, China's biggest server brand, will be among the companies affected negatively by the escalating US-China trade war due to its dependence on US chip vendors including Intel...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Innolux steps up for automotive display market
Innolux is striving to further integrate and enhance its manufacturing capability for automotive displays, aiming to develop large-size models with high resolutions in multiple specifications...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Realtek posts record 2Q20 revenue
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenue increased 8.85% sequentially to a record high of NT$17.34 billion (US$588.7 million) in the...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Soitec announces POI substrates business agreement with Qualcomm for 5G RF filters
Soitec has announced a business agreement with Qualcomm Technologies on the supply of piezoelectric-on-insulator (POI) engineered substrates for 4G and 5G RF filters. Soitec's piezoelectric-on-insulator...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Apex sees 2Q20 revenues rise over 20% on strong TV PCB demand
PCB maker Apex International has reported revenues surged 21.5% on year to NT$2.98 billion (US$101.4 million) in the second quarter of 2020, and revenues for the first half of the...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Global semiconductor sales increase in May
The global semiconductor industry posted May sales of US$35 billion, up 1.5% sequentially, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Major Taiwan fabless firms strive for more foundry support
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, have demanded more capacity support from their foundry partners recently, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 July 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC eyeing supercomputer chips
TSMC has also developed InFO_SoW (system-on-wafer) technology mainly for processing supercomputing AI chips. Demand for such extremely costly chips may be limited, but TSMC looks...
Monday 6 July 2020
PCB makers cautious about 2H20 shipments to Chinese handset vendors
Taiwan's PCB makers have turned cautious about their shipments for non-Apple handset applications in the second half of the year as most Chinese vendors have yet to give clear shipment...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC may commercialize InFO_SoW for supercomputer AI chips in two years
TSMC, after launching 3D SoIC backend service, has also developed InFO_SoW (system-on-wafer) technology mainly for processing supercomputing AI chips and is expected to enter commercial...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC fab tool suppliers see promising outlook
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers engaged in TSMC's supply chain are set to be among the beneficiaries of the foundry house's advanced process capacity expansion with...
Monday 6 July 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers to benefit from China locally-developed CPUs, GPUs
As demand for locally-developed CPUs and GPUs in China continues rising amid the US trade sanctions against Chinese IT enterprises, Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC to issue NT$13.9 billion bonds to fund capacity expansion
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to issue NT$13.9 billion (US$471.7 million) in unsecured bonds to help purchase new...
Friday 3 July 2020
Infineon eyes potential of e-SIM in M2M
Adoption of e-SIM technology is expected to be driven mainly by handset applications in the next few years as consumers can switch their telecom service providers easily with the...
Friday 3 July 2020
Highlights of the day: Xiaomi relies on MediaTek-customized chips
In the competitive smartphone maket, product differentiation is one of the crucial factors to attract customers. Handset vendors are now looking to customized chips to achieve such...