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Wednesday 6 May 2020
Power and compound fab spending to rebound in 2H20, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for power and compound devices is expected to rebound in the second half of 2020 to meet resurgent end-product demand and jump 59% to a segment record...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Global semiconductor sales slip in 1Q20, says SIA
The global semiconductor industry posted March sales of US$34.9 billion, up a slight 0.9% sequentially and 6.9% on year, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Highlights of the day: NOR flash to be in short supply
NOR flash demand has been strong demand, helping suppliers buck the seasonal trend in the first quarter. Supplier expect NOR...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
PCB maker Dynamic eyes strong 2H20
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects demand to follow seasonal patterns in the second half of 2020, with stable ramp-up in shipments of high-end boards for automotive, server and...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
TSMC obtains major orders for Nvidia next-gen 7nm and 5nm GPU, sources claim
Speculation is circulating that Samsung Electronics' 5nm EUV process has attracted orders from Nvidia for its next-generation graphics processor series, but sources familiar with...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Taiwan large-size panel shipments to rise 13% in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's shipments of large-size panels in 9-inch and above sizes (excluding Sharp's) are expected to grow 12.9% sequentially in the second quarter 2020 thanks to capacity resumption...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
GlobalWafers outlook becomes uncertain
Market observers have expressed uncertainty about silicon wafer company GlobalWafers' business prospects for the third quarter, citing the coronavirus pandemic's impact on end-market...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Yangtze Memory to ramp 128-layer NAND flash output in 2020
China-based Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) will be striving to kick off volume production of 128-layer 3D NAND flash chips later this year, racing to catch up with its bigger...
Monday 4 May 2020
CCL maker EMC posts record profits for 1Q20
Taiwan's CCL maker Elite Material (EMC) has reported its net earnings for the first quarter of 2020 soared 54.1% on year to NT$733 million (US$24.53 million) , the highest for the...
Monday 4 May 2020
IC test interface vendors enjoy strong demand from AMD, Nvidia
Taiwan's IC test interfaces vendors are enjoying a significant ramp-up in orders for high-end, customized test solutions from AMD and Nividia as the chipmakers are poised to roll...
Monday 4 May 2020
Notebooks in shortages due to Southeast Asia lockdowns, says Digitimes Research
Notebook supply is expected to fall short of demand in May as components production in the Southeast Asia is being hindered by local contigencies against the coronavirus pandemic,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Winbond reports another quarter of net loss
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, has reported a second consecutive quarterly loss in the first quarter of 2020.
Monday 4 May 2020
Six-inch foundries see fabs run at full utilization
Taiwan-based six-inch foundries including Mosel Vitelic and Episil Technologies have enjoyed growing demand for power devices such as MOSFET chips for use in notebooks and servers,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Semiconductor market to drop 5% in 2020, says Omdia
The coronavirus crisis will undercut growth in the global semiconductor business in 2020, with the looming threat of global recession prompting Omdia to slash its market forecast...
Monday 4 May 2020
Unisoc gets capital injection from Big Fund
China's second-phase national IC industry investment fund (Big Fund) has committed CNY4.5 billion (US$637.16 million) to Unisoc Communications to support the Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking...