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Thursday 8 August 2019
Samsung pioneers adoption of 0.35mm vapor chamber in new Galaxy series
Samsung Electronics has taken the lead to adopt 0.35mm vapor chambers (VC) in its newly released Galaxy Note 10 series, which may become mainstream smartphone heat-sinking spec in...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Drill bit maker Topoint optimistic about 3Q19
PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology has seen orders for 5G base station equipment start generating revenues, and expressed optimism about its performance in the third quarter of...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Flat panel makers likely to cut back output significantly in 4Q19
LCD panel makers are likely to scale down their output significantly starting fourth-quarter 2019 or first-quarter 2020 as panel prices are expected to continue to fall and inventory...
Thursday 8 August 2019
5G deployments, availability of 5G phones to drive demand for power semiconductor components
The ongoing deployments of 5G infrastructure and promising demand for 5G-focused phones that will come along with the commercial runs of 5G networks will continue to spur demand for...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Touch panel makers ramping up output for new Samsung phones
Touch panel suppliers have started ramping up output since to support Samsung Electronics' commercial production for its just-unveiled Galaxy Note 10 devices, which will come in two...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Winbond, Macronix post revenue increases in July
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential increases in July consolidated revenues of 5.7% and 13.6%, respectively.
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Highlights of the day: Is Huawei overconfident?
Huawei's handset shipments seem to have defied the US trade ban, registering strong growth in the second quarter and sending the vendor setting an even more ambitious...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2019
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments picked up 6.8% sequentially to arrive at 58.09 million units in the second quarter of 2019.
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Novatek expects flat revenue growth in 3Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$16.1 billion (US$512.05 million) and NT$16.7 billion for the third quarter of 2019,...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
PCB makers increasing ABF substrate capacity
IC substrate suppliers are moving to allocate part of their substrate-like PCBs (SLP) capacity to support production of ABF substrates that see robust demand, according to industry...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
China handset makers may use Samsung Exynos chips for 5G phones
One of the top-four handset brands in China reportedly has decided to adopt Samsung Electronics' Exynos platforms for the production of 5G smartphones, according to industry source...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Cadence and UMC collaborate on certification of analog/mixed-signal flow for 28HPC+ process
Cadence Design Systems and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have jointly announced that the US-based EDA firm's analog/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has achieved certification...
Tuesday 6 August 2019
Highlights of the day: 7nm node driving TSMC sales
The latest escalation in the US-China trade war may have cast a shadow over the IT supply chain, but the world's top foundry house TSMC is seeing strong demand for its 7nm...
Tuesday 6 August 2019
Global semiconductor sales drop 14.5% in 1H19, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$98.2 billion during the second quarter of 2019, a small increase of 0.3% over the previous quarter, but 16.8% less than the second quarter...
Tuesday 6 August 2019
RichWave swings to profit in 2Q19
RF component specialist RichWave Technology returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2019, when the company reported revenues surged 56.7% sequentially to NT$666 million...