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Friday 6 September 2019
Huawei to unveil 5G SoC built using 7nm EUV process
Huawei is to unveil its latest mobile processor, the Kirin 990, at a product event at IFA 2019 tradefair.
Friday 6 September 2019
Realtek, Rafael Micro and ZillTek poised for strong sales in 3Q19
Networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor, MEMS microphone supplier ZillTek Technology and RF component specialist Rafael Micro are expected to enjoy impressive sales in the...
Friday 6 September 2019
Compeq reports strong sales for August
PCB supplier Compeq Manufacturing has reported strong sales for August driven by increased demand for flex-rigid PCBs from the handset sector as a number of major brands have been...
Friday 6 September 2019
TSMC to see 7nm chip demand remain robust through 1H20
TSMC has enjoyed a pull-in of chip orders demanding advanced 7nm node manufacturing, with order visibility stretching through the first half of 2020, according to sources in Taiwan's...
Friday 6 September 2019
Rambus to acquire silicon IP and secure protocols business from Verimatrix
Rambus has announced it has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire the silicon IP, secure protocols and provisioning business from Verimatrix, formerly Inside Secure, a...
Thursday 5 September 2019
Iteq to expand presence in high-frequency CCL segment
Taiwan-based CCL supplier Iteq is gearing up to expand its presence in the high-frequency and high-speed segment seeking to fulfill its long-term goal of outperforming Panasonic in...
Thursday 5 September 2019
Elan, RichWave post record August revenues
Taiwan-based fabless chipmaker Elan Microelectronics and RichWave Technology, which have reportedly cut into the supply chain of Huawei, both saw their August revenues climb to record-high...
Thursday 5 September 2019
Chip sales fall nearly 14% in 1H19, says IHS
Chip sales during the initial six months of 2019 plunged by 13.9% compared to a year earlier, the biggest drop in a half since the first half of 2009, according to IHS Markit.
Thursday 5 September 2019
Samsung intros 5G-integrated mobile chip
Samsung Electronics has announced its 5G-integrated mobile processor, the Exynos 980. Based on 8nm FinFET process technology, the Exynos 980 is Samsung's first artificial intelligence...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
300mm fab equipment spending to seesaw, says SEMI
Spending on 300mm fab equipment will slowly recover in 2020 after the 2019 downturn and take off in 2021 to log a new record high topping US$60 billion, only to lag again in 2022...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Chinese firms seeking more IC design services from Taiwan
Chinese IT firms have been keen on reducing reliance on US supplies in the wake of the US-China trade war. Taiwan's IC design service providers used to land orders from China-based...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Global semiconductor sales continue to drop
Worldwide sales of semiconductors posted a year-over-year decline for the seventh consecutive month in July 2019.
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Taiwan RF component suppliers see orders ramp up from China
Taiwan-based RF component specialists including RichWave Technology, Rafael Microelectronics and AMIC Communication (AMICCOM), have seen a ramp-up in orders from China in 2019, according...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Taiwan urged to ease restrictions on foreign hires to spur AI, biomedical development
In developing AI applications and promoting cross-domain cooperation between biomedical and ICT sectors in Taiwan, what count most is for the government to allow more foreign talent...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Japan PCB firms may lose ground in OLED sector
Japan-based PCB makers are likely to be further marginalized if Apple's reportedly plans to launch three 5G iPhones all based on OLED technology are realized, according to sources...