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Wednesday 10 June 2020
Apple 5G iPhones expected to begin volume production in July
Apple is expected to complete its second-phase engineering validation and testing (EVT 2) for its upcoming 5G iPhone series by the end of June, paving the way for volume production...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC 3nm fab project on track
TSMC is fast advancing its manufacturing processes. The foundry maintains that its 3nm fab project remains on schedule,...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Growing optical sensor applications to benefit Taiwan supply chain players
As optical sensors are increasingly applied to wearable devices, TWS (true wireless stereo) earphones, AR/VR headsets and healthcare devices, Taiwan's IC designers, III-V semiconductor...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Digital transformation demand rising from manufacturing industry
With the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacting manufacturing operations, IBM has seen increasing demand from makers to help with their digital transformation, according to...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
FET, Delta Electronics, Microsoft team up to build first 5G smart plant in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Delta Electronics and Microsoft Taiwan have teamed up to set up Taiwan's first 5G-enabled pilot smart manufacturing plant at Delta's production...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Wistron, Inventec expect shipments to peak in 2Q20
Notebook ODMs Wistron and Inventec have announced on-year revenue growths for May and expect their shipments to peak for 2020 in the second quarter, with June shipments to stay hig...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Supply of 5G optical filters becomes tight
Optical filter makers have seen their capacities become tight recently due to a pick-up in components demand for 5G base stations from a number of countries, including China, Korea...
Monday 8 June 2020
Highlights of the day: Smartphone memory to increase
Smartphone shipments may be declining this year due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, but memory vendors expect robust demand from the hadnset space as phone vendors increase...
Monday 8 June 2020
Win Semi to see brisk RF, PA demand for 5G, handsets in 2H20
Taiwan's GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors is expected to maintain strong shipments of diverse RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier) and FEM (frontend module) devices in...
Monday 8 June 2020
High-res CIS demand promising
The market for high-resolution CMOS image sensors is set to boom starting later in 2020, thanks to a rise in the popularity of high-spec smartphones and other mobile devices, according...
Monday 8 June 2020
ASRock, ASMedia to see strong sales from server sector in 2020
Motherboard maker ASRock and ASMedia Technology, a fabless chipmaker specializing in high-speed transmission chips, are both expected to enjoy a substantial ramp-up in orders for...
Monday 8 June 2020
Vapor chamber penetration in notebooks accelerating
Vapor chambers are increasingly applied to notebooks beyond handsets to better remove heat, and some brand vendors including HP and Lenovo reportedly will launch in second-half 2020...
Monday 8 June 2020
Smartphone internal storage to reach 256GB
Smartphones are expected to increasingly come with 256GB or even 512GB of storage in 2020, thanks to brand vendors' launches of new 5G models and a gradual recovery in China's smartphone...
Friday 5 June 2020
Highlights of the day: YMTC said to enter SSD brand business
China-based NAND flash maker YMTC reportedly is looking to cross into brand SSD business in the third quarter and...
Friday 5 June 2020
Sony Mobile Xperia 1 II 5G phone makes debut in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its first 5G-enabled smartphone, the Xperia 1 II, in the Taiwan market, capitalizing on the official kick-off of 5G commercial services in...