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Thursday 16 April 2020
ASE Technology lands orders shifted from Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based OSAT provider ASE Technology has recently gained orders shifted from backend plants located in Southeast Asia, where coronavirus lockdowns are imposed in several countries...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Chip resistors see tightest supply with BB ratio hitting 1.8
Chip resistors are seeing the tightest supply among passive components with book-to-bill ratios at suppliers rising to 1.8, higher than 1.5 for MLCCs, and major makers Yageo, Walsin...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Memory module makers uncertain about 2Q20 prospects
Memory module makers have become increasingly uncertain about their outlook for the second quarter despite an influx of short lead-time orders for PCs, and continued strong demand...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
TSMC sees 28nm process capacity utilization drop
TSMC has seen 28nm as well as 40/45nm process capacity utilization rates drop, due to a slump in chip demand for automotive and consumer electronics devices, according to sources...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Demand for handset solutions to be weak in 2Q20, say Taiwan IC suppliers
Chip demand from the handset sector is set to be weak in the second quarter of 2020, as sales of smartphones in the end market have not yet recovered, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Whitley server PCB mass shipment to defer to 2H20
Taiwan PCB makers' production for Intel's next-generation Whitley server platform is likely to be deferred to the second half of 2020 from the original schedule in middle or at the...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Handset PCB firms see limited order visibility beyond May
Handset PCB specialists' order visibility has extended only to May, and are still unsure about their overall sales results for second-quarter 2020 as orders for June are yet to be...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Taiwan CIS, 3D sensor packagers see revenues rally on strong demand
CMOS image sensor (CIS) devices have seen a rapid surge in demand for security surveillance and video conferencing applications due to lockdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic. This,...
Friday 10 April 2020
Gartner, IC Insights cut 2020 chip market growth forecasts to negative
Gartner and IC Insights both in their recent reports revised downward their chip market growth projections this year to slight decreases.
Friday 10 April 2020
Compeq guardedly optimistic about prospect for 2Q20
PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has expressed guarded optimism about its business prospect for the second quarter of 2020, as order visibility is clear through May but uncertain for...
Friday 10 April 2020
PTI 1Q20 revenues spike 30% on robust server memory demand
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) saw first-quarter 2020 consolidated revenues surge 30.35% on year to hit the firm's second-highest quarterly level at NT$18.81...
Friday 10 April 2020
Yageo to double investment in Taiwan
MLCC and chip resistor supplier Yageo has received a green light from Taiwan's government to nearly double the investment amount for a previously approved expansion project aiming...
Friday 10 April 2020
Memory vendors give priority to orders for data centers
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology now give priority to shipping memory chips and devices for data centers and other server applications, as demand for smartphones...
Friday 10 April 2020
VIS posts record 1Q20 revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...
Thursday 9 April 2020
PCB maker Apex keen on capacity expansions in Thailand
Apex International has disclosed plans to expand its existing production capacity in Thailand to better satisfy increasing PCB demand for automotive and household electronics applications,...