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Wednesday 12 February 2020
Flexium 4Q19 gross margin hits record
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has released financial report for the fourth quarter of 2019, with gross margin of 31.0% hitting quarterly record.
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Outbreak posing mixed impacts on different semiconductor segments in China
The coronavirus outbreak has posed mixed impacts on semiconductor firms operating in China, with backend service houses suffering the most, reaching average capacity utilization of...
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Passive component makers put more focus on non-China production
Taiwan-based passive component makers will be freeing up non-China production capacity if necessary, as their manufacturing operations in China have experienced low labor return rates...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak impacts: TSMC unfazed by outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak in China is hitting hard many in the supply, but TSMC is a major exception. The world's top pure-play foundry has no plans to revise its sales guidance for...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Memory module firms to see deliveries disrupted by coronavirus
Memory module firms have seen their supply chain partners in China suffer from delayed work resumption and uncertainties in employees' returns amid the coronavirus outbreak, which...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Chinese semiconductor hub restricts entry of people from seven provinces
As one of China's semiconductor hubs, Wuxi in Jiangsu province has imposed strict entry restrictions on employees from seven provinces recording high numbers of coronavirus infections,...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
PCB makers see workers return slowly, but shipments transportation OK
Taiwan-based PCB makers operating plants in China are seeing a low return rate of workers amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak but they have secured smooth transportation for products...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
TSMC continues to see supply run tight despite coronavirus outbreak
TSMC continues to see its supply remain tight, with no cutbacks in orders from its major fabless clients such as Huawei's HiSilicon, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Memory chip supply to become tight, says Winbond president
The supply of DRAM and NAND flash memory chips is set to fall short of demand in the second half of 2020, although a pick-up in end-market demand may arrive later than expected, according...
Monday 10 February 2020
MediaTek slightly lowers global 5G handset sales projection for 2020
MediaTek has adjusted downward its 2020 projection for the world's 5G handset shipments to 170-200 million units from over 200 million due to the coronavirus outbreak, with the Chinese...
Monday 10 February 2020
Silicon Motion expects sales drop in 1Q20
NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post a revenue decrease of 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, with gross margin ranging...
Monday 10 February 2020
Outbreak impact on Taiwan industries and exports still uncertain, says MOEA
While the World Health Organization has declared widespread coronavirus outbreak around China as Public Health Emergency of International Concern, it is still difficult to assess...
Monday 10 February 2020
TSMC revenues up in January, VIS down
TSMC has reported consolidated revenues for January 2020 increased 32.8% on year and 0.4% sequentially to NT$103.68 billion (US$3.45 billion), while revenues at specialty IC foundry...
Monday 10 February 2020
ASE Technology sets 1Q20 capacity utilization at 75-80% despite epidemic
Taiwan's leading backend service provider ASE Technology Holding expects to register an average capacity utilization of 75-80% for the first quarter of 2020 and is optimistic that...
Monday 10 February 2020
Winbond swings to loss in 4Q19
Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, swung to its first quarterly loss in 27 quarters.