1781 news items tagged MediaTek
Taiwan IC design houses slow new chip development due to foundry capacity shortage
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, continue to encounter tight capacity at their foundry partners and have to decelerate the development of their new chip products...
BT substrate shipments for 5G handset SoCs may slow down in 2Q21
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan's IC substrate suppliers will continue to enjoy robust shipments of BT-based FCCSP substrates for handset SoCs throughout first-quarter 2021, but may see off-season impacts...
MediaTek to roll out upgraded 5G chips in 1H21
Monday 25 January 2021Judging from MediaTek's product roadmap, the chipmaker is expected to unveil the upgraded versions of its Dimensity 800 and 700 5G SoC lineups in second-quarter 2021, according to...
MediaTek launches 6nm 5G SoC chips
Thursday 21 January 2021MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 5G smartphone SoC series built using 6nm process technology.
R&D spending by semiconductor companies to hit another record high in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...
CHPT, WinWay land major test interface orders for 5G handset SoCs
Wednesday 20 January 2021Taiwan-based IC test solutions providers Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology have both obtained major orders for MediaTek's new-generation 5G SoC chips slated...
Semiconductor firms up investments
Tuesday 19 January 2021The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
TSMC, UMC to see full capacity utilization for 28nm node through 3Q21
Monday 18 January 2021Both TSMC and UMC are expected to sustain full capacity utilization for 28nm manufacturing process at their 8-inch and 12-inch fabs throughout third-quarter 2021, with gross margins...
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increases 7.3% in 2020, says Gartner
Friday 15 January 2021Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total US$449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by...
Fibocom to be first in providing engineering samples of 5G module based on MediaTek chipset platform
Friday 15 January 2021Fibocom, a leading global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solution and wireless communication modules, releases its latest 5G LGA module FG360 during the CES 2021 event...
China smartphone vendors step up chips, components procurement
Thursday 14 January 2021Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi (OVX) have stepped up their purchases of ICs and basic components for their smartphones as part of their efforts to expand presence in...
MediaTek enhances ASIC and IP design capability
Thursday 14 January 2021MediaTek continues to enhance its ASIC and IP design capability through several acquisitions announced recently, while recruiting talent from the IP and IC design industry sectors,...
MediaTek sees 2020 revenue top NT$300 billion
Tuesday 12 January 2021MediaTek has reported revenue climbed 30.8% on year to a record high of NT$322.15 billion (US$11.5 billion) in 2020.
Nan Ya, Kinsus see 4Q20 revenues peak on strong IC substrate demand
Friday 8 January 2021IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their fourth-quarter 2020 revenues hit the year's peak, bolstered by higher prices offered by clients...
Global semiconductor market rises above US$120 billion in 3Q20, says Omdia
Thursday 7 January 2021The semiconductor market generated revenue of over US$120 billion in the third quarter of 2020, up 10.8% sequentially, according to Omdia.
MediaTek to embrace strong 1Q21
Tuesday 5 January 2021MediaTek is poised to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2021, thanks to robust shipments for 5G smartphones, according to market sources.
Development of 3nm process challenging TSMC, Samsung
Thursday 31 December 2020TSMC and Samsung Electronics have both encountered different but critical bottlenecks in the development of their respective 3nm process technologies, according to industry sources...
Airoha to acquire IC Plus
Wednesday 30 December 2020Airoha Technology, a MediaTek subsidiary, will acquire all shares of fellow company IC Plus at NT$22 (US$0.78) per share, according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
MediaTek becomes biggest smartphone chipset vendor
Friday 25 December 2020MediaTek became the biggest smartphone chipset vendor with 31% market share in the third quarter of 2020, when smartphone sales rebounded during the quarter, according to Counterpoint...
KYEC to raise capex to expand IC testing capacity in 2021
Thursday 24 December 2020Testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expected to budget a higher capex for 2021 than NT$8.5 billion (US$301.8 million) in 2020 to meet robust testing orders for 5G chips...
Realme launches MediaTek-powered 5G phones in Taiwan
Wednesday 23 December 2020Realme has launched two new 5G-enabled smartphones in the Taiwan market, as the Chinese handset vendor seeks to further ramp up its share in the local market. Both models will be...
Taiwan IC ecosystem unscathed by Huawei ban
Wednesday 23 December 2020The impact of Huawei's woes on its Taiwan-based chip suppliers has been smaller than expected, according to industry sources.
Taiwan OSAT firms see clear order visibility through mid-2021
Tuesday 22 December 2020Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...
MediaTek announces equity investment in Asix
Friday 18 December 2020MediaTek through subsidiary Airoha Technology will invest up to NT$495 million (US$17.6 million) through private placement to acquire an about 20% stake in fellow Taiwan-based IC...
Unimicron may resume fire-disrupted shipments of FCCSP substrates in 1Q21
Thursday 17 December 2020Unimicron Technology expects to resume shipments of BT-based FCCSP substrates for processing handset SoCs in first-quarter 2021 at the earliest, with the shipments to be delivered...