361 news items tagged wireless
Cadence to acquire AWR from National Instruments
Wednesday 4 December 2019Cadence Design Systems and National Instruments (NI) have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for the former to acquire AWR Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary...
MediaTek's role in 5G world: Q&A with TL Lee, GM of wireless communication
Wednesday 4 December 2019MediaTek has released Dimensity 1000 featuring four Arm Cortex-A77 cores operating up to 2.6GHz with four power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 2.0GHz, accelerating...
Taiwan chipmakers optimistic about demand for TWS earbuds in 2020
Friday 29 November 2019Chip demand for true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and earphones is set to remain robust in 2020, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
AWSC expanding 6-inch GaAs foundry capacity for 5G devices
Thursday 28 November 2019GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) is gearing up for capacity expansion to satisfy ever-expanding demand for 5G RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier), WiFi 6...
NOR flash supply likely to fall short of demand in 2020
Wednesday 27 November 2019The supply of NOR flash memory is likely to fall short of demand in 2020, with the gap estimated at up to 10%, according to industry sources.
SiP, AiP processes to gain momentum for 5G applications in 2020
Tuesday 26 November 2019System-in-package (SiP) will gain significant growth momentum in 2020 as it will be badly needed to process wireless connectivity devices including RF front-end modules, antenna modules...
Intel CPU shortages may affect SSD adoption in PCs in 2020
Monday 25 November 2019Intel's CPU shortages are expected to continue haunting the PC industry in the first quarter of 2020, and may even last into the second quarter, undermining demand for SSDs from the...
Synergy from acquiring Kemet: Q&A with Yageo chairman Pierre Chen
Tuesday 19 November 2019Taiwan-based Yageo announced recently plans to acquire fellow US-based passive component company Kemet in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.8 billion. The acquisition is expected...
TWS earbud chip prices fall below US$1.50
Tuesday 12 November 2019Unit prices for SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have fallen below US$1.50 recently, down from US$2.50-3 in the first quarter of 2019, amid growing presence of...
Taiwan backend firms expanding testing capacities for 5G chipsets
Wednesday 6 November 2019Taiwan's backend specialists ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are all moving to ready additional capacities to...
GaAs foundries, backend firms see capacity utilization rates climb
Tuesday 5 November 2019GaAs IC foundries including Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have both seen their 6-inch fab capacity utilization rates ramp up, driven by robust demand...
Apple unveils AirPods Pro earbuds
Tuesday 29 October 2019Apple has announced the AirPods Pro, an addition to the AirPods family that features Active Noise Cancellation and immersive sound in an new lightweight, in-ear design.
Taiwan chipmaking industry gearing up for next stage growth
Tuesday 15 October 2019Taiwan's chipmaking industry, led by TSMC, is gearing up to enter its next stage of growth as chip demand for 5G applications is set to start ramping up substantially next year, according...
ASE provides SiP for TWS device SoC
Thursday 3 October 2019Backend house ASE Technology Holding has offered a development board based on its system-in-package (SiP) services for heterogeneous SoC chips designed for true wireless stereo (TWS)...
New generation sub-GHz wireless transceiver chip achieves small size and ultra-low RX current
Monday 23 September 2019Amiccom Electronics Corporation (Amiccom) announced a new generation of ultra-low-receiving current sub-GHz RF transceiver, named A7169. Inherited the low-current RF architecture...
Unitech enjoys brisk rigid-flex PCB shipments for TWS earphones
Tuesday 17 September 2019PCB manufacturer Unitech Printed Circuit Board has seen revenue contribution for rigid-flex board shipments rise from 30% in 2018 to 50% currently, thanks to strong orders for TWS...
New 5.8GHz wireless RF transceiver chip achieves longer transmission distance
Tuesday 17 September 2019Amiccom Electronics Corporation (Amiccom) announced a new 5.8GHz wireless RF transceiver chip named A5133. The A5133 supports data rate 500kbps ~ 4Mbps with FSK modulation. The A5133...
TWS earbud chip prices falling
Wednesday 28 August 2019Unit prices for SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have been falling, due mainly to stiff competition among chip suppliers, according to industry sources.
Huawei slashes short-term IC orders for TWS devices
Tuesday 30 July 2019Huawei reportedly has reduced its short-term component orders for true wireless stereo (TWS) headsets amid the protracted US-China trade disputes, affecting sales of some Taiwan-based...
UMC expects 2-4% shipment increase in 3Q19
Thursday 25 July 2019Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects to post a 2-4% shipment increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2019, with a 1% rise in wafer ASPs.
5G phones to represent 51% of total phone sales in 2023, Gartner says
Friday 19 July 20195G-capable phones will represent 6% of total sales of phones in 2020, according to Gartner.
TrueLight doing well in consumer application market for VCSEL
Wednesday 17 July 2019Taiwan-based TrueLight, dedicated to providing optoelectronics semiconductors including VCSEL components, is expected to see revenues from shipments of VCSEL devices for smartphone...
EIH shipping wireless ELTs to China Eastern Airline
Monday 15 July 2019E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) has begun shipping its 2.9-inch hanging wireless electronic luggage tags (ELTs) to China Eastern Airline.
AWSC lands new orders for VCSEL
Wednesday 3 July 2019GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) has obtained new orders for VCSEL components, which will boost revenues generated from the segment to 20% as a proportion of company...
Ambiq Micro adopts TSMC 40ULP process in wireless SoC production
Wednesday 3 July 2019Ambiq Micro and TSMC have jointly announced that Ambiq's Apollo3 Blue wireless SoC, built on TSMC's 40nm ultra-low power (40ULP) process, has achieved world-leading power consumption...
- WiFi 6 will face 5G competition (Oct 14) - ZDNet
- Samsung tests how 5G can improve chip-making (Aug 15) - Wall Street Journal
- Globalfoundries and Arm demonstrate high-density 3D stack test chip for HPC (Aug 7) - Company release
- Apple tests AirPods production in Vietnam as it cuts China reliance (Jul 17) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Apple developing modem as chip efforts expand (Dec 12, 2018) - The Information
- Huawei's 5G ambitions suffer another big setback (Dec 6, 2018) - CNN
- The next generation of wireless networking will be called WiFi 6 (Oct 4, 2018) - engadget
- Japan pushing to end smartphone bundling, cut wireless fees: source (Aug 21, 2018) - Reuters
- Trump cost ZTE $700 million in Italian telecom work (Jul 4, 2018) - Bloomberg
- Intel starts making modem chips for upcoming iPhones (Jun 14, 2018) - Nikkei Asian Review