Memory prices have been rising, and contract quotes for DRAM and NAND flash are expected to see double-digit increases in the third quarter of 2021. Backend service providers are also looking to raise fees in the third quarter to reflect rising material costs...
Qualcomm has just launched its Snapdragon 778G made using TSMC's 6nm process. It is expected to be more popular among midrange smartphones because of its higher price-performance ratio than the 5nm-made 780G series. Taiwan-based backend houses are now gearing up for the latest Qualcomm mobile SoC...
Combined revenue of Taiwan's top-3 pure-play foundries are expected to grow 2% sequentially to US$15.19 billion in the second quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes Research.
UMC has plans to invest vast sums to expand a 12-inch fab site in southern Taiwan, and eight of the foundry's major clients have already reserved parts of the additional capacity for a six-year period. Enterprise PC demand is likely to rise in second-half 2021 as more people are expected to return to work at their physical offices, thanks to the lifting of pandemic-induced lockdowns...
Sintrones' in-vehicle computers offer a complete solution for in-vehicle applications, including driver behavior monitoring and self-driving capability. They have high flexibility, support a wide range of peripherals and connectors, and can be adapted to various vehicle management systems...
OwlTing, a Taiwan-based startup engaged in blockchain applications, aims to increase business by 50-100 times from the current level in 5-7 years, with new FinTech services to be the major driving force, according to company founder and CEO Darren Wang.
Taiwan-based server ODMs run substantial parts of their production locally, but they will be able to shift server production to manufacturing sites in other countries should COVID-19 result in lockdowns affecting their local operation. Chinese handset brands reportedly are mulling cutting chip orders because of fast weakning sales in China and India...
The semiconductor and IT value chains in Taiwan have raised their alerts to the surging COVID cases locally, adopting work-from-home and other precautionary measures, though so far no major infections have been reported among the big companies. Barring COVID impacts, volume production for miniLED-backlit MacBook Pro devices will still have to be deferred because of issues with miniLED supply...
Semiconductor chips have been the hottest trending topic recently due to their indispensability in all types of applications, including automobiles, mobile phones, military weapons, and space technology, etc...
As COVID-19 cases surge in Taiwan, concerns have been raised over the stability of chip supply from the local semiconductor value chain. No major infections have been reported among Taiwan's semiconductor and IT supply chains yet, but Pegatron has adopted work-from-home measures for its Taiwan offices after one of its employees was infected with coronavirus...
