1888 news items tagged 2020
TSMC sees revenue per wafer surge
Thursday 4 March 2021TSMC was the only pure-play foundry manufacturing ICs using both 7nm and 5nm process nodes, which boosted its overall revenue per wafer significantly in 2020, according to IC Insig...
Automotive memory demand promising
Wednesday 3 March 2021Memory chipmakers and related controller suppliers have stepped up their deployments in the automotive field, looking to grasp new business opportunities.
India tablet market returns to growth in 2020, says IDC
Tuesday 2 March 2021India's tablet market recorded 14.7% on-year growth with shipments totaling 2.8 million units in 2020, according to IDC. It was a year of growth after declining for four consecutive...
IGS posts record sales for 2020
Tuesday 2 March 2021International Games System (IGS), a Taiwan-based developer of PC and mobile online games as well as arcade game machines, has posted consolidated revenues of NT$8.426 billion (US$300...
ESMT sees profit hike on rising specialty DRAM prices
Tuesday 2 March 2021Memory-IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) has reported net profit surged over 50% sequentially and 100% on year to NT$139 million (US$4.99 million) in January...
TSMC prioritizes 12-inch fab expansion
Tuesday 2 March 2021TSMC has prioritized expanding 12-inch fabs over 8-inch ones, and it may be easier for the foundry house to squeeze in extra orders from some clients its 12-inch fabs in the second...
TPK to see 1Q21 revenues grow 5-10% sequentially
Friday 26 February 2021Touch panel modules maker TPK Holding, after seeing its 2020 net profits climb to a three-year high of NT$1.03 billion (US$37 million), expects its first-quarter 2021 revenues to...
Delta Electronics to deal out dividend
Friday 26 February 2021Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics has disclosed it will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.50 (US$0.20) for 2020.
Samsung begins mass production of datacenter SSD for hyperscale environments
Friday 26 February 2021Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of its most advanced line of datacenter SSDs - the PM9A3 E1.S - which fully complies with the Open Compute Project (OCP) NVMe Cloud...
TSMC ranks in top-10 for capacity in main wafer sizes
Friday 26 February 2021As of December 2020, only TSMC was among the wafer capacity leaders in each of the main wafer size categories ranked by IC Insights. The Taiwan-based foundry had the most 200mm wafer...
China MOSFET suppliers to raise prices again
Thursday 25 February 2021China-based power MOSFET and other power device suppliers have already raised their quotes by 10-15% recently amid tight foundry capacity, and will make another upward price adjustments,...
Semiconductor equipment billings hit record high in January 2021
Tuesday 23 February 2021Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment topped US$3 billion in January 2021, according to SEMI.
China demand set to buoy Taiwan ASIC designers in 2021
Monday 22 February 2021Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip will continue to enjoy robust demand from China's chipmaking industry in...
Vietnam ships over US$50 billion handsets, handset components in 2020
Monday 22 February 2021Vietnam's exports of handsets and handset components decreased for the first time in 11 years by 0.4% to US$51.18 billion in 2020, according to local media reports, citing data from...
China remains largest IC market
Monday 22 February 2021China became the largest IC market in the world in 2005 and has continued to grow in size since then. In 2020, China's IC market increased to US$143.4 billion, a 9% gain from US$131.3...
Winbond posts profit growth in 2020
Friday 19 February 2021Specialty DRAM and NOR flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics has reported net profit grew 5.7% sequentially to NT$350 million (US$12.53 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020. Net profit...
Packaging quotes for MCU and other consumer ICs set to rise
Thursday 18 February 2021Packaging specialists, such as Greatek Electronics, plan to raise their quotes for MCU and other consumer IC products in the second quarter to reflect their tight capacities, according...
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
Smartphone vendors upbeat about midrange 5G models
Thursday 18 February 2021Smartphone vendors are upbeat about the midrange segment of the 5G phone market which is set to grow robustly in 2021.
Top-5 wafer capacity leaders raise share of global capacity to 54%, says IC Insights
Wednesday 17 February 2021The top-5 wafer capacity leaders saw their combined installed capacity represent 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, according to IC Insights. In 2009, the top-10...
EMC component demand promising
Wednesday 17 February 2021EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) component demand for high-frequency and high-speed surge protectors and filters has been rising for applications ranging from 5G, AI and automotive...
MediaTek sees January revenue soar nearly 80%
Wednesday 17 February 2021Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its January revenue surge nearly 80% from the same period in 2020.
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
Young Optics suffers net loss of NT$235.6 million for 2020
Tuesday 9 February 2021Optical component and module maker Young Optics suffered net loss of NT$235.6 million (US$8.3 million) for 2020, said the company at a February 8 investor conference.
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...