224 news items tagged infrastructure
PCB makers see stronger momentum from 5G smartphones than base stations
Monday 16 September 2019For PCB makers, especially those based in Taiwan, 5G business opportunities from smartphones may outrace those from base stations as demand for the latter has been dented by slowed...
TSMC capex likely to reach US$12.5 billion
Monday 9 September 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its capex this year reach around US$12.5 billion to satisfy robust chip demand in the 5G era, according to industry...
Ethernet switch and router markets see moderate growth in 2Q19, says IDC
Monday 9 September 2019The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded revenues of US$7.07 billion in the second quarter of 2019, an increase of 4.8% on year. Meanwhile, worldwide total enterprise...
Iteq to expand presence in high-frequency CCL segment
Thursday 5 September 2019Taiwan-based CCL supplier Iteq is gearing up to expand its presence in the high-frequency and high-speed segment seeking to fulfill its long-term goal of outperforming Panasonic in...
CHPT to challenge 30-40% sequential revenue rise for 3Q19
Wednesday 4 September 2019IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) saw its consolidated revenues for August 2019 increase 7.4% sequentially and 16.1% on year to a record high of NT$367...
European spending in AI close to US$21 billion by 2023, says IDC
Tuesday 3 September 2019European spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is estimated to reach more than US$7 billion in 2019 and to almost triple over the next four years, growing at a 32% CAGR. European...
Taiwan component makers seek opportunities from 5G and foldable devices
Monday 2 September 2019Taiwan-based component makers, despite seeing shrinking demand for notebooks, have found new opportunities from emerging businesses such as foldable smartphones, foldable-screen notebooks...
Wus Printed Circuit posts sharp profit rise for 1H19
Friday 30 August 2019PCB manufacturer Wus Printed Circuit saw its net profits shoot up over 100% on year in the first half of 2019, thanks mainly to sharp increases in PCB demand for networking equipment,...
Micron on track to kick off 1znm DRAM production in Taiwan
Wednesday 28 August 2019Micron Technology is already engaged in risk production of DRAM chips built using 1z-nanometer process technology at its Hiroshima fab in Japan, according to the US memory chip vendor...
Worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenues to reach US$4.2 billion in 2020, says Gartner
Friday 23 August 2019In 2020, worldwide 5G wireless network infrastructure revenues will reach US$4.2 billion, an 89% increase from 2019's US$2.2 billion, according to Gartner.
TSMC to see revenues surge in 2020
Wednesday 21 August 2019Growing chip demand for 5G- and AIoT-related applications will boost TSMC's revenues for 2020, which are expected to climb over 10% on year, according to industry sources.
Micron moves 1znm DRAM process to volume production
Tuesday 20 August 2019Micron Technology has kicked off mass production of 16Gb DDR4 products using 1z-nanometer process technology, according to the US vendor.
Asia Pacific spending on public cloud services to reach US$76.1 billion by 2023, says IDC
Friday 9 August 2019Asia Pacific spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is forecast to value at US$26.0 billion in 2019, an increase of 47.1% over 2018, according to IDC. The public cloud...
AMD launches second-generation EPYC platform
Friday 9 August 2019AMD, joined by an expansive ecosystem of datacenter partners and customers at a launch event, has introduced the second-generation AMD EPYC family of processors for enterprise, cloud...
High-end CCL demand from Huawei ramping up
Thursday 8 August 2019High-end CCL demand from Huawei has been rising due to a major redesign of its 5G base station infrastructure, prompting Taiwan CCL makers to upgrade their CCL specs to meet the demand,...
CHPT 2H19 revenues to surge on China 5G infrastructure construction
Wednesday 7 August 2019Taiwan-based IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) is expected to see revenue growth significantly driven by Chinese telecom operators upgrading existing...
Win Semi posts record July revenues
Wednesday 7 August 2019GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw revenues climb 12.83% on month and 44.03% on year to a record high of NT$2 billion (US$63.4 million) in July, thanks to a ramp-up in demand for...
US new tariffs on Chinese imports may dim TSMC, Intel prospects
Monday 5 August 2019The Trump administration's latest move to slap a 10% tariff on the remaining US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports, including handsets, notebooks and TVs, starting September 1 may...
Taiwan III-Vs supply chain to play crucial role in 5G market
Wednesday 31 July 2019Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor supply chain players are expected to play a critical role in the 5G application market, thanks partly to their close partnerships with major...
Chipmakers, supply chain firms revving up for 5G opportunities
Wednesday 31 July 2019With HiSilicon, Broadcom and other fabless chip vendors gearing up to tap growing demand for 5G infrastructure chipsets, their Taiwanese silicon-based or compound semiconductor foundry...
Compal eyeing opportunities from edge computing
Tuesday 23 July 2019Compal Electronics' server team has shifted its operation focus from cloud to edge computing, and is vying for orders for edge computing servers from China's top-3 telecom carriers,...
Covestro developing material solutions for 5G devices
Tuesday 23 July 2019Polymer and high-tech materials supplier Covestro is developing innovative material solutions for 5G devices, such as base stations, active antenna units and other equipment, according...
China PCB maker Shennan Circuits sees 1H19 profits soar
Monday 22 July 2019China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits (SCC) has estimated its net earnings for the first half of 2019 at CNY420-470 million (US$61.06-68.33 million) for an annual growth of 50-70%,...
TSMC steps up investment in EUV processes
Monday 22 July 2019Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is stepping up the construction of its new factory site in Tainan, southern Taiwan, while its application to set...
Tripod sees record 2Q19 revenues
Friday 12 July 2019Taiwan-based PCB maker Tripod Technology saw its revenues grow slightly from a year ago to reach a record high in the second quarter of 2019 and expects the momentum to continue in...
- Why tech companies are racing each other to make their own custom AI chips (Apr 21, 2018) - CNBC
- Micron, Rambus, Northwest Logic and Avery Design to deliver comprehensive GDDR6 solution (Jan 23) - Company release
- Graphene could buttress next-gen computer chip wiring (Feb 17) - IEEE Spectrum
- Samsung buys NewNet for RCS technology (Nov 16) - ZDNet
- China infrastructure investment model under fire (Sep 11) - The Financial Times
- Toshiba expects biggest-ever yearly net loss of US$6 billion (Feb 4) - Wall Street Journal
- China rejects Taiwan as founding member of policy bank (April 12) - Reuters
- How to stop worrying and love the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (April 6) - Washington Post
- HP in talks to buy Aruba Networks for Wi-Fi infrastructure (Feb 25) - Bloomberg
- IBM signs Cloud agreement with ABN AMRO (Dec 1) - Company release