54 news items tagged MPI
IC testing service providers benefit from surging demand for cryptocurrencies
Tuesday 23 February 2021Surging prices of Ethereum has boosted demand for graphics cards used to mine the cryptocurrecny, which is benefiting Taiwan-based IC testing services providers, according to sources...
Backend houses to thrive on strong demand for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 chips in 2021
Wednesday 17 February 2021Taiwan's IC backend supply chain players are poised to embrace another robust year in 2021 driven by strong demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications, after logging full capacity utilization...
Probe cards in tight supply for driver ICs
Tuesday 12 January 2021With the supply of display driver ICs (DDI) falling increasingly short of demand, cantilever probe cards needed to process DDI and other midrange logic ICs including NAND controllers...
FCCL makers optimistic about 2021 shipments
Monday 11 January 2021Taiwan's flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) suppliers Taiflex Scientific and ThinFlex are optimistic about shipment prospects for 2021, bolstered by significant application momentum...
Taiwan flexible PCB makers log big revenue gains in December
Friday 8 January 2021Taiwan's flexible PCB makers in the supply chain of Apple devices have posted hefty on-month revenue gains for December 2020 thanks to strong shipments supporting hot sales of iPhone...
Delivery lead time for cantilever probe cards extends
Wednesday 30 December 2020IC test interface suppliers have seen delivery lead times for cantilever probe cards extended to 2-3 months from 3-4 weeks, due to strong demand for display driver ICs for handsets...
FCCL makers expect new capacity, offerings to boost 2021 revenues
Wednesday 9 December 2020Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific and Asia Electronic Material (AEM), dedicated in supplying FCCL and other flexible PCB materials, are enjoying a strong fourth-quarter 2020 and expect...
FCCL vendor Taiflex posts hefty revenue, profit gains for 3Q20
Monday 2 November 2020Taiwan-based flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) vendor Taiflex Scientific has reported its third-quarter 2020 revenues spiked 30% sequentially and 22.95% on year to NT$2.672 billion...
Chip probing demand for notebook display driver IC remains strong
Monday 31 August 2020Backend houses continue to enjoy strong chip probing demand for display driver ICs for use in gaming, educational and other-purpose notebooks, thanks to the rise of the stay-at-home...
Geared towards 5G mmWave: Q&A with Flexium chairman MC Cheng
Wednesday 26 August 2020Taiwan's flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect has seen its business operations improve significantly, reportedly as a result of entering the supply chain of flexible MPI (modified...
Backend houses ramping up output for midrange 5G handset chips
Friday 24 July 2020Taiwan-based backend houses and IC test interface solutions providers have started scaling up their output for midrange 5G smartphone chips designed by MediaTek for the China market,...
IC test interface specialist Keystone to expand capacity in Taiwan
Thursday 2 July 2020IC test solutions provider Keystone Microtech is looking to expand its production capacity at its plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to satisfy growing demand for networking chips,...
FCCL maker Taiflex guardedly optimistic about 2H20
Friday 29 May 2020Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex Scientific expects revenues for 2020 to grow slightly or at least stay flat compared to 2019 despite uncertainties in the second...
Burn-in test demand for Wi-Fi, HPC chips surges
Tuesday 12 May 2020IC testing solution providers have recently enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for burn-in board orders for use in the manufacture of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and high-performance computing (HPC)...
IC test interface vendors enjoy strong demand from AMD, Nvidia
Monday 4 May 2020Taiwan's IC test interfaces vendors are enjoying a significant ramp-up in orders for high-end, customized test solutions from AMD and Nividia as the chipmakers are poised to roll...
Flexium sees rising shipments for non-handset applications
Wednesday 29 April 2020Flexbile PCB maker Flexium Interconnect expects its shipments of MPI (modified polyimide) high-frequency antenna modules to non-handset segments to ramp up as a new growth driver...
IC test interfaces vendors to gain from HPC GPU demand boom
Monday 27 April 2020Nvidia and AMD are stepping up promotion of high performance computing (HPC) GPU chips solutions built on advanced nodes for server, AI and 5G applications and HiSilicon is also reportedly...
FCCL enters tech-intensive era: Q&A with Taiflex president Zhi-ming Yen
Monday 27 April 2020High-frequency and high-speed flexible PCBs are emerging as indispensable components for antenna transmission modules for hand-held devices, IoT networking equipment and automotive...
LCP antenna shipments to stay weak for mmWave 5G phones in 2020
Wednesday 22 April 2020As mmWave 5G phone market will see limited development momentum in 2020, shipments of flexible LCP (liquid crystal polymer) antenna boards for mmWave 5G smartphones are expected to...
Taiflex sees FCCL production capacity fully booked through 2Q20
Wednesday 8 April 2020Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex Scientific has seen its manufacturing lines, located mainly in Taiwan, run at full capacity to meet accelerated shipment pull-in...
PI film maker Taimide set to regain revenue growth in 2020
Monday 16 March 2020Taiwan-based polyimide (PI) film maker Taimide Tech, after seeing its revenues fall 22.4% on year to NT$1.76 billion (US$58.21 million) in 2019, is expected to regain growth momentum...
Taiflex eyes more FCCL shipments for 5G high-frequency applications in 2020
Monday 2 March 2020Taiwan-based flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex, after registering revenue and profit falls for 2019, expects to resume growth momentum in 2020 with more shipments...
Flexium boosts 2020 capex to deepen 5G antenna deployment
Wednesday 15 January 2020Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect has set aside a capex of NT$6.7 billion (US$260 million) for 2020, more than double the figure of NT$3 billion for 2019, aiming to strengthen...
Memory backend firms positive about demand for flash devices
Friday 10 January 2020Memory backend specialists have expressed optimism about demand for SSDs and other flash-based devices in 2020, while being upbeat about NAND flash chip prices this year.
Flexible PCB makers gearing up for 5G iPhone antenna orders
Tuesday 10 December 2019Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers including Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect are gearing up to capture orders for flexible antenna boards for 5G iPhones, especially those...