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Highlights of the day: Innolux seeking to introduce foundry business model to panel industry
Monday 18 January 2021The LCD industry getting so mature that existing players are keen to look for new opportunities and technologies. Innolux's executive VP Chin-Lung Ting has told Digitimes that the...
Japan setting up nationwide smart logistics platform
Monday 18 January 2021Japan is establishing a nationwide smart logistics platform to collect data about entire delivery processes of selected products from production, transportation, distribution to sales...
Highlights of the day: TSMC to spend big on 3nm development
Friday 15 January 2021TSMC has plans to allocated US$25-28 billion in capex for 2021, with over US$15 billion of the foundry house's record...
Highlights of the day: Bright outlook for TSMC
Thursday 14 January 2021TSMC has reported strong sales and profits for 2020, and the world's top pure-play foundry house expects to post another record...
Highlights of the day: Wireless applications and servers to see strong 2021
Wednesday 13 January 2021As 5G and Wi-Fi 6 are becoming the mainstream specifications for the IT market in 2021, Taiwan's III-V IC companies...
Global smartphone shipments dip 8.8% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 13 January 2021Global smartphone shipments suffered an annual 8.8% decline to 1.24 billion units in 2020, as the rampage of the coronavirus pandemic crippled handset demand and shipments, Digitimes...
Highlights of the day: Notebook demand remains strong
Tuesday 12 January 2021With the persisting pandemic driving the stay-at-home economy, notebook makers saw strong shipments in December 2020,...
Highlights of the day: IC designers scrambling for 3Q21 foundry support
Monday 11 January 2021Tight supply and strong demand are pushing prices up in the secomiconductor sector, ranging from product pricing and manufacturing service quotes. Foundry houses have seen IC...
Samsung to advance QLED, microLED TV technologies in 2021
Monday 11 January 2021Samsung Electronics is expected to adopt a two-pronged approach to push the sales of its QLED and microLED TVs in 2021, in response to fellow company LG Electronics' efforts to promote...
5G private networks to help Taiwan makers step into Open RAN
Monday 11 January 20215G private networks dedicated will become a stepping stone for Taiwan-based electronics and ICT makers to obtain orders for devices in the Open RAN (radio access network) market.
Highlights of the day: TSMC suppliers to see strong 2021
Friday 8 January 2021TSMC is expected to allocate a record capex budget for 2011 as it fast advances its manufacturing processes. The foundry house's equipment...
Highlights of the day: Pricing pressure mounting from semiconductor supply chain
Thursday 7 January 2021Suppliers in almost all sectors in the semiconductor ecosystem are raising prices to reflect tight capacity amid strong demand. But there have been concerns that the upward...
AI makes RPA intelligent
Thursday 7 January 2021While RPA (robotic process automation) has become an important tool for enterprises' digital transformation, AI-based technologies have been increasingly introduced to RPA to transform...
Highlights of the day: Automive chip demand rising
Wednesday 6 January 2021The car market is showing promising signs despite the ongoing pandemic, and Taiwanese foundries have seen more orders for fabricating automotive...
EIH to promote color e-book readers
Wednesday 6 January 2021E Ink Holdings (EIH) will promote its ACeP (advanced color e-paper) technology to e-book readers in 2021.
Highlights of the day: China 5G base station deployment may slow down
Tuesday 5 January 2021The 5G infrastructure development in China is facing uncertainty arising from the US sanctions against telecom equipment vendor Huawei, but Taiwan-based suppliers of CCL...
ToF 3D sensors to accelerate AR application ecosystem formation, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 5 January 2021Time of flight (ToF) 3D sensors are emerging rapidly for massive consumer applications, prompting major semiconductor and optoelectronics players to join the supply chain and accelerating...
Highlights of the day: Foldable-screen notebook development gaining momentum
Monday 4 January 2021Notebooks with foldable screens may hit store shelves by the end of 2021. Intel has been developing foldable-screen notebooks,...
Semiconductor knows no borders: Q&A with Silicon Catalyst partners
Monday 4 January 2021While many might be deterred by the hefty costs of starting a semiconductor company, there are still many other entrepreneurs with a silicon dream knocking on the door of Silicon...
Highlights of the day: 3nm process development challenging
Thursday 31 December 2020Both TSMC and Samsung reportedly are facing issues that are slowing down the progress of their 3nm process node developments. The foundry houses may have to delay moving their respective...
Fierce competition for 5G subscribers undermine Korea telecom ARPU, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 31 December 2020South Korea's top-3 telecom carriers saw their wireless businesses' average revenues per user (ARPU) slip in the first three quarters of 2020 due to fierce competition for 5G subscribers,...
Highlights of the day: Passive components inventory low
Wednesday 30 December 2020Strong pandemic-fuled demand has resulted in shortages in a host of components, including MLCC. Yageo, a major passive components suplier, has only about two months of MLCC...
Highlights of the day: Server demand remains strong
Tuesday 29 December 2020Robust demand for server-related hardward and software in the wake of the pandemic has boosted sales at Taiwan-based makers in this market segment. Digitimes Research estimates that...
Taiwan server-related product revenues to grow 11% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 29 December 2020Taiwan makers will see revenues from server-related hardware and software including motherboards, full-rack systems, networking equipment and storage equipment, increase by about...
Highlights of the day: iPhone supply chain to remain robust through 1H21
Monday 28 December 2020Some market observers believe iPhone 12 may see order momentum decline in second-quarter 2021, but Digitimes' study of Apple's ecosystem has come to a more optimistic outlook, with...