788 news items tagged Sony
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2020
Friday 5 March 2021Taiwan's TV shipments went up 9.8% sequentially and 12.3% on year to come to 9.52 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Automotive CIS backend business set to boom throughout 2021
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan's CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend specialists including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries are poised to embrace major growth momentum throughout 2021 as they have landed one-year...
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...
PS5 shipments to reach 16.8-18 million units in 2021
Tuesday 29 December 2020Production for Sony's PS5 game consoles is likely to reach 16.8-18 million units in 2021, fueled by additional capacity support from TSMC and backend services firms, according to...
ABF substrate yield rate to affect PS5 chip shipments
Monday 28 December 2020AMD has been promised more 7nm foundry capacity at TSMC, but actual shipments for its PS5 chips will depend on the production yield rates for ABF substrates needed to make the customized...
Taiwan semiconductor firms to benefit from robust PS5 orders
Wednesday 23 December 2020The stay-at-home economy induced by the coronavirus outbreak is expected to significantly boost demand for the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and benefit Taiwan's upstream semiconductor companies,...
Taiwan LCD TVs – 3Q 2020
Friday 4 December 2020Taiwan's TV shipments arrived at 8.46 million units in the third quarter of 2020, up 34.7% sequentially and up 11.9% on year.
Sony estimates CIS sales for fiscal 2020 to fall 11.8% on weak handset demand
Tuesday 1 December 2020Sony has recently estimated its CMOS image sensor (CIS) sales for fiscal 2020 (April 2020-March 2021) to fall 11.8% on year compared to a 6.5% decline estimated earlier, due mainly...
Top-15 semiconductor suppliers to see combined revenue increase 13% in 2020, says IC Insights
Tuesday 24 November 2020The world's top-15 semiconductor companies are forecast to see their combined sales increase 13% in 2020, slightly more than twice the expected total worldwide semiconductor industry...
TSMC in talks for new orders for OLED driver IC
Wednesday 18 November 2020TSMC is in talks with a Korean client for manufacturing OLED driver ICs using the foundry's 28nm high-voltage process, according to industry sources.
Highlights of the day: ASE obtains Sony CIS backend orders
Monday 16 November 2020Sony has been keen on developing car-use CIS applications, and it has added ASE Technology to its backend supply chain. ASE...
ASE quietly enhancing CIS backend capability
Monday 16 November 2020ASE Technology's development of its CMOS image sensor backend business has been in a low profile, unlike the development of its other offerings such as wirebonding and system-level...
ASE reportedly joins Sony supply chain for automotive CIS
Monday 16 November 2020ASE Technology reportedly has become Sony's second backend partner for processing automotive CMOS imaging sensors (CIS), marking its return to the CIS packaging segment following...
Foxconn posts revenue surge in October
Friday 6 November 2020Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) has reported consolidated revenues surged 31.4% sequentially and 2.8% on year to NT$612.55 billion (US$21.45 billion) in October 2020.
TSMC sees 28nm process capacity utilization ramp up
Wednesday 4 November 2020TSMC has seen capacity utilization rates for 28nm process technology surge and come to nearly 100% in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks to the bulk of orders transferred by Qualcomm...
IC Insights expects modest DRAM price erosion through end-2020
Wednesday 28 October 2020DRAM ASPs climbed to US$3.70 in June 2020 before tapering off to US$3.51 in July and August, according to IC Insights, which expects modest price erosion through the end of this ye...
CIS suppliers shifting focus to midrange parts
Monday 12 October 2020Major CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers including Samsung Electronics and OmniVision reportedly have been pushing sales of midrange CIS components to Chinese handset brands due to...
Taiwan PCB makers to maintain stable shipments for PS5 in 4Q20
Friday 18 September 2020Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain for Sony's PS5 expect stable shipments of rigid mainboards for the new hgame console in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to industry so...
Backend houses register normal progress in processing PS5 SoCs
Thursday 17 September 2020Backend houses have seen smooth progress in packaging customized SoCs for Sony's PS5 and yield rates at the foundry partner are also steady, with shipment goal set by the vendor for...
PS5 chip production issue unlikely, say semiconductor sources
Thursday 17 September 2020Claims about TSMC having yield rates issues with its 7nm process manufacturing AMD chips for Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console are highly questionable, according to sources...
HannStar Board, GCE post record revenues for August
Friday 11 September 2020Taiwan's rigid PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both saw their August revenues hit record highs on robust shipments for notebook and networking applications,...
IC distributor Macnica Galaxy sees 1H20 profit hit 4-year high
Tuesday 18 August 2020Macnica Galaxy, a Taiwan-based IC distribution arm of Japan's Macnica Group, has reported its first-half 2020 net profits soared 87.6% on year to a four-year high of NT$130 million...
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2020
Friday 14 August 2020Taiwan makers' TV shipments reached 6.28 million units in the second quarter of 2020, growing 35.1% sequentially.
Backend houses kicking off shipments for PS5
Wednesday 5 August 2020Backend houses including ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics have kicked off shipments for Sony's new-generation PS5 game console series slated for launch later this year, according...
PS5 shipments may reach at least 120 million units in next 5 years
Monday 27 July 2020Sony's new-generation PS5 game console shipments are estimated to reach at least 120 million units in the next five years after launch in fourth-quarter 2020, roughly double those...
- Sony may resurrect the Xperia Compact line for small phone fans (Jan 24) - engadget
- Sony is going to start selling its Mandalorian-like virtual set displays (Jan 6) - The Verge
- Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony will collaborate to make gaming safer (Dec 14) - engadget
- Sony snaps up Crunchyroll, AT&T's anime streaming service (Dec 10) - CNN
- Your Sony TV set could be about to get an Apple TV app upgrade (Nov 30) - Techradar
- Sony says the PS5 would still be sold out without a pandemic (Nov 24) - engadget
- Game consoles may haul in $45 billion this year, and big changes are coming (Nov 20) - CNBC
- Sony receives US license to supply Huawei with key image sensors (Oct 29) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Sony raises full-year profit outlook after record second quarter on strong gaming, 'Demon Slayer' (Oct 28) - CNBC
- Sony, Kioxia seek US approval to supply chips to China's Huawei (Oct 5) - Kyodo News