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Wednesday 7 April 2021
China PV glass makers cut prices by over 25%
China-based makers of glass sheets for making PV modules have lowered quotes by over 25% in response to shrinking demand from local clients, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 April 2021
SMIC posts 2-fold jump in 2020 net profit
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenue grew 25.4% to a record high of US$3.91 billion in 2020, when profits attributable to the company surged 204.9%...
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Global semiconductor sales rise in year in February
Worldwide sales of semiconductors came to US$39.5 billion in February 2021, rising 14.7% on year but down a slight 1% sequentially, according to SIA.
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Smartphone brands still focus on low-price segments in India
Smartphones released by first-tier brands in India in 2020 were mostly models priced below INR15,000 (US$205), showing the purchasing power of Indian consumers is still rather weak,...
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Eternal to build new coating production line in China
Eternal Materials, which supplies resin materials and dry-film photoresists, is set to invest CNY90.52 million (US$13.84 million) to build a coating production line at a plant in...
Monday 29 March 2021
Taiwan PCB makers to enjoy strong 1H21
Taiwan-based PCB and IC substrate companies are poised to enjoy a particularly strong first half of 2021, thanks to robust demand for high-end substrates and HDI boards, according...
Thursday 25 March 2021
China car sales forecast at 26.3 million units in 2021
There will be 26.3 million cars sold in China in 2021, growing 3.8% on year, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
Thursday 25 March 2021
Global semiconductor materials market sets new high in 2020, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 4.9% in 2020 to US$55.3 billion in revenue, surpassing the previous market high of US$52.9 billion set in 2018, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 24 March 2021
CCL makers asked to ready shipments for China 5G infrastructure despite uncertainty
Overall components shipments for 5G infrastructure construction in China remain in low gear, but Taiwan's CCL makers are still being asked by Chinese clients to prepare for possible...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
GCE posts record profits in 2020 on strong high-end PCB shipments
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) saw its net earnings for 2020 hit a record high of NT$2.07 billion (US$72.6 million) with revenues rising 22.99% on year to NT$23.39...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Samsung Display flexible AMOLED panels make headways in China, says Digitimes Research
The penetration rate of Samsung Display's flexible AMOLED panels at the high-end smartphone segment in China in the first quarter of 2021 was higher than that seen a year earlier,...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Chin-Poon to boost capacity utilization at China plant
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial expects capacity utilization at its plant in Changshu, China to rise above 90% as early as April, thanks to additional workforce support,...
Monday 22 March 2021
China IC design houses see record output in 2020, says Digitimes Research
China's IC design sector saw out grow 24% to hit a record high in 2020, with the top-five vendors accounting for nearly 50% of the total, Digitimes Research has found.
Monday 22 March 2021
China chipmakers urged to enhance mature specialty nodes, seek acquisitions
China faces an unprecedented chip shortages, and homegrown chipmakers can address their slow capacity expansions by seeking breakthroughs in mature specialty process nodes and pursuing...
Monday 22 March 2021
China memory chipmakers gearing up for output ramp-ups
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) are both looking to ramp up their chip output with substantial production yield rate improvements this year,...