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Monday 14 September 2020
Datacenter operators turn to liquid cooling
Datacenter operators have been adopting liquid cooling solutions for their facilities to improve thermal dissipation from new hardware that is generating more heat, and to address...
Friday 11 September 2020
China to stay as major manufacturing base in next 2-3 years
Manufacturers are leaving China amid intensifying trade disputes between Beijing and Washingtion, but the Asian giant will continue to dominate manufacturing operations in the next...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan foundries see bright prospects ahead
Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC and VIS are poised to see their fab capacities continue being fully utilized through the end of 2020, according to industry sources.
Friday 11 September 2020
Zhen Ding to set up flexible PCB plant in Taiwan
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to pour CNY2.74 billion (US401.2 million) into establishing a new flexible PCB plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan through its wholly-owned...
Friday 11 September 2020
US ban on SMIC may result in severe shortages of NOR flash
A US ban on China's pure-play foundry SMIC, a supplier to GigaDevice, might lead to severe shortages of NOR flash memory, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
Thursday 10 September 2020
LCD panel prices keep rallying in September
LCD panel prices will continue to move up this month, driven by a ramp-up in demand for TVs, notebooks and PC monitors, and also by shortages of some key components, according to...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Samsung, Apple to compete for smartphone share to be relinquished by Huawei
Samsung Electronics and Apple are poised to compete for the high-end smartphone share likely to be relinquished by Huawei, particularly in markets other than China - a race that will...
Thursday 10 September 2020
AI plays key role in China new infrastructure push
In China's push to stimulate economic growth by undertaking new infrastructure projects, artifical intelligence (AI) plays the role of facilitating digital transformation and upgrades...
Thursday 10 September 2020
China Internet service providers mull switching to US cloud platforms
The US Clean Network program has prompted China-based Internet service providers to mull switching from Alibaba's Aliyun cloud computing platform to non-Chinese operators such as...
Thursday 10 September 2020
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
DRAM spot prices rise 10-15% in September
Spot market prices for DRAM memory have rallied 10-15% so far in September 2020, according to sources at memory module houses. Huawei's aggressive chip purchases prior to new US sanctions...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Taiwan CCL firms post mixed August results
Taiwan-based CCL makers showed mixed August results, with Elite Material (EMC) posting record-high revenues and fellow companies Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Ventec Electronics...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Fire breaks out at Unimicron China plant
A fire broke out at Unimicron Technology's factory in Kunshan, China on September 7, with details of the losses still being evaluated and cause of the fire under police investigation,...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
New Chinese truck safety regulations to benefit components suppliers
China's enforcement of new safety regulations on trucks and truck-tractors in September 2020 is likely to bring business opportunities for Taiwan-based makers of components and modules...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Possible SMIC blacklisting may reshape pure-play foundry landscape
The potential blacklisting of SMIC, China's largest pure-play foundry, by the US government may shake up the second-tier pure-play foundry market segment.