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Wednesday 22 July 2020
Apple diversifying production risks
India could become a major production base for iPhone following a recent shakeup in Apple's supply chain in the form of Taiwan-based Wistron selling two of its China plants to Chinese...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
TWS earbud chip prices fall below US$1
Unit prices for some SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have fallen below US$1, and are still under downward pressure this year due to fierce competition among China-...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Chip manufacturing equipment spending to hit record high in 2021, says SEMI
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 6% to US$63.2 billion in 2020 compared to US$59.6 billion in 2019,...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Foxconn breaks ground for new chip plant in China
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) recently broke ground for an advanced semiconductor assembly and test plant in Qingdao, northeast China.
Tuesday 21 July 2020
China LED makers receive CNY1.05 billion in 1H20 subsidies
Local governments in China offered subsidies of CNY1.05 billion (US$149 million) for Chinese LED firms in first-half 2020, according to Gaogong Industry Research Institute (GGII).
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Support for startups: Q&A with Arm Taiwan president CK Tseng
Following the release of Flexible Access in 2019, Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is opening up the project to startups with no charge, helping newcomers to reduce costs for product...
Monday 20 July 2020
China to see growing OLED TV competition
Xiaomi has recently launched its first OLED TV under its Master series with the set featuring a 65-inch 4K panel and priced at CNY12,999 (US$1,868). The Xiaomi product is expected...
Monday 20 July 2020
SMIC faces hurdles catching up with TSMC
China's state-backed SMIC has stepped up the development of its FinFET process technology, disclosing plans to roll out its FinFET N+1 and N+2 processes without implementing EUV li...
Monday 20 July 2020
Wistron to sell iPhone factories in China to Luxshare
Wistron has announced it is selling two of its subsidiaries in China to Chinese IT manufacturer Luxshare with the transactions to total CNY3.3 billion (US$472.37 million). The transactions...
Monday 20 July 2020
China cover glass maker Lens sees strong profit for 1H20
China-based cover glass maker Lens Technology has estimated that its net profit for the first half of 2020 will reach CNY1.908-1.924 billion (US$272.62-274.90 million), a significant...
Friday 17 July 2020
VIA promoting edge AI solutions
VIA Technologies has been promoting its edge AI solutions for smart manufacturing and transportation in China and Taiwan, and expects the efforts to bear fruit this year.
Friday 17 July 2020
New energy cars from JVs see weak 1H20 sales in China
New energy cars launched by joint ventures between Chinese vendors and their European, Japanese, South Korean or US partners for the China market saw weak sales in first-half 2020,...
Friday 17 July 2020
Top China backend firms gaining significant expansion momentum
China's top-3 backend houses JCET, Huatian Technology and Tongfu Microelectronics, now all among the world's top-10 IC assembly and testing firms, are gaining increasing business...
Thursday 16 July 2020
TSMC expects 3Q20 revenue to increase 9%, raises outlook
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$11.2 billion and US$11.5 billion in the third quarter of 2020, which is a 9.3% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 16 July 2020
Chinese makers gaining dominance in panel industry
China's panel makers are now in a better position in influencing the course of the LCD sector's development and pricing trends, thanks to the Korean counterparts Samsung Display and...