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Tuesday 5 November 2019
China PCB firm to expand production capacity
China's Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) has disclosed a plan to invest a total of CNY2.16 billion (US$307.9 million) in its new PCB capaciy expansion project.
Tuesday 5 November 2019
TSMC, UMC enjoy ramp-up in China fab utilization rates
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both seen their China-based wafer fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by growing...
Tuesday 5 November 2019
Smartphone AP shipments to China to continue falling in 4Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphone application processors (APs) to China are forecast to decline 4.6% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a decline of 9.4% in the third quarter...
Monday 4 November 2019
Iteq posts record 3Q19 profit
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq has reported net profits surged 79.3% from a year earlier and 23.9% sequentially to a record high of NT$715 million (US$23.5 million) in...
Monday 4 November 2019
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for China 5G rollout
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers and backend houses are all gearing up to tap robust demand for 5G-related applications from China, where local major telecom carriers have started...
Monday 4 November 2019
China smartphone shipments ebb in 3Q19, says Digitimes Research
China's handset makers shipped a total of 180 million smartphones globally in the second quarter of 2019, down 2.5% on quarter and 5.3% on year, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Monday 4 November 2019
Asustek gaming phone shipments to fall short of 400,000 units in 2019
Asustek may ship less than 400,000 units of its second-generation gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone II, in 2019 due to a shortfall in component supply and unsmooth production planning...
Friday 1 November 2019
Highlights of the day: ODMs after China exit
Taiwan-based ODMs have been eager to move production out of China upon suggestion by their clients amid the US-China trade disputes. But most of the notebook clients have not been...
Friday 1 November 2019
China kicks off 5G commercial operations
China has officially kicked off commercial operations of its 5G networks starting November 1.
Friday 1 November 2019
Samsung reportedly to step up capacity expansion pace
Samsung Electronics is reportedly looking to place new equipment orders for its memory fabs in Pyeongtaek (South Korea) and Xian (China), gearing up to resume its aggressive capacity...
Friday 1 November 2019
Huawei defies sanctions to achieve record shipments in 3Q19, says IHS
While Samsung retained the top rank in the world's smartphone market, second-ranked Huawei was the standout performer during the third quarter of 2019 with shipments surging by 14.8...
Friday 1 November 2019
Global MEMS and sensors fab capacity to grow 25% through 2023, SEMI reports
Total worldwide installed capacity for MEMS and sensors fabs is forecast to grow 25% to 4.7 million 200mm equivalent wafers per month from 2018 to 2023, driven by explosive demand...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
China PV installations hit 4-year low in January-September
New PV installation capacity totaled 15.99GWp in China during January-September 2019, the lowest level for the 9-month period since 2016, according to the National Energy Administration...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
China handset market undergoes structural changes
The rising penetration rate of handsets, slow market demand and looming commercial operations of 5G networks has ushered in a structural change in China's handset market where sales...
Tuesday 29 October 2019
IC design rises as largest segment in China semiconductor industry
China's semiconductor industry has experienced a more reasonable structural adjustment with IC design replacing packaging and testing as the largest segment in terms of revenue contribution...