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Thursday 26 December 2019
Robots industry sees weak 2019
Worldwide industrial robots installation reached only 421,000 units in 2019, slightly lower than 2018's 422,000 units, marking the first on-year drop in seven years, according to...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
Apple reportedly to deepen cooperation with China supply chain makers
Apple reportedly has deepened its cooperation with China-based supply chain makers for not only ramping up its shipments to China but also further reducing its overheads, according...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
AAC Tech reportedly lands hybrid lens module orders from Huawei, Xiaomi
China-based AAC Technologies Holdings has reportedly landed orders for its hybrid lens modules from Huawei and Xiaomi for their upcoming flagship smartphones, a warning signal for...
Wednesday 25 December 2019
GlobalWafers sees order visibility improve
Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers has seen better-than-expected order visibility for the first quarter of 2020, particularly for 12-inch wafers, according to company chairperson...
Tuesday 24 December 2019
China initiates new push to raise IC self-sufficiency
China has initiated a new round of efforts to accelerate the development of its homegrown chip industry, a move that is likely to create significant business opportunities for Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 24 December 2019
China handset makers enhancing deployments in mobile SoCs
While Huawei has continued to ramp up self-sufficiency for mobile chips via its chip arm Hisilicon Technologies, other Chinese handset players including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have...
Monday 23 December 2019
China keen on developing AI-based ASICs
Chinese chipmakers are revving up development of HPC (high performance computing) chips for AI and deep learning applications, which are expected to become available for volume production...
Friday 20 December 2019
MLCC market poised for recovery in 2020
Taiwan- and China-based MLCC suppliers have stepped up their pace of equipment orders for additional production capacities recently, an indicator suggesting the market for MLCCs may...
Friday 20 December 2019
Samsung offers discounts to compete against TSMC, sources say
Samsung Electronics has offered discounts for its foundry services aiming to win customers from TSMC, according to industry sources.
Friday 20 December 2019
Mid-tier 5G phones to be mainstream in China in 2020, says sources
Mid-tier 5G phones priced about CNY4,000 (US$572) are likely to become mainstream products in China's 5G smartphone segment in 2020, according to sources from Taiwan-based IC-design...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Unimicron, Nan Ya may serve Chinese CPU makers with advanced ABF substrates
While China's homegrown processor makers are gearing up to develop new-generation solutions to serve huge domestic PC replacement demand, Taiwan-based Unimicron Technology and Nan...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Kinwong, Plotech to build new HDI PCB capacities in China
Chinese PCB maker Kinwong Electronic and Taiwan-based peer Plotech Technology have both disclosed plans to set up new production lines for HDI boards in China seeking to cash in on...
Thursday 19 December 2019
China handset vendors to outsource more production to ODMs
Top-tier China-based smartphone vendors are expected to outsource more of the production of entry-level and mid-range 5G phones to handset ODMs as they are gearing up efforts to expand...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
China CCL firms to raise quotes
China-based CCL suppliers, including Kingboard Copper Foil and Shengyi Technology (Sytech), have announced plans to raise quotes for part of their products. Their fellow Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Taiwan suppliers eyeing China PC replacement demand
China has orders all public and government units to replace their foreign computers and software with locally developed ones within three years, releasing potential orders for more...