Dutch chipmaker NXP will step up promotion for its multi-chip power amplifier (PA) modules for 5G small cells and Wi-Fi 6E SoCs in 2021, apart from automotive chips and modules.

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology plans to restore a fire-hit flexible PCB (FPCB) plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, and convert it to produce ABF substrates...

Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...

Downstream clients have neither registered overly-high inventory levels for high-end PCB products nor overbooked capacity at PCB makers, as they are still striving to satisfy strong...

Qualcomm has rolled out its new Snapdragon 870 series to further enhance its 5G smartphone chip lineup. The new 5G chip is built using TSMC's 7nm process technology.

MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 5G smartphone SoC series built using 6nm process technology.

Taiwan-based IC test solutions providers Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology have both obtained major orders for MediaTek's new-generation 5G SoC chips slated...

Taiwan-based server makers including Quanta Computer, Inventec, Wiwynn, Mitac Computing Technology and Foxconn Technology are optimistic about their business prospects this year with...

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a NT$300 million (US$10.71 million) investment project that will establish basic telecom infrastructure, cloud servers and 5G networks in an AIoT...

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expects to see the user number of its 5G services to top one million or 20-30% of its total mobile subscribers by year-end 2021, after having...

The supply of more lucrative high-end ABF substrates for use in HPC, server and 5G networking chips has been increasingly short of demand due partly to insufficient yield rates at...

Delivery lead times for wirebonding packaging equipment have extended to over six months, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...

Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramics, a dedicated maker of aluminum and ceramic substrates needed for manufacturing chip resistors, is mulling raising its quotes in the wake of a recent...

Inventec has said that it is developing 5G smart manufacturing solutions in cooperation with Affirmed Networks, a Microsoft subsidiary, which plays a platform and application software...

Dell is optimistic about the development of quantum technologies, heterogeneous architecture of semiconductors, 5G and edge computing in 2021, according to company CTO John Roese.

Taiwan-based PCB equipment maker Taliang Technology has seen its production capacity fully booked through late third-quarter 2021, and will manage to flexibly adjust its production...

Samsung Electronics has announced its new 5G mobile processor series - Exynos 2100 - built using 5nm extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process technology.

Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total US$449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by...

The output of Taiwan's PCB industry grew 5.6% on year to a record high of NT$667.2 billion (US$23.83 billion) in 2020, bolstered by pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy in most of...

Taiwan-based Zyxel Communications has announced its entry into the equipment supply chain of Telenor Norway and will offer 5G NR7101 outdoor routers to support the construction of...

Fibocom, a leading global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solution and wireless communication modules, releases its latest 5G LGA module FG360 during the CES 2021 event...

HDI PCB manufacturers have seen a significant ramp-up in orders from Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi, who are seeking sufficient supply of components to support their expansion in the China...

TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.7 billion and US$13 billion in the first quarter of 2021, which is a 1.3% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...

MediaTek continues to enhance its ASIC and IP design capability through several acquisitions announced recently, while recruiting talent from the IP and IC design industry sectors,...