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MediaTek steps up BT substrate purchases
Wednesday 14 April 2021MediaTek has stepped up its purchases of BT substrates for use in its 5G mobile SoCs from suppliers including Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology, as part of its...
IC packaging equipment in severely tight supply
Wednesday 14 April 2021The supply of IC packaging production tools including polish grinders, wafer-dicing machines, and tape laminators has become severely tight, apart from delivery lead times lengthened...
Taiwan chipmaking material distributors to embrace strong 2021
Wednesday 14 April 2021Semiconductor material distributors including Topco Scientific, Topco Technologies and Wahlee Industrial, and IC packaging materials distributors Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE)...
Riding 5G-driven demand for high-speed transmission products, JPC embraces brisk growth
Wednesday 14 April 20215G is no doubt a hot key word in today's high-tech world. The disruptive changes 5G will bring are nothing like those in the times of 3G or 4G. Never-before-seen features such as...
Passive components shipments to stay in higher gear in 2Q21
Wednesday 14 April 2021Taiwan's passive components vendors are optimistic their shipments for second-quarter 2021 will continue to be bolstered by strong demand for automotive, stay-at-home and 5G applications,...
Vapor chamber demand for 5G phones disappoints
Tuesday 13 April 2021Vapor chamber (VC) demand for 5G smartphones has been a disappointment thus far in 2021, according to sources at cooling module suppliers.
Backend demand stays strong for MOSFETs, niche DRAMs
Monday 12 April 2021Persistently strong demand for MOSFET chips and niche-type DRAM have kept backend specialists including Walton Advanced Engineering, ChipMos Technologies and GEM Services running...
Wi-Fi 6E chips to bring business for test, certification labs in 2H21
Monday 12 April 2021Chipmakers are set to roll out Wi-Fi 6E chip solutions in the second half of the year, bringing new business opportunities for IC test and certification labs including Sporton Inte...
IC and material distributors to embrace strong profit growth in 2021
Friday 9 April 2021Taiwan-based IC and material distributors are expected to see their profit growths this year outperform revenue increases, as shortages of IC parts and materials are sending prices...
AiP substrates in growing demand for new mmWave iPhones in 2021
Friday 9 April 2021IC substrate makers in Apple's iPhone supply chain are aggressively bracing for production of BT-based AiP (antenna in package) substrates expecting a surge in demand for new iPhones...
Coretronic Corporation deploys fully autonomous AI solutions to seize opportunities in 5G smart applications
Friday 9 April 2021In recent years, a wave of cross-industry partnerships has emerged in the industry to target trends in AIoT and 5G. The cross-industry partnerships are expected to form comprehensive...
Highlights of the day: Chinese phone vendors developing own 5G chips
Thursday 8 April 2021MediaTek and Qualcomm may be the dominant players in the 5G smartphone SoC sector, but Chinese phone vendors Oppo and...
Unisoc, Oppo, Xiaomi gearing up for new 5G mobile chips roll-outs
Thursday 8 April 2021Oppo and Xiaomi will introduce their in-house-developed sub-6GHz 5G chip solutions between late 2021 and early 2022, joining fabless chipmaker Unisoc in competing against chip vendors...
Taiwan CCL vendors post impressive revenue increases for 1Q21
Wednesday 7 April 2021Taiwan's CCL makers have reported double-digit on-year increases for their first-quarter 2021 revenues, with notebook and automotive applications being two main growth engines, and...
Testing houses enjoy robust demand for 5G, HPC chips
Wednesday 7 April 2021Testing houses including Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics have already seen their capacity fall short of demand since the start of the second quarter, driven by strong...
TSMC lands rush 5G chip orders from Qualcomm
Wednesday 7 April 2021TSMC and Qualcomm reportedly are moving to further cement their ties, with the pure-play foundry agreeing to fabricate a batch of rush orders of high-end 5G chips for the US chipmaker,...
HTC to launch new 5G phones, AR/VR devices in 2Q21
Wednesday 7 April 2021HTC plans to launch new 5G smartphone models, AR/VR hardware products and related solutions in the second quarter of 2021 to stimulate sales, according to industry sources.
MediaTek likely to become top mobile SoC provider in 2021
Tuesday 6 April 2021MediaTek is likely to become the world's largest mobile chip supplier in 2021, bolstered by a ramp-up in shipments of its 4G and 5G SoC solutions, according to industry sources.
Taiwan 1st-tier IC design houses set to post strong 1Q21 results
Tuesday 6 April 2021Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are believed to have seen their March revenues climb substantially...
Inventec expects increasing revenues from automotive electronics
Thursday 1 April 2021Inventec expects its automotive electronics business revenues to grow to NT$25 billion (US$868.35 million) by 2024, accounting for 5% of the company's overall amount, up from 1% currently,...
CHPT lands major probe card orders for MediaTek 5G SoCs
Thursday 1 April 2021Taiwan-based IC test solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has reportedly obtained nearly 100% of probe card orders for MediaTek's mid- and high-end 5G smartphone...
Networking chips in extremely tight supply, says Unizyx
Thursday 1 April 2021The supply chain of networking devices is experiencing the worst chip shortage in 30 years, heaping significant pressure on business operations of networking solutions providers,...
Delta Electronics completes first smart factory
Thursday 1 April 2021Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics has upgraded a plant in Taiwan to a smart factory based on 5G private network through cooperation with...
Over 65% of global GDP to come from digital products, services in 2022, says Dell Taiwan GM
Wednesday 31 March 2021The pandemic has been accelerating digital transformation at enterprises and industries worldwide with over 65% of global GDP estimated to come from digital products and services...
US, Europe 'unrealistic' in fab expansion drive, says TSMC chair
Wednesday 31 March 2021It would be "economically unrealistic" for the US and Europe to expand semiconductor fab capacity to satisfy their own needs, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
- Micron outlook beats expectations as memory chip prices rise (Apr 1) - Reuters
- Nokia CEO thinks longer 5G cycle gives him time to catch up (Mar 18) - Bloomberg
- Huawei to start charging royalties to smartphone makers using its patented 5G tech (Mar 17) - CNBC
- Marvell shares fall as chip supplies expected to remain tight into 2022 (Mar 4) - Reuters
- Apple-designed 5G modem said to debut in all 2023 iPhone models (Mar 11) - Mac Rumors
- Apple to build new semiconductor design center in Munich (Mar 10) - Bloomberg
- Snapdragon 888 with optional 5G could mean cheaper flagships (Mar 8) - SlashGear
- Marvell shares fall as chip supplies expected to remain tight into 2022 (Mar 3) - Reuters (via Yahoo! News)
- Apple hiring engineers to develop 6G wireless (Feb 18) - Bloomberg
- Samsung lands foundry orders for Qualcomm 5G modem chips (Feb 17) - BusinessKorea