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Friday 21 May 2021
Backend houses gearing up for new orders from Qualcomm
Taiwan's leading OSAT ASE Technology and its affiliate Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) reportedly will offer backend services for Qualcomm's newly-released Snapdragon 778G...
Friday 21 May 2021
Pandemic-driven demand buoying chip suppliers in 2021 and beyond
The ongoing coronavirus-induced stay-at-home activities have continued to spur demand for semiconductor and IC parts in 2021, buoying sales at many Taiwan-based chipmakers, including...
Friday 21 May 2021
New Qualcomm 5G SoC built using TSMC 6nm process
Qualcomm's just-unveiled Snapdragon 778G chipset with integrated X52 5G modem is manufactured using TSMC's 6nm process technology, and is designed mainly for midrange 5G-capable Android...
Friday 21 May 2021
China smartphone AP shipments, 1Q 2021
First-quarter 2021 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 212 million units, maintaining a similar level to the prior quarter and soaring 56.9% from a year ago.
Friday 21 May 2021
Taiwan at last mile to smart auto light market, says SAC CEO
Global business opportunities for smart auto lights are emerging rapidly, and Taiwan stands a good chance to benefit significantly as a major supply source if the semiconductor, optics...
Thursday 20 May 2021
SemiFive collaborates with Arm to accelerate custom SoC designs
SemiFive, a silicon design solutions provider, has joined the Arm ecosystem to accelerate the deployment of application-optimized custom SoC designs built on Arm technology. Through...
Thursday 20 May 2021
Highlights of the day: UMC clients commit to long-term foundry service deals
UMC has plans to invest vast sums to expand a 12-inch fab site in southern Taiwan, and eight of the foundry's major...
Thursday 20 May 2021
IC equipment maker Group Up enjoys strong demand for IC substrates
Group Up Industrial (GP) has landed significant amounts of orders, particularly those catering to the manufacture of ABF substrates and BT substrates for AiP modules this year, according...
Thursday 20 May 2021
SPIL building new plant at CTSP as main high-end backend base
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is building a new plant at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), which will become its main high-end packaging and testing base for the next...
Thursday 20 May 2021
CCL prices to rise again
CCL suppliers are expected to raise their prices again to reflect rising raw materials costs, and most PCB makers are psychologically prepared for further CCL price hikes, according...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Server production not to be disrupted by COVID
Taiwan-based server ODMs run substantial parts of their production locally, but they will be able to shift server...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Demand for medical silicone materials, non-contact sensing chips rising
Demand for silicone materials and non-contact sensing chips has risen significantly in the Taiwan market due to a spike of COVID-19 infections locally, according to industry source...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 2Q 2021
Taiwan's top-3 wafer foundries saw their combined revenues rise 2.2% from a quarter ago to reach a new high in the first quarter of 2021.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Car PCB maker Dynamic sees order visibility extended to 3Q21
Automotive PCB specialist Dynamic Electronics has seen clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2021, and expects its gross margins in 2021 to be higher than the best performance...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Arm loses smartphone and tablet GPU share in 2020
The global smartphone and tablet graphics processing unit (GPU) market leader Arm lost share in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics.