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Wednesday 19 May 2021
MCU prices set to rise again
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are likely to raise their quotes shortly as STMicroelectronics reportedly has notified clients that it will hike the prices for its MCU lineup again starting...
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong sales in May
Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to post strong sales results for May with many of them set to generate record-high revenues, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Chipmakers unlikely to cut back wafer starts at foundries
Fast decelerating handset sales in India and Southeast Asia have prompted China-based brand vendors to consider slashing their chip orders, but fabless chipmakers particularly those...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Impacts of virus on Taiwan compound semiconductor supply chain still unclear
It is still premature to assess the impacts of the recent spike of COVID-19 infections in Taiwan on local III-V semiconductor players, as related makers have initiated precautionary...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
PCB suppliers to be little affected by mounting pandemic in Taiwan
Taiwan's PCB makers will see only limited impact from the worsening domestic pandemic infections as the majority of their production capacities are based in China, according to industry...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan supply chain braces for COVID surge
The semiconductor and IT value chains in Taiwan have raised their alerts to the surging COVID cases locally, adopting...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Taiwan tech firms tighten precautionary measures against COVID-19
Taiwan-based high-tech companies in various sectors have all strengthened their precautionary measures, such as operating in segregated teams and work from home (WFH) in response...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
IC-design houses in Taiwan adopt WFH measures amid COVID-19 surge
MediaTek, Qualcomm Taiwan and other IC design houses in Taiwan have adopted work-from-home and other precautionary measures amid a spike of COVID-19 infections locally, according...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
COVID-19 rise casts shadow over IC market outlook
A resurgence of COVID-19 infections in India and Southeast Asia, as well as a spike in confirmed cases in Taiwan, may cast clouds on the IC market outlook this year, according to...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
IST expects demand for verification services from new energy car sector to increase in 2021
Integrated Service Technology (iST), a Taiwan-based provider of semiconductor verification services, expects demand from the components sector supporting new energy cars to significantly...
Tuesday 18 May 2021
ADLINK's die bond solution helps realize fast, high-precision advanced packaging for semiconducting industry
Semiconductor chips have been the hottest trending topic recently due to their indispensability in all types of applications, including automobiles, mobile phones, military weapons,...
Monday 17 May 2021
Highlights of the day: COVID surge casts shadow over Taiwan supply chain
As COVID-19 cases surge in Taiwan, concerns have been raised over the stability of chip supply from the local semiconductor...
Monday 17 May 2021
Semiconductor equipment supplier Trusval enjoys robust orders
Trusval Technology has disclosed that customer orders it holds on hand are already at record-high levels, buoyed by robust demand from its chipmaking customers looking to spend more...
Monday 17 May 2021
IC distributor Answer Technology see earnings more than double in 1Q21
IC distributor Answer Technology has reported net profit of NT$79 million (US$2.84 million) for the first quarter of 2021, increasing 110.81% from a year earlier, bolstered by increased...
Monday 17 May 2021
MediaTek reiterates sales guidance for 2Q21
MediaTek has reiterated its sales guidance for the second quarter of 2021, despite concerns about demand deceleration in India and China.