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Wednesday 24 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Intel unveils IDM 2.0 bid
Intel has unveiled its so-called IDM 2.0 strategy, with a US$20 billion plan to build two fabs in the US to beef up...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Unikorn to make microLED for Epistar
III-V compound semiconductor maker Unikorn Semiconductor is expected to undertake outsourced production of microLED panels for LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, according...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
GCE posts record profits in 2020 on strong high-end PCB shipments
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) saw its net earnings for 2020 hit a record high of NT$2.07 billion (US$72.6 million) with revenues rising 22.99% on year to NT$23.39...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Silicone distributor Topco upbeat about 2021
Topco Technologies, which distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, has expressed optimism that its sales and profits for 2021 will be bolstered by rising prices...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Innolux foraying into smart window applications
Innolux has teamed up with upstream suppliers, including Corning and Merck, to develop smart window products using liquid crystal technology.
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Analog IDMs extending delivery lead times
Analog IDMs have prolonged their delivery lead times to as long as 40 weeks as they probably have given priority to producing automotive chips that have been in severe short supply,...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Semiconductor equipment billings set another record high
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$3.14 billion in billings worldwide in February 2021 (three-month average basis), logging a record high for the...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Intel announces US$20 billion fab expansion plans in foundry revamp
Intel has announced plans to invest about US$20 billion to build two new fabs in Arizona in line with what it calls its IDM 2.0 strategy, seeking to become a major provider of foundry...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Fire at Renesas may undermine IC supply
Renesas saw one of its plants in northern Japan struck by fire and the incident could lead to a further tightening of...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Taiwan IC suppliers begin to enhance their presence in global automotive chip market
Although many Taiwan-based IC design houses have joined Foxconn Technology's MIH platform to tap the global automotive chip market, it remains to be seen when efforts initiated by...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Automotive PCB shipments dented by worsening shortages of car chips
Global automotive chips shortages worsened by a recent fire damaging Renesas' plant in northern Japan are casting clouds over normal shipments at Taiwan's automotive PCB vendors as...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Chin-Poon to boost capacity utilization at China plant
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial expects capacity utilization at its plant in Changshu, China to rise above 90% as early as April, thanks to additional workforce support,...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Fire at Renesas fab to further constrain auto IC supply
A recent fire that struck one of Renesas' plants in Japan may lead to a further tightening in the world's available production capacity for automotive chips, according to industry...
Monday 22 March 2021
China IC design houses see record output in 2020, says Digitimes Research
China's IC design sector saw out grow 24% to hit a record high in 2020, with the top-five vendors accounting for nearly 50% of the total, Digitimes Research has found.
Monday 22 March 2021
PCB maker Dynamic upbeat about 2021 on strong EV applications
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics is optimistic about its revenue and profit prospects for 2021, with automotive applications, particularly for EVs, to be its main growth driver, according...