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Monday 7 September 2020
AMD looking to penetrate into Wi-Fi chip sector with cooperation with MediaTek
AMD and MediaTek reportedly will start their collaboration with the development of customized Wi-Fi 6 ASIC chips for notebook applications seeking to break the dominance of the Wi-Fi...
Monday 7 September 2020
Foundries see 4Q20 demand vary for PCs and handsets
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries have seen orders for PCs and handsets ramp up in the third quarter of 2020. Nevertheless, orders for PCs and handsets received thus far for the fourth...
Monday 7 September 2020
MediaTek-powered 5G smartphone available in the US
MediaTek has announced its new Dimensity 1000C 5G SoC, which will be powering the LG Velvet smartphone in the US on T-Mobile's nationwide 5G network.
Monday 7 September 2020
Leading IC suppliers vary on 2H20 growth expectations
Most IC suppliers experienced weaker demand and generally poor sales results in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and strained US-China trade relations. However,...
Monday 7 September 2020
Automotive PCB makers face opaque prospects beyond 3Q20
Taiwan's automotive PCB makers have seen their third-quarter 2020 shipments significantly rebound sequentially thanks to capacity utilization rates at auto plants in the US and Europe...
Friday 4 September 2020
Global semiconductor sales increase in July
Worldwide sales of semiconductors came to US$35.2 billion in July 2020, up 4.9% from US$33.5 billion a year earlier and 2.1% from US$34.5 billion in the prior month, according to...
Friday 4 September 2020
Micron GDDR6X memory powers new Nvidia GPUs
Micron Technology has claimed its GDDR6X is the world's first to power system bandwidth up to one terabyte per second (TB/s). Working with Nvidia, Micron debuted GDDR6X in the new...
Friday 4 September 2020
EV-use SiC power semiconductors see fast growing demand
EV-use SiC power semiconductors ae expected account for more than 37% of overall market value for SiC power semiconductors in 2025, up from abot 25% in 2021.
Friday 4 September 2020
MediaTek intros new SoC for 5G CPE wireless devices
MediaTek has announced its T750 5G chipset designed to power next-generation 5G CPE wireless products, such as fixed wireless access routers (FWA) and mobile hotspots.
Thursday 3 September 2020
Highlights of the day: MediaTek reportedly working with AMD for PC solutions
MediaTek has teamed up with Intel to bring 5G experiences to next-generation PCs with successful development and certification of its 5G modem data card. And the...
Thursday 3 September 2020
HDI PCB makers see capacity utilization rise to 90% on Xiaomi orders
Taiwan-based HDI PCB makers have seen their capacity utilization rates rise to about 90%, thanks mainly to a pick-up in orders for high-end smartphones, particularly from Chinese...
Thursday 3 September 2020
IC distributors optimistic about demand arising from stay-at-home economy
IC distributors expect stable demand for notebooks, tablets, datacenter and game consoles through the end of 2020, thanks to the rise of stay-at-home economy.
Thursday 3 September 2020
New iPhones to stoke demand for LCP FPCB modules
Demand for LCP (liquid crystal polymer)-based flexible PCBs is expected to pick up significantly as they will be featured in 5G iPhones' mmWave antenna modules and in other high-speed...
Thursday 3 September 2020
Intel launches 10nm Tiger Lake notebook processors
Intel has launched its new-generation notebook processor series codenamed Tiger Lake that is built using its 10nm SuperFin technology.
Thursday 3 September 2020
MediaTek reportedly to partner with AMD in communication chip solutions
MediaTek, which will provide its 5G modem chips for Intel-powered PCs, is also likely to partner with AMD for chip solutions, according to industry sources.