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Monday 25 November 2019
MediaTek to intro new-gen 5G SoC this week
MediaTek will introduce the new generation of its 5G SoCs later this week when the mobile chip specialist discloses its shipment goal next year, according to sources familiar with...
Monday 25 November 2019
ASML to take semiconductor equipment lead from Applied in 2019, says market research firm
For the first time since 1990, Applied Materials is poised to lose its lead in the semiconductor equipment market, according to The Information Network.
Friday 22 November 2019
Highlights of the day: Samsung cautious about expanding NAND flash output
The memory market market is expected to recover next year, but suppliers remain cautious about expanding output. Samsung's bit growth for NAND...
Friday 22 November 2019
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2019
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panel shipments rose 12.4% sequentially to come to more than 200 million units in the third quarter of 2019.
Friday 22 November 2019
Global Unichip, Alchip see clear order visibility through 1Q20
Buoyed by strong demand for NRE and ASIC design services, Global Unichip and Alchip have seen clear order visibility through the first half of 2020 and are expected to smoothly fulfill...
Friday 22 November 2019
Taiwan firms ready for production of LCP-based flexible antenna boards
Major Taiwan-based flexible PCB specialists have had their respective production lines for LCP (liquid crystal polymer) antenna boards ready for commercial runs as they are eyeing...
Friday 22 November 2019
Chinese foundry HSMC gearing up for 14nm, 7nm chip production
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (HSMC), a logic IC foundry founded in late 2017, is gearing up for 14nm and 7nm process manufacturing eyeing to be China's most advanced...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Taiwan October export orders down on year
Taiwan received export orders worth US$47.28 billion in total in October 2019, increasing 3.9% sequentially but decreasing 3.5% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Power semiconductor demand about to pick up
Power semiconductor demand is about to hit its bottom and start picking up, as Infineon and other IDMs have lowered their power chip inventories to healthy levels, according to industry...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Taiwan manufacturing industry sees production decline 7% in 3Q19
Production of Taiwan's manufacturing industry totaled NT$3.37 trillion in the third quarter of 2019, down 7.01% on year, making the third consecutive quarter of on-year declines due...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Highlights of the day: Anylayer HDI boards demand rising from Chinese handset vendors
Chinese handset vendors are eager to adopt anylayer HDI boards for their high-end smartphones, but they currently have to source such boards from outside of China despite the country's...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Intel to regain semiconductor crown in 2019
Intel is expected to rank as the largest semiconductor supplier and have sales that are 26% larger than Samsung in 2019, according to IC Insights.
Wednesday 20 November 2019
EgisTec expects slight revenue drop in 4Q19
Taiwan-based Egis Technology (EgisTec) expects to post a slight sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues. Revenues will return to sequential growth in the first quarter of 2020,...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Chin-Poon stays cautious about automotive PCB demand
Chin-Poon Industrial remains cautious about demand for automotive electronics, which is unlikely to pick up until 2020, according to the PCB manufacturer.
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Anylayer HDI demand from Chinese handset vendors rising sharply
Chinese handset vendors are keen on utilizing anylayer HDI boards as mainboards for high-end smartphones adopting 7nm APs, and Taiwan-based PCB makers including Compeq Manufacturing...