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Friday 30 August 2019
Wus Printed Circuit posts sharp profit rise for 1H19
PCB manufacturer Wus Printed Circuit saw its net profits shoot up over 100% on year in the first half of 2019, thanks mainly to sharp increases in PCB demand for networking equipment,...
Friday 30 August 2019
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to see pick-up in demand
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers are expected to see customers step up their pace of orders around the end of the third quarter, with their order visibility for the fourth quarter...
Friday 30 August 2019
Competition to heat up in optical fingerprint sensor market in 2020
Dedicated optical fingerprint sensor chips suppliers Goodix Technology and Egis Technology (EgisTec) may see their monthly and quarterly revenues hit new highs in the second half...
Friday 30 August 2019
GigaDevice develops RISC-V MCU
China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor has unveiled what the company claims is the world's first 32-bit general-purpose MCU based on RISC-V architecture, with the product samples and...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Highlights of the day: Huawei and 5G edge
Development of 5G technologies and products has become a key direction for Huawei's operation with its orders for 5G-related...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Hisilicon likely to be biggest client of TSMC
Huawei's chipmaking arm Hisilicon is expected to become not only the largest Asia-based fabless chipmaker but also TSMC's biggest client in 2020, according to industry sources.
Thursday 29 August 2019
Advantest positive about testing demand for 5G SoC, memory
Testing demand for high-end 5G SoCs has emerged and that for memory chips is set to pick up in early 2020, which will drive revenue increases at Advantest, a major Japan-based supplier...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Sigurd, Winstek step up capacity expansion pace
IC backend houses Sigurd Microelectronics and Winstek Semiconductor both plan to expand production capacity aiming to satisfy growing demand for 5G-related chips and blockchain ASI...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Tsinghua Unigroup to set up DRAM operations HQ in Chongqing
China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup has clinched a deal with the Chongqing municipal government to build its DRAM operations headquarters, R&D and manufacturing facilities in...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Huawei ramping up chip demand for 5G base stations
Huawei has been ramping up orders for chips used in its 5G base station equipment, according to sources at backend houses, which expect the China-based player's chip demand to remain...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Huawei holds key to 5G market reaching 160 million in 2020, says Strategy Analytics
Global sales of 5G smartphones will reach 160 million in 2020 if 5G takes off as expected in China, according to Strategy Analytics. Huawei is best positioned to capture the majority...
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Cooling modules maker CCI sees shipments surge for smartphones in 2H19
Taiwan-based cooling modules supplier Chaun-Choung Technology (CCI) has seen shipments for smartphones ramp up since the third quarter of 2019, expecting the revenue ratio for such...
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Innolux touts AM mini LED integrated automotive displays
Flat panel maker Innolux has said that its 28.3-inch AM (active matrix) mini LED-based integrated automotive cluster and CID display products have been adopted by major OEMs and will...
Wednesday 28 August 2019
TWS earbud chip prices falling
Unit prices for SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have been falling, due mainly to stiff competition among chip suppliers, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 August 2019
MediaTek gearing up for volume production of single-chip 5G chips
MediaTek has started delivering samples of its first single-chip 5G solution designed for sub-6GHz networks, and expects volume production of the chip to kick off in the first quarter...