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Thursday 28 May 2020
PSMC announces executive changes
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, will have its executive team undergo several changes aiming to accelerate the development...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Backend material distributors warn of demand slowdown
IC fabrication and backend materials distributors are expected to face a slowdown in shipments starting third-quarter 2020 at the earliest due mainly to impacts of the coronavirus...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Kinsus gearing up to expand presence in FCBGA, AiP fields
Kinsus Interconnect Technology will strive to grow its business in the FCBGA and AiP packaging fields this year seeking to better cash in on new business opportunities arising from...
Thursday 28 May 2020
TSMC to move 5nm Plus process to volume production in 4Q20
TSMC is expected to kick off volume production of chips manufactured on an enhanced version of its 5nm FinFET process, dubbed tentatively 5nm Plus, in the fourth quarter of 2020,...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Global tablet market, 1Q 2020
Global tablet shipments are forecast to climb 45.5% sequentially and 9.9% on year in the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a recovery in the related supply chain's capacity in China...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Lower-end auto PCB makers at survival juncture over sluggish car sales
The increasingly sluggish global auto sales have sent makers of low-end to mid-range auto PCBs facing a critical juncture of survival, and some smaller suppliers in Europe, the US...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung Display to be major OLED supplier for 5G iPhone
All of the iPhone models that Apple will launch later this year ae expected to come with OLED screens. Samsung Display...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Server PCB makers see bright shipment prospects for 3Q20
Server PCB specialists Tripod Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Allied Circuit have seen clear order visibility through the end of July and are optimistic that their...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Sporton busy fulfilling orders for inspecting 5G sub-6GHz chips, handsets
Taiwan-based Sporton International has been busy fulfilling orders from MediaTek for testing and certifying its 5G sub-6 GHz mobile SoCs as well as orders from Chinese handset vendors...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Qualcomm, MediaTek to launch SoC solutions for entry-level 5G phones in 3Q20
Having just released their new or upgraded SoC solutions for the mid-range to high-end 5G smartphones recently, Qualcomm and MediaTek both are prepared to launch new SOCs for the...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Raising IC self-sufficiency increasingly difficult for China
US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Samsung Display secures majority of panel orders for next-gen iPhone
Samsung Display reportedly have obtained the majority of AMOLED panel orders needed for the production of Apple's 2020 iPhone lineup, with LG Display and BOE Technology sharing the...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Glass substrate landscape changing in line with reductions in Korea LCD fabs
The global landscape for the supply of display glass substrates is changing along with the moves by Samsung Display and LG Display to gradually withdraw from the LCD panel market.
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Taiwan handset HDI board makers cautious about 2H20
Taiwan's makers of handset-use HDI boards have yet to feel the pinch of waning handset sales so far this year and are expected to enjoy stable shipments through second-quarter 2020,...
Monday 25 May 2020
5G equipment market main target of US new sanctions against Huawei
The real target of the US sanctions against Huawei is its 5G equipment deployments, rather than its smartphone business, according to industry sources.