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Wednesday 1 April 2020
MagnaChip to sell foundry business and 8-inch fab
MagnaChip Semiconductor has announced that certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to sell the company's Foundry Services Group and the factory...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Unimicron raises capex target for 2020
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has revised upward its capex target for 2020 to NT$24.07 billion (US$794.8 million), a record high.
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Flash controller maker Phison to enhance R&D for 5G, server applications
NAND flash controller specialist Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to expand its factory site in northern Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$1.4 billion (US$46.2 million),...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Samsung Display reportedly to close four LCD lines ahead of schedule
Samsung Display reportedly plans to shut down ahead of schedule four of its LCD panel production lines as early as in the third quarter of 2020, as the vendor is looking to accelerate...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Memory demand propelled by stay-at-home economy
The coronavirus outbreak has spurred stay-at-home economy, driving demand for related applications such as servers, commercial notebooks, gaming consoles and set-top boxes (STB),...
Monday 30 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Server demand may slow down
Demand from the server sector has been fueld by work- and study-from home activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But IC designers have recently seen a slow-down in orders...
Monday 30 March 2020
GCE to see strong server board shipments in 1H20
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), with sever applications contributing 50% of revenues, is expected to see its sales for the first half of 2020 improve sharply...
Monday 30 March 2020
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
Monday 30 March 2020
Unitech cautious about rigid-flex PCB shipments for AirPods 2
Unitech saw its net earnings for 2019 shoot up 170.85% to NT$1.731 billion (US$57.24 million) on revenues of NT$22.42 billion due mainly to robust shipments of rigid-flex boards for...
Monday 30 March 2020
E&R enjoys influx of short lead-time orders from China chipmaking sector
E&R Engineering has recently enjoyed an influx of short lead-time orders from China's semiconductor industry, which will be buoying its sales performance during the second quarter...
Monday 30 March 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see orders for servers slow down
Taiwan-based IC design houses engaged in the supply chain for servers are expected to see orders coming from the sector buoy their sales during the second quarter of 2020, but have...
Monday 30 March 2020
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Friday 27 March 2020
AP Memory enhances customized offerings and IP licensing
AP Memory will focus more on its IP licensing services and customized offerings to improve its margin performance this year, according to the memory IC design house.
Friday 27 March 2020
Highlights of the day: PCB suppliers not told to delay production for 5G iPhone
There has been speculation that Apple is looking to delay the launch of its next-generation iPhones due the impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, but its PCB suppliers say they have...
Friday 27 March 2020
Apple PCB suppliers dismiss speculation about 5G iPhone delay
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain of 5G iPhones have denied reports claiming they have been asked to postpone volume production by two months in line with a likely launch delay...