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Tuesday 17 December 2019
Prices of 5G SoC may drop in 2H20
Unit prices for 5G mobile SoCs may begin to ease off in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 16 December 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC expands partnerships to satisfy orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has expanded its cooperation with partners as a measure to satisfy its clients. It has placed orders with Teradyne for more test...
Monday 16 December 2019
TDDI chip prices to fall further in 2020
Prices of TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chips are expected to drop another 10-20% in 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, which expressed...
Monday 16 December 2019
Compeq to see strong board shipments for handset, TWS applications in 1H20
Taiwan-based PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing is expected to see strong shipment momentum for handset-use HDI boards and True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbud-use rigid-flex boards that...
Friday 13 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Fingerprint sensor demand to soar from 5G phones
Fingerprint recognition will continue to be a major feature for smartphones next year, with optical and ultrasonic in-display sensors to be two main options for device vendors. Taiwan-based...
Friday 13 December 2019
Hisilicon to sell IoT chip modules on open market, executive says
Hisilicon Technologies, a chip arm of Huawei, will be ready to sell its IoT chip modules on open market in early 2020 at the earliest, according to company technology vice president...
Friday 13 December 2019
Oppo developing its own mobile chips, says report
Chinese handset vendor Oppo is currently developing a mobile processor in house, and the chip, dubbed M1, is an auxiliary processor, according to a China-based tech.qq.com...
Friday 13 December 2019
Goodix to ramp up optical in-display fingerprint sensor shipments in 2020
Goodix Technology is set to ramp up shipments of its optical in-display fingerprint sensors in 2020, and has reportedly reserved sufficient 8-inch fab capacity from TSMC, according...
Friday 13 December 2019
Gaming monitor panel market likely to see oversupply in 2020
The supply of gaming monitor panels could exceed market demand in 2020 as a growing number of panel makers are realigning their production lines to focus more on IT panels instead...
Friday 13 December 2019
AMS puts increased focus on non-mass market applications
Austrian sensor chipmaker AMS will move to enhance its focus on non-mass market applications including automotive, industrial and healthcare, according to Daniel Lee, country manager...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Highlights of the day: UMC enters Sony CIS supply chain
UMC's acquisition of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor apparently has fulfilled two of its major strategic purposes: to expand its presence in the Japanese maket and the niche market. Through...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Demand for 5G mmWave chips not picking up until 2H20
SoC solutions supporting 5G mmWave technology are unlikely to make a meaningful presence in the 5G chip market until the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Thursday 12 December 2019
Backend firms to gain from robust high-spec auto CIS demand
Global makers of CMOS image sensors (CIS) are expected to embrace explosive demand for higher-specs CIS devices for application to autonomous vehicles in addition to handsets, which...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Tianma ramping up flexible AMOLED panel capacity
China-based flat panel maker Tianma Microelectronics plans to convert its rigid AMOLED panel product lines at its 6G line in Wuhan to the production of flexible applications, with...
Thursday 12 December 2019
LCD materials maker Daxin to build new plant
LCD chemical material supplier Daxin Materials has disclosed plans to build a new plant at a cost of NT$550 million (US$18.1 million), which will focus on production of new key upstream...