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Tuesday 3 December 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G mobile SoC unit price to stay high
Demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up fast next year, with mobile SoC prices for these handsets to stay at high levels at least in the first half of 2020. Tight capacity...
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Notebook vendors ready to embrace mini LED backlighting
Notebook vendors are ready to adopt mini LED backlighting for their devices, paving the way for the technology to move beyond public signage to consumer electronics, according to...
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Market of RF components for telecom infrastructure to be shaken by active antenna systems, says Yole
The radio frequency (RF) front-end (FE) market for telecom infrastructure, estimated at US$1.47 billion in 2018, is forecast to reach US$2.52 billion in 2025, according to Yole Dev...
Tuesday 3 December 2019
5G chip price to stay above US$100 in 1H20
5G mobile SoC unit price will stay above US$100 in the first half of 2020, several times that for 4G solutions, as tight capacity at TSMC's 7nm node is likely to keep production cost...
Monday 2 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Chipmakers keen to increase inventory for 5G
The prospect of 5G definitely looks promising, but players in the supply chain have to make sure they have sufficient support from one another in order to fully enjoy the opportunities...
Monday 2 December 2019
Chipmakers, partners moving to secure 5G key components inventory
Mobile chipmakers are gearing up to secure stronger support from supply chain partners aiming to gain a greater presence in the market for 5G smartphones whose shipments are estimated...
Friday 29 November 2019
Nuvoton to buy Panasonic chip unit
Panasonic has agreed to sell its semiconductor business to Nuvoton Technology, a Taiwan-based MCU specialist majority owned by memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics.
Friday 29 November 2019
IC designers poised to reap well from 5G peripheral chips demand
Taiwan-based IC designers are gearing up to cash in on the growing demand for high-speed, high-performance peripheral chips including Type-C interface chipts, USB 4.0 chips, diverse...
Friday 29 November 2019
Taiwan chipmakers optimistic about demand for TWS earbuds in 2020
Chip demand for true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and earphones is set to remain robust in 2020, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 29 November 2019
Chinese makers to see 2019 earnings double on strong HLC PCB demand
China's leading PCB makers Shennan Circuits and Wus Printed Circuit are expected to see their net earnings for 2019 double from 2018 on robust demand for high-layer-count (HLC) PCBs...
Friday 29 November 2019
Cooling module makers eyeing robust application demand for 5G devices
The commercialization of 5G communication networks will spur the growth of both base station and smartphone markets, which in turn will significantly drive demand for high-performance...
Friday 29 November 2019
Panasonic to exit semiconductor business
With its decision to sell its chipmaking operations to Taiwan's Nuvoton Technology, Panasonic will leave the chipmaking industry where it was once among the world's top-10 players...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Metal stamping firm Anli to install new production lines in China
Anli International is planning to establish a sintering production line at its factory site in Zhejiang, China to provide etching process for its vapor chamber products with volume...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Innolux develops ODTG-based all-screen panels for handset applications
Innolux has introduced its own ODTG (one data triple gate) circuit technology for the production of all-screen panels for handset applications, with volume production scheduled to...
Thursday 28 November 2019
AWSC expanding 6-inch GaAs foundry capacity for 5G devices
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) is gearing up for capacity expansion to satisfy ever-expanding demand for 5G RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier), WiFi 6...