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Monday 22 June 2020
Qualcomm ramps up 7nm wafer production at TSMC, sources say
Qualcomm has increased its 7nm chip orders placed with TSMC looking to regain its 4G SoC market share, according to industry sources.
Monday 22 June 2020
Acter sees robust orders for construction in Southeast Asia
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter is expected to enjoy facility construction orders from upstream suppliers at their new plants in Southeast Asia as more makers look...
Monday 22 June 2020
IoV data must be sorted for practical use, says Maxwin president
IoV (Internet of vehicle) data collected from ADAS (advanced driver assistance system), OBUs (on-board units) and RSUs (roadside units) have to be screened to extract information...
Monday 22 June 2020
Quanta, Compal, Wistron stay positive about 2H20
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron are all optimistic about their sales in the second half of 2020, as many users will need to upgrade their notebooks, and demand from...
Friday 19 June 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC to start making 5G iPhone chips
TSMC is expected to the start production of A14 processor on 5nm process later this month for Apple's upcoming iPhone, which sources say will adop Qualcomm's X60 modem, allowing the...
Friday 19 June 2020
Quanta Storage and HP reach settlement over ODD lawsuits
Quanta Storage has reached a settlement with Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a legal battle sparked by the US vendor's accusations against the Taiwanese firm over alleged price-fixing for...
Friday 19 June 2020
Wistron chairman turning cautious about market recovery
Wistron chairman Simon Lin has disclosed the company's operation in the second quarter has been better than expected, but the coronavirus pandemic, which he originally expected to...
Friday 19 June 2020
TSMC to start chip production for next-gen iPhones
TSMC will enter production using 5nm process technology later in June for Apple's custom-designed A14 processor and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X60 modem, with both set to power the upcoming...
Friday 19 June 2020
Accton to kick off volume production of 400G switches in 2021
Networking device maker Accton Technology is optimistic about high-speed switch demand for large-scale datacenter and enterprise server applications, with prospects to realize volume...
Thursday 18 June 2020
Xiaomi invests in BYD Semiconductor to expand into the automotive component business
China-based Xiaomi has invested a total of CNY50 million (US$7.06 million) in a Series A+ round of financing that BYD arranged for its chipmaking affiliate BYD Semiconductor. Xiaomi...
Thursday 18 June 2020
APT to team up with local peers for commercial 5G services
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) will cooperate with its peers in Taiwan to roll out commercial 5G services through shared spectrums and networks, according to company chairman Lu Fang-m...
Thursday 18 June 2020
Ibase expects shipment growth in 4Q20
IPC maker Ibase Technology will start production at a new factory in northern Taiwan in July and expects shipments to increase significantly in fourth-quarter 2020, according to company...
Thursday 18 June 2020
Kaori to ship liquid cooling solutions to Chinese datacenter client
Taiwan-based cooling solution developer Kaori Heat Treatment is scheduled to kick off shipments of a liquid immersion cooling system to its China-based datacenter client at the end...
Wednesday 17 June 2020
Highlights of the day: New games consoles to shore up NAND flash demand
The games console market is expected to see vendors launch new devices, intensifying competition against each other later this year. The keen competition means strong demand for ...
Wednesday 17 June 2020
HTC launches 5G phone in Taiwan
HTC has launched its first 5G smartphone, the HTC U20 5G, in Taiwan ahead of 5G commericialization in the local market starting July.