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Friday 24 September 2021
MediaTek urged to lead Taiwan mmWave 5G chips supply chain
Taiwan's makers of RF and PA devices hope MediaTek can lead the local supply chain to meet competition from Qualcomm in tapping the mmWave 5G market, according to industry sources...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Military applications rising as niche market for GaN-on-SiC RF components, says Transcom
GaAs device and foundry company Transom expects military-use radars and other defense systems to emerge as niche application outlet for GaN-on-SiC RF components and modules including...
Friday 17 September 2021
Chipmakers working with partners to step up deployments in 5G RF devices
Fabless chipmakers are looking to step up their deployments in the 5G RF front-end module (RF FEM) and other device markets by working closely with their manufacturing partners, according...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Vanchip tapping Wi-Fi 6 RF FEM market
China-based Vanchip Technologies, a subsidiary of MediaTek, is partnering with IC distributor WPG and GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors to promote its Wi-Fi 6 RF front-end modules (RF...
Thursday 9 September 2021
Compound semiconductors to play crucial role in emerging applications
Compound semiconductors including third-generation ones GaN and SiC will play a crucial part in the emerging 6G, car-use or mobile LiDAR, and biometrics device applications, according...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
IDMs migrate to 8-inch wafer fabrication for 3rd-gen semiconductors
IDMs including Infineon, Rohm and STMicroelectronics are transitioning to 8-inch wafer fabrication for third-generation semiconductors such as GaN and SiC, according to industry so...
Friday 3 September 2021
Highlight of the day: Qualcomm leads high-end 5G smartphone APs, followed by MediaTek
The global sales of 5G smartphones are expected to surge to 600-700 million units in 2021. However, the current penetration rate of 5G smartphones was still much weaker than expected...
Friday 3 September 2021
GaAs foundry AWSC mulls price hike
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), which already made upward adjustments in its quotes earlier this year, is mulling another price hikes in the first half...
Thursday 2 September 2021
Win Semi to grow stake in CCL maker Iteq
Taiwan's GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors will participate in Iteq's capital increment project to grow its stake in the CCL maker to 17.08%, seeking to better explore immense business...
Thursday 26 August 2021
GaN, SiC devices in growing demand, benefiting material analysis labs
As the application market for third-generation semiconductors GaN and SiC devices is on track for rapid expansion, international IDMs including Cree, Infineon, SMT Microelectronics...
Monday 23 August 2021
IC distributors see order visibility for Wi-Fi chips extend to 1Q22
Taiwan-based IC distributors including Answer Technology (ANStek), GMI Technology, WPG and WT Microelectronics have all seen a strong pull-in of orders for Wi-Fi and other networking...
Monday 9 August 2021
PA shipments to China for 5G base stations remain weak in 2H21
RF amplifier (PA) demand from 5G base stations in China remains weak although China telecom operators have resumed construction of 5G networks, mainly because the majority of related...
Friday 30 July 2021
Win Semi expects 7-9% revenue growth in 3Q21
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a revenue increase of 7-9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, with gross margin ranging from 35% to 36%.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Taiwan compound semiconductor output value surges 26% in 1H21
The output value of Taiwan's compound semiconductor industry grew 26.4% on year to NT$36 billion (US$1.28 billion) in the first half of 2021, according to statistics compiled by the...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
GaAs firms enjoy strong 5G PA demand for smartphones in 2H21
Power amplifier (PA) demand for 5G smartphones applications remains strong, and that for 5G base stations is picking up with order visibility strengthened, according to sources at...
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Summary of Tech Supply Chain News!
Taiwan IPC makers pushing integrated services to boost profits and to see revenues grow in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research
Global smartphone shipments hit 2023 peak in 4Q23, but decelerate in 1Q24 due to seasonality, says DIGITIMES Research
Meet the analyst: Operating system in AI era will be king, says DIGITIMES Research