66 news items tagged COVID-19
Pegatron sees slowdown in orders for iPhone 12 mini
Friday 22 January 2021Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...
R&D spending by semiconductor companies to hit another record high in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...
Value of semiconductor industry M&A agreements sets record in 2020, says IC Insights
Thursday 14 January 2021Five big acquisition announcements and more than a dozen smaller deals in 2020 pushed the total value of M&A agreements in the year to an all-time high of US$118 billion, surpassing...
5G to fuel semiconductor demand
Wednesday 6 January 2021Unfavorable macro conditions, including the US-China trade war and COVID-19, have been slowing down 5G deployments across the globe, but 5G will still play a crucial role in driving...
Foundries see clearer order visibility for automotive chips
Wednesday 6 January 2021Foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end...
Notebook, mobo and graphics card makers to embrace bright prospects for 1H21
Tuesday 29 December 2020Taiwan-based makers of notebooks, motherboards and graphics cards are expected to see a strong first-half 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive demand for these devices...
ODMs hit snag in sending staff to oversee production in India
Friday 25 December 2020Worsening Covid-19 infections and the recent labor riot at Wistron's iPhone manufacturing plant in India have compounded the difficulty for Taiwan's ODMs to send Taiwanese production...
Automotive chip vendors seeking foundry support in Taiwan
Wednesday 23 December 2020Automotive chip vendors are striving for mid- and long-term capacity support from Taiwan-based foundries, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless IC vendors.
Taiwan server makers upbeat about shipment prospects for 2021
Friday 18 December 2020Taiwan's server makers are generally upbeat about their shipment prospects for 2021 thanks mainly to strong demand for datacenter applications and server replacement boom to be driven...
No cutback in customer orders, says TSMC chairman
Wednesday 16 December 2020TSMC chairman Mark Liu has dismissed recent speculation that claimed a cutback in 5nm chip orders from Apple would drag down the foundry's 5nm process capacity utilization to 80%...
Car vendors see production disrupted by IC shortages
Tuesday 8 December 2020Automotive OEMs, as well as first-tier suppliers, have seen their production disrupted by shortages of MCUs and other related ICs, according to industry sources.
DRAM to remain largest IC segment in 2020, says IC Insights
Monday 7 December 2020DRAM will generate the greatest sales revenue among all IC product categories in 2020, while NAND flash will outperform other sectors in terms of revenue growth, according to IC In...
Global semiconductor market growth to accelerate in 2021, says WSTS
Friday 4 December 2020The global semiconductor market is projected to grow by 8.4% in 2021 following a 5.1% increase this year, according to the autumn 2020 forecast of the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...
Walsin resumes resistor production at Malaysia plant
Wednesday 2 December 2020Walsin Technology has resumed resistor production at its Malaysia plant, which had been shut down temporarily to facilitate coronavirus-related inspections, according to the passive...
SK Hynix resumes production at China plant
Wednesday 2 December 2020SK Hynix has obtained permission from the local government to resume operation at its plant in Chongqing, China, according to the South Korea-based memory vendor. The plant was shut...
DRAM market to reach supply-demand balance in 1H21, says Adata chairman
Monday 30 November 2020The global DRAM memory market will reach the balance of supply and demand in the first half of 2021, with limited growth in the overall bit supply coupled with a gradual rise in demand...
Walsin suspends production at Malaysia plant due to coronavirus
Wednesday 25 November 2020Several employees at Walsin Technology's Malaysia plant have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Taiwan-based passive component supplier to suspend operations at the plant.
Top-15 semiconductor suppliers to see combined revenue increase 13% in 2020, says IC Insights
Tuesday 24 November 2020The world's top-15 semiconductor companies are forecast to see their combined sales increase 13% in 2020, slightly more than twice the expected total worldwide semiconductor industry...
Pandemic-triggered structural changes: Q&A with ASE Technology COO Tien Wu
Friday 20 November 2020ASE Technology has turned optimistic about the IC backend industry prospects for the first half of 2021 with high capacity utilization to linger in diverse processes despite the coronavirus...
IC shortages to last till demand eases for notebooks, gaming gears, says Foxconn chair
Monday 16 November 2020Shortages of components, especially those ICs fabricated at 8-inch fabs, will not ease until terminal market demand slows down for notebooks, gaming machines and other devices supporting...
AI key to future Taiwan semiconductor success, says Etron chairman
Friday 6 November 2020Developing and strengthening technology associated with artificial intelligence (AI) will be critical for Taiwan-based chipmakers in their pursuit of the next growth engine, and may...
COVID-19 fighter SADC-AP01 air purifier and UVC module product launch
Thursday 5 November 2020Looking for true and effective solution fighting against COVID-19? Feeling confused of all sorts of UVC air purifier on the market but no idea which to bring home? It is our honor...
Cryptography everywhere: Q&A with Chain Reaction CEO Alon Webman and CTO Oren Yokev
Tuesday 3 November 2020Less than one year after Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for US$7 billion, Alon Webman, co-founder of Mellanox, started his second entrepreneurial project. The new company, Chain...
Xiaomi enters top 3 in smartphone market in 3Q20, says Canalys
Friday 30 October 2020Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 348 million units in the third quarter of 2020, down a slight 1% on year but up 22% sequentially, according to Canalys. Samsung regained the...
Apple reports record sales for fiscal 4Q20
Friday 30 October 2020Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2020, posting record revenues of US$64.7 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share...
- Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective (Nov 24) - BBC News
- Texas Instruments posts rare revenue rise as consumers splurge on electronics (Oct 21) - Reuters
- Nokia's COVID detection system automatically scans for temperature, mask (Oct 15) - Reuters
- Samsung launches new Note, foldable phone as pandemic shrinks market (Aug 5) - Reuters
- Microsoft reports earnings Wednesday: 3 key things to watch (Jul 22) - TheStreet.com