228 news items tagged HPC
Customized IC sockets in hot demand for SiP, SLT applications
Thursday 31 December 2020Demand for highly-customized IC sockets will sustain growth momentum in 2021 along with increasing application of SiP (system in package) technology to heterogeneous chips integration,...
Datacenter operators eye liquid cooling solutions for servers with next-generation CPUs
Thursday 31 December 2020As Intel and AMD are expected to release their next-generation server CPUs in the first quarter of 2021, US- and Europe-based datacenter operators have accelerated their paces in...
Taiwan server-related product revenues to grow 11% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 29 December 2020Taiwan makers will see revenues from server-related hardware and software including motherboards, full-rack systems, networking equipment and storage equipment, increase by about...
WinWay to expand production capacity for high-end IC test sockets
Friday 25 December 2020Taiwan-based WinWay Technology, a dedicated supplier of IC test interface solutions, has plans to expand production capacity for high-frequency and high-speed IC test sockets in 2021...
Taiwan IC ecosystem unscathed by Huawei ban
Wednesday 23 December 2020The impact of Huawei's woes on its Taiwan-based chip suppliers has been smaller than expected, according to industry sources.
Growth ahead for semiconductor equipment market
Tuesday 15 December 2020Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 16% compared to US$59.6 billion in 2019 and register a new industry...
ABF substrate shortages may dent 2021 shipments of new CPU, GPU chips
Monday 14 December 2020The worsening shortages of ABF substrates are expected to become one of the major woes affecting shipments of new CPU and GPU products at chipmakers in 2021, according to industry...
Walsin to boost LTCC filter, automotive MLCC capacity in 2021
Thursday 10 December 2020Passive component maker Walsin Technology has disclosed plans to expand production capacity for LTCC filters and automotive MLCCs next year at its manufacturing facilities in Kaohsiung,...
Foxconn developing server manufacturing capability at Wisconsin plant
Monday 30 November 2020Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has disclosed it is developing manufacturing capability catering to local needs for datacenters and high performance computing...
Solid capacitor supplier Apaq to see strong 4Q20
Thursday 19 November 2020Apaq Technology saw its cumulative 2020 revenue through October rise 26.8% on year, thanks to robust orders for motherboards, graphics cards and game consoles. The solid electrolytic...
IC materials distributors optimistic about 4Q20
Wednesday 11 November 2020Thanks to high capacity utilization at foundry and backend houses, IC materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial and Niching Industrial are all optimistic...
IC substrate quotes rising 20-40% amid tight supply
Wednesday 11 November 2020A new wave of price hikes for high-end IC substrates, ranging from 20-40%, has emerged following a recent fire damaging a plant of Taiwan's Unimicron Technology, with clients rushing...
Zhen Ding enters high-frequency rigid PCB line via acquiring BoardTek
Thursday 5 November 2020Taiwan's PCB leader Zhen Ding Technology has completed its acquisition of local peer BoardTek Electronics as a wholly-owned subsidiary, which specializes in high-frequency rigid boards...
CHPT, Xintec log big revenue gains on iPhone sales
Wednesday 4 November 2020IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and 3D sensor components packager Xintec have posted impressive revenue gains for the first three quarters of 2020...
Samsung expects profit to decline in 4Q20
Friday 30 October 2020Samsung Electronics expects profit to decline in the fourth quarter amid weakening memory chip demand from server customers and intensifying competition in mobile phones and consumer...
TSMC may move 6th-gen CoWoS to production in 2023
Monday 26 October 2020TSMC continues to advance in CoWoS-S packaging adopting silicon interposer, with the prospect of entering volume production in 2023 for the sixth-generation of the technology that...
Global server shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Monday 26 October 2020Global server shipments are expected to see a CAGR of 6.7% from 2020-2025, driven by demand for datacenter, HPC, AI and 5G related applications.
TSMC as top HPC foundry to benefit Taiwan ABF substrate vendors
Monday 19 October 2020TSMC as a top-choice foundry partner for HPC (high performance computing) chips vendors will significantly benefit Taiwan suppliers of ABF substrates for processing such chips, according...
TSMC expects 2020 revenue to rise 30%
Thursday 15 October 2020TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.4 billion and US$12.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which is a 3.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
IC test interface vendors see strong demand for GPUs, 5G SoCs
Thursday 8 October 2020Taiwan-based IC test solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), Keystone Microtech and WinWay Technology have enjoyed a pull-in of short lead-time orders for...
Global server shipments to see CAGR of 6.7% from 2020-2025, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 7 October 2020Global server shipments are expected to see a CAGR of 6.7% from 2020-2025, driven by demand for datacenter, HPC, AI and 5G related applications, according to Digitimes Research's...
CHPT gearing up smart production of vertical probe cards
Monday 28 September 2020Taiwan-based IC test interface specialist Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CHPT) is stepping up AI-based smart production of vertical probe cards (VPC) seeking to compete well...
ASE set to volume produce chip-last FOCoS process in 2021
Thursday 24 September 2020ASE Technology has already seen its chip-first FOCoS (fan-out chip-on-substrate) production yield reach 95-96%, and plans to introduce its chip-last FOCoS packaging technology with...
PCB equipment supplier Symtek optimistic about 2021
Wednesday 23 September 2020PCB equipment supplier Symtek Automation Asia (SAA) expects higher sales in second-half 2020 than in first-half 2020, with even brighter market prospect for 2021.
ABF substrate supply to stay tight despite no shipments for Huawei
Tuesday 15 September 2020Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicon Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology continue to see their available production capacities for ABF substrates...