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Highlights of the day: TSMC steps up car chip production
Friday 16 April 2021The carmaking industry has been plagued by components shortages for months, but TSMC says its supply of automotive...
Car vendors dealing with structural shortage of chips
Friday 16 April 2021Car vendors are dealing with a structural shortage of automotive chips resulting in their supply constraints, according to industry sources, who believe the impact of a recent power...
Samsung reportedly looking to outsource memory controller production
Friday 16 April 2021Samsung Electronics is looking to outsource the production of its memory controllers amid tight capacity at its own foundry, according to market sources.
TSMC expects auto chip shortage to greatly improve starting 2Q21
Friday 16 April 2021The ongoing shortage of automotive chips will be greatly reduced starting the second quarter of 2021, according to pure-play foundry TSMC.
TSMC reportedly raises quotes for mature processes
Friday 16 April 2021TSMC has adjusted upward its quotes for mature processes, prompting suppliers particularly LCD driver IC firms to also raise their chip prices, according to industry sources.
Touch Taiwan 2021 to kick off next week
Thursday 15 April 2021Touch Taiwan 2021 will be hosted from April 21-23 in Taipei with the online edition to be available from April 19-28.
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to post profit gains in 2Q21
Thursday 15 April 2021Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers have already notified their customers about price hikes of 10-20% or more for their TDDI and other DDI chips starting April, and are poised to...
TSMC expects flat 2Q21, raises capex outlook
Thursday 15 April 2021TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.9 billion and US$13.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, which is a 1% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
China PCB maker Shennan facing headwinds
Thursday 15 April 2021China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits is facing increasing pressure on its business operations in 2021 due to losses of orders from Huawei for 5G infrastructure applications...
Notebook PCB makers to enjoy strong 1H21
Thursday 15 April 2021Taiwan-based notebook PCB specialists including HannStar Board and Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) have posted brisk sales results for the first quarter, and are poised to enjoy a particularly...
Taipei AMPA and Autotronics Taipei 2021 kick off
Thursday 15 April 2021Taipei AMPA (Automobile and Motorcycle Parts and Accessories) and Autotronics Taipei are being held from April 14-17 with a total of 380 exhibitors showcasing their latest automotive...
ICs play bigger role in Taiwan exports
Thursday 15 April 2021ICs accounted for a record-high 35.5% of Taiwan's total exports in 2020, indicating Taiwan-based chipmakers are increasingly critical to the country's economy, according to Digitimes...
Highlights of the day: MiniLED applications gaining momentum
Wednesday 14 April 2021Apple is expected to soon unveil a miniLED-backlit iPad Pro, and its miniLED supply chain is ready to expand shipments,...
US companies hold 55% of worldwide IC market in 2020, says IC Insights
Wednesday 14 April 2021US companies held a 50% share of total IDM sales and a 64% share of fabless sales worldwide in 2020, capturing 55% of total IC sales worldwide last year, according to IC Insights.
Global semiconductor equipment sales hit record high in 2020, says SEMI
Wednesday 14 April 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 19% from US$59.8 billion in 2019 to a new all-time high of US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.
MediaTek steps up BT substrate purchases
Wednesday 14 April 2021MediaTek has stepped up its purchases of BT substrates for use in its 5G mobile SoCs from suppliers including Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology, as part of its...
Arcadyan expects revenues to hit new high in 2021
Wednesday 14 April 2021Networking device maker Arcadyan Technology expects its revenues to hit a new high in 2021, driven mainly by its enhanced product and customer portfolios despite the adverse impacts...
Taiwan chipmaking material distributors to embrace strong 2021
Wednesday 14 April 2021Semiconductor material distributors including Topco Scientific, Topco Technologies and Wahlee Industrial, and IC packaging materials distributors Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE)...
Highlights of the day: TSMC confident about US fab project
Tuesday 13 April 2021TSMC chairman Mark Liu took part in a White House-hosted online meeting of the world's semiconductor powerhouses on Tuesday. After the meeting, Liu reiterated the Taiwan-based
TSMC reiterates commitment to US fab project
Tuesday 13 April 2021TSMC chairman Mark Liu, who participated in a virtual summit hosted by the Biden administration to discuss global chip shortages and the US plan to rebuild its semiconductor manufacturing...
Worldwide semiconductor revenue logs 10.4% surge in 2020, says Gartner
Tuesday 13 April 2021Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$466.2 billion in 2020, an increase of 10.4% from 2019, according to Gartner.
Nvidia CEO introduces software, silicon, supercomputers at GTC 2021
Tuesday 13 April 2021Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has unveiled the company's latest innovations covering autonomous machines, AIs, chips, supercomputers and software during his presentation at GTC 2021.
Mildex, Young Fast enjoy brisk orders for niche-market applications
Tuesday 13 April 2021Touch panel makers Mildex Optical and Young Fast Optoelectronics have experienced a rebound in orders recently, particularly those for fitness equipment and niche-market applications,...
IC distributors see chip demand surge for TWS devices
Tuesday 13 April 2021Chip demand for true wireless studio (TWS) devices has started picking up substantially, particularly for active noise-cancelling (ANC) chips, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Taiwan pure-play foundries to see revenue hit another record highs in 2Q21
Tuesday 13 April 2021TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are all expected to see their revenues hit another record highs in the second quarter of 2021, as...
- As Biden works to fix chips shortage, Intel promises help for automakers (Apr 12) - Reuters
- Sixty-week delay on router orders shows scale of chip crisis (Apr 7) - Bloomberg
- A year after US hit Huawei, TSMC hometown basks in property boom (Apr 7) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Subaru cuts output by 10,000 vehicles over chip shortage (Apr 6) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Intel CEO to attend White House meeting on chip supply chain (Apr 6) - Reuters
- Micron, Western Digital looking at possible deals for Kioxia (Mar 31) - Wall Street Journal
- Chip shortage costs carmakers output of 1.3 million vehicles (Mar 31) - Bloomberg
- Korea gives final nod to SK Hynix KRW120 trillion project (Mar 30) - Korea Herald
- Analysis: Money no object as governments race to build chip arsenals (Mar 26) - Reuters
- Samsung Display likely to receive compensation from Apple over order shortfall (Mar 23) - Korea Herald