TSMC has also developed InFO_SoW (system-on-wafer) technology mainly for processing supercomputing AI chips. Demand for such extremely costly chips may be limited, but TSMC looks to commercialize the InFO_SoW technology in two years....

Taiwan's PCB makers have turned cautious about their shipments for non-Apple handset applications in the second half of the year as most Chinese vendors have yet to give clear shipment estimates so far although traditional seasonal demand should still arrive, according to industry sources.

Handset sales in the Taiwan market are expected to grow 25% to 3.6 million units in second-half 2020, up from 2.9 million units shipped in the first half of the year, according to Andy Tu, vice president of consumer business at Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET).

In the competitive smartphone maket, product differentiation is one of the crucial factors to attract customers. Handset vendors are now looking to customized chips to achieve such production differentiation, with Xiaomi reportedly working...

Chinese handset vendor Xiaomi reportedly will work more closely with MediaTek to jointly develop customized SoCs for 5G smartphones after having its Redmi 10X series adopt the chipmaker's Dimensity 820 mobile processor, according to industry sources.

FIH Mobile, Foxconn Electronics' affiliated handset OD M, has partnered with US-based Ossia to promote the patterns wireless charging technology.

Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the smartphone memory market with 50% revenue share in the first quarter of 2020, followed by SK Hynix and Micron Technology, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron captured almost 84% revenue share in the global smartphone memory market...

The 5G era may not be getting off to a flying start, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but the unexpected development - plus the US-China trade war - is giving MediaTek an advantage over its major competitor Qualcomm in 2020 because...

MediaTek's focus on the sub-6GHz segment and the China market is putting the Taiwan-based company in a better position to march into the 5G mobile chip market, according to market observers.

MediaTek has launched its newest chips in the smartphone gaming-focused G series - the MediaTek Helio G25 and G35. The latest chips feature MediaTek HyperEngine game technology for faster, smoother performance, enhanced power efficiency, and brilliant graphics.

Catcher Technology will continue to enjoy strong demand for notebook and tablet chassis in the second half of 2020 while demand from the smartphone segment will depend on sales of clients' new devices, according to company chairman Allen Hung.

Apple is expected to launch its 5G iPhone later this year, but its supply chain partners are now much less optimistic about shipments for the new devices that reportedly will support mmWave in 2020. Apple has been relying mostly on Taiwan-based...

Shipments of mmWave-enabled 5G iPhones slated for launch later this year are estimated to reach only 15-20 million units in 2020 compared to a previous supply chain estimate of 30-40 million units, intensifying competition among Apple's suppliers of FC-AiP substrates for the new phones, according to...

Far EasTone Telecommunications will launch its commercial 5G services in Taiwan on July 3.

China-based manufacturer and component suppliers have crossed into the supply chain of Apple and are gaining increased orders from the vendor with China-based Luxshare already becoming a key assembler of the AirPods and having a chance...

BOE Technology will not be in the supplier list for the first batch of panel shipments for Apple's 2020 iPhone lineup as the Chinese maker has failed to secure Apple's validation for its OLED screens, according to sources familiar with the matter.

China-based AirPods assembler Luxshare Precision Industry has seen increasing presence in the supply chain of Apple devices, and may have a chance of winning Apple Watch assembly orders and moving further to assemble iPhones eventually, according to industry sources.

MediaTek has booked more capacities at foundries and backend service providers for the second half of 2020. MediaTek is seeing robust demand not only for its smartphone chips, but also its other offerings. As far as chip supply is concerned,...

Handset ODM Arima Communications has revamped its strategy to focus on the white-box handset market in North America, according to company president Chou Chao-cheng.

PC demand in the first half of 2020 has been strong, thanks to stay-at-home needs, but PC vendors and their ecosystem partners are wary of weakening momentum in the second half of the year, with some brand clients reportedly starting...

Handset sales in Taiwan shot up 30.5% sequentially to 535,000 units in May, as consumer demand began to pick up along with the easing of the coronavirus epidemic, according to sources from local retail channels.

Taiwan-based cooling module providers remain optimistic about sales prospects of vapor chamber (VC) products for applications in 5G phones in 2021 although their expectations for ramping up related shipments to the 5G sector in 2020 have been dampened by the coronavirus pandemic, according to industry...

The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting 5G deployments at chipmakers, telecom carriers and end markets. Qualcomm previously was keen on gaining an upper hand in the 5G market, but has now found it necessary to devote more efforts to defend...

Unit prices for 5G smartphone chips, which have been pushed down to between US$70 and US$80 from over US$100 previously, will continue dropping but likely at a slow rate in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.

Glogal ODM smartphone shipments are expected to reach 260 million units in 2020, down 41.6 million units or 13.5% from a year earlier, according to Digitimes Research.