MediaTek wins more TSMC support to boost 5G chip shipments
MediaTek has obtained sufficient 6nm and 7nm process capacity at TSMC, which will allow the mobile SoC specialist to boost its 5G chip shipments in 2021, according to industry sources.
TSMC 5nm process capacity to top 120,000 wafers monthly in 2H21
TSMC is poised to scale up its 5nm process manufacturing capacity to 105,000 wafers monthly in the first half of 2021, up from 90,000 units in fourth-quarter 2020, with plans to further expand the process capacity to 120,000 units in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
TPK to see 1Q21 revenues grow 5-10% sequentially
Touch panel modules maker TPK Holding, after seeing its 2020 net profits climb to a three-year high of NT$1.03 billion (US$37 million), expects its first-quarter...
Wistron, Chunghwa Telecom team up to tap 5G, AI service sectors
Wistron Group has forged a strategic alliance with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to jointly tap business opportunities arising from proliferating 5G and AI application...
K&S expects miniLED backlight applications to grow exponentially
Singapore-based semiconductor packaging equipment vendor K&S has seen strong influx of orders for wire bonders for logic ICs and memory chips with delivery...
Highlights of the day: TSMC expanding 5nm capacity
Taiwan 2021 economic growth may reach 5%, says TIER
Taiwan PCB makers to embrace bright prospects for 2021
Phison puts increased focus on non-CE apps
Kioxia breaks ground for new 3D NAND wafer fab
CyberLink upbeat about facial recognition applications
Delta Electronics to deal out dividend
Lite-On Tech to hike capex 47% in 2021
TSMC ranks in top-10 for capacity in main wafer sizes
Fisker and Foxconn to collaborate on EV project
China MOSFET suppliers to raise prices again
MOSFET prices poised to rise on worsening shortages
LCD panel prices set to rise further in March
AI market to grow 16% in 2021, says IDC
Taiwan January export orders rise almost 50% on year
Silicon Motion breaks ground for new HQ
Tesla is expected to sell 800,000 electric vehicles (EV) globally in 2021, increasing 60.1% on year, and the more price-friendly...
Smartphone vendors are upbeat about the midrange segment of the 5G phone market which is set to grow robustly in 2021.
RISC-V has grabbed headlines recently as the open-source technology is now viewed as a hotbed for innovation. It is also...
Mobile, telecom, computing trends
Taiwan suppliers of high-end IC substrates, HDI boards, rigid PCBs with high layer counts and flexible...
Global tablet market – 4Q 2020
Fourth-quarter 2020 global tablet shipments amounted to 51.56 million units, soaring 17.6% from a quarter ago and 19.3% from...
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2020
Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 211.6 million units, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter...
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2020
Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to 86.7 million units. The volume represented 19.3% growth...
Global server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2021
Taiwan-based makers' server-related revenues are expected to climb 7.6% on year in 2021, buoyed by growing demand from cloud...
China semiconductor industry: From 13th 5-year Plan to 14th 5-year Plan, 2015-2025
China government has always attached great importance to advances of the semiconductor sector, but semiconductors' vital role...
Global LCD panel shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Global large-size LCD panel shipments will fall at a CAGR of -0.3% 2020 through 2025, while shipments of small-to-medium-size...