70 news items tagged baseband
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2020
Monday 22 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 211.6 million units, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter and 7.7% year-over-year.
MLCC material maker PDC sees order visibility extended for 5G applications
Friday 19 February 2021Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which mainly supplies MLCCs and related ceramic powders, has utilized over 90% of production capacity with clear order visibility extended to...
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2020
Wednesday 12 August 2020Second-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 169.9 million units, down 20.6% year-over-year but up 25.8% quarter-over-quarter.
China IC sector to thrive on 5G, AIoT, EV applications
Tuesday 23 June 2020The year 2020 may become the watershed in the evolution of global supply chains with regionalization and demassification in high gear posing major changes to the world, and the semiconductor...
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2020
Thursday 21 May 2020Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China only amounted to 135 million units in first-quarter 2020, plunging more than 30% on quarter and 12.2% on year.
SMIC raises 2020 capex
Thursday 14 May 2020China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has revised upward its capex outlook this year to US$4.3 billion, up US$1.1 billion or about 34% from...
Huawei/HiSilicon to commercialize new NB-IoT chip solution in 4Q20
Tuesday 21 April 2020Huawei/HiSilicon will commercialize a new NB-IoT chipset, dubbed Boudica 200, by the end of 2020, which will support 3GPP R15 standards and offer lower latencies and more integrated...
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2019
Thursday 5 March 2020Smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors came to 197 million units, down 5.9% on year and 7.7% on quarter.
Server sector unscathed by coronavirus outbreak
Thursday 5 March 2020The PC and handset supply chains are being hard hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, but the server sector has been almost unscathed, as the epidemic has spurred stay-at-home...
CHPT obtains major orders for 5G chips
Wednesday 4 December 2019Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained orders for test interfaces for 5G smartphone chips from the world's first-tier fabless chipmakers, and is poised to enjoy a strong...
Unisoc set to raise new funds to support 5G, IoT chips development
Tuesday 22 October 2019Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking arm Unisoc will enforce a capital increment of CNY5 billion (US$707.44 million) to support its development of core 5G and IoT chipsets, according to...
ASE building lights-out fabs to enhance high-end packaging
Friday 20 September 2019Backend service leader ASE Technology Holding plans to set up 15 lights-out fabs by the end of 2020 as part of its efforts to strengthen smart production capability to support high-end...
Taiwan backend firms eyeing stable demand for new iPhones
Thursday 12 September 2019Taiwan-based backend houses including KYEC and Chipbond expect to see stable growth in demand for baseband chips and LCD driver ICs for Apple iPhone.
Samsung reportedly lands 5G AP, baseband chip orders from Vivo
Monday 9 September 2019Samsung Electronics has taken a two-pronged approach to boost sales of its products, including 5G application processors (APs), 5G baseband chips and mid-range smartphones, in China,...
KYEC, Sigurd post strong August revenues
Friday 6 September 2019IC testing specialists King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both posted impressive revenues for August, expecting bright prospects for the remaining months...
CHPT to challenge 30-40% sequential revenue rise for 3Q19
Wednesday 4 September 2019IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) saw its consolidated revenues for August 2019 increase 7.4% sequentially and 16.1% on year to a record high of NT$367...
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2019
Monday 19 August 2019Second-quarter 2019 smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China showed 39.1% sequential growth, higher than previously expected, buoyed by early inventory ramp-up in...
IC backend supply chain to thrive on 5G smartphone penetration
Monday 12 August 2019With Qualcomm aggressively offering multiple APs, baseband chips and RF front-end modules (FEMs) to tap the 5G smartphone market, its Taiwan-based backend service providers including...
High-end CCL demand from Huawei ramping up
Thursday 8 August 2019High-end CCL demand from Huawei has been rising due to a major redesign of its 5G base station infrastructure, prompting Taiwan CCL makers to upgrade their CCL specs to meet the demand,...
CHPT 2H19 revenues to surge on China 5G infrastructure construction
Wednesday 7 August 2019Taiwan-based IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) is expected to see revenue growth significantly driven by Chinese telecom operators upgrading existing...
Apple revving up in-house IC design capability; TSMC to benefit most
Monday 29 July 2019Apple has clinched a deal to acquire Intel's smartphone baseband (modem) chip business unit, and the US vendor is also expected to roll out MacBook models featuring its own ARM-based...
FPCB maker Flexium tapping 5G, IoT application opportunities
Wednesday 19 June 2019Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect is looking to explore more application opportunities for its products beyond handsets, especially those for use in 5G and IoT devices,...
TMYTek launches 5G beamforming solutions
Tuesday 12 February 2019TMY Technology (TMYTek), founded in 2014 to develop active and passive mmWave components, has just launched 5G beamforming technology solutions that can help address problems encountered...
MediaTek showcases Helio M70 5G baseband chipset at China event
Friday 7 December 2018MediaTek showcased at the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou on December 6 its first 5G baseband chipset Helio M70, which was launched in mid 2018.
Eight-inch fab capacity remains tight, says UMC president
Tuesday 4 September 2018Eight-inch fab capacity remains tight, whereas there is an excess of 12-inch fab capacity, according to SC Chien, co-president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC).