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Tuesday 8 December 2020
Car vendors see production disrupted by IC shortages
Automotive OEMs, as well as first-tier suppliers, have seen their production disrupted by shortages of MCUs and other related ICs, according to industry sources.
Monday 7 December 2020
DRAM to remain largest IC segment in 2020, says IC Insights
DRAM will generate the greatest sales revenue among all IC product categories in 2020, while NAND flash will outperform other sectors in terms of revenue growth, according to IC In...
Friday 4 December 2020
Global semiconductor market growth to accelerate in 2021, says WSTS
The global semiconductor market is projected to grow by 8.4% in 2021 following a 5.1% increase this year, according to the autumn 2020 forecast of the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Walsin resumes resistor production at Malaysia plant
Walsin Technology has resumed resistor production at its Malaysia plant, which had been shut down temporarily to facilitate coronavirus-related inspections, according to the passive...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
SK Hynix resumes production at China plant
SK Hynix has obtained permission from the local government to resume operation at its plant in Chongqing, China, according to the South Korea-based memory vendor. The plant was shut...
Monday 30 November 2020
DRAM market to reach supply-demand balance in 1H21, says Adata chairman
The global DRAM memory market will reach the balance of supply and demand in the first half of 2021, with limited growth in the overall bit supply coupled with a gradual rise in demand...
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Walsin suspends production at Malaysia plant due to coronavirus
Several employees at Walsin Technology's Malaysia plant have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Taiwan-based passive component supplier to suspend operations at the plant.
Tuesday 24 November 2020
Top-15 semiconductor suppliers to see combined revenue increase 13% in 2020, says IC Insights
The world's top-15 semiconductor companies are forecast to see their combined sales increase 13% in 2020, slightly more than twice the expected total worldwide semiconductor industry...
Friday 20 November 2020
Pandemic-triggered structural changes: Q&A with ASE Technology COO Tien Wu
ASE Technology has turned optimistic about the IC backend industry prospects for the first half of 2021 with high capacity utilization to linger in diverse processes despite the coronavirus...
Monday 16 November 2020
IC shortages to last till demand eases for notebooks, gaming gears, says Foxconn chair
Shortages of components, especially those ICs fabricated at 8-inch fabs, will not ease until terminal market demand slows down for notebooks, gaming machines and other devices supporting...
Friday 6 November 2020
AI key to future Taiwan semiconductor success, says Etron chairman
Developing and strengthening technology associated with artificial intelligence (AI) will be critical for Taiwan-based chipmakers in their pursuit of the next growth engine, and may...
Thursday 5 November 2020
COVID-19 fighter SADC-AP01 air purifier and UVC module product launch
Looking for true and effective solution fighting against COVID-19? Feeling confused of all sorts of UVC air purifier on the market but no idea which to bring home? It is our honor...
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Cryptography everywhere: Q&A with Chain Reaction CEO Alon Webman and CTO Oren Yokev
Less than one year after Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for US$7 billion, Alon Webman, co-founder of Mellanox, started his second entrepreneurial project. The new company, Chain...
Friday 30 October 2020
Xiaomi enters top 3 in smartphone market in 3Q20, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 348 million units in the third quarter of 2020, down a slight 1% on year but up 22% sequentially, according to Canalys. Samsung regained the...
Friday 30 October 2020
Apple reports record sales for fiscal 4Q20
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2020, posting record revenues of US$64.7 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share...