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Friday 30 October 2020
Samsung expects profit to decline in 4Q20
Samsung Electronics expects profit to decline in the fourth quarter amid weakening memory chip demand from server customers and intensifying competition in mobile phones and consumer...
Wednesday 28 October 2020
IC Insights expects modest DRAM price erosion through end-2020
DRAM ASPs climbed to US$3.70 in June 2020 before tapering off to US$3.51 in July and August, according to IC Insights, which expects modest price erosion through the end of this ye...
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Macronix to see 48-layer 3D NAND drive revenue growth in 2021
Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and flash memory, expects its in-house developed 48-layer 3D NAND products to start generating revenue in 2021.
Friday 23 October 2020
Intel reports 3Q20 financial results
Intel has reported third-quarter 2020 financial results, generating US$8.2 billion in cash from operations and paying dividends of US$1.4 billion.
Friday 23 October 2020
Iteq expects CCL shipments for 5G base stations to surge in 2021
Taiwan-based CCL maker Iteq expects shipments for 5G base stations, particularly sub-6GHz ones, to ramp up significantly in 2021, according to company chairman Dennis Chen.
Thursday 15 October 2020
AUO denies shutting down China plant
AUO has dismissed reports claiming that its plant in Kunshan, China has been ordered to halt operations after one of its Taiwanese employees there was tested positive for COVID-19.
Wednesday 14 October 2020
China to have 22% of foundry market in 2020, says IC Insights
Despite the COVID-19 shutdown of the Chinese economy earlier this year, China's share of the pure-play foundry market is forecast to be 22% in 2020, 17pp higher than it registered...
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see orders pull in from China
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to enjoy a particularly robust fourth-quarter 2020, thanks to a strong pull-in of short lead-time orders from their China-based clients,...
Tuesday 13 October 2020
III joins Youth Business International's Google-funded recovery program to support pandemic-hit businesses
The program, led by Youth Business International (YBI) and funded by Google.org, will support underserved micro, small and medium businesses to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Memory ASPs may stop falling in 1Q21
Memory ASPs are likely to fall through the fourth quarter of 2020, but there are signs that they will stabilize in the following quarter, according to sources at memory module make...
Monday 28 September 2020
Vendors may adopt dual lenses for new commercial notebooks in 2021
Notebook brand vendors are expected to adopt twin lenses for their new commercial models in 2021 to better cash in on strong demand for work-from-home applications that are expected...
Monday 21 September 2020
Opportunities amid macro uncertainty: Q&A with Avnet Asia-Pacific president Prince Yun
The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the escalating US-China trade war, have prompted businesses to revise their roadmaps and goals for 2020. Disruptions brought by the pandemic...
Thursday 17 September 2020
New generation of wearable medical devices calls for secure, high-density non-volatile memory
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, it is likely to leave lasting impacts not only on the patients who have been treated by dedicated doctors and nurses, but also generally...
Tuesday 15 September 2020
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 to feature virtual platform
Advanced, smart and green manufacturing will take center stage on-site and online during SEMICON Taiwan 2020 that takes place during September 23-25.
Friday 11 September 2020
Total microprocessor sales to edge slightly higher in 2020
Total microprocessor sales are forecast to grow 1.4% in 2020 to nearly US$79.3 billion, following a 2.4% decline in 2019, which was the first revenue drop in the worldwide MPU market...