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Friday 14 May 2021
TSMC, high-tech firms unscathed by massive outage in Taiwan
TSMC and other major high-tech firms in Taiwan have reported little impact from a five-hour rolling power blackout that affected many parts of the country on May 13.
Wednesday 5 May 2021
GaAs foundry AWSC to post revenue growth through June
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to enjoy sequential revenue increases through June, and will see further revenue growth after new production...
Monday 3 May 2021
Industry alliance crucial to SiC advancement in Taiwan, says Actron chair
Taiwan has lagged behind world leaders by 20-30 years in the development of third-generation semiconductor materials including silicon carbide (SiC) and must use more collective forces...
Friday 30 April 2021
Win Semi gearing up for robust PA demand for 5G, Wi-Fi 6E devices
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects robust power amplifier (PA) demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6E applications to drive its revenue growth in the second half of 2021.
Monday 26 April 2021
Skyworks new acquisition deal to benefit partners in Taiwan
US-based RF chips vendor Skyworks has announced plans to acquire Silicon Labs' infrastructure and automotive business for US$2.75 billion, highlighting its efforts to better explore...
Thursday 8 April 2021
RichWave ramping up wafer starts at AWSC
RF IC vendor RichWave Technology is ramping up wafer starts at foundry house Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and also at its backend partners, looking to further grow...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan III-V players to explore RF, PA demand for satellites
Taiwan's backend houses and III-V semiconductor suppliers are poised to explore business opportunities for RF and PA modules for space communication applications, demand for which...
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Suppliers ready to ship GaAs PA, RF components for new 5G smartphones
Suppliers of GaAs-based power amplifiers and RF components will be ready to kick off shipments of related 5G-enabled products for Apple's next-generation iPhone lineup by the end...
Monday 22 February 2021
Qualcomm gearing up to cement capacity support from Taiwan partners
Qualcomm has been gearing up to seek multiple supply sources for both silicon-based and III-V semiconductors amid increasingly tight capacity at the global IC value chain, and reportedly...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
GaAs foundries eyeing sub-6GHz PA market
Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor makers are laying the groundwork for ramping up related GaAs products to enhance their presence in the sub-6GHz 5G PA (power amplifier) sector,...
Thursday 4 February 2021
Win Semi expects PA shipments for 5G handsets to double in 2021
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects sales of power amplifiers (PA) for 5G handsets to climb to 30-40% of its total PA revenues in 2021, with shipments for Wi-Fi 6E applications...
Thursday 21 January 2021
GaAs foundry AWSC raises quotes
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has notified its clients about an around 10% hike in its 6-inch foundry quotes, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 13 January 2021
III-V IC players enjoy high capacity utilization for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 applications
Taiwan's III-V IC firms including GaAs foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) as well as epi-wafer suppliers Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) and Intelligent...
Thursday 7 January 2021
Win Semi posts record 2020 revenue
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenue climbed 18.8% on year to a record high of NT$25.37 billion (US$905.71 million) in 2020.
Monday 4 January 2021
Taiwan III-V suppliers to increase VCSEL shipments for dToF sensors for Android phones
Android-camp handset vendors including Samsung Electronics are expected to follow in the footsteps of Apple in incorporating direct time-of-flight (dToF) CMOS image sensors (CIS)...