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Highlights of the day: 6-inch fab capacity tight
Friday 5 March 2021The foundry sector has seen tight supply across all segments, with 6-inch fab capacity almost fully booked for third-quarter...
Liberalizing 5G: Q&A with Polish startup IS-Wireless CEO Slawomir Pietrzyk
Friday 5 March 2021Window of opportunity has opened up for Polish startup IS-Wireless, which was nominated for DigitalEurope's Future Unicorn Award 2021, having won several other awards in Europe with...
Highlights of the day: DRAM prices rising
Thursday 4 March 2021DRAM supply has already fallen short of demand with the chip shortages worsening. DRAM contract prices are expected...
QaaS ecosystem emerging
Thursday 4 March 2021Some public cloud platform operators have recently launched QaaS (Quantum as a Service) business, seeking synergies between software and hardware suppliers and enterprise users -...
Highlights of the day: SMIC sees opportunities from mature nodes
Wednesday 3 March 2021The US trade ban may be blocking SMIC from advancing its semiconductor manufacturing processes, but the China foundry...
China smartphone AP shipments to grow 12% in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 3 March 2021About 795.7 million smartphone application processors will be shipped to China-based handset vendors in 2021, up 12.2% on year, forecasts Digitimes Research.
Highlights of the day: More 12-inch capacity available at TSMC in 2Q21
Tuesday 2 March 2021TSMC is giving priority to expanding its 12-inch fab capacity to ease supply. Now clients stand a better chance of having their orders squeezed into TSMC's...
Arm pushing into HPC and datacenter markets, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 2 March 2021With its advantages in edge computing and mobile device applications, Arm has been expanding its server solution offerings, heading towards high performance computing instead of staying...
Global smartphone shipments to grow 50% in 1Q21
Tuesday 2 March 2021Global smartphone shipments are likely to grow nearly 50% on year to 340 million units in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust sales of Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone Pro...
Highlights of the day: TSMC expanding 5nm capacity
Friday 26 February 2021TSMC is fast expanding capacity for 5nm process to meet strong demand from a host of heavyweight clients, including Apple, AMD and MediaTek. The foundry house's capacity for 5nm...
Highlights of the day: Chip shortages not to ease anytime soon
Thursday 25 February 2021IC manufacturing capacity has been tight, resulting in chip shortages that some expect to last into 2020. Shortages...
Highlights of the day: Taiwan foundries face water shortages
Wednesday 24 February 2021Unusually low rainfalls in Taiwan over the past year have resulted in water shortages, particularly in the southern parts of the country. Some companies at the Southern Taiwan Science...
Tesla expected to sell 800,000 EVs in 2021
Wednesday 24 February 2021Tesla is expected to sell 800,000 electric vehicles (EV) globally in 2021, increasing 60.1% on year, and the more price-friendly Models 3 and Model Y will together take up 90.4% of...
Highlights of the day: IDMs may adjust outsourcing strategies
Tuesday 23 February 2021The frigid weather that halted production in the US state of Texas may prompt IDMs to mull adjusting outsourcing strategies. Seeking more support from manufacturing partners, particularly...
O-RAN applications gaining momentum worldwide
Tuesday 23 February 2021The application of Open RAN (O-RAN) networks is gaining popularity worldwide, offering plenty of opportunities for Taiwan-based makers to tap into the niche market by optimizing their...
Top brands and ODMs see January notebook shipments decline
Tuesday 23 February 2021After hitting a new high in monthly shipments last month, the global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments slip more than 10% sequentially in January due to seasonality...
Highlights of the day: Qualcomm keen to secure production capacity support
Monday 22 February 2021Major chip vendors have been striving for support from production partners, and Qualcomm reportedly will even appoint...
Highlights of the day: TSMC gives top priority to car chips
Friday 19 February 2021Automakers are desperate for support from foundry partners to ease chip shortages disrupting their production, and they are willing to pay extra in return for foundries giving top...
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenue hit another record high in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Friday 19 February 2021Combined revenue of Taiwan's top-3 pure-play foundries are expected to rise 17% on year to top US$60 billion in 2021, Digitimes Research estimates.
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs to see robust 1Q21
Thursday 18 February 2021With demand remaining robust, ODMs are expected to see their first-quarter 2021 notebooks shipments drop by only 10-15%...
Highlights of the day: Handset sales recovering in China
Wednesday 17 February 2021The handset market in China is recovering, with shipments staging a strong rebound in January ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. January handset...
Highlights of the day: Component shortages may hurt 1Q21 notebook shipments
Tuesday 9 February 2021The performance of global notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2021 may face the challenge of component shortages...
Highlights of the day: TSMC to faces challenges from political pressure
Monday 8 February 2021Following the setup of an advanced wafer fab in the US because of the US government's pressure, TSMC is now facing pressure...
Highlights of the day: Unimicron plant fire may worsen components shortages
Friday 5 February 2021Components and materials have been in short supply for the IT upply chain, and the shortages may have been further compounded by a fire that hit Unimicron's...
RISC-V: Q&A with SiFive head of global communications James Prior
Friday 5 February 2021RISC-V has grabbed headlines recently as the open-source technology is now viewed as a hotbed for innovation. It is also a source of intellectual properties (IP) freely open to the...