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NEWS TAGGED 2021
Monday 21 March 2022
Silicon wafer suppliers continue to see orders from foundries despite end-market slowdown concerns
Silicon wafer companies and other upstream chipmaking material providers continue to see their production capacities fully utilized by the still strong pull-in of orders from foundries,...
Monday 21 March 2022
Etron upbeat about niche-market DRAM outlook
IC design house Etron Technology has expressed optimism about the niche-market DRAM segment in 2022, with the supply-demand dynamics staying favorable to the Taiwan-based company.
Friday 18 March 2022
BOE, Tianma, TCL see strong profits in 2021
China-based display panel makers BOE Technology and Tianma Microelectronics as well as TV vendor TCL enjoyed handsome profits for 2021, according to Chinese media reports.
Thursday 17 March 2022
China becomes largest EV manufacturer in 2021
China saw its electric vehicle (EV) exports surge 260% on year to nearly 500,000 units in 2021 and became the largest EV manufacturing country worldwide, surpassing Germany and the...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Global semiconductor materials market surges 16% in 2021, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to US$64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of US$55.5 billion set in 2020, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 16 March 2022
TSEC returns to profits in 2021
Solar cell and PV module maker TSEC recorded net profit of NT$46.3 million (US$1.7 million) for 2021 after suffering net losses for four consecutive years since 2017, according to...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Nickel price volatility prompts packaging materials suppliers to stop taking orders
Nickel prices have been volatile, discouraging IC packaging material suppliers, such as leadframe makers, from taking new orders, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Sputtering equipment supplier UVAT enjoys robust orders
Taiwan-based UVAT Technology, a supplier of etching and sputtering equipment, has enjoyed robust orders for fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) and those placed for the manufacture...
Monday 14 March 2022
Compeq to embrace strong 1Q22
HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing is poised to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2022, thanks to improvement in logic chip shortages and a pull-in of customer orders,...
Friday 11 March 2022
SMIC sees Jan-Feb revenue surge 59% on year
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has issued a company filing with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong disclosing that its cumulative 2022 revenue through February climbed...
Friday 11 March 2022
Pegatron cautiously optimistic about 2022
Pegatron is cautiously optimistic about its sales prospects this year, after posting a 9.7% revenue decline in 2021.
Friday 11 March 2022
Silicon IP provider M31 expects up to 20% revenue increase in 2022
Taiwan-based silicon IP provider M31 Technology expects its revenue in US dollar terms to grow 15-20% in 2022, thanks to robust demand from its foundry and fabless customers.
Thursday 10 March 2022
Apple orders account for 26% of TSMC 2021 revenue
TSMC saw revenue generated from orders placed by its largest customer climb about 20% on year to NT$405.4 billion (US$14.3 billion) in 2021, or nearly 26% of the foundry's total wafer...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Global foundry market to surge 20% in 2022, says IC Insights
After dropping 2% in 2019, the global foundry market logged a strong 21% rebound in 2020, driven by sales of application processors and other components for 5G smartphones, according...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Synnex Technology International 2021 net profit hits record
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International recorded a net profit of NT$17.272 billion (US$621 million) for 2021, the historically highest annual...