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Tuesday 27 December 2022
Eris Tech to transform into III-V power IC backend house
Power diode specialist Eris Technology is looking to expand its Si and SiC MOSFET backend business at its new production capacity that will come online in 2024 to meet demand for...
Friday 18 November 2022
Taiwan chipmakers eyeing metalens opportunities
Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor and optical sensor companies are all gearing up for a boom in demand for metalens-based VR and AR devices from Meta, Sony and other vendors, according...
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Taiwan GaAs foundries to see fab utilization rates rise in 3Q22
GaAs foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) are both expected to see their fab capacity utilization rates pick up in the third quarter of 2022, according...
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers enter Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 supply chain
Taiwan-based epiwafer suppliers and gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries have cut into the supply chain for Qualcomm's recently-announced Wi-Fi 7 frontend module (FEM) solutions designed...
Monday 20 June 2022
Handset PA makers pinning hopes on iPhones for 3Q22 sales
Taiwan's GaAs-based power amplifiers (PA) supply chain players including foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and epi-wafer maker Visual Photonics...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Taiwan makers challenged in SiC applications for EV, industrial control
It has become an irreversible trend to incorporate third-generation semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) into power devices and modules for electric vehicles (EV)...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
IC analysis labs upbeat about 2H22
Taiwan's IC analysis and inspection labs are optimistic about better performance in the second half of 2022 than the first half, bolstered by increasing wafer material analysis (MA)...
Monday 30 May 2022
PA, DDI backend houses see stable shipments for Apple devices
Despite uncertainties in chip demand for handsets, TV and other consumer electronics devices, Taiwan's backend suppliers including ASE Technologies, Chipbond Technology and III-V...
Wednesday 11 May 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers deliver samples for Wi-Fi 7 RF FEM
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries and epi-wafer suppliers have started delivering epi-wafer samples, which are used in power amplifiers (PA) for Wi-Fi 7 radio-frequency...
Friday 29 April 2022
III-V IC makers cautious about 3Q22 due to sluggish smartphone sales in China
Continuing sluggish smartphone sales in China have led to excess inventories of handset-use power amplifiers (PA) and other chip components. This has prompted Win Semiconductor (Win...
Thursday 7 April 2022
III-V IC makers see slowdown as mobile phones lag in 2Q22
Smartphone demand in the second quarter of 2022 continues to be bleak. Inventory pressure and shrinking consumer spending in China's domestic market mean China-based mobile phone...
Thursday 31 March 2022
Semiconductor test equipment maker Amida optimistic about 2022
Semiconductor test equipment supplier Amida Technology has expressed optimism about its revenue prospects this year, citing strong demand from its customers engaged in the power amplifier...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Leadframe supplier CWTC sees order visibility extended to 2023
Leadframe supplier Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has seen the visibility of orders from its IDM customers for automotive and industrial applications extended to 2023, according to the...
Monday 14 March 2022
SAIC aggressively aiming to operate as RF IDM
China-based Sanan Integrated Circuit (SAIC), a compound semiconductor specialist under Sanan Optoelectronics Group, is actively developing itself into an RF IDM to support the country's...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers gearing up for Wi-Fi 7 chip market boom
With RF integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) stepping up the development of power amplifiers (PAs) for Wi-Fi 7 FEM (front-end module) solutions, Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs)...