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Monday 22 June 2020
Foxlink building non-China production sites
Connector maker Foxlink has begun constructing new production sites in Myanmar and India in response to escalating trade tensions between the US and China, according to company chairman...
Friday 19 June 2020
Tripod Tech expects sequential PCB sales growth in 3Q20
Rigid PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology expects its revenues for the third quarter of 2020 to grow sequentially on stronger PCB shipments for servers, network equipment and memory...
Monday 1 June 2020
Wi-Fi 6 ecosystem fast taking shape
As network connectivity is growingly necceary for users of notebooks and other electronics devices in their remote work and learning activities, a new ecosystem associated with the...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Backend firms see stable demand for NOR flash memory
Memory backend specialists expect stable growth in orders for processing NOR flash chips this year, driven by demand for 5G base stations, and consumer electronics products such as...
Thursday 14 May 2020
SMIC raises 2020 capex
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has revised upward its capex outlook this year to US$4.3 billion, up US$1.1 billion or about 34% from...
Monday 11 May 2020
UMC April revenues up, VIS down
United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues climbed to a record high of NT$15.06 billion (US$504.6 million) in April 2020, while Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS)...
Monday 11 May 2020
Unisoc eyeing tablet chip market
China-based first-tier IC design house Unisoc is eyeing business opportunity in the tablet market sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company's vice president of...
Thursday 7 May 2020
IDMs gearing up to outsource IC test business amid pandemic
IDMs in Europe, the US and Japan are keenly moving to farm out their operations, particularly backend IC testing, to Taiwan OSAT firms, thanks to their plants in the regions and in...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Backend specialists uncertain about 3Q20
Most Taiwan's backend specialists remain uncertain about their business prospects for the third quarter of the year, as whether demand for devices enabling remote working and learning...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
PCB maker Dynamic eyes strong 2H20
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects demand to follow seasonal patterns in the second half of 2020, with stable ramp-up in shipments of high-end boards for automotive, server and...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Taiwan passive component makers enjoy profit growth in 1Q20
Strong demand for commercial notebooks, servers and other devices enabling work from home has allowed Taiwanese passive components vendors to see clear order visibility for MLCC and...
Monday 4 May 2020
Unisoc gets capital injection from Big Fund
China's second-phase national IC industry investment fund (Big Fund) has committed CNY4.5 billion (US$637.16 million) to Unisoc Communications to support the Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Samsung sees challenges ahead
Samsung Electronics saw its consolidated sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2020 come within its guidance range, but has warned of a weak second quarter due to the...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Flexium sees rising shipments for non-handset applications
Flexbile PCB maker Flexium Interconnect expects its shipments of MPI (modified polyimide) high-frequency antenna modules to non-handset segments to ramp up as a new growth driver...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
UMC expects 1-2% shipment growth in 2Q20
United Microelectronics (UMC) expects to post a 1-2% shipment increase sequentially in the second quarter, with a 1-2% rise in ASPs.