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Wednesday 24 June 2020
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers defy weak market conditions in 1Q20
Defying a decline in market revenue, the world's top-10 semiconductor suppliers managed to generate revenue growth of 2.1% in the first quarter of 2020, as they benefitted from a...
Monday 22 June 2020
5G smartphone chip prices likely to fall more slowly in 2H20
Unit prices for 5G smartphone chips, which have been pushed down to between US$70 and US$80 from over US$100 previously, will continue dropping but likely at a slow rate in the second...
Monday 22 June 2020
Qualcomm ramps up 7nm wafer production at TSMC, sources say
Qualcomm has increased its 7nm chip orders placed with TSMC looking to regain its 4G SoC market share, according to industry sources.
Friday 12 June 2020
MediaTek firmly confident about business growth in 2020
MediaTek is firmly confident about its business growth in 2020, and expects end-market demand to pick up fast later this year, according to top company executives.
Wednesday 10 June 2020
MediaTek 5G chip shipments may top 80 million units in 2020
MediaTek is likely to ship more than 80 million mobile SoCs for 5G handsets in 2020 mainly to Chinese handset vendors, which may push up its global market share in the segment to...
Wednesday 3 June 2020
PS5 processor shipments to kick off in June, peak in 3Q20
Backend IC packaging and testing service providers will begin shipments of the customized SoCs designed by AMD specifically for PlayStation 5 (PS5) to their downstream partners in...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Huawei to procure more chips from MediaTek
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek is expected to see orders placed by Huawei surge by as much as 300% in 2020 due to the US government's fresh trade ban on the Chinese vendor, according...
Monday 1 June 2020
Taiwan ASIC developers continue to enjoy strong demand from China
Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip continue to see robust demand from China's chipmaking industry, which has...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Sporton busy fulfilling orders for inspecting 5G sub-6GHz chips, handsets
Taiwan-based Sporton International has been busy fulfilling orders from MediaTek for testing and certifying its 5G sub-6 GHz mobile SoCs as well as orders from Chinese handset vendors...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Qualcomm, MediaTek to launch SoC solutions for entry-level 5G phones in 3Q20
Having just released their new or upgraded SoC solutions for the mid-range to high-end 5G smartphones recently, Qualcomm and MediaTek both are prepared to launch new SOCs for the...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Taiwan IC design houses optimistic about 5G smartphone demand in 2H20
Chip demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up starting the third quarter of 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Dialog Semi upgrades SoC to support social distancing
Dialog Semiconductor has announced a new Wireless Ranging (WiRa) software development kit (SDK) that it says adds highly accurate and reliable distance measurement capabilities to...
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Qualcomm, MediaTek head to head in entry-level 5G SoC market
MediaTek has announced a new Dimensity chipset for smartphones, the Dimensity 820, supporting 5G and the latest multimedia and AI technologies. The new offering portends keen competition...
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Imagination, BAIC Capital to form automotive chip JV
Imagination Technologies announced recently it has struck a deal with BAIC Capital, a Beijing-based investment unit of China's state-owned automaker BAIC Group, to initiate the establishment...
Monday 11 May 2020
MediaTek posts sales decrease in April
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.55 billion (US$688.6 million) for April 2020, down 4.7% sequentially and nearly 10% on year.