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Wednesday 22 September 2021
YMTC ready to volume produce 128-layer QLC NAND flash
China-based Yangtz Memory Technologies (YMTC) has shipped over 300 million 64-layer 3D NAND flash memory chips and is ready to volume produce 128-layer QLC (quad-level cell) NAND,...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
5G drives double-digit growth for 6th straight quarter in smartphone APs, says Strategy Analytics
For the sixth straight quarter, the global smartphone applications processor (AP) market clocked a double-digit on-year revenue increase in the second quarter of 2021, according to...
Friday 17 September 2021
Chipmakers working with partners to step up deployments in 5G RF devices
Fabless chipmakers are looking to step up their deployments in the 5G RF front-end module (RF FEM) and other device markets by working closely with their manufacturing partners, according...
Friday 17 September 2021
AiP packaging demand set to be stimulated by new iPhone
With the new-generation iPhones equipped with more antenna-in-package (AiP) modules, AiP packaging demand will be rising along with the iPhone sales, according to industry sources.
Friday 17 September 2021
High-speed transmission chip suppliers expect output value to boom
Taiwan's suppliers of high-speed transmission chips, which have obtained commitments from foundries to provide sufficient capacity support next year, are gearing up for a boom in...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Chip suppliers uncertain about new iPhone sales outlook
Unfavorable macro conditions have had a negative impact on sales of Android smartphones and have also led to uncertainty among chip suppliers about new iPhone sales for the rest of...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Indian consumers have high hopes for 5G, CMR survey shows
Smartphone users in India acknowledge that 5G will bring more possibilities, including more IoT appliances at home, higher resolution in graphics, and higher speed in download, a...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Backend firms to see strong 5G RF module demand for iPad mini 6
Backend houses including ASE Technology and Chipbond Technology are poised to enjoy robust orders for processing 5G RF modules, driven by demand for Apple's just-unveiled iPad mini...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Monolithic/heterogeneous integration to drive Silicon 4.0: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
While global chip shortages can hardly ease in the short term and prices continue to rise further, regional semiconductor fleets are quietly taking shape as the US, EU, South Korea,...
Thursday 16 September 2021
GF, Qualcomm team up for advanced 5G RF front-end devices
GlobalFoundries (GF) has announced the foundry is continuing its partnership with Qualcomm, expanding their RF collaboration on 5G multi-Gigabit speed RF front-end products.
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Vanchip tapping Wi-Fi 6 RF FEM market
China-based Vanchip Technologies, a subsidiary of MediaTek, is partnering with IC distributor WPG and GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors to promote its Wi-Fi 6 RF front-end modules (RF...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
OSATs busy with high-end backend services for new iPhones
Taiwan's OSATs including ASE Technology and Powertech Technology (PTI) are gearing up to extend high-end backend services for new iPhones and other Apple devices, and their momentum...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Apple unveils new iPad with A13, iPad mini with A15
Apple has introduced its new iPad mini and new iPad (9th generation). The new iPad mini has a larger 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display in a new array of finishes, such as pink, starlight,...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
TSMC forecast to post 24% revenue growth in 2021, says IC Insights
TSMC is forecast to see its revenue in the second half of this year grow 14% from the level in the first half, with revenue for all of 2021 set to represent a 24% on-year surge, according...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
OSATs to see backend 5G AP shipments for Android handsets fall in 4Q21
Taiwan-based OSATs expect backend shipments of 5G APs for Android handsets to decline in fourth-quarter 2021, as they moved to reduce purchases of related test sockets in early September...