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Wednesday 14 April 2021
Passive components shipments to stay in higher gear in 2Q21
Taiwan's passive components vendors are optimistic their shipments for second-quarter 2021 will continue to be bolstered by strong demand for automotive, stay-at-home and 5G applications,...
Tuesday 13 April 2021
Vapor chamber demand for 5G phones disappoints
Vapor chamber (VC) demand for 5G smartphones has been a disappointment thus far in 2021, according to sources at cooling module suppliers.
Monday 12 April 2021
Backend demand stays strong for MOSFETs, niche DRAMs
Persistently strong demand for MOSFET chips and niche-type DRAM have kept backend specialists including Walton Advanced Engineering, ChipMos Technologies and GEM Services running...
Monday 12 April 2021
Wi-Fi 6E chips to bring business for test, certification labs in 2H21
Chipmakers are set to roll out Wi-Fi 6E chip solutions in the second half of the year, bringing new business opportunities for IC test and certification labs including Sporton Inte...
Friday 9 April 2021
IC and material distributors to embrace strong profit growth in 2021
Taiwan-based IC and material distributors are expected to see their profit growths this year outperform revenue increases, as shortages of IC parts and materials are sending prices...
Friday 9 April 2021
AiP substrates in growing demand for new mmWave iPhones in 2021
IC substrate makers in Apple's iPhone supply chain are aggressively bracing for production of BT-based AiP (antenna in package) substrates expecting a surge in demand for new iPhones...
Friday 9 April 2021
Coretronic Corporation deploys fully autonomous AI solutions to seize opportunities in 5G smart applications
In recent years, a wave of cross-industry partnerships has emerged in the industry to target trends in AIoT and 5G. The cross-industry partnerships are expected to form comprehensive...
Thursday 8 April 2021
Highlights of the day: Chinese phone vendors developing own 5G chips
MediaTek and Qualcomm may be the dominant players in the 5G smartphone SoC sector, but Chinese phone vendors Oppo and...
Thursday 8 April 2021
Unisoc, Oppo, Xiaomi gearing up for new 5G mobile chips roll-outs
Oppo and Xiaomi will introduce their in-house-developed sub-6GHz 5G chip solutions between late 2021 and early 2022, joining fabless chipmaker Unisoc in competing against chip vendors...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Taiwan CCL vendors post impressive revenue increases for 1Q21
Taiwan's CCL makers have reported double-digit on-year increases for their first-quarter 2021 revenues, with notebook and automotive applications being two main growth engines, and...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Testing houses enjoy robust demand for 5G, HPC chips
Testing houses including Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics have already seen their capacity fall short of demand since the start of the second quarter, driven by strong...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
TSMC lands rush 5G chip orders from Qualcomm
TSMC and Qualcomm reportedly are moving to further cement their ties, with the pure-play foundry agreeing to fabricate a batch of rush orders of high-end 5G chips for the US chipmaker,...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
HTC to launch new 5G phones, AR/VR devices in 2Q21
HTC plans to launch new 5G smartphone models, AR/VR hardware products and related solutions in the second quarter of 2021 to stimulate sales, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 April 2021
MediaTek likely to become top mobile SoC provider in 2021
MediaTek is likely to become the world's largest mobile chip supplier in 2021, bolstered by a ramp-up in shipments of its 4G and 5G SoC solutions, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Taiwan 1st-tier IC design houses set to post strong 1Q21 results
Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are believed to have seen their March revenues climb substantially...