MediaTek may seek capacity support from China OSATs for lower-end chips
Taiwan's first-tier IC designers including MediaTek, now facing increasingly tight capacity support from domestic backend houses, are expected to release some orders to Chinese OSATs JCET, Tongfu Microelectronics and Tianshui Huatian Technology in second-half 2021, according to industry sources.
GlobalWafers takes over controlling stake in Siltronic
GlobalWafers had acquired a 70.27% stake in fellow silicon wafer company Siltronic in a public tender that ended on March 1.
Audix, Sporton, iST see booming orders from automotive sector
Audix, Sporton International and Integrated Service Technology (iST) have obtained increasing orders for producing, testing, analyzing and verifying automotive...
Holtek to raise MCU prices by 15%
Holtek Semiconductor is poised to hike quotes for all its MCU lineups by about 15%, with the new prices to be effective starting April 1, according to company...
UMC to see 1Q21 revenue hit another record high
Highlights of the day: 6-inch fab capacity tight
Adata expects DRAM shortage to worsen in 2Q21
PCB maker Apex expects strong 1H21 amid challenges
Six-inch fab capacity almost fully booked for 3Q21
DRAM, NOR flash prices to rise through 2H21
Highlights of the day: DRAM prices rising
TSMC sees revenue per wafer surge
LTCC component shortages worsen
SEMI upbeat about semiconductor market outlook
DRAM contract prices set to continue growing in 2Q21
Automotive memory demand promising
SMIC to enhance presence in mature process segment
Qualcomm chip supply reportedly tight
Taiwan inductor makers keen on capacity expansions
Global semiconductor sales increase in January 2021
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TSMC and Samsung have been competing for clients for the 10nm node.
Taiwan suppliers of high-end IC substrates, HDI boards, rigid PCBs with high layer counts and flexible...
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's TV shipments went up 9.8% sequentially and 12.3% on year to come to 9.52 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020...
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments plunged 25.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to a significant...
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments grew 4.4% sequentially and 26.5% on year to come to 74.76 million units in the fourth...
Global server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2021
Taiwan-based makers' server-related revenues are expected to climb 7.6% on year in 2021, buoyed by growing demand from cloud...
China semiconductor industry: From 13th 5-year Plan to 14th 5-year Plan, 2015-2025
China government has always attached great importance to advances of the semiconductor sector, but semiconductors' vital role...
Global LCD panel shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Global large-size LCD panel shipments will fall at a CAGR of -0.3% 2020 through 2025, while shipments of small-to-medium-size...