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Thursday 3 September 2020
Handset makers holding back UFS chip demand
Android-based handset makers are holding back their demand for UFS (universal flash storage) chips for production of high-end smartphone models as the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic...
Wednesday 2 September 2020
China makers gearing up SiC substrate production for EVs
China is aggressively building its own SiC components supply chain for EV and other emerging applications, and as many as 14 makers are engaged in the development and production of...
Wednesday 2 September 2020
CSOT closer to becoming top LCD TV panel maker
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has moved closer to achieving its goal of becoming the world's top TV panel maker in 2023 after parent company TCL signed a deal to acquire...
Tuesday 1 September 2020
China IC design industry to generate over CNY350 billion in 2020, says Digitimes Research
China's IC design industry is forecast to generate more than CNY350 billion (US$51.1 billion) in sales in 2020, representing a CAGR of 22% from 2016 to 2020 - the timeframe of the...
Tuesday 1 September 2020
TWS earbud shipments picking up
Shipments of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have started picking up with order visibility stretched through the end of 2020, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 1 September 2020
China January-July software revenues estimated at over CNY4,244 billion, says MIIT
China's software industry consisting of 40,886 companies generated total revenues of CNY4,244.829 billion (US$604.46 billion) in January-July 2020, growing 8.6% on year, according...
Monday 31 August 2020
China makers step into making e-bike-use LFP batteries
China-based first-tier battery makers, including Contemporary Amperex Technology, Tianneng Batery and Shenzhen Topband, are setting up additional production lines for LFP (lithium...
Friday 28 August 2020
Taiwan fab toolmakers brace for impact of HSMC woes
Taiwan-based fab toolmakers engaged in the supply chain of China's Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (HSMC) have expressed concerns about whether the foundry startup is proceeding...
Friday 28 August 2020
SMIC revenue, profits surge in 1H20
Rising wafer shipments and ASPs boosted pure-play foundry SMIC's revenue and net profits in the first half of 2020.
Friday 28 August 2020
China foundry startup facing uncertain future
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (HSMC), a logic IC foundry founded in late 2017, has had its available production facilities left idle with its expansion project put on...
Friday 28 August 2020
Huawei slows down orders to handset ODMs
Huawei has slowed down the pace of its orders to handset ODMs in China, as the impact of the latest US trade ban against the Chinese brand intensifies, according to sources at China-based...
Friday 28 August 2020
Cub Elecparts lands 77GHz mmWave radar orders from China truck vendors
Taiwan-based Cub Elecparts, dedicated to supplying ADAS and mmWave radar systems, reportedly has landed substantial orders from several China's state-run heavy-duty truck vendors...
Thursday 27 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Huawei to lose big in China phone market
The US trade sanctions against Huawei are reshaping the Chinese smartphone market. Digitimes Reseach expects weak 5G mobile AP shipments to China in fourth-quarter 2020, with Huawei...
Thursday 27 August 2020
KYEC, Sigurd to boost capacity support for MediaTek orders
Testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics will substantially scale up their capacities for MediaTek orders in September and October, while being aware...
Thursday 27 August 2020
Taiwan IC design houses likely to post gross margin decreases in 4Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in the fourth quarter of 2020, due to falling chip ASPs in China, according to industry sour...