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Wednesday 27 January 2021
Flex Logix pairs InferX X1 inference accelerator with high-bandwidth Winbond 4Gb LPDDR4X to set new benchmark in edge AI
Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, has revealed that its low-power, high-performance LPDDR4X DRAM technology is supporting...
Wednesday 27 January 2021
Microsoft optimistic about business transformation in Taiwan
Ken Sun, president of Microsoft Taiwan, has expressed optimism about business transformation of Taiwan's enterprises, as its joint research with IDC shows that the maturity of Taiwan's...
Monday 25 January 2021
Intel not yet a major customer of TSMC
Despite speculation circulating recently that Intel is looking to outsource more chip production to TSMC, the CPU vendor does not seem to be ready to play a meaningful role in the...
Monday 25 January 2021
Automotive CIS backend business set to boom throughout 2021
Taiwan's CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend specialists including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries are poised to embrace major growth momentum throughout 2021 as they have landed one-year...
Thursday 21 January 2021
No capacity overbooking seen for high-end PCB products
Downstream clients have neither registered overly-high inventory levels for high-end PCB products nor overbooked capacity at PCB makers, as they are still striving to satisfy strong...
Thursday 21 January 2021
Niche-type CCL maker Ventec optimistic about 1Q21
Taiwan-based Ventec International, which specializes in specialty CCL and automotive thermal materials, has expressed optimism that its revenue performance for first-quarter 2021...
Thursday 21 January 2021
MediaTek launches 6nm 5G SoC chips
MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 5G smartphone SoC series built using 6nm process technology.
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Low-temperature operating problem for EV-use batteries solvable, says Digitimes Research
Electric vehicle (EV)-use lithium batteries suffer large decreases in operating efficiency when exposed to working environment of very low temperatures, but the problem can be solved...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan makers regain orders for EV motor components from Tesla
Taiwan's automotive components makers are expected to expand their presence in the supply chain of Tesla, as some of them reportedly have regained orders for electric motor components...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Automotive PCB makers to see strong 1H21, but cautious about 2H
Taiwan's major automotive PCB makers Ching-Poon Industrial, Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics are set to sustain high capacity utilization throughout first-half 2021, but...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Prices to rise 5-10% for automotive power module leadframes
Taiwan leadframe makers are likely to raise quotes for leadframes for packaging automotive chips and power modules by 5-10% to reflect increased material costs amid increasing demand...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Semiconductor firms up investments
The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
Monday 18 January 2021
Leatec may raise quotes for ceramic substrates
Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramics, a dedicated maker of aluminum and ceramic substrates needed for manufacturing chip resistors, is mulling raising its quotes in the wake of a recent...
Monday 18 January 2021
Dell optimistic about emerging technology development in 2021, says company CTO
Dell is optimistic about the development of quantum technologies, heterogeneous architecture of semiconductors, 5G and edge computing in 2021, according to company CTO John Roese.
Friday 15 January 2021
Samsung intros 5G mobile processor built on EUV process
Samsung Electronics has announced its new 5G mobile processor series - Exynos 2100 - built using 5nm extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process technology.