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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
TI, Onsemi raise analog chip prices, peers in Taiwan to follow suit
Analog chip vendors Texas Instruments (TI) and Onsemi have both made upward adjustments in their chip prices as delivery lead times have been prolonged to over six months, and their...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Shortage of consumer ICs easing
Shortages of multiple ICs for handsets, notebooks and other consumer technology products have started easing, with some chipmakers already engaged in inventory correction, according...
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Apple to place orders for around 90 million units of iPhone 13 series for 2021
Apple will place orders for around 90 million units of the freshly launched iPhone 13 series with its upstream assemblers for 2021, Digitimes Research estimates.
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
Highlights of the day: US chip vendors shift orders from China foundries
The US-China trade tensions are driving US chip vendors away from Chinese foundry houses, which neveretheless still...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
DDI backend houses to strengthen high-end testing capacity expansions in 2022
Display driver IC backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies will remain focused on expanding high-end testing capacity in 2022 to satisfy growing...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
US notebook vendors stepping up pace of chip orders
US notebook vendors have stepped up their pace of chip orders, demanding more available supplies for the fourth quarter and next year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 September 2021
IC packaging materials distributors enjoy strong wire-bonding demand
IC packaging materials distributors continue to see strong demand for wire-bonding operations despite uncertainties facing sales of notebooks, handsets and other end-market devices...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
US chip vendors increasingly shift orders from China foundries
US chip vendors have increasingly shifted their orders away from China-based foundries to mitigate potential risks arising from the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China,...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
Notebook PCB makers still see challenges ahead despite strong demand
Notebook PCB specialists HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) continue to see challenges arising from an overall IC shortage, despite brisk shipments prospects for the...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
SMIC to build additional, considerable 28nm and above process capacity
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) will be expanding production capacity for 28nm and above process technologies by 2024, which will considerably boost its overall...
Tuesday 14 September 2021
Taiwan makers increasingly immune to sharp TV panel price falls, says AUO chair
Chances are slim for LCD TV panel prices to plunge to the cash cost level and Taiwan panel makers are now much more immune to the ongoing round of price falls amid changing industrial...
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...
Monday 13 September 2021
Highlights of the day: China steps up investment in memory firms
China's Big Fund is stepping up investments in the country's memory sector in line with its push for IC self-sufficiency...