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Thursday 19 August 2021
Highlights of the day: China foundries to see strong profits
China-based foundries may not be able to provide manufacturing sevices using the most advanced processes, but they see strong demand from the domestic market. SMIC...
Thursday 19 August 2021
PCB firm Chin-Poon swings to profit in 2Q21
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial swung to net profits of NT$89 million (US$3.2 million) in the second quarter of 2021 from losses a year earlier, with gross margin climbing...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Supply of chips for 4G applications falls short of demand
The supply of 4G product chips including power amplifiers (PAs) and smartphone application processors has fallen short of demand due mainly to the chip suppliers' increased focus...
Thursday 19 August 2021
LCD driver IC prices likely to hold steady
LCD driver IC prices, particularly those for small- and medium-size panel applications, will likely hold steady as downstream device assemblers and vendors are unwilling to accept...
Thursday 19 August 2021
China foundries enjoy robust demand from domestic market
China-based pure-play foundries including Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Group have enjoyed robust demand from China's domestic IC sector thus far this...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Supply of polarizers to remain tight in 2H21, says BenQ Materials
The global supply of polarizers was tight in the first half of 2021 and the tight supply is expected to continue in the second half, according to president Jay Liu of polarizer maker...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2021
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments reached 71.93 million units in the second quarter of 2021, down 0.4% sequentially, but up 11.7% on year.
Thursday 19 August 2021
IT industry outlook (4): Is there any way out for China's beleaguered semiconductor industry?
The National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) of the US has made recommendations on the competitive relationship between American and Chinese high-tech industries,...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Qualcomm unveils 5G and AI-enabled drone platform
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a drone platform and reference design to offer both 5G and AI-capabilities, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform.
Wednesday 18 August 2021
China top-3 OSATs hike quotes by 20-30% for rush orders
China's top-3 backend houses JCET, Tongfu Microelectronics, and Tianshui Huatain Technology are all set to gain big from robust packaging demand in the second half of the year, having...
Wednesday 18 August 2021
China smartphone AP shipments, 2Q 2021
Second-quarter 2021 smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 218 million units, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
Wednesday 18 August 2021
World's largest TV vendors increase panel procurement in 3Q21
The nine world's largest TV vendors will procure 42.60 million TV panels in the third quarter of 2021, growing 4.4% on quarter but slipping 8.0% on year, according to China-based...
Wednesday 18 August 2021
Phison striving to secure supply commitments from NAND chip vendors
Phison Electronics is striving to strike deals with NAND flash chip providers for 2022 and finds it difficult to secure supply commitments from the memory chip vendors, according...
Wednesday 18 August 2021
Semiconductor market to grow 25% in 2021, says WSTS
The worldwide semiconductor market is forecast to surge 25% in 2021, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS). WSTS estimated previously a 19.7% increase.
Wednesday 18 August 2021
HDI PCB makers see orders surge for mainstream and niche applications
Taiwan-based HDI PCB manufacturers have seen orders surge significantly on seasonality for the mainstream handset, notebook, and other mass-market consumer applications, according...