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Wednesday 29 September 2021
Chip M&A deals reach US$22 billion in first 8 months of 2021
After a record-high start in the first quarter of 2021, semiconductor merger and acquisition announcements cool off a bit without the "megadeals" seen in 2020, according to IC Insi...
Wednesday 29 September 2021
LCD panel prices to continue slide in October
LCD panel prices will continue trending downward in October, despite suppliers' efforts to constrain their output, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 29 September 2021
Testing houses expect promising demand for MediaTek Wi-Fi chips
MediaTek has been improving its product mix by putting increased focus on Wi-Fi chip solutions to meet robust demand for networking devices, which will effectively bolster testing...
Wednesday 29 September 2021
Backend firms optimistic about demand for smartphone APs in 1Q22
Backend firms have received engineering samples of next-generation smartphone APs from vendors such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, and expect a particularly strong first-quarter 2022 for...
Wednesday 29 September 2021
China smartphone vendors cautious about placing orders, say component suppliers
PCB and other handset component suppliers continue to see their China-based brand customers remain cautious about placing orders thus far in the second half of 2021, with order visibility...
Wednesday 29 September 2021
Samsung: The possibility of a 'star alliance'
Samsung sold nearly 300 million handsets in 2019, a number Samsung regards as its last line of defense, hoping to sell no less than 300 million handsets a year to sustain its business...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Sony tops smartphone CIS market in 1H21, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone image sensor market in the first half of 2021 clocked a total revenue of US$7 billion, with Sony capturing a 42% share, according to Strategy Analytics.
Tuesday 28 September 2021
PCB makers set to work overtime in China starting October 1
Taiwan PCB makers, particularly those in the supply chain of new iPhones, are set to step up overtime production starting October 1 to better fulfill orders from Apple following a...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
LCD panel prices to continue sliding
LCD panel prices will likely continue trending downward until the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter in 2022, according to industry sources in China.
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Leadframe supply to stay tight through end-2022
Supply of leadframes for wirebonding packaging has been tight and will remain so through the end of 2022, which may be compounded if China's ongoing power curbs extend into fourth-quarter...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
China power cuts unlikely to impact foundry sector
With the foundry sector being excluded from those that China's local governments have asked to curb power use by halting production for one or more days per week, output at wafer...
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Taiwan PCB firms asked to halt production in China
Taiwan-based PCB makers with manufacturing plants in Suzhou and Kunshan, China have been required to suspend production at their local fabs September 26-30 due to government-led power...
Monday 27 September 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan IC vendors to raise prices
Increasing foundry and materials costs are prompting some major IC vendors in Taiwan to decide to raise their product...
Monday 27 September 2021
PCB suppliers optimistic about additional orders for iPhone 13 series
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain of iPhone 13 series are set to know whether Apple will cut or increase orders during the last week of September, but most of them are optimistic...
Monday 27 September 2021
SEMICON Taiwan rescheduled to December 28-30
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 will be held from December 28-30, according to the organizer.