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Thursday 16 September 2021
Indian consumers have high hopes for 5G, CMR survey shows
Smartphone users in India acknowledge that 5G will bring more possibilities, including more IoT appliances at home, higher resolution in graphics, and higher speed in download, a...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Backend firms to see strong 5G RF module demand for iPad mini 6
Backend houses including ASE Technology and Chipbond Technology are poised to enjoy robust orders for processing 5G RF modules, driven by demand for Apple's just-unveiled iPad mini...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Taiwan PCB output value to top NT$800 billion in 2021
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are expected to see their combined output value reach between NT$756.8 billion (US$27.3 billion) and NT$827.2 billion in 2021, according to the Taiwan...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Monolithic/heterogeneous integration to drive Silicon 4.0: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
While global chip shortages can hardly ease in the short term and prices continue to rise further, regional semiconductor fleets are quietly taking shape as the US, EU, South Korea,...
Thursday 16 September 2021
AUO unveils 85-inch 4K gaming TV panel with 240Hz VRR
AU Optronics (AUO) has unveiled an 85-inch 4K gaming TV panel with VRR (variable refresh rate) of 240Hz.
Thursday 16 September 2021
GF, Qualcomm team up for advanced 5G RF front-end devices
GlobalFoundries (GF) has announced the foundry is continuing its partnership with Qualcomm, expanding their RF collaboration on 5G multi-Gigabit speed RF front-end products.
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Global fab equipment spending to hit another record high in 2022, says SEMI
Powered by digital transformation and other secular technology trends, global semiconductor equipment investments for front end fabs in 2022 are expected to reach nearly US$100 billion...
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.