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Thursday 15 July 2021
ASMedia to post strong sales for 2022
ASMedia Technology, a fabless chipmaker specializing in high-speed transmission chips, is expected to post strong sales for 2022 thanks to sufficient capacity support from TSMC, according...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Development of on-device AI chips for smart speakers gaining momentum
The development of on-device AI chips for smart speaker applications is gaining momentum as brand vendors are incorporating those chips into their speaker products to improve related...
Thursday 15 July 2021
TSMC to diversify manufacturing bases
TSMC is looking to diversify its manufacturing bases for the sustainability of the company's competitiveness, Digitimes Research believes.
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Highlights of the day: Intel looking to regain foundry leadership
Intel is looking to regain its lead in foundry business, but the US chip giant it may have a mountain to climb before...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Egistec enters supply chain of Korea automakers
Fingerprint sensor specialist Egis Technology (Egistec) has reportedly entered the supply chain of South Korean automakers including Hyundai and Kia.
Wednesday 14 July 2021
GBM cautiously optimistic about 3Q21
Taiwan's PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) is cautiously optimistic about its performance in the third quarter of 2021, as the ongoing IC shortages may disrupt its...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Macroblock begins to ship driver ICs for miniLED backlighting
LED driver IC design house Macroblock has disclosed it began small-volume shipments for FALD (full array local dimming) driver ICs used in miniLED backlighting in second-quarter 20...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
PCB maker Compeq sees sales hit by chips crunch
Worse-than-expected shortages of chips for notebooks and tablets affected Compeq Manufacturing's PCB shipments for such applications in June, sending its revenues for the month falling...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Taiwan IC distributors optimistic about 3Q21 sales performance
Taiwan-based IC distributors are set to experience robust sales in the third quarter of 2021, buoyed by persistent demand for MCUs, power management (PWM) ICs, RF chips and other...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
DDR3 prices to continue rally
The supply of DDR3 memory will stay tight prompting further price increases through the end of 2021, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Malaysia lockdown could worsen global IC shortage
A nationwide lockdown in Malaysia has made disruptions to the output from local chip plants, which fulfill mainly orders for entry-level and mid-range logic ICs, and power diodes...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
TSMC mulls 28nm, 12/16nm process capacity expansion overseas
TSMC will soon disclose plans to build additional 28nm and 12/16nm process fabrication lines at new fabs, in addition to its Nanjing fab expansion, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
GBM restores part of PCB production in Malaysia after 8-day halt
Taiwan-based PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has restored part of its fab operations in Penang, Malaysia following eight days of suspension in response to COVID cluster...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Unimicron posts record sales for 1H21 with better prospects for 2H21
Taiwan's PCB and IC substrate specialist Unimicron Technology has posted record revenues for June and first-half 2021, and is expected to perform even better in the second half of...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Notebook component suppliers turn cautious due to market uncertainties in 2H21
Notebook component suppliers have turned cautious about building inventory as the upstream supply chain is now having mixed views over order visibility for the third quarter and beyond,...