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Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan LCD monitors – 1Q 2021
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments in the first quarter of 2021 went down 9.4% sequentially, but up 25.7% on year, due to a weak comparison base in the same quarter a year ago, when the...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Netherlands-based laser tech startup InPhocal to raise fund
Netherlands-based startup InPhocal, which has developed a laser technology for semiconductor cutting, is looking to raise US$2.5 billion during the seed round in 2021.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
New IC fabs to spur surge in equipment spending, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide will have started construction on 19 new high-volume fabs by the end of this year and break ground on another 10 in 2022 to meet accelerating...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Car chip supply to increase in 2H21
With more capcity support from foundry houses, car chip vendors can now ramp up their output. Some international automotive...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 postponed
SEMICON Taiwan 2021, originally slated for September, will be postponed to December or January 2022.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Corning to adjust glass supply among panel makers
Corning is reportedly adjusting its supply strategy amid the tight supply of display glass substrates and the structural changes of the display industry, according to sources from...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Automotive chip suppliers gearing up for output ramp-up
International automotive IC vendors have notified customers they can expect 30% more in shipments during the second half of 2021 compared to previous estimations, with their delivery...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses remain upbeat about 3Q21
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain upbeat about their sales growth in the third quarter of 2021, despite a recent cutback in orders from the notebook sector, according to industry...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Diode makers stepping up sales promotion in emerging markets
Taiwan's diode makers are stepping up regional marketing deployments in China, India and other emerging markets, where electric vehicles (EV) and automotive electronics applications...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan makers face hurdles to automotive supply chain
Taiwan tech firms have made considerable achievements in the EV sector, having entered the supply chain of Tesla. But as the car market is still dominated by traditional marques who...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Notebook ODMs to post single-digit shipment growth in 2Q21
The ongoing shortages of power management chips and display driver ICs will constrain notebook ODMs' shipment growth to just single digits sequentially in the second quarter, according...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Semiconductor equipment billings hit another record high
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$3.59 billion in billings worldwide in May 2021 (three-month average basis), logging a record high for the fifth...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Handset chipmakers see improving order visibility for 3Q21
Taiwan-based chipmakers have seen their order visibility for handset-use LCD driver ICs and fast-charging solutions become clear for third-quarter 2021, thanks to robust handset sales...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Chipmakers see lower-than-expected shipments for Chromebook
Speculation is circulating in the chipmaking industry that vendors including Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and MediaTek expect their shipments for Chromebooks to continue growing but at a...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
PCB makers remain upbeat about notebook demand in 3Q21
PCB makers remain upbeat about demand for notebooks in the third quarter of 2021, but are unsure whether demand will stay brisk in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources...