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Friday 18 June 2021
Foundries to initiate another price increases
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including first-tier players and those specializing in LCD driver ICs and MOSFET chips, have been notified by their foundry partners about another price...
Friday 18 June 2021
Intel notebook CPU market share may fall to new low in 2022
Intel may see its notebook processor market share drop to a record low in 2022, according to market sources.
Friday 18 June 2021
TSMC to move N4 to risk production in 3Q21
TSMC is set to move N4 (namely 4nm process) to risk production in the third quarter of 2021, while its N3 technology development is on track with volume production scheduled for second-half...
Friday 18 June 2021
Server shipments undermined by shortages of ICs, CPUs and switches
Despite strong demand from the cloud computing sector, shortages of ICs and CPUs are resulting in reduced server shipments, while rack server system suppliers are also facing tight...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Highlights of the day: IC vendors seeking long-term foundry supply
Chip vendors have been scrambling for foundry capacity supply from Taiwan. Both international and domestic IC vendors, such as Infineon and MediaTek have been willing to strike ...
Thursday 17 June 2021
COVID-19 cluster infections at Taiwan IC firms put under control
COVID-19 cluster infections among migrant workers at King Yuan Electronics and several other Taiwan-based IC companies' factory sites in Miaoli of northern Taiwan have been brought...
Thursday 17 June 2021
China wafer foundry industry, 2021
China's top-3 wafer foundries enjoyed an over 20% on-year growth in their combined revenues in 2020 and the amount is expected to increase further in 2021.
Thursday 17 June 2021
Infineon, NXP strike long-term deals with Taiwan foundries
Automotive chip specialists Infineon and NXP have both struck long-term deals with Taiwan-based pure-play foundries, according to industry sources.
Thursday 17 June 2021
PCB makers Apex, Chin-Poon to expand capacity in Thailand
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, plans to invest NT$3.74 billion (US$135.1 million) to build new production lines at its...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Bluetooth headset suppliers see worsening shortages of ICs
Bluetooth headset suppliers have seen shortages of related ICs become worsen in the second quarter, according to industry sources.
Thursday 17 June 2021
Ansys multiphysics solutions achieve certification for TSMC N3 and N4
Ansys has achieved certification of its cutting-edge multiphysics signoff solutions for TSMC's advanced N3 and N4 process technologies, according to the EDA company. This enables...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Macronix set to sell 6-inch fab
Mask ROM and flash memory maker Macronix is close to striking a deal to sell its 6-inch fab in Taiwan. Tokyo Electron is named as the most likely buyer of the Macronix...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
IC Insights raises 2021 IC market forecast to 24% growth
IC Insights has raised its IC market growth forecast for 2021 to 24%, compared with its previous estimate of 19% growth.
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Taiflex, AEM to build new FCCL capacity for smartphone clients
Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific and Asia Electronic Material (AEM), dedicated to supplying FCCL and other flexible PCB materials, both plan to build additional production lines to...
Wednesday 16 June 2021
CCL prices set to stop rising as material cost gains slow down
CCL prices are poised to stop rising and stabilize in the short term as price hikes for main upstream materials including copper foil are showing signs of slowing down, according...