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Thursday 13 May 2021
MediaTek steps up hiring
MediaTek has kicked off its recruitment campaign for 2021, with plans to hire over 2,000 additional R&D staff, according to the Taiwan-based IC design house.
Thursday 13 May 2021
Small sensors, big goals: Q&A with ForceN CEO Robert Brooks and VP of engineering Albert Chen
The advent of Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 has increased the demands for robots and edge computing, and the tasks are becoming more and more complex. Force sensors are...
Thursday 13 May 2021
Global chip shortage to persist until 2Q22, says Gartner
The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner.
Thursday 13 May 2021
AP Memory sees IoT RAM revenue surge
AP Memory Technology, a subsidiary of Powerchip Technology specializing in customized memory chip designs and IPs, has disclosed revenue generated from orders for IoT RAM products...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Device makers turn cautious
Device makers may be heading towards inventory correction next quarter, as they revisit their production plans amid weakenig demand in some major markets. Taiwan-based chipmakers...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Sensor specialist PixArt expects up to 15% revenue growth in 2Q21
Image sensor specialist PixArt Imaging expects to post a revenue increase of 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2021, with gross margin reaching over 57%.
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Copper price hikes to drive up short-term profits at copper foil vendors
Rising international copper prices may drive up profits for copper foil vendors in the short term, but they face new challenges to their long-term business operations, according...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
PCB maker Apex to see new plant come online starting July
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to see its new plant come online starting July, with capacity at all its three plants...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Nan Ya to invest NT$8 billion to expand ABF substrate capacity
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board has disclosed plans to invest a total of NT$8 billion (US$286.4 million) to expand production capacity for ABF substrates at its factory site in Shulin,...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Supply of eMMC storage devices stays tight
The supply of eMMC storage devices has been constrained by shortages of related memory chips and components so far in 2021, affecting negatively shipments of entry-level and mid-range...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Taiwan OSATs see order preparation times extended
Major Taiwan-based OSATs including ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have seen their order preparation times extended to three...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Intel launches new notebook CPUs
Intel has launched its new Core H series mobile processors (Tiger Lake-H) led by the Core i9-11980HK, targeting the gaming, Creator and enterprise notebook markets.
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Chipmakers see customers turn cautious about placing orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen terminal customers start slowing down their pace of orders, and are aware that downstream device makers will be revisiting their production...
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Highlights of the day: ICT orders from India slowing
The rampant pandemic in India has raised an alarm among ICT makers. Suppliers in the handset and PC sectors have seen...
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers to embrace strong 2Q21
Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have all posted both sequential and on-year increases for their April revenues, and are poised to embrace brisk...