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Tuesday 9 March 2021
Controller supply constraints disrupting Samsung PCIe SSD shipments
Samsung Electronics has notified clients that production of its PCIe SSDs is being disrupted by tight supplies of controller chips, with the production unlikely to restore until May,...
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Taiwan science parks record revenues of NT$3,027 billion in 2020
Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated revenues otaling NT$3,027.625 billion (US$106.70 billion) in 2020,...
Monday 8 March 2021
TEEIA urges government to support development of semiconductor equipment
Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA) has called on the government to make policies and laws to promote development of a local semiconductor equipment manufacturing...
Monday 8 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan IC designers seeking support from Chinese OSATs
Semiconductor manufacturing capacity has been tight, sending some major IC design houses in Taiwan seeking support from Chinese...
Monday 8 March 2021
MediaTek may seek capacity support from China OSATs for lower-end chips
Taiwan's first-tier IC designers including MediaTek, now facing increasingly tight capacity support from domestic backend houses, are expected to release some orders to Chinese OSATs...
Monday 8 March 2021
Holtek to raise MCU prices by 15%
Holtek Semiconductor is poised to hike quotes for all its MCU lineups by about 15%, with the new prices to be effective starting April 1, according to company president Gordon Gau...
Friday 5 March 2021
PCB maker Apex expects strong 1H21 amid challenges
Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to enjoy a particularly strong first-half 2021, but it is facing challenges from tight...
Friday 5 March 2021
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's TV shipments went up 9.8% sequentially and 12.3% on year to come to 9.52 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Friday 5 March 2021
Nan Ya to spend NT$8 billion on IC substrate capacity expansion
Nan Ya PCB has disclosed plans to spend at least NT$8 billion (US$287.5 million) in 2021, compared to a capex of NT$7.35 billion for 2020, for capacity expansions at its plants in...
Friday 5 March 2021
Six-inch fab capacity almost fully booked for 3Q21
Six-inch foundries have seen their fab capacity for the third quarter almost fully booked, driven by a ramp-up in demand for analog chips, such as power management ICs, and discrete...
Friday 5 March 2021
DRAM, NOR flash prices to rise through 2H21
DRAM and NOR flash memory prices are expected to rise through the second half of 2021, as growth on the supply side fails to catch up, according to industry sources.
Thursday 4 March 2021
Highlights of the day: DRAM prices rising
DRAM supply has already fallen short of demand with the chip shortages worsening. DRAM contract prices are expected...
Thursday 4 March 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments plunged 25.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to a significant drop in orders from Huawei.
Thursday 4 March 2021
SEMI upbeat about semiconductor market outlook
The emerging 5G, HPC, AI and automotive applications will be driving the global semiconductor market growth in 2021 and over the next several years, according to Clark Tseng, director...
Thursday 4 March 2021
Orbotech showcases roll-to-roll direct imaging and UV laser drilling solutions that drive flex PCB process innovation and has an optimistic outlook on 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the global economy. However, thanks to their unique market position and manufacturing capabilities, the Taiwan and China-based cross-strait...