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Wednesday 17 February 2021
Competition in 5G mmWave SoC market to heat up in 2H21
MediaTek's recently announced mmWave-enabled M80 5G modem chip is likely to fuel competition in the mmWave SoC solution market in the second half of 2021.
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Apple and Samsung remain top semiconductor customers
Apple and Samsung Electronics extended their lead as top semiconductor customers in 2020, according to Gartner.
Wednesday 17 February 2021
MediaTek sees January revenue soar nearly 80%
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its January revenue surge nearly 80% from the same period in 2020.
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Tight IC backend service capacity to ease after Lunar New Year holiday
Taiwan-based IC suppliers expect the current tight capacity at IC backend service firms to ease right after the Lunar New Year holidays, benefiting their business developments from...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
LCD panel makers post sequential falls for January revenues
LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display, as well as related component suppliers including Radiant Opto-Electronics, Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) and FineMat...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
Tuesday 9 February 2021
PCB maker Apex optimistic about 2021
Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2021.
Tuesday 9 February 2021
GaAs foundries eyeing sub-6GHz PA market
Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor makers are laying the groundwork for ramping up related GaAs products to enhance their presence in the sub-6GHz 5G PA (power amplifier) sector,...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 1Q 2021
The top-3 foundries in Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS),...
Monday 8 February 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC to faces challenges from political pressure
Following the setup of an advanced wafer fab in the US because of the US government's pressure, TSMC is now facing pressure...
Monday 8 February 2021
TSMC ecosystem partners set to enjoy strong 1Q21
TSMC's ecosystem partners based in Taiwan are expected to post strong sales results for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, buoyed by brisk demand for chips fabricated...
Monday 8 February 2021
PCB supply chain guardedly optimistic about Whitley-induced server replacement demand
Taiwan's PCB supply chain players are guardedly optimistic about business opportunities to arise from replacement demand for servers adopting Intel's new Whitley server processors,...
Monday 8 February 2021
Renesas in talks to acquire Dialog
Renesas Electronics has confirmed it is in talks to acquire Dialog Semiconductor.
Monday 8 February 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek...
Monday 8 February 2021
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...