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Wednesday 27 January 2021
Highlights of the day: Intel to outsource 3nm chip production to TSMC
Just days after Intel seemingly dismissed speculation about expanding outsourcing to TSMC, sources from Taiwan's supply chain have disclosed that the US chip vendor has plans to have...
Wednesday 27 January 2021
Global IC market to hit record high in 2021, says IC Insights
IC Insights has forecast that the global IC market will rise 12% and set an all-time high of US$441.5 billion in 2021.
Wednesday 27 January 2021
LCD panel prices to rise over 10% in 1Q21
LCD panel prices are poised to rise another 10% on average to hit a four-year high in first-quarter 2021, having been raised by 15-20% in the previous quarter, according to industry...
Wednesday 27 January 2021
WPG to build last mile in semiconductor supply chain at Taoyuan Aerotropolis
Taiwan is the leader in many semiconductor sectors, but the "last mile" in terms of logistics and shipping centers is missing in the country - a gap that WPG Holdings is ready to...
Wednesday 27 January 2021
MediaTek, Swisscom, Ericsson and Oppo enable 5G CA and VoNR
MediaTek has announced it has reached a 5G carrier aggregation (CA) and voice over new radio (VoNR) milestone in collaboration with Swisscom, Ericsson and Oppo, advancing 5G networks...
Wednesday 27 January 2021
TSMC to make 3nm chips for Intel, sources claim
TSMC has already struck a deal with Intel under which the pure-play foundry will use 3nm process technology to manufacture the US vendor's core CPU products, with volume production...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Highlights of the day: Carmakers may have to wait for months for additional foundry support
Global car sales may be recovering, but carmakers are deeply concerned about shortages of automotive components. IC foundries are trying to devote more capacity to making automotive...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Car chips shortages may dent automotive PCB shipments
Taiwan's automotive PCB suppliers have seen clear order visibility for over three months ahead, but their actual shipments may be dragged down by lingering shortages of automotive...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Ralec to raise quotes for chip resistors
Ralec, a subsidiary of Chilisin Electronics specializing in chip resistors, plans to hike quotes offered to its distributors in the Greater China region by 15%, according to the Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Taiwan December manufacturing production hits record
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 131.52 for December 2020, the highest-ever monthly level with growths of 5.60% sequentially and 10.41% on year,...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Gudeng to sustain strong shipments of EUV pods in 2021
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solutions and wafer handling tools, has expressed optimism that its...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
ABF substrate suppliers see clear order visibility stretch into 2H21
Taiwan-based IC substrate providers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen the visibility of orders for ABF substrates extend to second-half...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
IT panel prices keep rising
Prices for IT panels have been climbing due to worsening supply-demand imbalnce triggered by the tight supply of upstream materials and components, including LCD driver ICs and glass...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Foundries building additional capacity for automotive chips
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries will be expanding production capacity for automotive chips at a gradual pace, with additional output to arrive as early as the third quarter of this...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Semiconductor equipment billings increase in December
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment grew 2.6% sequentially and 7.6% on year in December 2020, according to SEMI.