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Tuesday 15 December 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC 5nm shipments still growing
Despite speculation that 5nm chip orders for the world's top foundry house is slowing down, industry sources say TSMC...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Taiwan to kick off advanced IC R&D project for next decade
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has unveiled a new R&D program designed to encourage academic research teams to develop critical technologies for sub-nanometer...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Taiwan government to support companies in quantum era
Amid concerns that quantum computing could threaten the existence of the semiconductor industry, Taiwan's minister of science and technology Tsung-Tsong Wu has noted that his ministry...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Taiwan auto PCB makers gearing up for EV market in Thailand
Thailand is emerging as a new outlet for automotive PCBs, particularly those for electrical vehicles (EVs), prompting Taiwan-based PCB makers including Apex International, Chin-Poon...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Growth ahead for semiconductor equipment market
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 16% compared to US$59.6 billion in 2019 and register a new industry...
Monday 14 December 2020
Highlights of the day: PTI seeking expanded role in backend sector
Powertech Technology (PTI), a major memory backend service provider, has recently completed a management change. Its new CEO, Boris Hsieh, told Digitimes in a recent interview how...
Monday 14 December 2020
IC distributors eyeing strong memory device demand in 2021
Taiwan-based IC distributors are poised to see their revenues continue to grow in 2021 on robust demand for IC parts, notably memory devices, in the coming year, according to industry...
Monday 14 December 2020
ABF substrate shortages may dent 2021 shipments of new CPU, GPU chips
The worsening shortages of ABF substrates are expected to become one of the major woes affecting shipments of new CPU and GPU products at chipmakers in 2021, according to industry...
Monday 14 December 2020
Foundry shortage a major issue for IC designers, says MediaTek chair
Foundry capacity supply shortages will remain the biggest issue facing IC design houses, and the problem can hardly be solved in the near future, according to MediaTek chairman MK...
Monday 14 December 2020
Taiwan IC design service, silicon IP providers to see revenues hit highs in 4Q20 and beyond
Many Taiwan-based IC design service and silicon IP providers are expected to see their revenues hit record highs in the fourth quarter of 2020 thanks to continued orders from Chinese...
Monday 14 December 2020
MediaTek likely to ship 5G SoCs to Honor
MediaTek is laying the groundwork for ramping up its 5G SoC solutions in 2021, with plans to begin shipping its 5G chips to China-based brand Honor next year, according to industry...
Friday 11 December 2020
PCB makers to see shipments for servers resume growth in 2021
Taiwan PCB makers will see their shipments for server applications resume growth momentum in 2021 as fourth-quarter inventory adjustments at datacenter operators and brand vendors...
Friday 11 December 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung reportedly sees yield issues for 8nm process
Samsung is keen on catching up with TSMC in advanced node semiconductor manufacturing, but sources blame unsatisfactory yield rates for 8nm process at the Korean foundry...
Friday 11 December 2020
Tripod expects new HDI board capacity to come online in 2Q21
HDI PCB specialist Tripod Technology expects new production capacity at its Hubei plant in China to come online in the second quarter of 2021, which will boost its overall production...
Friday 11 December 2020
Equipment maker Nova to acquire majority stake in Rayzher
Nova Technology, which specializes in water, gas and chemical process systems with customers mainly engaged in the semiconductor and LCD panel industries, has announced plans to acquire...