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Wednesday 7 October 2020
PCB maker Apex expects sales to peak in 4Q20
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International expects its revenues to reach the year's peak in the fourth quarter as a result of fulfilling shipments deferred from the third quarter due...
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Qualcomm reportedly to develop own-brand gaming smartphones with Asustek assistance
Qualcomm reportedly will team up with Asustek Computer to develop and launch its own-brand gaming smartphones at the end of 2020 at the earliest, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Vendors of handset FPCB materials eyeing strong 4Q20
Taiwan's suppliers of flexible PCB materials including FCCLs and polyimide (PI) films are optimistic about their sales performance for fourth-quarter 2020, which will be bolstered...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Highlights of the day: CXMT reportedly in the crosshairs
The US is apparently turning the heat up on China's semiconductor industry. China's fledgling memory industry may...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
IC substrate makers to stay put in Taiwan for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are being discouraged from making further investments in China by the...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
SPIL sells China subsidiary on Huawei woes
ASE Technology Holding has announced that Siliconware Electronics (Fujian), a wholly-owned subsidiary in China of its member firm Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), has been...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
MediaTek 3Q20 revenues to beat guidance
MediaTek is expected to see its revenues expand by over 30% sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, higher than its guidance for a 22-30% growth, thanks to strong momentum for...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Taiwan III-V IC firms see order visibility for 4Q20 strengthened
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and other Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players are ramping up their output for new smartphones, with order visibility for the fourth quarter strengthened,...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Global semiconductor sales continue growth in August
Worldwide semiconductor sales registered an on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month in August 2020.
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Renesas selects Andes RISC-V 32-bit CPU cores for ASSP
Renesas Electronics has announced a technology IP cooperation with Taiwan-based Andes Technology, a supplier of RISC-V based embedded CPU cores and associated SoC development environment...
Monday 5 October 2020
5G notebook development gains momentum
First-tier chip designers and PC brand vendors have begun cooperation to develop notebooks with integrated antenna-in-package (AiP) modules to support both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G...
Monday 5 October 2020
Apex to purchase new site in Thailand for PCB capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International is stepping up construction of new production facilities in Thailand seeking to meet ever-expanding demand resulting from supply relocation...
Monday 5 October 2020
Former Nanya president leaves Tsinghua Unigroup
Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...
Monday 5 October 2020
BOE to lead CSOT in large-size LCD panel production capacity, says Digitimes Research
BOE Technology will lead China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) by more than 10pp in capacity share for large-size LCD panels after outbid the rival to take over the control...
Monday 5 October 2020
PCB makers to see strong 4Q20 shipments for handsets, notebooks
Taiwan's PCB makers are expected to embrace a strongest-ever fourth quarter in 2020 thanks partly to orders for the year's new handsets concentrating in the quarter and partly to...