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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Automotive PCB makers to see shipments peak in September-October
Taiwan's automotive PCB makers expect their shipments to reach the year's peak in September-October after suffering a bleak first-half 2020, and may see clients step up inventory...
Monday 28 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Commercial notebooks may come with dual lenses
As remote work activities are expected to continue in 2021, notebook brand vendors are now considering adopting a dual-lenses...
Monday 28 September 2020
Macroblock unveils mini LED driver ICs
LED driver IC design house Macroblock has unveiled new-generation driver ICs used in mini LED backlighting and fine-pitch mini LED displays, according to the company.
Monday 28 September 2020
Driver IC, MOSFET prices to go up amid tight foundry capacity
Taiwan's vendors of LCD driver ICs and MOSFET chips are mulling raising their quotes to reflect increased costs resulting from tight capacity at 8-inch or even 12-inch wafer fabs,...
Monday 28 September 2020
Nvidia GTC to focus on AI, datacenter, graphics
Nvidia, already the world's leading supplier for graphics chips, has made it clear that it is to compete with other chip giant such as Intel in the AI chip sector, and it received...
Monday 28 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for smartphones pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Android phone vendors start pulling in, and are more upbeat about their sales outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Monday 28 September 2020
China eyeing self-supply more on 5G base station and server chips
China is moving at full throttle to boost its semiconductor self-sufficiency with focus placed on chips solutions for 5G base stations and servers, with concrete fruits likely to...
Monday 28 September 2020
Taiwan backend houses enjoy strong pull-in of orders from China
Taiwan-based backend houses have seen orders pull in since early second half of 2020 for chips including base station chips, handset application processors and server-use solutions...
Friday 25 September 2020
Globalfoundries announces new 22FDX+ platform
Globalfoundries has announced the next generation of its FDX platform, 22FDX+, designed to meet the ever-growing need for higher performance and ultra-low power requirements of connected...
Friday 25 September 2020
Merck to expand investments in Taiwan
Merck has announced a plan to expand investments in Taiwan, seeking to turn its plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan into a new R&D hub for deposition materials.
Friday 25 September 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC 3nm monthly output to reach 100,000 wafers
Demand for TSMC's advanced process support has been strong. The foundry is set to move the 3nm node to volume production...
Friday 25 September 2020
Taiwan supply chain sees robust China demand for IC design services for ASICs
Taiwan's IC design services providers has seen orders ramp up significantly so far this year from Chinese clients who are eager to develop ASICs, according to industry sources.
Friday 25 September 2020
Notebook PCB makers expect strong 4Q20
Taiwan-based notebook PCB specialists expect a stronger-than-ever fourth quarter this year, bolstered by persistent demand for notebooks supporting stay-at-home economy, according...
Friday 25 September 2020
Huawei Kirin-powered smartphone prices hiking in China
Retail channel operators for Huawei's smartphones in China are hiking prices of the vendor's models powered by HiSilicon's Kirin chips that are expected to become obsolete in the...
Friday 25 September 2020
Diodes acquisition of Lite-On Semi receives China approval
China's regulators have given the go-ahead for Diodes' planned acquisition of Lite-On semiconductor, with the deal expected to close by the end of November.