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Friday 24 April 2020
Faraday 1Q20 profits hit 7-quarter low
Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, saw its net profits drop to a seven-quarter low of NT$39 million (US$1.3 million) in the first quarter of 2020.
Friday 24 April 2020
Qualcomm-MediaTek 5G SoC price competition heating up
5G AP price competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek is expected to heat up further in the second quarter of 2020 as both chipmakers are gearing up to win more orders from Chinese...
Friday 24 April 2020
China pushing for homegrown silicon wafer sector
China has stepped up the development of its homegrown silicon wafer sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips. The National Silicon Industry Group...
Friday 24 April 2020
China ODMs gearing up for 5G smartphone market boom
China-based ODMs including Wingtech Technology and Huaqin Telecom Technology are striving to grow their presence in the 5G smartphone market.
Friday 24 April 2020
Semiconductor equipment billings drop to 4-month low
The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers slipped to a 4-month low of US$2.21 billion in March 2020, according to SEMI.
Thursday 23 April 2020
Parade to acquire Fresco Logic
Taiwan-based Parade Technologies, a supplier of mixed-signal ICs for display and high-speed interface standards, has announced plans to acquire USB controller IC firm Fresco Logic...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Memory prices under downward pressure
Memory vendors may have seen robust demand from the server sector, but shipments to consumer electronics have slumped. Now memory...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Eternal sees robust orders for dry-firm photoresist
Taiwan-based Eternal Materials currently sees full utilization of its dry-film photoresist production capacity, while that of its paper phenolic copper clad laminate is at between...
Thursday 23 April 2020
IC inspection demand surges on strong R&D at top chipmakers
Despite the coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global supply chains, TSMC, first-tier chipmakers and leading backend firms have still sustained strong R&D momentum while pursuing...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Audix posts gross profit gains in 1Q20
Specializing in the distribution, certification and manufacturing of precision components and other electronic parts, Taiwan-based Audix managed to post margin increases in the first...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Rigid-flex PCB makers gearing up to diversify applications
Taiwan-based rigid-flex PCB specialists, particularly those in the supply chain for Apple's AirPods 2, are looking to diversify their businesses this year aiming to offset the impact...
Thursday 23 April 2020
TSMC enjoys ramp-up in orders from AMD, Nvidia
A ramp-up in short lead-time orders placed by AMD and Nvidia will allow TSMC to post relatively strong results compared to other foundries in the first half of 2020, according to...
Thursday 23 April 2020
IC unit shipments to drop for 2nd consecutive year in 2020
IC Insights has forecast that worldwide IC unit shipments will register their first-ever back-to-back annual decline in 2020.
Thursday 23 April 2020
Unisoc makes gains in mid-tier 5G SoC market
China-based SoC solution provider Unisoc has made significant gains in China's mid-tier 5G SoC chip market after local IT product vendor Hisense launched its 5G phone, the F50 5G,...
Wednesday 22 April 2020
Highlights of the day: PC demand to falter in 3Q20?
PC demand has been inadvertently propelled by the coronavirus pandemic, but some market observers are concerned that the PC...