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Friday 10 April 2020
Unimicron sees clear order visibility for ABF substrates through 3Q20
Unimicron Technology has seen clear order visibility for high-end IC substrates, especially ABF substrates for processing diverse HPC and networking chips, stretching to the third...
Friday 10 April 2020
VIS posts record 1Q20 revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...
Thursday 9 April 2020
PCB maker Apex keen on capacity expansions in Thailand
Apex International has disclosed plans to expand its existing production capacity in Thailand to better satisfy increasing PCB demand for automotive and household electronics applications,...
Thursday 9 April 2020
FPCB makers eyeing strong 2Q20 demand for notebook applications
Taiwan-based flexible PCB specialists remain positive about their performance in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to stronger-than-expected demand for new notebooks and tablets...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Intel commits US$50 million to combat coronavirus
Intel is pledging an additional US$50 million in a pandemic response technology initiative to combat the coronavirus through accelerating access to technology at the point of patient...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Healthcare MCU shipments to stay in high gear throughout 2Q20
Taiwan-based MCU specialists continue to enjoy extremely strong demand for healthcare applications such as ear and forehead thermometers badly needed in fighting the coronavirus pandemic,...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung reportedly to source LCD TV panels from Sharp, again
Sharp has not supplied LCD TV panels to Samsung since 2017 following Foxconn's takeover of the Japanese firm. But that is expected to change soon, as Samsung's in-house LCD panel...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Ventec gains rush orders for medical-use CCL from US, Europe
Niche-type PCB materials supplier Ventec International has been busy fulfilling rush CCL orders from major PCB makers in the US and Europe for medical equipment applications badly...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Nan Ya, Kinsus 1Q20 revenues spike on robust ABF substrate shipments
Robust demand for ABF substrates has significantly driven up first-quarter 2020 revenues at Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect, with the growth momentum expected to last through at...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Intel to launch new-gen desktop processors at end of April
Intel is set to introduce its 10th-generation Comet Lake-S desktop processors and 400 series chipsets at the end of April, according to sources at motherboard makers, who expect improvements...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Samsung reportedly to resume purchasing LCD TV panels from Sharp
Samsung Electronics reportedly will resume the purchases of LCD TV panels from Sharp as its panel production arm Samsung Display is accelerating its move to close all of its LCD lines...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
SK Hynix NVMe PCIe Gen4 enterprise SSD available for sampling
SK Hynix has announced the availability of its PE8000-series enterprise solid state drives (eSSD) designed to meet the diverse needs of datacenter customers.
Wednesday 8 April 2020
MediaTek, Samsung eyeing 5G mobile chip orders from Huawei
MediaTek and Samsung Electronics are both vying for mid-range and entry-level 5G smartphone chips from Huawei, which intends to further reduce its dependence on Qualcomm this year,...
Tuesday 7 April 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see sales pick up in March and April
Despite the persistent coronavirus pandemic, most Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their revenues pick up in March and April, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 April 2020
Global semiconductor sales drop
The global semiconductor industry posted February sales of US$34.5 billion, down 2.4% sequentially, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).