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Monday 30 March 2020
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
Monday 30 March 2020
Unitech cautious about rigid-flex PCB shipments for AirPods 2
Unitech saw its net earnings for 2019 shoot up 170.85% to NT$1.731 billion (US$57.24 million) on revenues of NT$22.42 billion due mainly to robust shipments of rigid-flex boards for...
Monday 30 March 2020
E&R enjoys influx of short lead-time orders from China chipmaking sector
E&R Engineering has recently enjoyed an influx of short lead-time orders from China's semiconductor industry, which will be buoying its sales performance during the second quarter...
Monday 30 March 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see orders for servers slow down
Taiwan-based IC design houses engaged in the supply chain for servers are expected to see orders coming from the sector buoy their sales during the second quarter of 2020, but have...
Monday 30 March 2020
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Friday 27 March 2020
AP Memory enhances customized offerings and IP licensing
AP Memory will focus more on its IP licensing services and customized offerings to improve its margin performance this year, according to the memory IC design house.
Friday 27 March 2020
Highlights of the day: PCB suppliers not told to delay production for 5G iPhone
There has been speculation that Apple is looking to delay the launch of its next-generation iPhones due the impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, but its PCB suppliers say they have...
Friday 27 March 2020
Apple PCB suppliers dismiss speculation about 5G iPhone delay
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain of 5G iPhones have denied reports claiming they have been asked to postpone volume production by two months in line with a likely launch delay...
Friday 27 March 2020
AUO reshuffling corporate structure, top management
AU Optronics (AUO) will reshuffle its business structure along with top-level management to accelerate its transformation push, dubbed AUO Next, set by its chairman Pual Peng, according...
Friday 27 March 2020
Taiwan IC design houses land short lead-time orders for notebooks
Taiwan-based IC design houses have recently landed short lead-time orders for applications for commercial and educational notebooks and tablets, according to industry sources.
Friday 27 March 2020
PCB maker Tripod cautious about 2020
Taiwan-based PCB specialist Tripod Technology has posted record revenues and profits for 2019, but it has turned cautious about its business prospect for 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic...
Friday 27 March 2020
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see unclear order visibility for 2Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain cautious about overall customer demand in the second quarter judging from limited order visibility, according to industry sources.
Thursday 26 March 2020
IC testing labs gaining from China homegrown chips development
China has renewed its campaign to cut reliance on US suppliers of crucial semiconductor components following the easing of the coronavirus spread in the country, showing strong demand...
Thursday 26 March 2020
PCB partners unkeen on following Apple relocation
Apple is reportedly moving more of its production out of China, but Taiwanese PCB makers in the supply chain of iOS devices seem to stay conservative in following in the vendor's...
Thursday 26 March 2020
China lifts restrictive conditions on ASE-SPIL merger
The Anti-Monopoly Bureau in China has lifted its restrictive conditions on the joint establishment of ASE Technology Holding by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware...