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Wednesday 11 March 2020
TSMC to kick off 5nm chip production in April
TSMC is set to kick off volume production of chips built using 5nm process technology in April, and has already seen the process capacity fully booked by clients, according to industry...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Infineon gets US approval for Cypress acquisition
Infineon Technologies has disclosed that US regulators have given the go-ahead for its planned acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Most LCD panel makers report decreased revenues for February
Most Taiwan-based LCD panel makers, with the exception of AU Optronics (AUO), have reported sequential declines in February revenues due to the impacts of coronavirus outbreak.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers embracing strong 1Q20
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology and Nan Ya PCB have posted double-digit annual revenue gains for February despite the coronavirus outbreak, and they...
Tuesday 10 March 2020
SEMI cuts fab equipment spending growth outlook for 2020
Global fab equipment spending promises to rebound from its 2019 downturn and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick drives record investments in 2021, SEMI said in...
Tuesday 10 March 2020
TSMC revenues fall below NT$100 billion in February
TSMC saw its monthly revenues in Februrary 2020 fall below the NT$100 billion (US$3.34 billion) mark for the first time since August 2019.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
PCB maker Unitech cautious about 1Q20 over epidemic
Taiwan-based Unitech Printed Circuit Board has expressed caution about its sales performance in the first quarter of 2020, citing the coronavirus impact on both supply and demand.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
VIS set to post record 1Q20 revenues
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is on track to post record-high revenues for the first quarter of 2020, thanks to stable demand for power management...
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Taiwan exports increase in February
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.38 billion for February 2020, growing 1.2% sequentially and 24.9% on year, while the month's imports totaled US$22.08 billion in value,...
Monday 9 March 2020
Outbreak impact: China smartphone and AP shipments
The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in labor shortages and shipment disruptions in China's supply chain, but Digitimes Research believes if the epidemic gets under control, China-based...
Monday 9 March 2020
Demand for infrared thermometers growing robustly amid outbreak
Global demand for infrared thermometers is growing fast as temperature measurement at public places has become one of the basic practices to contain the spread of the coronavirus,...
Monday 9 March 2020
PCB maker Compeq guardedly optimistic about 1H20
Compeq Manufacturing has expressed guarded optimism about its revenue prospect for the first half of 2020 despite the coronavirus outbreak. Its optimism reportedly is bolstered by...
Monday 9 March 2020
5G handset shipment boosts unlikely till 2H20
Shipments from the 5G handset supply chain for the first half of 2020 are expected to be one third of those for the second half, instead of 50% as estimated earlier, as first-quarter...
Monday 9 March 2020
Transistor count trends continue to track with Moore's Law, says IC Insights
The primary yardstick by which the IC industry measures its technological performance and progress remains Moore's Law that states there is a doubling of the number of transistors...
Friday 6 March 2020
IC testing houses poised for robust sales in 1Q20
While the full impacts of the coronavirus outbreak remain uncertain, Taiwan-based wafer probing and IC testing solution providers are set to brace for robust sales in the first quarter...